The President-General of Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has mentioned the Igbo invested quite a bit in Lagos State.
Iwuanyanwu mentioned Lagos is what it’s as a result of funding of tribes just like the Igbo and the Northerners.
The Igbo residents in Lagos have been going through points for the reason that presidential election in February, 2023.
This led to the Igbo accusing the state authorities of vendetta as a result of consequence of the presidential election.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has met along with his counterpart from Imo State, Hope Uzodinma and a few Igbo elders.
However, Iwuanyanwu has mentioned Igbos have contributed to the financial system of Lagos State.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, Iwuanyanwu mentioned: “We have not come to preach a sermon that God gave us the land in Lagos. We paid for it. People from Igboland have not only developed lands, they have built houses.
“If you go to Lekki, Victoria Island, Lekki, everywhere, these things were built by humans. Lagos is Lagos because people, like the Igbo, came and invested. They include northerners and those from other tribes.
“Igbo came, invested and developed the place without forgetting the fact that they are visitors. Every Igbo man is told from home to obey the law of his host community and Igbo have done that all through history.”
