Several people from politicians and entertainers have expressed their opinions and thoughts concerning the controversial words and threat made by the monarch.
Award winning Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has also shared her thoughts about the whole issue. Using her Instagram account, she reposted the picture of an Instagram user named _chiklo. The text-picture reads "To my Igbo brothers in Lagos, vote whomever you like. You survived the yearly floods in Lekki.
Lagoon is nothing." This refers to the Oba's statement that any Igbo person who does not vote for the APC Gubernatorial aspirant Akinwunmi Ambode "will perish in the water." Rita Dominic who won the Best Actress In A Comedy at the AMVCA 2015 this March » , added her own words in the caption below the photo. "Lol! This just sums it all.. Igbo's will turn the Lagoon into market sef and sell to them."