Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday expressed joy and enthusiasm on the admission of the state as the sixth member of the Odu’a Group.

Ambode, in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, described it as a major landmark in the effort of the South-Western states of Nigeria toward regional integration.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision to admit the state to Odu’a Group was taken at the end of a meeting of the five governors of Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti States in Ibadan on Tuesday.

Ambode said he believed that the drive toward regionally integrating the region could not be effectively pursued if all the states in the region did not combine their resources and maximise their comparative advantages.

According to him, this will help to build a strong regional infrastructural and social link amongst the states.



“Lagos joining the Odu’a Group is a priority for this administration,” he said.

According to him, the state, with its huge population and vibrant economic base, is uniquely placed to contribute to the development and growth of the Odu’a Investment Company Limited.

He said that the state was poised to contribute to the investment arm of the group and the integration of the region.

The governor expressed his gratitude to the group for the decision and looked forward to his government working with other states toward the betterment and development of the region and its people.

Sources: PT, Punch, The Nation et al.

What are the sources of the News.

victorels:
What are the sources of the News.

Included.

No o, Lagos is a no mans land

Chanchit:
No o, Lagos is a no mans land

Lol.

When they have liver to form No Mqn's Land Group, Lagos will pull out of Odu'a Group to join the No Man's Land Group.

For now let Lagos be rocking the Odu’a Group.

superstar1:


Lol.

When they have liver to form No Mqn's Land Group, Lagos will pull out of Odu'a Group to join the No Man's Land Group.

For now let Lagos be rocking the Odu’a Group.

I can't even wait to join that no mans land group.

And much more than a Prodigal Son, Christ is welcome to the Kingdom of His Father anytime anyday.

Lagos is part of biafra, ambode is just joking. How many assets do yorubas own in lagos, what nonsense.

Karlovich:
Lagos is part of biafra, ambode is just joking. How many assets do yorubas own in lagos, what nonsense.

Did you just write that from your room in Abakaliki with a straight face ?

simplycarro:



Did you just write that from your room in Abakaliki with a straight face ?

I wrote it from osun state

simplycarro:



Did you just write that from your room in Abakaliki with a straight face ?

Sarcasm

Oga governor pls oooo we no wan join odua group oooo...we dont need that group,government has no.business doing business.regional integration can be done .

Ambode 2nd term don sure die

It wasnt there before?

Good news!
But the fact is : Lagos state was a member state before Tinubu pulled it out because of Party affiliation. Even some of Odua Inv. project were sited in Eko, like wemabod, wema bank & Lagos hotel.

Next state is Kwara.

WIZGUY69:
Good news!
But the fact is : Lagos state was a member state before Tinubu pulled it out because of Party affiliation. Even some of Odua Inv. project were sited in Eko, like wemabod, wema bank & Lagos hotel.

Next state is Kwara.

I hope trying to add Kwara was not what led to the recent Nupe/Yoruba fracas in Niger state?

tpiar:


I hope trying to add Kwara was not what led to the recent Nupe/Yoruba fracas in Niger state?

No.
The recent fracas was a family matter.