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The
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has said
the exercise to rid the state of destitute persons and security threats will
continue.
Ikuforiji made this statement on
Saturday in reaction to the criticisms by the Anambra State Government, over
the ‘deportation’ of some destitute, said to be its indigenes, from Lagos
State.
In a statement by his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Adebayo, Ikuforiji said, “Nobody talked about deportation
when Kano, Ogun and other states’ indigenes were removed and taken back to
their states. The Governor has the right to call for the removal of people who
are of security risk to the state.
“Recently, the Rivers State
Government sent back some Lagosians to Lagos and the state government accepted
the decision. We did not complain to the Federal Government or twist the issue
in order to attract public sympathy as is being done by the Anambra State
Government.”
He blamed the Anambra State
Government for politicizing the matter. The speaker added that the destitute
persons were security threats as they had no legitimate means of
livelihood or known address.
He said, “Those who were taken back
to their states are destitute and the exercise will continue until our roads
are safe. They have no genuine means of livelihood and no known address.
