Lagos, some facts about it

 LAGOS (Eko)

There was no Lagos State in 1960. What we had was Lagos Federal Capital (former Lagos Colony).

That is the problem when leaders deliberately muddle things up for the young ones.

Lagos Capital of 1960 was Isale Eko, Victorial Island, Ikoyi and part of Apapa.

Ebute-Metta, Yaba, Ojota, Somolu, Bariga, Isolo, Ikeja, Alimosho, Ipaja, Ikorodu, Epe, Lekki, Ajah, Badagary, Mushin, Agege were all in Western State.

Lagos State was only created in 1967. And let me tell you the callous intention of what Gowon regime  did in creating Lagos State.

Obafemi Awolowo created industrial estates in Ikeja, Isolo, Iganmu, Ilupeju and co when those places were in Western State.

Gowon simply merged the industrial estates Awolowo created with Lagos Colony to form Lagos State in 1967. Awolowo created those industrial estates with cocoa money.

Lagos State is made up of 5 districts of Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos (Isale Eko) and Epe. Only one was Lagos Colony of 1914 to 1960. And that is Lagos Island. The remaining 4 districts were in Western Region.

So when any non indigene tells you the usual trash that they made Lagos or that Lagos was a former Capital or that Lagos is a No-man's land, please dont join them.

What took my dad to Lagos was the industrial estates Awolowo created, not the federal capital. Same is the story for over 90% of the people in the state today.

The Carther Bridge was the only bridge linking Lagos Colony to Western Region. It was after Ojukwu  attempted to blow it up during the civil war that Awolowo facilitated the building of Eko Bridge in 1975. Awolowo as the Finance Minister and de-facto number 2 to Gowon, revolutionized infrastructural development of the new Lagos State.

Amun ni ilu Eko._ It never dries, it feeds everybody but that does not mean you should now leave your own town and village and come to another man's town and take him for granted by telling him his land is a (No man's land).

Look around Lagos State today, all you see are the works of Awolowo,Jakande,Tinubu,etc. After God who created Lagos strategically, Awolowo, Johnson, Jakande,Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode, Sanwolu etc made it what it is today. So know this and know peace and enjoy your stay in lagos. This is plain reality and not about any partisanship or political sentiments.

NB; Author didn't state his name, this post was published based on the fact that what he wrote is true