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Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Walllee: 1:38pm On Aug 06, 2022
As Abuja is currently the Capital of Nigeria,and resources gotten from every state is currently used for it's development,Is it fair for Northerners to claim to have developed Abuja,and is it right for them to ask other Nigerians why they are resident in Abuja?

Why I asked this question is because, Some supporters are claiming that Tinubu developed Lagos,when Lagos enjoyed funds from the resources of all other states of Nigeria, for it's massive development for 78yr(1914-1991),even before Mr Tinubu became Governor of the state from 1999-2007.
So if a state enjoyed these funds generated from other states for 78yrs,is it fair to claim than one Man made it what it is today? These are the pictures of Lagos 1975,1950,&1960,when other state where still building mud houses,while their resources is farried to Lagos for their own development.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by KanwuliaExtra: 1:39pm On Aug 06, 2022
Ghetto AGBADO world poverty capital!
Tueh!

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Solohmony: 1:50pm On Aug 06, 2022
You are ignorant of history. Lokoja was the first capital then to Calabar, and it was moved to Lagos and finally moved to Abuja.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Walllee: 2:08pm On Aug 06, 2022
Solohmony:
You are ignorant of history. Lokoja was the first capital then to Calabar, and it was moved to Lagos and finally moved to Abuja.
Why don't you use that your data to read up how many years Lagos became Capital of Nigeria,instead of displaying your ignorant in a public forum?

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by starstaz(m): 2:16pm On Aug 06, 2022
Solohmony:
You are ignorant of history. Lokoja was the first capital then to Calabar, and it was moved to Lagos and finally moved to Abuja.
Niger state even share part of this glory. Maybe Zungeru or something like that. Nice teaching from you.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Mcaccess(f): 2:42pm On Aug 06, 2022
Walllee:

Why don't you use that your data to read up how many years Lagos became Capital of Nigeria,instead of displaying your ignorant in a public forum?
Moreover, the Federal Capital territory consists of Lagos Island and terminates at Yaba.
I laugh when people think it was the whole of Lagos state that has the capital.
Meanwhile, Abuja was developed from scratch by the Federal Govt. whereas the areas that has the capital in Lagos i.e. Lagos Island (excluding Lekki) up to Yaba is developed before citing the capital in Lagos.
Note:Lagos is different from Lagos state.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by obyrich(m): 2:46pm On Aug 06, 2022
History is no longer taught in schools. Don't blame the children.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Realist12: 2:47pm On Aug 06, 2022
Mcaccess:

Moreover, the Federal Capital territory consists of Lagos Island and terminates at Yaba.
I laugh when people think it was the whole of Lagos state that has the capital.
Meanwhile, Abuja was developed from scratch by the Federal Govt. whereas the areas that has the capital in Lagos i.e. Lagos Island (excluding Lekki) up to Yaba is developed before citing the capital in Lagos.
Note:Lagos is different from Lagos state.
don't mind them that's what propaganda does to people, they can't even research. Ikorodu is more developed than Awka as of today . All in the name of denying Tinubu's legacy . The rapid growth of the Lekki epe axis of today is directly orchestrated by Tinubu.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by ajekpaks(m): 2:57pm On Aug 06, 2022
yeah
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Exmilitant(m): 3:01pm On Aug 06, 2022
Enugu coal was used to build Port Harcourt city. I heard tell. grin grin grin
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Mcaccess(f): 3:13pm On Aug 06, 2022
Realist12:
don't mind them that's what propaganda does to people, they can't even research. Ikorodu is more developed than Awka as of today . All in the name of denying Tinubu's legacy . The rapid growth of the Lekki epe axis of today is directly orchestrated by Tinubu.
Those in Lagos state as at 1998 know how ikorodu was.I could remember the road from Ketu to ikorodu as at then was a bad tiny road. Nobody can rule out the contribution of Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode and Sanwo olu in the development of Lagos.All Lagos state governors from 1999 till date has been working as a team.Hence the massive development being witnessed in Lagos.


What they don't know is that Mowe in Ogun state in terms of development will soon surpass that of Awka.

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by aribisala0(m): 3:14pm On Aug 06, 2022
Lagos State Was Never the Capital of Nigeria.

There is a difference between
Lagos City and Lagos State
Oyo town and Oyo State
Enugu Town and Enugu State
Kano and Kano State
Sokoto Sokoto State
Ondo Ondo State
Bauchi Bauchi state

ETC


Lagos Colony became the Capital of Nigeria in 1914 and was known as the FCT under a Minister just like today


One such Minister was the father of President Yar'adua

Lagos State was created in 1967. It was created from the Western Region and merged with Lagos City and the state was NAMED AFTER Lagos City
BUT

The whole state was not the capital

e.g compare with New York City in New York State. New York City is a former US Capital. Not the whole state

Lagos state when created had FIVE DIVISIONS
Lagos
Ikeja
Badagry
Epe
Ikorodu

Four of those divisions were in the former Western region under Awolowo's Action Group Party until Lagos State was created

Now how was Lagos City faring under the Colonial government before Lagos State was created?

Check this link

https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil
It was doing excellently well
EVEN BEFORE 1914 when Nigeria was created
Do not take my word for it check the link

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by aribisala0(m): 3:17pm On Aug 06, 2022
obyrich:
History is no longer taught in schools. Don't blame the children.
Where did you get this from?

It is untrue
History has never stopped being a JAMB or WAEC subject
Do some research
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by apache22b: 3:22pm On Aug 06, 2022
I pity Peter Obi's urchins that will not vote Tinubu,the only man who has the will to make this Country better again. A man God has presented to Nigeria and Nigerians on a platter. Over my dead body will Peter Obi rule this Country. FalseProphet1 already confirmed Tinubu will be our next President and so shall it be .

Fellow Nigeria Vote Wisely

Nigeria will be Great again only with Tinubu

Vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a better Nigeria for us all .

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by obyrich(m): 3:33pm On Aug 06, 2022
aribisala0:
Where did you get this from?

It is untrue
History has never stopped being a JAMB or WAEC subject
Do some research
https://guardian.ng/features/re-introduction-of-history-and-matters-arising/

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by aribisala0(m): 3:36pm On Aug 06, 2022
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Walllee: 3:39pm On Aug 06, 2022
aribisala0:
Lagos State Was Never the Capital of Nigeria.

There is a difference between
Lagos City and Lagos State
Oyo town and Oyo State
Enugu Town and Enugu State
Kano and Kano State
Sokoto Sokoto State
Ondo Ondo State
Bauchi Bauchi state

ETC


Lagos Colony became the Capital of Nigeria in 1914 and was known as the FCT under a Minister just like today


One such Minister was the father of President Yar'adua

Lagos State was created in 1967. It was created from the Western Region and merged with Lagos City and the state was NAMED AFTER Lagos City
BUT

The whole state was not the capital

e.g compare with New York City in New York State. New York City is a former US Capital. Not the whole state

Lagos state when created had FIVE DIVISIONS
Lagos
Ikeja
Badagry
Epe
Ikorodu

Four of those divisions were in the former Western region under Awolowo's Action Group Party until Lagos State was created

Now how was Lagos City faring under the Colonial government before Lagos State was created?

Check this link

https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil
It was doing excellently well
EVEN BEFORE 1914 when Nigeria was created
Do not take my word for it check the link
What ever you call it,so u have finally agreed that it was a Capital,whether Capital territory or Capital state from 1914 till 1991 a whooping 78years.
The colonial masters made Lagos their home and started developing Lagos to suit their needs,in 1914,amalgamation occured and they imposed Lagos as Capital territory,so at what point between,Colonial masters and Being made the Capital territory did Tinubu develope Lagos?.
Do you Know how many things a Capital territory attracts as being the Capital of a Country?,Do you think that in the next 20years Lagos will see the back of Abuja in terms of planning and development?

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by aribisala0(m): 3:42pm On Aug 06, 2022
Walllee:

What ever you call it,so u have finally agreed that it was a Capital,whether Capital territory or Capital state from 1914 till 1991 a whooping 78years.
The colonial masters made Lagos their home and started developing Lagos to suit their needs,in 1914,amalgamation occured and they imposed Lagos as Capital territory,so at what point between,Colonial masters and Being made the Capital territory did Tinubu develope Lagos?.
Do you Know how many things a Capital territory attracts as being the Capital of a Country?,Do you think that in the next 20years Lagos will see the back of Abuja in terms of planning and development?

Not whatever I call it /

Do not talk like an illiterate
I am not a Tinubu supporter
Lagos City was a net contributor to Nigeria
It contributed money to the Colonial government

The Colonial masters did not bring money from the UK to develop Lagos rather NET, they took money out of Lagos

My point is Lagos has ALWAYS been a cash cow as far as Nigeria is concerned no matter how far back you go.
https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil

Abuja has been capital for more than 30 years .. It is still on feeding bottle
Lagos State contributes more to Nigeria than ANY OTHER STATE
That has ALWAYS been the case

Today it benefits from the Vision of Papa Awolowo when he established Ikeja as a future manufacturing hub

Now we have Seaports coming up in Badagry, Lekki FTZ and lost more

So tell us how Abuja is going to surpass Lagos State?

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Walllee: 4:14am On Aug 07, 2022
aribisala0:

Not whatever I call it /

Do not talk like an illiterate
I am not a Tinubu supporter
Lagos City was a net contributor to Nigeria
It contributed money to the Colonial government

The Colonial masters did not bring money from the UK to develop Lagos rather NET, they took money out of Lagos

My point is Lagos has ALWAYS been a cash cow as far as Nigeria is concerned no matter how far back you go.
https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil

Abuja has been capital for more than 30 years .. It is still on feeding bottle
Lagos State contributes more to Nigeria than ANY OTHER STATE
That has ALWAYS been the case

Today it benefits from the Vision of Papa Awolowo when he established Ikeja as a future manufacturing hub

Now we have Seaports coming up in Badagry, Lekki FTZ and lost more

So tell us how Abuja is going to surpass Lagos State?

How?,By administratively Monopolizing Seaports,headquarters of all foreign companies that enter this country?.tell me again what does Lagos produce?,decentralize Seaports,and unbundle all Foreign companies that was dubiously distracted to build in Lagos to other states,and see your real worth
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Alba3: 4:56am On Aug 07, 2022
95% of present Lagos State was with the Western Region.

You don't seem to know the history of Lagos, Mr Ipob!

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Corto: 5:01am On Aug 07, 2022
Walllee:
As Abuja is currently the Capital of Nigeria,and resources gotten from every state is currently used for it's development,Is it fair for Northerners to claim to have developed Abuja,and is it right for them to ask other Nigerians why they are resident in Abuja?

Why I asked this question is because, Some supporters are claiming that Tinubu developed Lagos,when Lagos enjoyed funds from the resources of all other states of Nigeria, for it's massive development for 78yr(1914-1991),even before Mr Tinubu became Governor of the state from 1999-2007.
So if a state enjoyed these funds generated from other states for 78yrs,is it fair to claim than one Man made it what it is today? These are the pictures of Lagos 1975,1950,&1960,when other state where still building mud houses,while their resources is farried to Lagos for their own development.

Tinubu that did not build a single bridge in eight years

Babanla Ole

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Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by wiseoneking: 5:53am On Aug 07, 2022
aribisala0:
Lagos State Was Never the Capital of Nigeria.

There is a difference between
Lagos City and Lagos State
Oyo town and Oyo State
Enugu Town and Enugu State
Kano and Kano State
Sokoto Sokoto State
Ondo Ondo State
Bauchi Bauchi state

ETC


Lagos Colony became the Capital of Nigeria in 1914 and was known as the FCT under a Minister just like today


One such Minister was the father of President Yar'adua

Lagos State was created in 1967. It was created from the Western Region and merged with Lagos City and the state was NAMED AFTER Lagos City
BUT

The whole state was not the capital

e.g compare with New York City in New York State. New York City is a former US Capital. Not the whole state

Lagos state when created had FIVE DIVISIONS
Lagos
Ikeja
Badagry
Epe
Ikorodu

Four of those divisions were in the former Western region under Awolowo's Action Group Party until Lagos State was created

Now how was Lagos City faring under the Colonial government before Lagos State was created?

Check this link

https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil
It was doing excellently well
EVEN BEFORE 1914 when Nigeria was created
Do not take my word for it check the link
You are now saying the truth. Apart from ikeja division, which other division is developed. It's it epe, Badagry or ikorodu? These places are like any other towns in NIGERIA. They are still like bush and very under developed. The most developed places in Lagos is the island axis which is the capital of Nigeria.

Can you day Badagry, epe or ikorodu is developed?
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by aribisala0(m): 6:06am On Aug 07, 2022
wiseoneking:
You are now saying the truth. Apart from ikeja division, which other division is developed. It's it epe, Badagry or ikorodu? These places are like any other towns in NIGERIA. They are still like bush and very under developed. The most developed places in Lagos is the island axis which is the capital of Nigeria.

Can you day Badagry, epe or ikorodu is developed?
Shut up
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by Oddfinder001: 6:26am On Aug 07, 2022
aribisala0:

Not whatever I call it /

Do not talk like an illiterate
I am not a Tinubu supporter
Lagos City was a net contributor to Nigeria
It contributed money to the Colonial government

The Colonial masters did not bring money from the UK to develop Lagos rather NET, they took money out of Lagos

My point is Lagos has ALWAYS been a cash cow as far as Nigeria is concerned no matter how far back you go.
https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil

Abuja has been capital for more than 30 years .. It is still on feeding bottle
Lagos State contributes more to Nigeria than ANY OTHER STATE
That has ALWAYS been the case

Today it benefits from the Vision of Papa Awolowo when he established Ikeja as a future manufacturing hub

Now we have Seaports coming up in Badagry, Lekki FTZ and lost more

So tell us how Abuja is going to surpass Lagos State?
The argument is not even between Abija and lagos. The argument is about tinubu claiming to have developed lagos..and your submissions clearly show that tinubu was just another governor that served lagos..nothing really special. So u both are on thesame page..
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by omoharry(f): 7:42am On Aug 07, 2022
apache22b:
I pity Peter Obi's urchins that will not vote Tinubu,the only man who has the will to make this Country better again. A man God has presented to Nigeria and Nigerians on a platter. Over my dead body will Peter Obi rule this Country. FalseProphet1 already confirmed Tinubu will be our next President and so shall it be .

Fellow Nigeria Vote Wisely

Nigeria will be Great again only with Tinubu

Vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a better Nigeria for us all .
Vote a man that can not walk and need support to move ? Even with what we are experiencing under Buhari govt as a result of old age ,you still want Nigerians to vote in another frail old and sick man that need support before he can physically move around , lift anything or climb a stair case ?Are you guys normal at all ? Or you are just doom to be foolish for life . Well since Osibanjo did not get the ticket ,then I go for Obi .Vote another Buhari? God forbid. May affliction not strike us the second time.
Re: Lagos As Nigerians State Capital For 78years From 1914 -1991 by jmoore(m): 8:04am On Aug 07, 2022
Solohmony:
You are ignorant of history. Lokoja was the first capital then to Calabar, and it was moved to Lagos and finally moved to Abuja.

You are actually the ignorant one.


Calabar and Kogi were never the capital of Nigeria.

Amalgamation happened in 1914.

Calabar was the capital of southern protectorate, not Nigeria.

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