A lawyer, Atueyi Chukwudi Felix,
has revealed why he and other
Igbo people who were at the
palace of Oba of Lagos, Oba
Rilwan Akiolu, laughed and
clapped when he threatened and
cursed Igbo if they did not vote
for the All Progressives Congress
governorship candidate,
Akinwunmi Ambode.
Felix said Akiolu was only joking
and speaking with them as
friends, adding that friends were
always free with one another.
He alleged that the person who
did the video the event and
made it public had a political
motive.
The motive, he said, was to curry
favour for the Peoples
Democratic Party.
Felix noted that he felt it was
expedient for him to speak up
before things get out of hand.
He said: “I strongly suspect that
all this is being portrayed in this
manner simply to curry votes for
the Saturday’s coming election,
which is already at hand.”
He stated that the ongoing saga
might compel some people, who
had hitherto been indifferent to
their civic duty, to go out of
anger and vote against the Oba’s
advice, just to dare him.
He said: “What the Oba said was
fully and simply directed to only
the Igbos present at the meeting
who His Majesty considered to
be very close to him and should
understand him well enough.
“When one talks to his very
close friends, he tends to be very
free with them.
“He was being very free with
those present at the meeting and
wanted us to realize how serious
and close he takes us and our
votes because he could not
imagine us giving him our words
only to turn back and do the very
opposite.”
Felix stressed that Akiolu did not
force them to the meeting.
According to him: “We were the
ones that went to him on
solidarity visit, so it would be
very evil of us to only go and
deceive him there.
“He only jokingly warned the
people present at the meeting
who he considered his own
people.”
The lawyer argued that if close
attention was paid to the video,
which went viral, Nigerians
would discover that there was no
specific point he referred to ‘all
the Igbos in Lagos.’
He said that it was because they
were close friends to Akiolu and
understood him quite well that
those of them present at the
occasion applauded and laughed
at the end of his speech.
“We were expected to thereafter
talk to our people in civilized
manner to convince them and
canvass for their votes if we truly
believe we are capable of doing
so,” said Felix. “The tradition of
lagoon water threat was directed
only to those present there at the
meeting, jokingly as culture
demands. Although he appeared
serious, but we all understood it
as a joke, that was why we all
applauded him and made fun of
it there.”
Felix said that he was shocked at
the twist the play took after the
video went viral, stressing that
he suspected serious politics at
play.
He said he wouldn’t know who
recorded the speech and decided
to play politics with it, but “it’s
most unfair to his majesty to be
portrayed in this manner.”

After a Collateral damage...We strategise nd plan 4 a befitting DAMAGE CONTROL...
But to late....

Anyway the matter is getting blown way out of proportion...

Nolly wood is comin.

I am yet to see any Igbo man that will want to
vote for Ambode.
Yoruba votes willl be divided between Ambode
and Agbaje.
The survey I have had in the past 5days:
-Okada riders say they won't vote for APC
because Fashola seized their bikes. These
okada riders are mostly northerners.
Infact,they have had meetings concerning the
election.
-Commercial bus drivers say they won't vote
APC because agberos keep extorting money
from them
-Shop owners say they won't vote APC
because of illegal and excessive tax they pay
to government
-market women say they won't vote APC
because shopping malls built by LASG is too
expensive. Oyingbo and Suru-Alaba market
women comes to mind
Land owners/property developers say they
won't vote APC because Omonile give them
problems.
It will take a miracle for Ambode to win. I am
an APC supporter but I fear the outcome of
the governorship results in Lagos.
Someone should please tell our President elect that we voted for Buhari and not APC!
Now we are voting Agbaje and not PDP!
Meanwhile Fashola has been everywhere doing the talking. While I still love and respect him. Is Fashola running for Governor or Ambode? I won't vote anyone who can't come out to win my vote. Oops Jimi already did. I won't vote for someone who can't speak for himself. Eloquence of a bus conductor and a mere book cooker! Someone whose indigeneship has a comma!
Jaykay we know! Jaykay we want!

this thing was a jokeful convo between matured mehn and they've carried it on their head like oshuka...SaiAmbo joors

Shh! Nnayi, go and sit down dia. You wanto spoil my life jacket buznaise?

VickJames:
Shh! Nnayi, go and sit down dia. You wanto spoil my life jacket buznaise?

lol...

why wont you laugh and clap when all your mind was focused on the money he will give to you guys, every thing becomes a joke, just like giving ur fake lawyer N1billion and tell you ur father is a gay, you will laugh and clap,by the way who sent u fools to go and represent us in the Obas palace? why did u guys go there? if not to seek unecessary attention