Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rubbished the claim by the Ohanaeze President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu that Igbos developed Lagos State from swamp to a mega city.
Fani-Kayode described Iwuanyanwuโs comment as a specious lie and a disingenuous nonsense.
Iwuanyanwu had said Igbos are โthe pioneersโ and โheroesโ of modern Lagos State.
He said Igbo forebearers made parts of the state habitable from a swampy area.
Reacting, the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain insisted that Lagos State was never a slum before the Igbos came.
Posting on X, Fani-Kayode wrote: โThis is nothing but a specious and self-serving LIE.
โIt can best be described as disingenuous nonsense!
โFACTS: Yorubas are NOT โpolitical rascalsโ.
โLagos is NOT โno mans land.
โBinis did NOT โfound Lagos.
โLagos was NOT โa slum before the Igbos got there, do not let the historical revisionists fool you!โ