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The Igbo made Lagos their other home before ethnicity came into Nigerian politics. But since then, and despite the civil war , Igbos have remained a major part of the Lagos project. They have improved Lagos. Lagos has empowered and polished them . You only need to visit Amuwo-Odofin . Lagos has given them opportunity. They have made Lagos thick, and tick. You only need to visit the Trade fair complex and the Alaba market.
Lagos favours competition. And yes , there have been clashes over market ownership and such like. And there were the days of the OPC and Hausa skirmishes. But generally, Lagos has been boisterous but peaceful. For a city of over 20 million people of diverse cultures, Lagos has been comparatively serene.
But Lagos, like all other organisms, is destined to experience growth changes. And sometimes adaptations come with discomfort. Lagos is growing and developing its wrinkles. Fast developing urban centres pass through stages of social puberty. Voice may crack, facial hairs may sprout, some homogeneity and some innocence could be lost.
But Igbos must understand that the Yoruba, like any other African tribe, would resist anything that has the appearance of foreign domination. That is natural. It may be time for a revolution in Lagos. But Igbos must proceed discreetly. No wise man attracts to himself envy and hostility. The negative reaction of the average Yoruba to the march championed by Igbos should be expected. If it happened in Igbo land, Igbos would react more vehemently. We all remember how people reacted to the suggestion of cattle clones for herdsmen. That is the level of our national cohesion and integration for now.
It’s a complex social problem. Lagos could at some point become demographically unrecognizable to those who knew it in 1900. Cities are social organisms.
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