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There is this wrong impression even held by otherwise very educated elites that Lagos State was the capital of Nigeria for so many years till 1991. That is not correct. What was capital of Nigeria was Lagos Island which even did not include Victoria Island. The mainland of today from Ikeja to Ilupeju where all vitually under the western region and only carved into Lagos State when the state was created in 1967. Perhaps to emphasize the difference between the state and the federal capital territory, Ikeja and not Lagos Island was made the capital of Lagos state. All through till 1991, the FG had jurisdiction only on the island and could only collect PAYE tax for residents there while state govt had jurisdiction over the rest of Lagos and collected the PAYE of the residents till d FCT moved to Abuja and the state govt took over jurisdiction of the entire state. Yes, federal presence on the island attracted infrastructure and development to the ading towns but but also created urban slums all around the state. However, know the truth, only Lagos Island was capital of Nigeria and not Lagos State.

Okay, so where are you going with this?

Yulp,

Lol, I see many people say that, anyways I always try my best to educate them.


Many have forgotten that the first industrial estate in Nigeria was built by Awolowo and was located in Ikeja under the then Western Region.

Ikeja, ikorodu many mainlands are under Western Region occupied majorly by Ijebu and Awori people .


A fact check on all those grandmas (64 yrs and above) birth certificate in those axis will never read LAGOS STATE, instead, it will read WESTERN REGION

Ddeliverer007:
Okay, so where are you going with this?

Dead the argument that Lagos State was once the capital of Nigeria

IPOBS will avoid this tread like plague.

Teach the ignorant buffoons.

Ddeliverer007:
Okay, so where are you going with this?

Are you dumb or can't read, oh I forget you are an Ipobian, dumb heads

Trapnews:

IPOBS will avoid this tread like plague.

You clearly have comprehension problems. You don lick mic today like your master?

So Awolowo built all the bridges in Lagos and not fg?

Odibembem:
There is this wrong impression even held by otherwise very educated elites that Lagos State was the capital of Nigeria for so many years till 1991. That is not correct. What was capital of Nigeria was Lagos Island which even did not include Victoria Island. The mainland of today from Ikeja to Ilupeju where all vitually under the western region and only carved into Lagos State when the state was created in 1976. Perhaps to emphasize the difference between the state and the federal capital territory, Ikeja and not Lagos Island was made the capital of Lagos state. All through till 1991, the FG had jurisdiction only on the island and could only collect PAYE tax for residents there while state govt had jurisdiction over the rest of Lagos and collected the PAYE of the residents till d FCT moved to Abuja and the state govt took over jurisdiction of the entire state. Yes, federal presence on the island attracted infrastructure and development to the ading towns but but also created urban slums all around the state. However, know the truth, only Lagos Island was capital of Nigeria and not Lagos State.

Op you are the ignorant one. Ok, which part of abuja is the capital of nigeria? Is it only where aso rock is situated? Wrong!
Lagos as a state was the capital of nigeria but the presidential villa was situated in the island. When was MMA built and where was it built? It was built in lagos the then capital of nigeria. The whole of abuja is the capital of Nigeria not just where aso rock is situated.
Stop shifting goal post. Tinubu never developed lagos.

Lagos Island and adjourning Victoria Island where the first British mandated colonies even before the British conquest of southern and then northern Nigeria

With the creation of both northern and southern protectorates, Lagos Island remained a separate colony , hence why it was never under both the strative purvey of southern and then western regions under colonial and post colonial Nigeria.

And most ignorant people are majorly on Twitter.

They will only consumed whatever their "Idol" says.

Mynd44, Nlfbmod

izombie:
Op you are the ignorant one. Ok, which part of abuja is the capital of nigeria? Is it only where aso rock is situated? Wrong!
Lagos as a state was the capital of nigeria but the presidential villa was situated in the island. When was MMA built and where was it built? It was built in lagos the then capital of nigeria. The whole of abuja is the capital of Nigeria not just where aso rock is situated.
Stop shifting goal post. Tinubu never developed lagos.

Leave those mumu people... They always claim to be educated, analysing rubbish.

Only them will believe their rubbish analysis.

Is like saying that only Aso rock/maitama was Abuja capital when FCT is shifted to another state in future.

What they don't know is that not every part of the capital are developed just like there's still rural areas in Abuja.

Lagos island is in Abuja?

baretalk:

Are you dumb or can't read, oh I forget you are an Ipobian, dumb heads

lick Abi taste mic

Trapnews:

IPOBS will avoid this tread like plague.

So, the western region had developed lagos for decades before tinubu came.

Tinubu met an already developed lagos

Bendeco02:

Leave those mumu people... They always claim to be educated, analysing rubbish.

Only them will believe their rubbish analysis.

Is like saying that only Ask rock/maitama was Abuja capital when FCT is shifted to another state in future.

What they don't know is that not every part of the capital are developed just like there's still rural areas in Abuja.

You didn't get his explanation. Lagos State was not the capital of Nigeria. Lagos was.

FCT is the capital of Nigeria. This includes Abuja and Aso Rock.

Ikorodu, Ikeja, Mushin, Badagry, Epe, etc were all under Western region.

izombie:
Op you are the ignorant one. Ok, which part of abuja is the capital of nigeria? Is it only where aso rock is situated? Wrong!
Lagos as a state was the capital of nigeria but the presidential villa was situated in the island. When was MMA built and where was it built? It was built in lagos the then capital of nigeria. The whole of abuja is the capital of Nigeria not just where aso rock is situated.
Stop shifting goal post. Tinubu never developed lagos.

Am taking pains to cure your ignorance you are still adamant. Washington DC is a small city ading Virginia and Maryland, not part of either state. Same way Lagos was an ading city to Lagos State. The simple test was for you to find out who collected PAYE for Lagos Island residents and for Ikeja residents prior to 1991. But you would never know there was a difference cos you don't even know what is PAYE and has never paid PAYE from the small shop you run. Stop celebrating your ignorance, states are never capitals of countries, only cities are.

izombie:
Op you are the ignorant one. Ok, which part of abuja is the capital of nigeria? Is it only where aso rock is situated? Wrong!
Lagos as a state was the capital of nigeria but the presidential villa was situated in the island. When was MMA built and where was it built? It was built in lagos the then capital of nigeria. The whole of abuja is the capital of Nigeria not just where aso rock is situated.
Stop shifting goal post. Tinubu never developed lagos.

Bendeco02:

Leave those mumu people... They always claim to be educated, analysing rubbish.

Only them will believe their rubbish analysis.

Is like saying that only Ask rock/maitama was Abuja capital when it may be shifted to another state in future.

What they don't know is that not every part of the capital are developed just like there's is still rural areas in Abuja.

What nonsense are you saying?

Awolowo built the first industrial estate in Ikeja under the then Western Region.

How is this possible if Lagos State (including Ikeja) was the capital of Nigeria


Educated illiterate.
When Lagos State was been created as a state, Ikeja and all other mainlands were added from western region to form a state. Mumunus

izombie:
Op you are the ignorant one. Ok, which part of abuja is the capital of nigeria? Is it only where aso rock is situated? Wrong!
Lagos as a state was the capital of nigeria but the presidential villa was situated in the island. When was MMA built and where was it built? It was built in lagos the then capital of nigeria. The whole of abuja is the capital of Nigeria not just where aso rock is situated.
Stop shifting goal post. Tinubu never developed lagos.

You’re very ignorant. Abuja is Federal capital territory and not Aso Rock. Abuja as FCT is made up of 6 area councils which include AMAC, Bwari, Kuje, Gwagwalada, Kwali and Abaji. All the area councils are under the control of the FCT istration.

Lagos state was never FCT but Lagos Island. The FCT istration back than had control over only Lagos island while the western region and later Lagos state had control over all the other 19 local governments in the state.

Building MMA in Ikeja is just the same thing as FG building international airports in Kano, Enugu, PH, Ilorin etc. It has nothing to do with FCT.

Even that senseless Atiku follow Ipobs dey talk nonsense that Federal Government built Lagos State.

Since you guys are illiterates

this is the map of lagos from 1840 - 1940

Was there any changes in the area?

PresidentAtiku:
Lagos island is in Abuja?

Odibembem:


I tire bro because I don't understand the reason for this topic...


To simply red-educate and illuminate your mind. The ignorance in the land is nauseating especially cos the ignorant now occupy the bullying pulpit through of social media

A tottering illiterate like you trying to "re-educate"?

The garbage you wrote up there only goes to show your level of inferiority complex, guilty complex and acute paranoia...

So Lagos Island was the capital and not Lagos state proves what exactly?

Y'all are pathetic

Ddeliverer007:
Okay, so where are you going with this?

To simply red-educate and illuminate your mind. The ignorance in the land is nauseating especially cos the ignorant now occupy the bullying pulpit through social media

Bendeco02:

Leave those mumu people... They always claim to be educated, analysing rubbish.

Only them will believe their rubbish analysis.

Is like saying that only Aso rock/maitama was Abuja capital when FCT is shifted to another state in future.

What they don't know is that not every part of the capital are developed just like there's still rural areas in Abuja.

Now I know that we hv many ignorant fuckers. How could somebody say Lagos was never Capital, where does Lagos Island located? Is it ijebe Ode or what

Sammy07:




What nonsense are you saying?

Awolowo built the first industrial estate in Ikeja under the then Western Region.

How is this possible if Lagos State (including Ikeja) was the capital of Nigeria


Educated illiterate.
When Lagos State was been created as a state, Ikeja and all other mainlands were added from western region to form a state. Mumunus

Oga drop the map of lagos before 1960

Stop beating around the bush. Everyone are not slow like your people to believe rubbish.

Bendeco02:
Since you guys are illiterates

Just drop the map of lagos before 1960 let's confirm.

Lol, the thing is, you will as drop map and still get confused.

You always hear Oba of Lagos, you probably think he has jurisdiction over all Lagos State

Same way if you hear Alaafin of Oyo or Osemawe of Ondo

Globad:


You didn't get his explanation. Lagos State was not the capital of Nigeria. Lagos was.

FCT is the capital of Nigeria. This includes Abuja and Aso Rock.

Ikorodu, Ikeja, Mushin, Badagry, Epe, etc were all under Western region.

When d colonial.masters changed d name, the whole territory was and is still under Lagos. mak una dey try read history. Just loke somebody saying Nnewi is not under Anambra State

Sammy07:


Lol, the thing is, you will as drop map and still get confused.

You always hear Oba of Lagos, you probably think he has jurisdiction over all Lagos State

Same way if you hear Alaafin of Oyo or Osemawe of Ondo

Drop the map of lagos as of then let's confirm whether it includes only those areas you mentioned.

Very simple

emmanuelbrown26:

When d colonial.masters changed d name, the whole territory was and is still under Lagos. mak una dey try read history. Just loke somebody saying Nnewi is not under Anambra State

I don't even know what you're saying.


Drop the map of lagos as of then let's confirm whether it includes only those areas you mentioned.

Bendeco02:


Drop the map of lagos as of then let's confirm whether it includes only those areas you mentioned.

Very simple

Here you have it.

If you know Lagos State very well, you'll understand where some places Dey in this map

emmanuelbrown26:

Now I know that we hv many ignorant fuckers. How could somebody say Lagos was never Capital, where does Lagos Island located? Is it ijebe Ode or what

Lagos Island was never part of or inside Lagos state till 1991. It was a city adg Lagos state
Why is this so hard to sink into your brain? Washington DC is a small city ading Virginia and Maryland but not inside any of them. Infact Lagos Island was an istrative territory long before Lagos State was created in 1967 but the island was not part of Lagos state till the FG left for Abuja in 1991. Make una dey read and do small research na, this una ignorance is earth shaking