Senator Victor Umeh of Anambra Central Senatorial District remarked over the weekend that Igbo are a legitimate part of Nigeria and have the right to live and do business in any part of the country.
He stated that the Igbo would oppose any xenophobic onslaught from whatever source, defining them as indigenous Nigerians who are not migrants.
Umeh spoke during the 2023 Umunri Cultural Fiesta, a weekend event hosted in the Enugu-Agidi community of Anambra State’s Njikoka Local Government Area to bring together different communities in the state.
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He regarded the Igbo as peacemakers, proponents of national integration, and supporters of inter-tribal ties, while maintaining that the Igbo believed in hard work and that there should be no reason they should be subjected to attacks..
The Senator was referring to recent rumours that Igbo people may be sacked from residing in Lagos State.
He said, “Igbo people didn’t come from a new place outside Nigeria to become Nigerians, rather, they are the aborigines of Nigeria, who have the rights to reside in any part of the country to do their business.
“Lagosians should allow Ndigbo to do their businesses because they pay their taxes to the Lagos State Government; anybody that is attacking the Igbo is drawing anarchy to themselves and Nigeria at large.
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“Igbo people live everywhere in Nigeria. There is no village in Nigeria the Igbo people don’t live in, and do their businesses and also contribute to the development of those places, by building houses and becoming part of their host community.”
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