Indigenes of Lagos State have vowed to reject a Bill seeking the return of Nigeria to regional government.

By Dapo Akinrefon

Speaking under the aegis of De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, the Lagos Indigenes, in a statement by its Media Office, revealed that a proposed Bill seeking approval of the National Assembly to return Nigeria to regional system is set to be considered but insisted that Lagos State people will not be part of the Western Region.

But De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, in a statement by Adelani Adeniji-Adele said: “This bill that is being proposed or suggested spells an ominous sign to us from Lagos State. It is a further attempt to subsume our aspiration into a larger group that is antithesis to whatever we believe in as indigenes of the state.

“The first most important is that vast consultations were not held on the matter to find out if being submerged into another subgroup is a thing we desire. It cannot be generally assumed.

“Generally and since Lagos and its environs became a colony, we have always maintained that we prefer a stand alone status and not be part of any Western Region or Province.

“In recent times, our various indigenous groups had always maintained that we as indigenes of Lagos had always been having a raw deal from our neighbours in the South West, who see nothing good in us as they are only for project to marginalize us and see our state as ‘spoils of war’.

“We recall that in our history of over 100 years, Lagos indigenes in their various forms, towns and villages have never made progress and development as part of any region not to talk of the Western Region. The brief balkanization of our state to be part of the Western Region was an aberration.

“Nothing should be assumed especially from the contents of this proposed bill, especially if it has the inclusion of Lagos State as part of any region. We demand a referendum to actually reflect the wishes of the people.

“We, the indigenes of Lagos State, do not wish to be part of the regional state as being proposed in the Bill returning Nigeria to regional government. Our leaders and traditional rulers opposed it in 1953 and we gained respite in 1967. We, offspring of our heroes’ past, will not accept it.

“We enjoin our representatives in the National Assembly to consult with the elders statesmen and stakeholders before taking any action on the Bill. This is beyond the ruling party and state government affairs. Lagos State cannot be brought into nothingness through the South West Region proposal by this Bill surreptitiously.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/06/return-to-regionalism-we-wont-be-part-of-western-region-lagos-indigenes/

Say no to attache by force.

Those lagos attache by force how far?

Attachee by force people oya E don happen 😂

hiohiohiohiohiohio

they'll will hide this thread
watch out.

thunder scatter tinubu

fuckingAyaya:
Those lagos attache by force how far?

Attache to what exactly? South Easterners are far more obsessed with Lagos than Yoruba. The potentials of greater Yorubaland is far greater that just a tiny part of it. It is common sense.

fuckingAyaya:
Those lagos attache by force how far?

Helinus is so confused right now

ElSudani:


Attache to what exactly? South Easterners are far more obsessed with Lagos than Yoruba. The potentials of greater Yorubaland is far greater that just a tiny part of it. It is common sense.

Remove Lagos from south west and it will become mini Borno state within 7 days

Hmmmmm!
So that means they are still going to deport so many people back to Osun soon?🤷‍♂️

Oya those of us from iragbiji,Yakooyo, Eduabon,Igangan, ebinpejo etc should brace up for the movement.

Benzigler:





Remove Lagos from south west and it will become mini Borno state within 7 days

Nonsense. There's no Lagos without Yorubaland because the current Lagos territory was carved out of it.

Which kain Wahala be this one?

phorget:
Hmmmmm!
So that means they are still going to deport so many people back to Osun soon?🤷‍♂️

Oya those of us from iragbiji,Yakooyo, Eduabon,Igangan, ebinpejo etc should brace up for the movement.

Lol, I see where this is going. There's more to eat and survive on elsewhere in Yorubaland than Lagos actually.
Many Yoruba don't even want to live in Lagos. I don't understand your obsession with that place.

ElSudani:


Attache to what exactly? South Easterners are far more obsessed with Lagos than Yoruba. The potentials of greater Yorubaland is far greater that just a tiny part of it. It is common sense.

You should be shouting down the man speaking in the op if you have a contrary opinion.

Nobody dictate to Lagosians. Western Region is a political region. They are YORUBA and Lagosians are Yoruba period.

There are Yoruba beyond Lagos and Western Region. They all relate to IFE.

Geographically, no matter how you cut it, Lagos called Eko by the Atlantic and another Eko in Ekiti are Yoruba enclaves.

ElSudani:


Lol, I see where this is going. There's more to eat and survive on elsewhere in Yorubaland than Lagos actually.
Many Yoruba don't even want to live in Lagos. I don't understand your obsession with that place.

You are not Yoruba, else you won't make this warped post.

CharlotteFlair:
You are not Yoruba, else you won't make this warped post.

Ok sir, but I need more explanation.

Those making such statements are disgruntled elements that the Portugese Slave merchants dumped on the shores of Yoruba land in Eko. I challenge them to submit themselves for DNA test, let's see if truly they are indigenous to 'Niger area' talk more of Lagos. Awon iran eru. Some of them were dumped in Togo and Benin Republic.

ElSudani:


Lol, I see where this is going. There's more to eat and survive on elsewhere in Yorubaland than Lagos actually.
Many Yoruba don't even want to live in Lagos. I don't understand your obsession with that place.

“When the monkey can't reach the ripe banana with his hand, it says it is not sweet.”

ElSudani:


Attache to what exactly? South Easterners are far more obsessed with Lagos than Yoruba. The potentials of greater Yorubaland is far greater that just a tiny part of it. It is common sense.

Stop embarrassing yourself here doing senseless tribal banters

There are shameless tribalist like you from different Tribes,no be only Igbo get tribalists like you na

Do You even know how many people from different Tribes troop into Lagos on daily basis,your soul is plainly possessed with crying and wailing Igbo yoooo, Igbo eeehhhh is this what you are destined to for.

Mindlog:

You cannot pay a relative of mine to live in Lagos. That is her choice and it doesn't mean Lagos is bad or good. There are many people like that. The only people who are totally obsessed with Lagos are SEners.

Lagos state that was created during military era

Lagos state is made of

Lagos island division, Ikeja division, Ibeju Epe division, Ikorodu division and Badagry division.

Only Lagos island was not part of Western Nigeria.

Lagos island was the federal capital territory.

Before the joining of Lagos colony to southern protectorate, majority of yoruba land was administrated as Lagos protectorate.



The man child called Adele who feels Lagos island alone should control the fortunes of lagos state should go and rest.

Iamgrey5:
Lagos state that was created during military era

Lagos state is made of

Lagos island division, Ikeja division, Ibeju Epe division, Ikorodu division and Badagry division.

Only Lagos island was not part of Western Nigeria.

Lagos island was the federal capital territory.

Before the joining of Lagos colony to southern protectorate, majority of yoruba land was administrated as Lagos protectorate.



The man child called Adele who feels Lagos island alone should control the fortunes of lagos state should go and rest.

Why are you doing attache by force? The real owners of Lagos have said that they don't want to be part and parcel of your western region. Is it too difficult for you to understand and swallow?

Tochi360:


Stop embarrassing yourself here doing senseless tribal banters

There are shameless tribalist like you from different Tribes,no be only Igbo get tribalists like you na

Do You even know how many people from different Tribes troop into Lagos on daily basis,your soul is plainly possessed with crying and wailing Igbo yoooo, Igbo eeehhhh is this what you are destined to for.

Don't be ridiculous. Ibos are totally obsessed with Lagos. Can you imagine Iwuanyanwu saying Ibos developed Lagos when there are are historical records to the contrary?
A Yoruba man wants to go to London or New York, the Ibo man wants to go to Lagos.

That's not hard.

Old Ikeja which included Agege, Mushin, Epe and Ikorodu, and every new LGA that were carved out of them would be amalgamated and returned to the Western region. Simple as ABC.

flokii:
Those making such statements are disgruntled elements that the Portugese Slave merchants dumped on the shores of Yoruba land in Eko. I challenge them to submit themselves for DNA test, let's see if truly they are indigenous to 'Niger area' talk more of Lagos. Awon iran eru. Some of them were dumped in Togo and Benin Republic.

It's just PDP politics of Lagos. That's what they do every year.

flokii:
Those making such statements are disgruntled elements that the Portugese Slave merchants dumped on the shores of Yoruba land in Eko. I challenge them to submit themselves for DNA test, let's see if truly they are indigenous to 'Niger area' talk more of Lagos. Awon iran eru. Some of them were dumped in Togo and Benin Republic.

Iamgrey5:
Lagos state that was created during military era

Lagos state is made of

Lagos island division, Ikeja division, Ibeju Epe division, Ikorodu division and Badagry division.

Only Lagos island was not part of Western Nigeria.

Lagos island was the federal capital territory.

Before the joining of Lagos colony to southern protectorate, majority of yoruba land was administrated as Lagos protectorate.



The man child called Adele who feels Lagos island alone should control the fortunes of lagos state should go and rest.

É wo won, gbogbo attachee by force,land grabbers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

All of a sudden,prince Adeniyi Adele and his ancestors are now people dumped!!!!
Chai!!! Yoruba people and betrayals!

Goodvibes007:

It's just PDP politics of Lagos. That's what they do every year.

All the Kings in Lagos from Oba Dosunmu to Adele to Kosoko were Yorubas.. so what rubbish are the slave returnees saying?. Or is it because they were allowed to settle on the Island when White men dumped them in Africa?.

Just drive out of Lagos from the Ojota Berger axis or away from the sango axis and immediately you will know you ain't in Lagos 😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

So as that guy put it, imagine the west without Lagos state 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Iceberg3:

É wo won, gbogbo attachee by force,land grabbers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

All of a sudden,prince Adeniyi Adele and his ancestors are now people dumped!!!!
Chai!!! Yoruba people and betrayals!

Lagos state is quite different from lagos island bro.

flokii:


All the Kings in Lagos from Oba Dosunmu to Adele to Kosoko were Yorubas.. so what rubbish are the slave returnees saying?. Or is it because they were allowed to settle on the Island when White men dumped them in Africa?.

Oga it is the progeny of Adele, prince Adeniji Adele that's saying this!

What's difficult here,go back to your Oshogbo,at least your "beloved" Betty ain't the 1st lady anymore 😁

Iamgrey5:
Lagos state is quite different from lagos island bro.

Oga that's not what they are talking about o and there's no state called Lagos island state...just leave lagosians alone,pack and go,simple, gaskiya walai

Iceberg3:

Oga that's not what they are talking about o and there's no state called Lagos island state...just leave lagosians alone,pack and go,simple, gaskiya walai

My mum is from lagos state not lagos island and has always felt part of southwest Nigeria even till date.

My mum is ijebu from lagos.