Chinedu Ogah, a member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, has said that the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is not responsible for the recent attack on prospective Igbo voters in Lagos State.
Newsbreak reports that fracas broke out at a voters card collection centre after persons of South-East extraction were reportedly targeted.
The ruling APC and its presidential flagbearer, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, were subsequently accused of trying to prevent citizens in Lagos State from registering and collecting their voters’ cards for fear of defeat in the 2023 general elections.
But reacting on Sunday, Ogah insisted that Tinubu was not responsible for the alleged attack on Igbo residents, who went to collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in Lagos State.
“Tinubu has been nominating Ndigbo for appointment into the Buhari-led Cabinet and Federal parastatals,” he said.
“Ndigbo are not third-class citizens. We are major stakeholders in this country. Tinubu has ensured the employment and empowerment of Ndigbo in different fields of human endeavours.
“He has been instrumental to the appointment of Ndigbo as DGs, Directors of Agencies, Departments and Parastatals of both Government and in the private sector. He is a lover of Ndigbo. His love for Ndigbo is also seen in the appointment of Ndigbo into the present administration in Lagos State.”
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