BADAGRY, the ancient Lagos State community housing the first storey building in Nigeria and relics of the slave trade, will soon boast of a N59 billion ($500 million) tourism investment. The project is the brainchild of some prominent African-Americans, including the family of ace pop star, Michael Jackson and five black mayors. It is aimed at drawing global attention to the slave trade route and post through which over 40 per cent of the more than 500,000 slaves taken out of Africa were transported to America and Europe as well as make Badagry the best tourist spot in Africa.The prospective investors have come together under the auspices of Motherland Beckons Investments USA,LLC. Representing the Jackson's family in the group is one of the Jacksons Five, Marlon Jackson.



The ex-mayors include Gary L. Loster, Jack C. Sims (two-time mayor of District Heights, Maryland) and Alfred Dixon (Greenevers, North Carolina). Briefing a select group of journalists in Washington DC, United States, Loster, the chairman of Motherland Beckons Investments and former Mayor of Saginaw, Miami, said the project was an emotional one for the group as it had been established that most of those sold into slavery were from Nigeria. Loster said that it was disturbing that the driving force for most of those in the group was the need to find their roots in Africa, adding that Nigeria represented the beginning of the realisation of the desire. He said the time was ripe for African-Americans to remember their roots by investing in their continent, adding that Africa had produced too many illustrious sons and daughters who were sold into slavery than for it not to be developed.

BADAGRY, the ancient Lagos State community housing the first storey building in Nigeria and relics of the slave trade, will soon boast of a N59 billion ($500 million) tourism investment. The project is the brainchild of some prominent African-Americans, including the family of ace pop star, Michael Jackson and five black mayors. It is aimed at drawing global attention to the slave trade route and post through which over 40 per cent of the more than 500,000 slaves taken out of Africa were transported to America and Europe as well as make Badagry the best tourist spot in Africa.The prospective investors have come together under the auspices of Motherland Beckons Investments USA,LLC. Representing the Jackson's family in the group is one of the Jacksons Five, Marlon Jackson.



The ex-mayors include Gary L. Loster, Jack C. Sims (two-time mayor of District Heights, Maryland) and Alfred Dixon (Greenevers, North Carolina). Briefing a select group of journalists in Washington DC, United States, Loster, the chairman of Motherland Beckons Investments and former Mayor of Saginaw, Miami, said the project was an emotional one for the group as it had been established that most of those sold into slavery were from Nigeria. Loster said that it was disturbing that the driving force for most of those in the group was the need to find their roots in Africa, adding that Nigeria represented the beginning of the realisation of the desire. He said the time was ripe for African-Americans to remember their roots by investing in their continent, adding that Africa had produced too many illustrious sons and daughters who were sold into slavery than for it not to be developed.

The American group should be able to relate with my project since we think alike. I will suggest that you let inform the developers to take a look at this thread: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-308995.0.html#msg4365669. This can be done in Badagry as well, although, it is currently targeted at the Lekki/Ajah corridor.

Lands still available for sale