Fashola's Deportation Very Correct; Says Actor & Lagos Prince Jide Kosoko

Nollywood actor, Prince Jide Kosoko, has said there is nothing wrong with the alleged deportation of some destitute from South-East Nigeria to their home state by the Lagos State Government.

“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.” 

He said Governor Fashola should continue to send anyone who constitute him/her self as a nuisance to their home states, after consulting with their respective states government, because:

That is one of the ways to restore sanity to a mega city like Lagos, just as it is being done in Abuja.

Kosoko, a Lagos prince, 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 leaving their home states to become a nuisance in Lagos. He said another person doing genuine business in Lagos is always welcome but not layabouts.

He added that with the Lagos State government’s policy, the roads are now safer, saying “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."

Jide Kosoko said that the action should not be restricted to Lagos but other states should implement same.

“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.