Why Lagos deserves special status — APC
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“It contributes over 20 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP, approximately 55 per cent of the nation’s VAT revenue, 65 per cent of corporate headquarters in the country and 70 per cent of maritime imports and logistics activities
By Adeyemi Adeleye
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed insinuations that Lagos is being over-pampered by the Federal Government and said the state deserved special status.
According to him, the state deserves a special status being a former capital territory.
According to Oladejo, Lagos is not just a city but Nigeria in microcosm, an urban miracle built on vision, hard work, sacrifice, and inclusiveness.
He said that it was not correct to say the state enjoys disproportionate attention or unmerited privilege from the federal government.
Describing Lagos as the engine room of the federation, Oladejo said: “No other state in Nigeria bears more of the weight of national productivity than Lagos.
“It contributes over 20 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP, approximately 55 per cent of the nation’s VAT revenue, 65 per cent of corporate headquarters in the country and 70 per cent of maritime imports and logistics activities
“These are not speculative figures, they are hard data, backed by facts and sustained by deliberate governance, not federal indulgence.”
Describing Lagos as a true national capital in spirit, the APC chieftain said long after Abuja took over as the official capital, Lagos had remained Nigeria’s de facto capital of commerce, culture, and continuity.
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