Determined to end the soured relationship amongst Igbos and Yorubas in Lagos, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide
Setting up the reconciliation committee was the highpoint of the meeting held to seek lasting solutions to the recent raging misunderstanding between the Igbos residing and doing business in Lagos and their Yoruba neighbours.
In a communique issued at the end of a meeting between Lagos State Government and South East Governments, it was agreed that a peace and reconciliation committee will be empanelled to “settle and douse the increasing tension between the two vibrant groups.”The communique further requested the suspension of demolition at Alaba International market with a review committee “to ensure that no building that is not in contravention is demolished.
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