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A former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu has accused the Lagos state government of sealing off his property in Park View Estate, Ikoyi.
His close aides said this was as a result of Kalu’s censure of Fashola’s “deportation” of 72 residents of South East origin from Lagos to Anambra some weeks ago.
His special adviser, media, Emeka Obasi said “It was done as a revenge for the criticism by Kalu, who is the Coordinator of Njiko Igbo, a group fighting the cause of the South-East.”
“We maintain our stand and this will not distract us from fighting for the people. The action of the Lagos State Government remains unconstitutional because every citizen of Nigeria has a right to live in any part of the country.”
He said the property had been there for many years and that sealing it two weeks after Kalu’s criticism of Fashola was an indication that there was more to it.
But the Lagos State Government denied the allegation, saying it relocated 45 destitute persons from the state back to their state of origin.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, said, “The fact is that Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu’s property in Park View Estate, Ikoyi was distrained pursuant to Section 40 of the Revenue Administration Law of Lagos State for failure to pay the statutory annual land use charge despite three separate notices delivered to the said property.
“As a government driven by law and process, the Lagos State Government will ordinarily expect all law abiding residents to discharge their responsibilities to the state.”
“If, in spite of failing to do so, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu wants to give ethnic colouration to a routine performance of its duties by an agency of the government, he is free to do so.”
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on hearing of the issue on Tuesday directed the agency to unseal the property and handed Kalu a fourteen day grace period to pay the said charge.
His close aides said this was as a result of Kalu’s censure of Fashola’s “deportation” of 72 residents of South East origin from Lagos to Anambra some weeks ago.
His special adviser, media, Emeka Obasi said “It was done as a revenge for the criticism by Kalu, who is the Coordinator of Njiko Igbo, a group fighting the cause of the South-East.”
“We maintain our stand and this will not distract us from fighting for the people. The action of the Lagos State Government remains unconstitutional because every citizen of Nigeria has a right to live in any part of the country.”
He said the property had been there for many years and that sealing it two weeks after Kalu’s criticism of Fashola was an indication that there was more to it.
But the Lagos State Government denied the allegation, saying it relocated 45 destitute persons from the state back to their state of origin.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, said, “The fact is that Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu’s property in Park View Estate, Ikoyi was distrained pursuant to Section 40 of the Revenue Administration Law of Lagos State for failure to pay the statutory annual land use charge despite three separate notices delivered to the said property.
“As a government driven by law and process, the Lagos State Government will ordinarily expect all law abiding residents to discharge their responsibilities to the state.”
“If, in spite of failing to do so, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu wants to give ethnic colouration to a routine performance of its duties by an agency of the government, he is free to do so.”
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on hearing of the issue on Tuesday directed the agency to unseal the property and handed Kalu a fourteen day grace period to pay the said charge.
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