OBA AKINOLU AND THE LAGOS LAGOON
Lagos-based lawyer and Industrialist Chukwudi Atueyi yesterday gave vivid details of what transpired at a meeting between some Igbo leaders and Oba of Lagos Rilwanu Akiolu, following which the traditional ruler was alleged to have made a controversial coment about the Igbo. Atueyi, who regretted the uproar that followed the meeting, said Oba Akiolu’s statement was not directed at the Igbo in Lagos but jocularly to his Igbo friends that visited him. He said: “All the Eze Ndi Igbo honorary chiefs in Lagos went to pay the Oba a solidarity visit on Sunday and I was fortunate to be among those present. What the Oba said was fully and simply directed to only the Igbo present at the meeting who his majesty considered to be very close to him and should understand him well enough. “You know when one talks to his very close friends and subjects, he tends to be very free with them, so he was being very free with those present at the meeting and wanted us to realize how serious and close...
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