I have a better suggestion.
Why not divide the country so that Lagos can get 100% in Odua republic?
Why must it be in Nigeria?

owneebeghjou:
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Your thinking lacks good insight.
The request of a special status for Lagos state does not negate that there are people from other states contributing their quota to the development of the state. It is simply a call for more to be done from the center to help the state and the people prosper the more.

Whether you are from Ikot, Awomama, Kwale, or Dajin Kowa, every tribe in Nigeria have a stake in Lagos state.

Story.

aikyg:
Lagos is one state in Nigeria that can afford to be a country of its own, without taking any loan from anybody. This statement is entirely true as long as they have access to the oil in the Niger Delta. The economy of Lagos was built by money from other parts of the country. Lagos has no major mineral resources and the indigenes are not one of the best educated in Nigeria. Highly intelligent people from different parts of the country moved Lagos to where it is today and most of them were raised and educated in other states.

Now, the question is should Lagos state alone take all the proceeds of the labour and investment that smart people from other states put in to bring the state to where it is today or should there be a form of reparation in the spirit of brotherhood and 'justice'?

If only u understand Yoruba, I would have said, oro te so yen ko mu ogbon dani...we are talking about a state that any Nigeria can walk in and find something to do for their daily living as such, the inflow of people into Lagos is unimaginable, for a better life for us all, shouldn't we all join hands to request for that special status for Lagos ? but u are here talking about the intelligent of the other states were used to build Lagos. if lagos is to keep what is being generated in the state many states civil servants would go to bed hungry.

Inspirelove:


If only u understand Yoruba, I would have said, oro te so yen ko mu ogbon dani...we are talking about a state that any Nigeria can walk in and find something to do for their daily living as such, the inflow of people into Lagos is unimaginable, for a better life for us all, shouldn't we all join hands to request for that special status for Lagos ? but u are here talking about the intelligent of the other states were used to build Lagos. if lagos is to keep what is being generated in the state many states civil servants would go to bed hungry.

It is myopic to conclude that my comment does not make sense. Let me educate you a little with some of my previous comments as shown below:

Lagos has the rights to call for a special status. However, that is bad economics for the country. The federal government should channel the revenue from Lagos towards replicating what successive government did with Lagos, with states like Cross River, Kano and Anambra. A lot of countries did the same and it really helped their economy and political stability. A country like South Africa did that successfully: you have Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg all thriving. United states did that as well: New York, Chicago, Dallas etc.

Lagos is the lowest on the ranking table of oil producing states in Nigeria. Behind Imo and Abia states. So you can see that the state was not developed with resources from the state. Just the same way resources from other states was used to develop Lagos, it won't be a bad idea to use resources from Lagos to develop other states.

aikyg:


It is myopic to conclude that my comment does not make sense. Let me educate you a little with some of my previous comments as shown below:

Lagos has the rights to call for a special status. However, that is bad economics for the country. The federal government should channel the revenue from Lagos towards replicating what successive government did with Lagos, with states like Cross River, Kano and Anambra. A lot of countries did the same and it really helped their economy and political stability. A country like South Africa did that successfully: you have Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg all thriving. United states did that as well: New York, Chicago, Dallas etc.

Lagos is the lowest on the ranking table of oil producing states in Nigeria. Behind Imo and Abia states. So you can see that the state was not developed with resources from the state. Just the same way resources from other states was used to develop Lagos, it won't be a bad idea to use resources from Lagos to develop other states.

That's the point u keep making that is annoying someone, which state resources do they use to develop Lagos? show me the Lagos of pre-1999 and Today's Lagos and tell me they used money from other states to developed Lagos. The pre independence Nigeria was largely based on Agriculture and Southwest was leading with Cocoa, the only benefit of Lagos was tax. The first time Nigeria enjoyed oil wind cash was in 1970s what was developed in Lagos that period ? FCT moved to Abuja in 1991 and yet u are saying Lagos is being developed by other states money.

Listen if you like build all of the infrastructures in other states, if peace and sales are not available there nothing would happen, It was the liberalism way of Yoruba that has developed the Lagos and other part of Southwest.

Inspirelove:


That's the point u keep making that is annoying someone, which state resources do they use to develop Lagos? show me the Lagos of pre-1999 and Today's Lagos and tell me they used money from other states to developed Lagos. The pre independence Nigeria was largely based on Agriculture and Southwest was leading with Cocoa, the only benefit of Lagos was tax. The first time Nigeria enjoyed oil wind cash was in 1970s what was developed in Lagos that period ? FCT moved to Abuja in 1991 and yet u are saying Lagos is being developed by other states money..........

Can you name the resources in Lagos that was used to build the ports, the rail lines, the bridges, the flyovers, the airports, the military bases and then some. The resources of other states was used to build Lagos. You can either accept it or get angry unnecessarily, but it doesn't change the truth.

aikyg:


Can you name the resources in Lagos that was used to build the ports, the rail lines, the bridges, the flyovers, the airports, the military bases and then some. The resources of other states was used to build Lagos. You can either accept it or get angry unnecessarily, but it doesn't change the truth.

Which truth? goods to be imported nd exported pass through Lagos Port and that is where the money is being generated. if u even think is tru oil money , u deceive yourself.

Inspirelove:


Which truth? goods to be imported nd exported pass through Lagos Port and that is where the money is being generated. if u even think is tru oil money , u deceive yourself.

So the money that was used to construct the Lagos port, where did it come from? Did they not teach you in school that much of the natural harbours within Lagos were not conducive for ships due to the presence of a natural sandbar and heavy tides? Most of the goods destined for Lagos were diverted to the calmer entrance of Forcados. The colonial government had to take money from areas where there were natural resources to build the port. Please confirm before you post, brother.