Odingo1:
From the history Lagos cannot be said to be a Yoruba land rather some part of it is a yoruba land, [/b]that is why Oba of Lagos said lagos is not a yoruba land. [b],Anybody saying that the entire lagos is a yoruba land is just dumb.

designVATExcel:


Dude Zamfara & many other states have a population of little over 2 million.

Zones & states in Nigeria weren't created based on population, we all know that. If it were the case Lagos or Kaduna landmass would hold multiple states & Ekiti will not exist.

Kaduna has almost twice the land mass of Kano. If you follow history you'll realise that there's no correlation in Nigeria between population & landmass & zone / state creation.

oz4real83:
if our past leaders who focused more on politics rather than true and quality governance used the wrong criteria in states creation,should every future govt continue like that all in the name of ''equity'' the same way they used federal character and quota system to propagate mediocrity instead meritocracy and quality? What we all true clamour for is true federalism and quality leadership,not more states. Even if u get more states in the south east,it will create an opportunity for more people like rochas,theodore orji and co to be leaders!

Oye0404:
when its time, we'll separate d landlords from d tenants. I just laugh at fools who say Lagos is a no man's land, nd dis same people are clamouring for Biafra.
Until dey require visa to enter into Lagos, dey won't know who truly owns Eko State.

sarrki:
eez Hanafi




http://punchng.com/lagos-part-of-yorubaland-says-okunnu/

Antoeni:
That's a lie ,the Edos Own Lagos .go back to history or better still ask the Oba of Lagos,he Confirmed it himself

nengibo:

You made no point in this your rant
Calm your tits, for ur info I'm an Ijaw, and as long Lagos keeps benefiting from Niger delta Oil and one Nigeria, it will never be Yoruba land.

Oye0404:
when its time, we'll separate d landlords from d tenants. I just laugh at fools who say Lagos is a no man's land, nd dis same people are clamouring for Biafra.
Until dey require visa to enter into Lagos, dey won't know who truly owns Eko State.

designVATExcel:
Ofcourse na, was anybody arguing otherwise?

The bone of contention is Kwara which should also be part of the south west, atleast the Kabba region.

Also the South East has only 5 States, my remedy to this would be reducing other zones to 5 rather than creating nonviable states.

TheKingIsHere:
Lagos belongs to the Benin Kingdom.

That's a fact the yorubas can never erase.

Thank you Oba Akinolu for saying the truth

sarrki:
eez Hanafi




http://punchng.com/lagos-part-of-yorubaland-says-okunnu/

orisa37:
Lagos is Eko-Oduduwa-for-show.

TheKingIsHere:
Lagos belongs to the Benin Kingdom.

That's a fact the yorubas can never erase.

Thank you Oba Akinolu for saying the truth

TheKingIsHere:
Lagos belongs to the Benin Kingdom.

That's a fact the yorubas can never erase.

Thank you Oba Akiolu for saying the truth

bakynes:

The history is very simple but you guys have decided to close your ears to the truth. I tell the truth as it is even if am Yoruba.

Aworis predominantly Fisher men are Decendants of Olofin who migrated from Ile-ife to that space called Eko, the Bini Empire only got into the history when they were invited by the locals to defend them against Dahomey invasion and constant raid.
Oba of Benin sent soldiers to protect them and the indigenes(Awori a Yoruba group) asked them to stay and rule over them. Prior to then, there was no established kingship so the Benin emissaries started the kingship and named it Eko(War Camp).

Benin people did not migrate to occupy Lagos just a few emissaries like Obanikoro.
Many generations down the line the Oba didn't beat a Son so am indigene Awori had to marry his daughter and that was how the kingship returned to Aworis.

Oba Kosoko,Dosunmu,Oyekan,Akiolu are all Aworis not Benin.

You also have to understand that Lagos state is different from Lagos Colony the British used as the seat of administration. That Lagos Colony is what the Benin emissaries named Eko.

After amalgamation, part of the Western region was merged with the Lagos Colony to form Lagos State.

So Lagos is a Yoruba land because the Oba of Lagos himself is an Awori a Yoruba man.

Oba of Lagos is not the Oba of the entire Lagos he is the Oba of Lagos Island but if you are familiar with Lagos life they called Lagos Island "Lagos"cos that's where it all started from.

Delivering a lecture titled, ‘Let Lagos State Be,’ Okunnu argued that the common language spoken in Lagos had always been Yoruba, despite the large percentage of its people whose ancestral were Bini or Tapa

TheManOfTheYear:
I wanted to ignore you because you're too stupid to quote but then I decided to let you know that you're too stupid to quote

bakynes:
I urge all my Yoruba brothers to leave Igbos let them feel good of themselves. The reality on ground shows its our land.

DuBLINGreenb:
Na mumu man him be

TheKingIsHere:


No one is disputing the part of the aworis.. But say the truth as it is, the people of Benin were predominantly in Lagos. Even this professor stated it clearly that:



So, the aworis were there no doubt but majority of the populace were Benin.

The oba of Lagos should give more lecture on this.

baysol:


No wonder Oba of Lagos want to throw yall into the Lagoon. You Ipob never tell the truth until you die. the only truth you'll hear is he is dead. very disgusting set of selfish, unpatriotic and wicked people the world has ever known. Lobatan.

bakynes:

The history is very simple but you guys have decided to close your ears to the truth. I tell the truth as it is even if am Yoruba.

Aworis predominantly Fisher men are Decendants of Olofin who migrated from Ile-ife to that space called Eko, the Bini Empire only got into the history when they were invited by the locals to defend them against Dahomey invasion and constant raid.
Oba of Benin sent soldiers to protect them and the indigenes(Awori a Yoruba group) asked them to stay and rule over them. Prior to then, there was no established kingship so the Benin emissaries started the kingship and named it Eko(War Camp).

Benin people did not migrate to occupy Lagos just a few emissaries like Obanikoro.
Many generations down the line the Oba didn't bare a Son, so an indigene Awori had to marry his daughter and that was how the kingship returned to Aworis.

Oba Kosoko,Dosunmu,Oyekan,Akiolu are all Aworis not Benin.

You also have to understand that Lagos state is different from Lagos Colony the British used as the seat of administration. That Lagos Colony is what the Benin emissaries named Eko.

After amalgamation, part of the Western region was merged with the Lagos Colony to form Lagos State.

So Lagos is a Yoruba land because the Oba of Lagos himself is an Awori a Yoruba man.

Oba of Lagos is not the Oba of the entire Lagos he is the Oba of Lagos Island but if you are familiar with Lagos life they called Lagos Island "Lagos"cos that's where it all started from.

baysol:


No wonder Oba of Lagos want to throw yall into the Lagoon. You Ipob never tell the truth until you die. the only truth you'll hear is he is dead. very disgusting set of selfish, unpatriotic and wicked people the world has ever known. Lobatan.

sarrki:

Nah them

TheKingIsHere:


No one is disputing the part of the aworis.. But say the truth as it is, the people of Benin were predominantly in Lagos. Even this professor stated it clearly that:



So, the aworis were there no doubt but majority of the populace were Benin.

The oba of Lagos should give more lecture on this.

sarrki:


You are a nationalist

But I won't surrender I will not shy away when it comes to anything that affects the omoluabis.

Call me a tribalist

I agree

Our accommodative nature makes us look weak before the grabbers

If they respect us we also do

They disrespect and honor our leaders then we do

Its give and take