Ex-Lagos Deputy Governor Vows To Renounce Citizenship Before Tinubu’s Inauguration
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A former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu,
on Monday, said the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship following
the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was ongoing.
Ojikutu, who disclosed this while addressing the press at her
Lagos residence said it would be completed before May 29.
She
said, “Before the results of the presidential elections were declared, I came
out to say that if Bola Tinubu won the election, I would renounce my
citizenship in Nigeria and I have my reasons.
“When he won, people
called me and said he would not do anything bad. But I am endangered by the
current situation. I have been ostracized and humiliated in places where I
should be honored because of his not being at peace with me.
“I
will not hold a Nigerian passport with Bola Tinubu as President. I am praying
to God to give me the nation I can go to. I am not going to America or the
United Kingdom. I want a simple place where I (can) stay and live for the rest
of my life.
“I don’t know where I am going but I have already given it to the lawyers to
please see where I can get the citizenship. I am working on it seriously
before May 29.”
Ojikutu said all efforts to resolve the differences
she had with Tinubu since she was made a Commissioner representing Lagos State
at the Federal Character Commission had been unsuccessful.
While
lamenting over the state of the nation, she said she was no longer proud to be
a former public office holder.
She said, “The National Assembly
system is too expensive for Nigeria. The natural resources of this nation are
enough for every man if it is well managed. I am ashamed to call myself a
public officer because I cannot see all my sacrifices. And some people will
boast of their political status as excellency. Excellency over a nation like
this?
“People who have served this nation faithfully are unhappy
at the turn up of events. There are so many people on the streets who are
hungry and everything that was supposed to be put in place has not been put in
place.”
She said those who were not satisfied about the outcome of
the elections had every right to challenge the process in court.
She
also frowned at the situation whereby those challenging the electioneering
process were being threatened with treason, adding that it would make the
situation messier.
Ojikutu, who expressed confidence in the
judiciary called for transparency in handling the cases at the election
tribunal.
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