Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson for President-elect Bola Tinubu, warned the Igbo in Lagos against interfering in politics in the state. Onanuga issued the warning on his official Twitter account, cautioning the Igbo community to stay out of Lagos politics. Ethnic tensions in the days leading up to the Lagos gubernatorial election, with former governor Olusegun Osoba imploring citizens of Igbo descent in Lagos not to make the election a tribal issue, further exacerbated the situation. Onanuga had also previously regretted introducing Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to then-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in 1999. The Peoples Democratic Party had also targeted Tinubu due to his popularity, according to Onanuga. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, were also embroiled in ethnic sentiments.
Bayo Onanuga, who serves as a spokesperson for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, issued a warning to the Igbo community in Lagos against meddling in the state’s politics. He posted a tweet on his official Twitter account, @aonanuga1956, on Saturday night, cautioning them to stay out of Lagos politics. Onanuga, who is also the director of media and publicity of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, stated that Lagos is not a no-man’s land or the Federal Capital Territory, but rather Yoruba land. He added that the Igbo should refrain from interfering in Lagos politics beyond 2023 and not repeat it in 2027. Ethnic tensions had been high in the days leading up to the Lagos gubernatorial election, with former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, imploring citizens of Igbo descent in Lagos not to make the election a tribal issue. The situation was further exacerbated by ethnic slurs on social media. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, were also dragged into the web of ethnic sentiments. Onanuga had also previously stated that he regretted introducing Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to then-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in 1999. In response to allegations made against Tinubu by the Peoples Democratic Party, Onanuga, who is the Director of Media and Publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said that the PDP was targeting Tinubu due to his popularity. Tinubu also released a statement in which he implored his supporters not to resort to violence should he narrowly lose Lagos State to another party.
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