Kanayo O Kayano also asked if the South-East is still part of Nigeria and urged the FG to operate a level playing field
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere better known as Kanayo O. Kanayo has questioned the decision of the President Bola Tinubu-led government to deploy a lot of soldiers and police officers to roads in the South-Eastern part of the country.
He made his feelings known on Wednesday via a video shared on his Instagram page, where he raised concerns and highlighted the humiliation faced by travellers in the region.
According to the veteran thespian, his experience while driving from Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State to Lagos, suggested that some parts of the country don’t do through similar ordeal.
He went on to ask if the South-East is still part of Nigeria and urged the federal government to operate a level playing field.
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Speaking via his verified social media page, Kanayo O Kanayo wrote, “I left the Felele Olorunsogo area of Ibadan at 7:15 this morning and I am in Lagos state at exactly 8:15. I found out one thing, over the distance of 80 kilometres, I didn’t see any police or army checkpoints.
“Why is the South-East so militarised and policed that you can’t go 200 kilometres without checkpoint.
“I need to ask this question because the humiliation and delay that people go through needs to be pointed out. They humiliate people that plied same distance from Enugu-Onitsha so badly that most of the time that passengers are asked to come down with their hands up.
“Is the South-East still part of Nigeria? Let us understand. Have the representatives seen the state of the federal roads?”
