Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has disclosed that Lagos State is a no-man’s land.
Bwala explained that during the last election, Tinubu lost in Lagos State despite hailing from there.
Reacting to a report that ₦2.9 trillion was spent on projects in Lagos State, the presidential aide insisted that Lagos was a cosmopolitan state.
He also disclosed that almost all the richest men, including Aliko Dangote, have their businesses in Lagos State.
According to Bwala: “Let me tell you why Lagos State is different, Lagos is a no-man’s land. In the last election, the president who comes from the Southwest did not win Lagos, that tells you the cosmopolitan nature of Lagos State.
“Secondly, the richest man in Africa is a Northerner and his business is not in Kano but in Lagos.
“Almost every rich man you know in Nigeria has businesses undertaking in Lagos and the Nigerian people are represented in Lagos.
“You go to Lagos, if not because the majority of the people are Yoruba-speaking, you will wonder whether Lagos indeed is from the Southwest.”
