Trollip says KuGompo not for Nigerian ‘homeland’

By Marcus Moloko

KuGompo City, formerly East London, has been thrust into the spotlight after the reported installation of Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko as Igwe Ndigbo Na East London.

The ceremony, in which Eziko was presented under the Igbo title, has been condemned by ActionSA and traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape, who say it violated South Africa’s traditional leadership framework and local customary protocols.

ActionSA’s Eastern Cape chairman, Athol Trollip, speaking at a protest march on Monday about the coronation, declared the party’s solidarity with the traditional leadership of the Eastern Cape.

He said South Africa’s Constitution makes no provision to coronate foreign nationals within its borders.

“ActionSA’s policy on illegal immigration is very clear,” Trollip said.

“If you’re in this country illegally and you do anything illegal, you’re going to be sent back home. This is a sovereign nation, protected by our Constitution.”

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