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Don’t Deport Citizens, Aka Ikenga Urges Fashola

The President Aka Ikenga, a think tank group of the Igbo people, Goddy Uwazurike, on Monday said the Lagos state government had good intentions for … Continue reading Don’t Deport Citizens, Aka Ikenga Urges Fashola


The President Aka Ikenga, a think tank group of the Igbo people, Goddy Uwazurike, on Monday said the Lagos state government had good intentions for ridding the metropolis of destitutes but the victims of deportation should have been taken to a homeless shelter, which is the primary responsibility of any government.

Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr Uwazurike said that the situation should not be a case of Lagos versus Anambra state government but rather, it should revolve around the legality of relocating citizens of Lagos, against their wish.

At a meeting between Governor Babtunde Fashola of Lagos and the group, Mr Uwazurike said that it was stated that “it is not a question of Lagos state government versus Anambra state government. It is a question of residents of Lagos. Why should they be moved in the first place?

If they are sick, take them to the hospital. If they are destitutes, take them to a rehabilitation home”.

The Governor however responded that he, as a Senior of Advocate of Nigeria, would not do anything to offend the constitution.

He said both parties agreed that there were many bad eggs in the Lagos state government agencies like Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

Mr Uwazurike called on the Lagos government to rehabilitate as many who do not have shelters of their own; he added that ‘living under the bridge’ is not healthy.

Meanwhile, Governor Fashola has said that “14, not 70 or 72 destitutes were picked up on the streets of Lagos as part of a continuous exercise to assist vulnerable citizens who roam our streets without food, or shelter and a number who have medical ailments, usually in the nature of mental infirmity.”

The Lagos state government has deported recently deported some Igbos from  Lagos to the Bridge head at Onitsha, Anambra State.