Kalu Demands Apology To Igbo Over ‘Deportation’

Former governor of Abia State Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has threatened to sue the Lagos State Government if the State Governor Fashola to court if he fails to tender an unreserved apology to Igbo over the 67 persons who were arrested in Lagos and dumped at the upper Iweka flyover Bridge allegedly by officials of Lagos State Kick Against Indicipline (KIA).

Kalu described the action of Lagos state Government as the worst insult to any race’ and a breach of the nation’s constitution’ he said.

“The action of the state government is not only wicked but a clear breach of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). To worsen the matter, most of those deported are not even indigenes of Anambara State. Is Anambra State now a dumping ground for any act of illegality? Is Lagos State Government above the law of the country? If not can if operate another set of laws without recourse to constitution amendment?

“Is it not a travesty of injustice that officers of Nigeria police were even used for this illegal act against the Nigerian State? Was the supervising officer, who allowed the deployment of the police men not told the they were going to be used for the deportation of Nigerians they were paid by tax payers money to protect in their fathers’ land he queried.

According to Kalu, the action of Lagos State Government is a gross infraction to the rights of the deportees to dwell in any part of Nigeria without discrimination with this wicked, crude and primitive deportation, I just wonder why a component unit of Nigeria under the authority and supremacy of a constitution, would choose to be lawless in such an unconstitutional conduct. Not even under the military would such an action have happened. Even if a criminal offence was committed, the place to take them is the country, not for them to be deported.

He said that the explanations offered by the governor’s Special Adviser on youths and social development, Enitan Dolapo Badru, was an affront against the collective will of Ndigbo, adding that the action of Lagos State Government was not any lawless but vexatious as ‘ it threaten the existence of the country.’

“All patriotic Nigerians should say to this xenophobic action of Lagos State Government because it usurps the powers of the Federal government and disregards our constitution. “I demand a public apology from the governor within seven days to all those illegally deported and a repeat of such an act must be stopped or I will head to court to defend the interest of Ndigbo in Lagos,” Kalu said.