Who Owns Lagos Controversy: Bwala Makes A U-Turn

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has made a U-turn on his stance over the ‘who owns Lagos?’ controversy.

Bwala had been credited as describing Lagos as a no-man’s land, when he appeared on an Arise Television breakfast programme, the Daybreak programme,

stirring fresh controversy over the touchy matter, when he appeared on Arise Television.

On his X handle however, he took what many will see as making a u-turn stating the status of Lagos as a Yoruba land had never been a subject of doubt.

Proving perspective to his position on the ‘who owns Lagos’ controversy, he added:

“What I emphasised was the special place Lagos occupies in Nigeria and indeed West Africa, a city that, much like New York, Paris, or London, serves as the commercial nerve centre of our economy”, he stated.

“Culturally, historically, and constitutionally, Lagos belongs to the Yoruba people, and that has never been in contention.

“The unique identity of Lagos as a Yoruba homeland is settled and beyond dispute.

“Lagos provides every Nigerian, regardless of origin, a level playing field to thrive, and in this sense, it mirrors the diversity of our nation while remaining firmly rooted in Yoruba heritage.

“My argument was, therefore, and justifiably so, for massive investments in infrastructure to sustain the economic and social responsibilities Lagos has shouldered on behalf of Nigeria,” he stated.

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Bwala stated that it was necessary for any one desirous of succeeding as leader in the country to prioritise Lagos.

“Such support is not because Lagos is ‘no man’s land,’ but because it is the heartbeat of the nation’s development,” he clarified.

“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 a 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”, he stated.