Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo premier socio-cultural organization, has asked President Bola Tinubu to intervene in Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s demolition spree at the Alaba International Market.
The Lagos State Government, led by Governor Sanwo-Olu, began the process of demolishing damaged buildings in the Alaba International Market in the state’s Ojo Local Government Area on Friday.
According to reports, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) enforcement team and the Lagos State Task Force participated in the combined exercise.
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The team apparently went about re-sealing various buildings that had previously received repeated quit seal notifications from LASBCA, claiming that the action was taken to prevent tragedy.
However, in response to the demolition operations in a market dominated by business owners from Nigeria’s Igbo-speaking Southeast area, Ohanaeze Ndigbo urged President Tinubu to persuade Governor Sanwo-Olu to temper justice with pity for Igbos in the state.
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, advised Igbos in Lagos to quit playing bad politics, claiming that it was damaging Igbo companies in Lagos.
Isiguzoro said, “We have been informed that the demolition of some parts of Alaba International Market has begun; most of those who called us said they were given only three hours.
“Most of them complained that they are being witch-hunted due to the 2023 general elections; they complained that they are systematically trying to make them leave Lagos by destroying their properties.
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“We want to beg Mr President to call Sanwo-Olu that the best thing to do at this point is to temper justice with mercy. We would not accept that this is a political witch-hunt or issue threats on the crisis that has befallen Igbos in Lagos.
“At this moment in time, Igbos should stop politics and concentrate on what they are looking for in Lagos. Ohanaeze has already told Igbos to relocate the headquarters of their businesses back home to have a fallback position when politics are targeted against them.
“Our Republicanism should end in the Southeast; they should not take it to Lagos. Some people threatened Igbos to leave Lagos, but we won’t leave any part of Nigeria for anybody because we have contributed to the development and building of economies with every state and local governments in Nigeria.
“Igbos are Nigerians; so Ohanaeze is saying that the demolition of Alaba International Market is a wake-up call for Ndigbos to come and invest in Eyimba economic city.
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“Ndigbos should stay in Lagos, but they should stop playing bad politics because it’s affecting their businesses.
“We supported Sanwo-Olu during the elections, even when Tinubu lost Lagos, so we urge him to halt further demolition of Alaba and other Igbo-populated markets as this would make Igbos to continue supporting Asiwaju’s government and make him to succeed.”
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