Human rights Lawyer, Femi Falana
has asked the presiding Oba in Lagos to make no delay in apologizing to Igbos
for his harsh statement towards them on Sunday when Eze Ndigbos (Igbo
traditional rulers) of all the local governments in Lagos came to pay him a courtesy
visit in his palace.
has asked the presiding Oba in Lagos to make no delay in apologizing to Igbos
for his harsh statement towards them on Sunday when Eze Ndigbos (Igbo
traditional rulers) of all the local governments in Lagos came to pay him a courtesy
visit in his palace.
Mr Falana in a statement released
today said the Oba’s diversionary threat is totally unacceptable as it is a
mockery of the political objective of national integration.
today said the Oba’s diversionary threat is totally unacceptable as it is a
mockery of the political objective of national integration.
“It is illegal as it clearly
offends Section 42 of the Constitution which has prohibited discrimination on
grounds of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, creed or sex,” Mr. Falana
said.
offends Section 42 of the Constitution which has prohibited discrimination on
grounds of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, creed or sex,” Mr. Falana
said.
He also says the Oba lacks the
power to cause anyone to ‘die in the Lagoon within seven days,’ stating the
threat constitutes a violation of the fundamental right of thousands of
citizens to life. He however urged the Oba to apologize without delaying.
power to cause anyone to ‘die in the Lagoon within seven days,’ stating the
threat constitutes a violation of the fundamental right of thousands of
citizens to life. He however urged the Oba to apologize without delaying.
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