I don’t have dual citizenship because I’m an arrogant Nigerian — Fashola declares
Former Lagos State Governor and immediate past Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, has dismissed claims that he holds dual citizenship, insisting that he is Nigerian by choice, conviction and identity.
Fashola made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the Nigeria Reputation Summit 2026, organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.
Speaking on national identity, migration, patriotism and Nigeria’s global image, he urged Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to take collective ownership of the country and its challenges.
He said many Nigerians fail to see national problems as a shared responsibility, stressing that although the constitution allows dual citizenship, he holds only Nigerian citizenship and is unapologetic about it. Describing himself as “proudly and arrogantly Nigerian,”
Fashola noted that all his education was obtained in Nigeria and expressed confidence that the country can reclaim anything it appears to have lost if citizens are committed.
Fashola maintained that despite its challenges, Nigeria remains a land of immense opportunities and social mobility, where people from humble beginnings have risen to positions of leadership.
He warned against allowing the actions of a few individuals to define the country’s image, noting that they do not represent the values of most Nigerians.
He also shared experiences abroad where Nigerians were warmly received, even during periods when the country faced security challenges. According to him, no nation is without difficulties, and a country’s reputation is shaped by how it confronts and responds to its challenges.
But with a snap of his finger, him fit get the citizenship
Mtcheeewww
Who cares what you are
That means u will enter Heaven true d window because of Arrogant
It’s good to have God fearing as a leadership because the probability of goodnesses will be intense to consider the right of the citizens then someone who don’t even know God.
Dem nor gree give am ni ooo
But all his children have dual citizenship,trusting a Nigerian politician is the same as believing NPF slogan ” bail is free”
I don’t have it too and am not arrogant sir
So what do I do
How true is this
I thought he is speaking on his generation interest
Well, I know you came from Isale – Gangan in Eko, “Igarawu Area” Lagos Island.
Unlike, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who Do Not know where he Came from.
Two things are clear….. OSUN AND LAGOS STATES Respectively and without concrete identifications.
One Day, we may wakeup and Discover that Oga came from “Ogwasiukwu” in Delta State.