I Will Renounce My Citizenship Before Tinubu’s Inauguration- Ex-deputy Governor
The former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, […]
The former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has said that plans are already in motion for her to renounce her Nigerian citizenship after the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was ongoing.
Ojikutu made this known while addressing the press at her Lagos residence on Monday. She also hinted that all plans would have been completed before May 29 when Tinubu would be sworn in.
She said, “Before the results of the presidential elections were declared, I came out to say that if Bola Tinubu won the election, I would renounce my citizenship in Nigeria and I have my reasons.
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“When he won, people called me and said he would not do anything bad. But I am endangered by the current situation. I have been ostracised and humiliated in places where I should be honoured because of his not being at peace with me.
“I will not hold a Nigerian passport with Bola Tinubu as President. I am praying to God to give me the nation I can go to. I am not going to America or the United Kingdom. I want a simple place where I (can) stay and live for the rest of my life.
“I don’t know where I am going but I have already given it to the lawyers to please see where I can get the citizenship. I am working on it seriously before May 29.”
She also frown at the present state of the nation and said that she was no longer proud to be a former public office holder.
She said, “The National Assembly system is too expensive for Nigeria. The natural resources of this nation are enough for every man if it is well managed. I am ashamed to call myself a public officer because I cannot see all my sacrifices. And some people will boast of their political status as excellency. Excellency over a nation like this?
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“People who have served this nation faithfully are unhappy at the turn up of events. There are so many people on the streets who are hungry and everything that was supposed to be put in place has not been put in place.”
She said those who were not satisfied with the outcome of the elections had every right to challenge the process in court.
She also frowned at the situation whereby those challenging the electioneering process were being threatened with treason, adding that it would make the situation messier.