Deportation: Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko defends Lagos


Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Thursday said there was nothing wrong with the alleged deportation of the destitute to their home state by the Lagos State Government.

Kosoko, a Lagos prince, stated that the government deported people who constituted a nuisance in the state to their hometowns because the metropolis was becoming over populated.

 He said, “I disagree with the people criticising the deportation. There are reasons for everything. Since there have been negotiations between Lagos and the state concerned and the government believes their home state would take better care of them, I think the action was appropriate.”
Kosoko said even though Nigerians were free to live anywhere in the country, people should not abuse the privilege by becoming a nuisance.
“We don’t need to shy away from the fact that Lagos is over-populated because of its commercial advantage. Anybody doing a legitimate work here is entitled to stay but a situation where they are turning themselves to a nuisance in the state and they would go as far as inviting others to come is not acceptable,” the actor stated.
He said when the okada business began, it started with skilled riders until some people took advantage of the business idea and started creating problems.
He stated that there were actually states with worse laws than Lagos, where people got their arms cut off because of crimes and such people saw Lagos as a place for greener pastures.
He noted that with the Lagos State government’s policy, the roads are safer.
Kosoko said that the action should not be restricted to Lagos.
“Let’s not deceive ourselves, look at the highways, are they not better? I am not speaking for the government but for myself. To me, whoever constitutes a nuisance in any state, not just Lagos, let them be sent back home.
“It is very unfortunate that we are in a multi-ethnic country; that is the major problem we are having. We find it difficult to say the truth,” he said.
Read more: Nigerian Eye

Comments (6)

  1. Must every body say something to look for appointment or to soil their names.

  2. What about the people on the street and people from the north still in the strrets of lago?

  3. Good, let us move to another issue.

  4. I saw plenty destitutes in lagos on channel TV.I wonder why those ones r nt deported

  5. Good talk Prince.Truth they say is bitter but,no matter how they rebuff it,we will definitely say it.Facts are emerging from every angle that Fashola is working for the benefit of all even more than their state governors that can’t assist their own when the ships are down.See the cases of:Ngozi Nwosu,Uzoma Okere and Offor.Would anybody with his/her right senses fault the benevolence of this gentle and amiable illustrious son of Yoruba governor.Babatunde Raji Fashola at all,when their own Obi,Uzor Kalu lousy and basket mouths couldn’t give a helping hand when it mattered most?What they know how to do is playing cheap and blackmail politics.Infact,Igbos are sacrilege to mankind and they deserve to be alienated and cast into the jungle because they are nothing but,beasts.All of you have mouth to abuse our FFK because he`s saying the truth abi?

  6. Good talk Prince.Truth they say is bitter but,no matter how they rebuff it,we will definitely say it.Facts are emerging from every angle that Fashola is working for the benefit of all even more than their state governors that can’t assist their own when the ships are down.See the cases of:Ngozi Nwosu,Uzoma Okere and Offor.Would anybody with his/her right senses fault the benevolence of this gentle and amiable illustrious son of Yoruba governor.Babatunde Raji Fashola at all,when their own Obi,Uzor Kalu lousy and basket mouths couldn’t give a helping hand when it mattered most?What they know how to do is playing cheap and blackmail politics.Infact,Igbos are sacrilege to mankind and they deserve to be alienated and cast into the jungle because they are nothing but,beasts.All of you have mouth to abuse our FFK because he`s saying the truth abi?You should all bury your heads and faces in shame.

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