It Is Wrong For A Non-Lagosian To Call Lagos A “No Man’s Land” And Falsely Alleged That They Built The State With Their Sweat- Omokri Backs Obasa 

It Is Wrong For A Non-Lagosian To Call Lagos A “No Man’s Land” And Falsely Alleged That They Built The State With Their Sweat- Omokri Backs Obasa ....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Reno Omokri, a Nigerian Human rights activist and controversial critic has scolded those aggrieved with Obasa, the Lagos House of Assembly speaker’s speech.

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Obasa who was re-elected was reinstated as Speaker of the Lagos State HOA made it known to Lagosians that a law protecting the properties of Lagosians will emerge. He said “Lagos is a Yoruba land as against the assertions of some people that it is a no man’s land,”

This whole issue emerged from the controversial statements made by some South-easterners that “Lagos is a no man’s land” and was built by the “Igbos”. The statement led to massive violence during the Lagos gubernatorial election.

A former presidential aide under the People’s Democratic Party regime, Omokri floored those aggrieved with the incoming bill.

He claimed that many rejected “Buhari’s Ruga settlements for Fulani herders” but are against the Lagos govt passing a law to protect “itself from people who wish to Ruga Lagos”.

In his words, he said; 

“Attacking the Lagos State House of Assembly for wanting to enact laws to protect indigenous Lagosians and labelling it “ethnic dog whistling” is grandstanding. Should indigenous Lagosians sleep on their rights when people they welcome into their communities provocatively and ungratefully call their land ‘No Man’s Land’, and falsely alleged that they built Lagos with their sweat? Never!.”

“Many states passed laws rejecting Buhari’s Ruga settlements for Fulani herders, and we celebrated. Now that Lagos wants to pass laws to protect itself from people who wish to Ruga Lagos, you are complaining. How is that different? What is sauce for Greece is good for Uganda! Every nation on Earth is entitled to have laws to protect indigenous peoples. Even America, which many like to cite as a bastion of democracy, has laws protecting Native Americans and recognising their status as original indigenes. Canada has such regulations as do Scandinavian and Nordic nations.”

“If those laws are made, and any group of people do not like them, they have two options. Challenge them in court, or leave Lagos and go to a place you feel is better for you than Lagos. Lagosians are very welcoming people. But it is outrageous to expect them to give up their rights as indigenous peoples because they want new residents to feel at home.”

Source: Bushradiogist