Indigenes Reject Soyinka’s Appointment
Lagos at 50: Indigenes Reject Soyinka’s Appointment
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By Femi Durojaiye
A group of Lagos indigenes under the aegis of Eko Foundation at the weekend rejected the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka as the Co-Chairman of Lagos at 50 Celebration Committee.
The group also lamented that Lagos indigenes had been marginalized in their own land, noting that residents from other states of the federation “are taking the appointment meant for us.”
The group expressed the grievance of Lagos indigenes at a news conference its President, Prof. Oluwole Smith, addressed in Surulere, noting that the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, had been offering non-indigenes more appointment than indigenes of the state.
The conference was attended by Commissioner for Women Affairs under the Bola Tinubu administration, Mrs. Peju Philips; Special Adviser on Environment under the Babatunde Fashola administration, Dr. Taofiq Folami and former Solicitor-General of the state Mr. Lawal Pedro among others.
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By Femi Durojaiye
A group of Lagos indigenes under the aegis of Eko Foundation at the weekend rejected the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka as the Co-Chairman of Lagos at 50 Celebration Committee.
The group also lamented that Lagos indigenes had been marginalized in their own land, noting that residents from other states of the federation “are taking the appointment meant for us.”
The group expressed the grievance of Lagos indigenes at a news conference its President, Prof. Oluwole Smith, addressed in Surulere, noting that the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, had been offering non-indigenes more appointment than indigenes of the state.
The conference was attended by Commissioner for Women Affairs under the Bola Tinubu administration, Mrs. Peju Philips; Special Adviser on Environment under the Babatunde Fashola administration, Dr. Taofiq Folami and former Solicitor-General of the state Mr. Lawal Pedro among others.
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