Still on the question of Lagos’ special status

At the end of the 18th edition of the Executive/Legislative parley organised by the Lagos State Government, the issue of advocating for a “Special Status” for Lagos in the ongoing constitutional review exercise was once again on the front burner.

The state’s landmass is rather small by Nigerian standards . As if to aggravate the situation, a considerable part of the metropolis is covered by water, a situation that complicates its infrastructure needs.The Lagos transformation project requires an enormous financial force to build and upgrade infrastructure facilities in the state in the next 15 years far beyond the capacity of the state government.

The number of heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles that daily ply Lagos roads are quite alarming. The same goes for the number of pupils in its public schools as well as those that daily visit its public hospitals. However, successive federal governments have refused to take a cue from countries such as Germany, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, and Tanzania, which, after relocating their capitals, did not hold back development in the former capitals.

Its new capital, Putrajaya, which is the most computerized city in the world, is the administrative capital. In Australia, the old capital, Sydney, still enjoys special recognition. Although Canberra is the new capital, most government activities of government, international conferences, party conventions, and meetings are still held in the former capital city.

One hopes that the current Senate, under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio will dispassionately look into the subject and do the right thing. Given the centrality of Lagos to the overall social-economic aspiration of Nigeria, the upper chamber and other critical stakeholders should rise above primordial considerations and treat the Lagos special question issue more impassively.

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