Nigerians throng to Lagos to be saved from the miseries in their hometown, the insecurity in their region, the denial of birth rights in their culture. They are coming to Lagos because the city practices open market, it allows free competition for growth, Lagos enforces law and places barriers that discourage crime, you are a person and your individuality is respected in Lagos. These are social values, not infrastructural monuments. Therefore it has nothing to do with Lagos being a former capital. The ideals of a free society does not lack in Lagos, and this has remained the hallmark of the city even long before colonial government. If you doubt me read the story of Oshodi, a slave uplifted to palace duties, then sponsored for foreign studies, and in later century honored with a title. Every part of Nigeria has migrant sons and daughters whose sojoun in Lagos ended in grace and glory that gives pride. The rulers of Lagos instituted ideals of governance that make such stories possible. How many Nigerian ever migrated to North and felt secured? Even before banditry and terrorism, North had always been a religious hot bed. The ideals of the rulers trickle down into relationships in society and flares up with intolerance and discriminations. How many Nigerians ever migrated to SouthEast and felt welcomed in an open and free market and not afraid of bias and discriminative practices? The rulers in SouthEast are unwelcoming, they close their society to free and equal participation.

North is unsecured because the ideals of the religious leaders make it so. We have seen those ideals repeated when a Northerner govern from the center, the whole country suffers from religious friction and insecurity.

SouthEast is not liberal and rights of equality are denied because rulers in that region do not believe others are better than them. This ideal has also been evidenced the two times Ibo led this country. Each instance resulted in friction and bloodshed.

Yoruba's own ideal of progressive society, equality and growth can be recalled from a Yoruba ruling Nigeria. People that previous administrations had treated like third and fourth class citizens were uplifted into positions they had not dreamed of occupying.

Let's return to the classic examples of equality and upliftment of foreigners in Lagos. This ideal has always been there even before Lagos was capital. It is people's belief and it continued today in our times.

Nigeria is in a bad state, needs rescue. We will be doing a disservice and encroaching a terrible time from an already bad one, if we elect a person who will throw us into more friction and religious intolerance consisten with Northern ideals. Similarly, we will retrograde into worse relationships and denials ending in discriminations and inequities when an Ibo man is elected. Particularly one in whose administration as governor people from other states suffered his intolerance and were discriminated and denied basic rights of equality. With an Ibo at the center, non-Ibo Nigerians will be excluded from privileges of society.

Tinubu is the only candidate who has personally demonstrated to all Nigerians his ideals in inclusion, religious tolerance, market and trade expansion, economic growth and security and law enforcement for all citizens. He comes from a people whose belief in the universal brotherhood of mankind is strong and upheld throughout Yorubaland.

People call Lagos a mini-Nigeria, those who successfully govern Lagos are equipped to govern big Nigeria. Those who governed Anambra and demonstrated lack of tolerance for others and denied rights, when they are elected to rule the center will not change from past, but will double their capacity for exclusion and denial of people rights and privileges.

The problems of Lagos are scalable to the problems of Nigeria. Good governance in Lagos is scalable to governing Nigeria. Those who made Lagos safe for Nigerians, opened its economy to growth, practiced inclusion and promoted diversity, enforce laws and security so those escaping miseries and insecurity in their homeland can find refuge and safety in Lagos, these are rulers that can turn Nigeria around and give hope to Nigerians

It is down to voting between ideals. To rescue Nigeria, Vote Lagos, Vote Tinubu!

"Similarly, we will retrograde into worse relationships and denials, ending in discriminations and inequities when an Ibo man is elected. Particularly one in whose administration as governor, people from other states suffered his intolerance and were discriminated and denied basic rights of equality" .

That point where the hammer hits the nail head.

Which Lagos?
This one?

Thats a mini Nigeria.

In less than 60days we will be jubilating with President-Elect Ahmed Bola Tinubu of APC.