Lagos is now going to be a megacity. Under the able leadership of
Governor Babatunde Fashola, the apostle of good governance, Lagos is
undergoing a major makeover. The Atlantic Ocean will be banished, to be
replaced by Eko Atlantic; a shimmering new 3.5- mile island built
literally on the water behind a “great wall of Lagos.” Greenery has
suddenly appeared in Lagos, displacing the concrete jungle. There are
now parks with manicured lawns. There are now tree-lined roads.
Pot-holes are now being tarred. Sidewalks are now provided for
pedestrians.
*Eko o ni baje In the middle of this transformation, a new immigration department has been opened in Lagos. “Illegal aliens” are being expelled and are shipped back to their homelands in the dead of night. New visitors may have to obtain visas to come here.
All this makes it imperative to determine who exactly is the Lagosian? Who is entitled to enjoy the new amenities that Governor Fashola and his team of dedicated public-servants are bringing to Lagos? Accordingly, a battle royal has emerged for the rightful ownership of Lagos. Some are insisting Lagos is no man’s land.
Others are discovering Lagos as their fatherland. But there is no question that the government has already determined the precise identity of the true Lagosian.
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