{"id":103829,"date":"2023-12-12T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-ohanaeze-fires-back-at-bode-george-over-anti-igbo-comment"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:48:40","slug":"lagos-ohanaeze-fires-back-at-bode-george-over-anti-igbo-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-ohanaeze-fires-back-at-bode-george-over-anti-igbo-comment","title":{"rendered":"Lagos: Ohanaeze fires back at Bode George over anti-Igbo comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has insisted that some of the houses built in Lagos State used to be a swamp.<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze made the remark while berating a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George for criticising Igbos who built houses and developed Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>The organization said George\u2019s remark was \u201cunstatesmanly and bigoted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George had said it was disheartening and unpatriotic that despite the challenges facing the country, it was \u2018who owns Lagos\u2019 that some people were preoccupied with.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWhy couldn\u2019t the Igbos focus on developing their own states instead of Lagos? What stops Iwuanyanwu from developing the Igbo land instead of developing Lagos?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Ohanaeze in a statement by its spokesman, Dr Alex Ogbonnia said: \u201cAny person who knows Lagos will agree with the Igbo leader that some of the Igbo properties are standing on what used to be swamps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe George theory will also query why other Nigerians are obligated to the development of Abuja to give it the required international status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Bode George to suggest that the Igbo erred by contributing to the development of Lagos is not only un-statesmanly, bigoted, narrow-thinking and self-serving but stands at variance with the ethics and decorum of a man who has benefited immensely from the corporate existence of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorge alluded to the prevailing pervasive poverty in the country and in his judgment, believes that destruction of peoples\u2019 property in Lagos is an antidote to poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOhanaeze has watched with dismay, the selective vocality of Chief Bode George; when many parts of the Alaba International Market were destroyed, George was mute. When there was intimidation of voters in Lagos State, George was mute, among several others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has insisted that some of the houses built in Lagos State used to be a swamp. Ohanaeze made the remark while berating a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George for criticising Igbos who built houses and developed Lagos State. 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