City, State/Country — Make you gather here, I go yarn you wetin dey happen for Lagos wey dey shake table. Daniel Bwala, wey be Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, don drop some fine gist wey fit make person wonder one or two things.
For the Daybreak programme wey dem run for Arise Television Wednesday, Bwala talk say Lagos State na “no-man’s land” and e be like pride of Naija economy. E no dey waste time to clear am say all the federal projects wey dey for Lagos no be say dem dey favor di state but na investment wey suppose help the country economy grow—abeg make we shine our eye go see wetin dey happen.
“See, Lagos different. For di last election, even di President wey come from South-West no fit win Lagos. Dis one fit tell you say Lagos no be average place, na cosmopolitan vibe dey flow for here,” Bwala talk. (No wonder wey be say sometimes you go dey wonder wetin dem dey put for rice wey dem dey cook for local rice joint.)
E continue to yarn say di richest man for Africa, na person wey dey come from di North, and e business dey shine well well for Lagos, no be for Kano. Almost everyone wey you sabi wey get money for Naija get something wey dem dey run for Lagos. “If no be say majority wey dey Lagos dey speak Yoruba, you go dey surprise wetin people go dey call this state,” he add.
Bwala no just stop there, e compare Lagos with global economic giants like London, New York, and Paris wey dey collect better investment pass other cities. E no lie—every boy wey get sense sabi say if you want make economy dey grow, you gats put infrastructure for di right place. “Whatever Lagos dey collect, Naija go still benefit,” na wetin e dey talk so.
Di matter of N3.9 trillion worth of federal projects wey dem don allocate to Lagos for two years, Bwala talk say no be joke. Him dey stress say Lagos remain dem base for commerce and e dey carry Naija flag for economic growth. “So, no be by favoritism, na by strategy.” E no too clear for some people, abi dem no sabi say Lagos na di heartbeat of Naija? If dem no sabi, dem go sabi now as Bwala don yarn am big.
As we dey watch wetin dey happen, make we no forget say Lagos na place where dreams dey happen, although e get as e be sometimes (like when electricity dey play hide and seek with people). So, my paddy, make you keep eye for dis one—di gist don just begin!
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