Some
Awori indigenes have stormed the Lagos residence of the National Leader
of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to protest what
they described as the marginalisation of their people in the appointment
of public officials.
The protesters said none of the Awori
indigenes from their communities had been appointed into public office
in the last 16 years despite their support for the Lagos State
Government and Tinubu.
The group, on Sunday, urged Tinubu and the APC-led government in the state to address their complaint.
One of the leaders of the Awori, Chief
Lateef Balogun, said, “I am the Ashipa of Agboyi. We have been
supporting Asiwaju Tinubu since he was elected as the Lagos State
governor on the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy. We have
always done our best to ensure that his party wins elections in the
state, but what we get in return is marginalisation.
“We
are here today to complain over the marginalisation of our people in
all levels of government. He created the 37 Local Council Development
Areas for us in 2002, but the Awori were not given any position in the
government. So, we are begging Tinubu to look into the matter.
“We want Awori indigenes to be elected as chairmen of the local council development areas, not outsiders.”
Another leader of the protesters, Chief
Bola Onikoro, alleged that the Awori were being cheated, despite the
fact they have qualified candidates.
He said, “We want peace. We, the Awori
from Kosofe, Agboyi, Ojota and Isheri, want change. What we want now is
that all the local government areas should be headed by our people. Our
people are competent to provide quality leadership in any level of
government.”
The youth leader for Ojota area of the
state, Mr. Adebisi Balogun, said all the prominent positions in the
LCDAs were given to non-indigenes.
A former Lagos State Head of Service, Mr.
Sunny Ajose, who met with the protesters, hailed their peaceful conduct
and assured them that their grievances would be addressed.
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