Talented Nigerian comedian Francis Agodan has taken to social media to counsel against tribal bigotry in Nigeria in the heat of the ongoing 2023 general elections.
The humour merchant who took to his Instagram page on Saturday March 11 to counsel against Tribal bigotry noted that ethnic groups are not the problem of Nigeria but some of their representatives create the divide Nigerians face.
According to him, a man from Zamfara who was born in Owerri has the right to become a governor in Imo State and also added that The national interest of the country can only be progressed along non ethnic bias; if we must see ourselves as a nation.
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‘’IF WE WANT TO PAY OUR TAXES WE ARE NOT TOLD TO GO AND PAY IT TO OUR STATE BUT WHEN WE WANT TO VOTE IN GOOD LEADERS …YOU SAY, GO AND VOTE IN YOUR STATE .
‘‘ETHNICITY AND THE GAME OF POLITICS
‘‘Nigeria as a nation has over 300 ethnic nationality with a split of over 1000 dialects, decision making by our leaders The national interest of the country can only be progressed along non ethnic bias; if we must see ourselves as a nation
‘‘We do not have to belong to group that has the numbers to rule or to live anywhere in Nigeria. Our backgrounds and ethnic origin should not be a deterrent to our political dreams and aspiration, the thought of their ethnic origin and strength has killed so many aspirants who ordinarily would have been able to take the nation to a crescendo by way of the content of their character and ability but these dreams have been sacrificed on the altar of ethnicity.
‘‘I dare to say that no ethnic group is our problem. Some of our representatives remain our problems.
‘‘Every Nigerian born in any state should have a right of citizenship of that state. Consider that even our traditions require that the corpses of the deceased are returned to their places of origin; this can only happen in a country divided by ethnicity. Citizenship should be about residence, marriage and the land of our birth. We must not continue to demonise the man from Zamfara who was born in Owerri; he should have all right, even the right to become the governor in Imo State. In the same vein the man from Nnewi born in Lagos should have the same entitlement in Lagos. The continuous reference to go to your state when we question bad governance or want to vote for a leader where we live but yet we are not told to go pay our taxes to our state should be put to a stop everyone should have a voice where he lives not where he was supposed to be from. Then and only then will we see ourselves as a one Nigeria and not by federal character.”
