The Director of the New Media Sub-committee of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken a swipe at the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, over his remark about him.
Femi Fani Kayode’s Response Is Coming After Ben Jones condemned his statements about the Igbos living in Lagos, Ben Jones also accused Femi Fani-Kayode of .
Femi Fani-Kayode has now urged Ben Jones to stay away from Nigerian politics, saying he has no apologies for saying Lagos belongs to the Yorubas.
He said, “I ask, who is this strange little British diplomat who believes he can tell us what Lagos State should be like in terms of ethnic make-up and how it should be run? He has accused me of and incitement simply because I said Lagos is not a no man’s land and that the Yoruba ought to be respected in their territory Well, let me say clearly and categorically that I have no apology for saying this and I stand by every word I said.”
Lastly, he said, “We do not need any lessons from him.” Foreign diplomats come to this country to enhance our relationship with theirs, not to give us lectures. They are not supposed to interfere in our internal affairs, be partial, tell us what to do, or tell us how to do it.
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