Deportation: S-East APC begs Ndigbo to forgive Fashola

Following the unqualified and unreserved apology tendered by Governor
Babatunde Fashola for the controversial deportation of 14 Anambra
indigenes from Lagos State to Onitsha, the All Progressives Congress
(APC), South-East zone has appealed to Ndigbo and Anambrarians in
particular to forgive and forget.
The party also appealed to Ndigbo, to put the matter behind them,
especially those who wittingly or unwittingly are transferring the
aggression on Senator Chris Ngige's bid to return to Anambra State
government to complete the good works he started.
In a statement through the Zonal Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu,
South-East APC warned that the mistake of some Lagos State government
officials should not be used to deny Anambrarians the golden
opportunity to elect Senator Ngige to complete his blue print.
It maintained that Anambrians must be weary of those money mongers and
big bankers whose only manifesto is propaganda and whose only interest
is profit motive.
The statement reads in part: "Now that Governor of Lagos State, His
Excellency, BabatundeRajiFashola has tendered unqualified and
unreserved apology, we plead withNdigboand Anambrarians in particular
to forgive and forget."To err is human and to forgive is divine.
Accordingly, we appeal to our people to put the matter behind us,
especially those who wittingly or unwittingly are transferring the
aggression on Senator Chris Ngige's bid to return to Anambra State
government to complete the good works he started.
"Ngige we must recall opened our eyes to what prudent management of
state revenue can achieve, before then the governors only share the
money and abandon projects. He did 20 percent of his Blue-Print,
Governor Obi did and we need Ngige to complete it for the interest of
future generations.
"It is also germane to note the roads Ngige tarred years ago are more
durable than that of Governor Obi" the party stated.
It enjoined Ndigbo to all bear in mind that it pays to place the
bigger picture ahead in their calculations and the bigger picture in
this instance is to elect Senator Ngige, who is a tested and trusted
hand. The statement stressed that "They will tell you that Ngige is
stingy. Yes Ngige is stingy, because he defends the interest of the
greatest number of Anambrians and not the few big men.
"In sum, now that Governor Fashola has tendered an unqualified and
unreserved apology, we should forgive and forget, for we must not use
the mistake of some Lagos State government officials to deny
Anambrarians the golden opportunity to elect Sen Ngige to complete his
blue print" South-East APC stated.