By John Ogunsemore
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala has declared Lagos State as a “no man’s land” while defending purported concentration of Federal Government projects in the state.
Bwala made the declaration on “Daybreak”, an Arise Television programme on Wednesday.
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The presidential aide argued that the Bola Tinubu administration was not favouring Lagos with the concentration of Federal projects in the state as widely speculated.
He said FG was rather investing in the country’s commercial nerve centre.
Bwala said, “Let me tell you why Lagos State is different. Lagos State is a no-man’s land. In the last election, the President who comes from the South-West did not win Lagos. That tells you the cosmopolitan nature of Lagos State.
“The richest man in Africa is a northerner. His business is not in Kano, it’s in Lagos. Almost every rich man that you know in Nigeria has business undertaking in Lagos and the Nigerian people are represented in Lagos.
“If not because probably the majority of the people are Yoruba speaking, you will wonder whether Lagos indeed is from the South-West.”
The presidential aide defended the N3.9 trillion worth of projects undertaken in Lagos under Tinubu.
He compared Lagos with other major economically viable cities in the world, which often enjoy preferential treatment from their central governments.
“London has more investment than the entire states in England put together. New York has more infrastructure and investment than the rest of the United States, including California. Paris has more investment.
“So in every country, wherever you find the commercial nerve of that country, you are likely to see the need to put infrastructure in place in order to boost the economy. Whatever Lagos benefits, the country benefits,” he explained.
Bwala added, “So the idea that you put more in Lagos than in other states or the federation should be put into a proper context. Lagos is a no-man’s land. Lagos is the hub of Nigeria. Lagoss is the pride of the country.”
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