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| Joe Igbokwe. |
The State
Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos Chapter,
Chief Joe Igbokwe has finally denounced his ancestral ethnic group, describing
himself as a Nigerian and not belonging to any ethnic group.
Joe Igbokwe made
this assertion yesterday on the floor of the House of Assembly during his screening
as one of the Commissioner nominees of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide
Sanwo-Olu.
Describing a few
individuals as ethnic bigots, he says that Lagos has taken the lead and is more
open to other ethnic groups by giving them political appointments, saying that,
“I’m proudly Nigerian; I don’t know about east, west, north or south. I have
been in Lagos since 1985. My children were born here. It’s high time we started
building this country.
“I get angry
when people mention ethnicity. A young Nigerian lady was just made a minister
in Britain. If I become the president of this country, nobody is going to fill
form and put his state of origin. That’s the first thing I will do. It is when
you take people for who they are that is when they will release their energy
for the good of the country. One day, Nigerians will say, we are all Nigerians.
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