DMerciful:
But the Portuguese came to Lagos in the 17th century. Who were the people they met? Because you narration only showed Yorubas conquering Lagos recently and were not indigenous to Lagos. So a stronger conqueror can always claim Lagos then

The Portuguese first came to Lagos in 1472 and met the Aworis there


This is an Interview the Portugese embassy in Abuja gave 2 years ago also confirming that the Portuguese met the Awori in Lagos in
1472

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portuguese-founded-lagos-but-did-not-discover-nigeria-diplomat/48420

obasiken:
Upon all the FG assistance Lagos has been getting? some states are begging for 20% of what lagos has already received from FG. It is the infrastructure and parastatals eg Seaport, international airport, embassies etc, that Lagos received from FG that made Lagos what it is today not the other way round.

lol.....all federal government agencies remit their finance to the federal government not the other way round.....please give us another excuse....

Clear. So where the Aworis settled(can't be the whole of Lagos) is theirs. Other recent migrants including people from West, East and North are all migrants. Lagos is now a cosmopolitan city developed not by the Aworis but migrants

Christistruth00:




The Portuguese first came to Lagos in 1472 and met the Aworis there


This is an Interview the Portugese embassy in Abuja gave 2 years ago also confirming that the Portuguese met the Awori in Lagos in
1472

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portuguese-founded-lagos-but-did-not-discover-nigeria-diplomat/48420

DMerciful:
What was he consulting? To protest Hausa-fulani interest? They ask every zone to do their review but he left his zone to concern himself with SE.

Besides, we don't need a reviewed constitution, we need the 1963 constitution with little tinkering to reflect states instead of regions

So because of these your points, he deserved to be killed ?

DMerciful:
Clear. So where the Aworis settled(can't be the whole of Lagos) is theirs. Other recent migrants including people from West, East and North are all migrants. Lagos is now a cosmopolitan city developed not by the Aworis but migrants

Lagos is a Cosmopolitan City in Yorubaland with immigrants from all over the Country in the Spirit of One Nigeria

The fact that immigrants settled Lagos from all over Nigeria does not mean Lagos is not Yorubaland it is.

One of the reasons why the Capital was moved to Abuja was because Lagos was in the heart of Yorubaland

Does the fact that it was Lord Lugard who built Enugu mean it is no longer Igboland ,no !

On the East side of the Awori of Lagos is Ijebuland where the Ijebus have been living for more that 5 Centuries

Ijebuland begins at Lekki

He should have stayed in his region. His political enemies took advantage of the insecurity in SE and knowing fully well fingers will be pointed at IPOB who had no reason whatsoever to kill him

RichDad1:

So because of these your points, he deserved to be killed ?

DMerciful:
But the Portuguese came to Lagos in the 17th century. Who were the people they met? Because you narration only showed Yorubas conquering Lagos recently and were not indigenous to Lagos. So a stronger conqueror can always claim Lagos then

By that logic. Egypt doesn't belong to the current Egyptians, UK doesn't belong to the current English, Igboland doesn't belong to the current Igbos, Singapore doesn't belong to the current Singaporeans, etc. White people should go back to the caucus mountains, Igbos should go back to Jerusalem area (or wherever else), etc. Go back far enough I'm history, no one belonged no where. But you clearly just want to claim Lagos like your people always does. I just want to know, with the effort you people like to claim Lagos, wouldn't you have a Lagos already if you simply started working on your own region?

More or less if you can conquer the people there now. Lagos is being conquered as we speak by Westerners, Easterners and Northerners. Only Oduduwa nation can stop this trend!

MrMaestro:
By that logic. Egypt doesn't belong to the current Egyptians, UK doesn't belong to the current English, Igboland doesn't belong to the current Igbos, Singapore doesn't belong to the current Singaporeans, etc. White people should go back to the caucus mountains, Igbos should go back to Jerusalem area (or wherever else), etc. Go back long enough no one belonged no where.

We should also do this for Kano and Kaduna. Kano is the nation's largest state but doesn't get enough attention from the FG and has been marginalized as a state.

Lanrelagboi:

https://oyotoday.com/sanwo-olu-restates-calls-for-special-status-for-lagos/

DMerciful:
More or less if you can conquer the people there now. Lagos is being conquered as we speak by Westerners, Easterners and Northerners. Only Oduduwa nation can stop this trend!

Lagos is already Yorubaland and there is no Conquest left to do

By the time you realise it might be too late

Christistruth00:


Lagos is already Yorubaland and there is no Conquest left to do

DMerciful:
Are you saying America New York has a special status?

Straw man, I never said New York had a special status.

I compared Lagos to New York as it is the economic heart of the United States. Lagos is similarly is the largest economic conurbation in Nigeria, heck even in West Africa..

Let every state control their resources, period!

nograv:


Straw man, I never said New York had a special status.

I compared Lagos to New York as it is the economic heart of the United States. Lagos is similarly is the largest economic conurbation in Nigeria, heck even in West Africa..

DMerciful:
Let every state control their resources, period!

If that was the case, there is a chance Lagos would actually suffer economically at certain times.

New York needed federal bailouts in the 1980s and recently due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

London has also recently required a national bailout due to the pandemic, with a cool 1 billion pounds being required just for the underground railroad alone until Dec 2021.

I understand your thinking, but were Nigeria run fairly and properly, Federal govt would actually bolster each of the states that comprise Nigeria.

The issue for me is bad governance. Sadly the current crop of APC leaders rule with only the Northern region and its people in mind. If they engaged in less ethnic nepotism Nigeria would be working successfully.

obasiken:
Upon all the FG assistance Lagos has been getting? some states are begging for 20% of what lagos has already received from FG. It is the infrastructure and parastatals eg Seaport, international airport, embassies etc, that Lagos received from FG that made Lagos what it is today not the other way round.

Stop showing how unintelligent you are please.

gistray:
It's high time the thing is reviewed


Igbos whose businesses contributes to 70% of all funds generated deserves special Tax rates or no tax rates at all.

Neither is the igbo land cursed, so they can go back and develop their villages and pay no tax at all.

flexyrule:
Instead of seeking a mere special status, why not agitate for resource control, which will be approved across board.
Let all states control their resources and pay tax to the federal government.

Resource allocation, not control, is the issue at hand...
Lagos is accommodating about 10% of Nigerians and that should be reflected in resource allocation.

In any civilized nation, the reason for a census is to determine where resources are best allocated...
In Nigeria, residents in Lagos stretch its resources/infrastructure, while resources are allocated to their states of origin.
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9jaRealist:


Resource allocation, not control, is the issue at hand...
Lagos is accommodating about 10% of Nigerians and that should be reflected in resource allocation.

In any civilized nation, the reason for a census is to determine where resources are best allocated...
In Nigeria, residents in Lagos stretch its resources/infrastructure, while resources are allocated to their states of origin.
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Why should I wait for allocation, when I can control my resources?

Resource control is the issue

VAT,
Income from the Port/coastal resources

No one ever offers official data

What is the contribution of Lagos state to the Federation account from
VAT and other taxes including Port and Customs revenue
What does Lagos get in return

DMerciful:
Clear. So where the Aworis settled(can't be the whole of Lagos) is theirs. Other recent migrants including people from West, East and North are all migrants. Lagos is now a cosmopolitan city developed not by the Aworis but migrants

Yes, it’s the whole of Lagos and beyond actually.