Former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof. Sam Amadi, has insisted that Nigerians should be free to seek political office anywhere in the country, regardless of their ethnic background, stressing that Igbos have the right to contest for the highest positions in Lagos.
Speaking on issues of citizenship, integration and national unity, Amadi warned against treating any ethnic group as second-class citizens in Nigeria.
“You cannot tell Igbos that they should not vie for the biggest office in Lagos because they are not Yoruba people. That’s an error,” he said.
According to him, the principle of common citizenship means every Nigerian enjoys equal rights across the country.
“The idea of common citizenship is that we are all citizens of Nigeria. We can’t be less citizen in Sokoto,” he stated.
Amadi, however, distinguished between cultural rights and legal rights, arguing that while non-indigenes
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