LP gov candidate, Gbadebo, condemns ‘Lagos is no man’s land’ narrative

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party for Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has spoken against the notion that Lagos is a no man’s land.

In recent times, there have been arguments about the narrative on social media where many Nigerians air their views on the matter.

While some are pushing the narrative that Lagos has no original settlers, because it was formally a British Colony, others have argued that the state belongs to the Yorubas, the ethnic group that occupies the South-West region of the country.

The argument is further driven by those who oppose Gbadebo’s governorship ambition over the claim that he can not speak the Yoruba language because his mother is Igbo.

However, the LP governorship candidate while speaking on the ethnic politics being played in Lagos condemned the narrative, saying it is appalling.

He said some groups of people built Lagos to become what it is today, adding that the welcoming nature of the state was built by the Aworis, the Ogus and other groups.

“I’ve said it several times even on his show, the idea that someone would say Lagos is a no man’s land is appalling to me. There are people that built the idea, the culture of what Lagos is. The welcoming nature of the Aworis, the Ogus, even before the Oba of Benin sent the current royal family to Lagos, it was already a trading post, he said.