Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has accused the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of [tooltip text=”Igbophobia” gravity=”nw”]Anti-Igbo sentiment (also known as Igbophobia) encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward the Igbo people. [/tooltip] over the ongoing demolition of distressed structure at the Alaba International Market.
Recall that the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, last Friday, marked at least 17 buildings, considered to be in distress, for immediate demolition across the market.
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Dr. Ezekwesili demanded from the governor to immediately publish the details of the each of the building being demolished to ascertain if due process was followed in carrying out the task.
“The Governor Sanwo-Olu-led @followlasg on Friday started the process of removing what it described as distressed buildings in the Alaba International Market in the Ojo Local Government Area”.
“I have a Policy advice for @jidesanwoolu that would be helpful for all sides and the public.
“Mr Governor, please immediately publish details of each destroyed building and the dateline of Due Process rules that were exhausted by your Government before it was “removed”,” she said.
The former presidential candidate and an apologists of the opposition party in the state, Oby, as she is fondly called, alluded that the demolition is a vengeful political attack against predominant Igbo community in the affected market.
“It will be wise for the Governor to take this counsel on Transparency and Full Disclosure since it would provide evidence to the public that this is not a vengeful political attack against the predominant Igbo community in Alaba Market.
“Let me also use this opportunity to really again advise the @followlasg and its cheerleaders including @officialABAT to be careful in persisting to brew a terribly toxic atmosphere against fellow citizens since before, during and after the 2023 elections.
“Governance by maliciousness does no one any good. A word is sufficient for only the wise,” she wrote.
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