Meet the Nigerian who is set to be Italy's next Minister of Defence!

Toni Iwobi, 59, wife and two children, arrived from Nigeria to Italy almost forty years ago and studied computer science at Perugia before moving into the province of Bergamo, where he found love and became a family. He is a Nigerian-born Italian and the current Federal Head of Security and Immigration of LEGA NORD PADANIA (Party), a conservative party in Italy.

Mr. Toni Iwobi, is set to become the country's next Minister of Defence and Immigration, if the party does well in the impending elections.

Tony Igobi was in Abuja Nigeria recently and at a meeting had this to say"We are also looking on future Immigration regulations and to create further commercial, trade and industrial opportunities between some imminent Italian businessmen, industrialists and their Nigerian counterparts for our respective people of Nigeria and Italy. As at November 2014, we are counting up to 3000 illegal immigrants that lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea and approximately 2000 those that lost their lives in the desert before getting to the border. Out of these, more than 150, 000 illegal immigrants entered the country through this dangerous route.

"We therefore, want to awaken our people’s awareness by inviting them to travel to other countries, mostly to the European countries, Italy in particular through the right and appropriate channels avoiding thereby dangers and unnecessary inconveniences. We are here also and mainly, to discuss them in a civil political debate with our solutions on the issues which is based on a mutual Commercial, Trade and Industrial impact and collaborations between the two nations in other to enhance a reciprocal developments and well being of our citizens in respect to human lives and security".

The Chief of Staff to Iwobi, Mr. Olajide Ogodan, also said that most of the African illegal migrants were as at today, stranded in Italy or begging in different parts of Europe because there was no job even for the Europeans.

"While we don't want to discourage our people from travelling but we would rather advise them to stay at home, where it is more secured. These 150,000 illegal immigrants in Italy today have no future, as there are no jobs even for the Italians. The issue is that after they have arrived in Italy, they are ashamed to return back because of lack and would rather stay back in the streets begging but for how long", he asked.