RE: Igbos Not Allowed To Vote; Response To Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Ohanaeze’s claims baseless as Lagos owes no political obligation to economic migrants and settlers

July 13, 2025

By Ayinde Adeleke

A Pan Yorùbá Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Organization, Think Yorùbá First (TYF), has dismissed claims of disenfranchising Igbo settlers in Lagos during the recent Local Government Council elections.

According to TYF’s Public Relations Officer, Ogbeni Oluwole, the allegations made by Ohanaeze Ndigbo are “absurd” and “nauseatingly provocative.”

TYF stated that Lagos, being a Yorùbá State, owes no political obligation to economic migrants and settlers.

Ogbeni Oluwole emphasized that “a man’s right to organize his own residence is protected by the code of friendly indigenous-settler relations.”

The organization also pointed out that there are over 50 tribes in Lagos, and none of the others have expressed disaffection or entitlement towards Lagos State politics.

“Why always Igbos?” Ogbeni Oluwole questioned.

TYF urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo to focus on addressing the severe issues of poverty, terrorism, and erosion that plague Igboland, rather than attempting to tell Yorùbás how to govern themselves.

The organization emphasized that Yorùbás have the right to manage their local affairs as they see fit.

“We clearly don’t require assistance from individuals who are having trouble addressing their own much larger issues since we are the most developed area in Nigeria,” Ogbeni Oluwole said.

TYF stated that the Yorùbás would not give in to emotional trickery used to force them to give up control of their ancestral lands to privileged settlers