Says unbridled population growth recipe for disaster
Oba of Lagos Rilwan Osuolale Akiolu on Tuesday, restated the demand for a special status for Lagos State to enable it cope with the growing needs of mega urbanization as Nigeria’s commercial capital city.
He said being Nigeria’s as well as Africa’s pride, the Federal Government ought to adopt Lagos State as a model and accord it special status grant to enable it meet the demands imposed on it as home to all Nigerians and all citizens of the world.
He spoke at the relaunch of Jigi-Bola Free Health Mission at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, where he also described Nigeria’s unbridled population as a time-bomb.
He said the population that keeps growing, without government’s corresponding plan for citizens is a recipe for disaster.
Akiolu stated that the good intention of government will continue to fail without corresponding plans for the citizens.
The monarch said: “This initiative is a laudable one but you need to add education, right from elementary, secondary school to university. My dear son, Bola Tinubu who introduced this programme did a lot of research before he came out with it 20 years ago and it has helped a lot.
“I commend this present governor because he came on board at the most difficult time, yet he’s doing everything humanly possible to make sure Lagosians get dividend of democracy; God will be with him and his family. Look at what happens after the #EndSARS protest, my palace was vandalized by unknown persons but all this was a result of lack of education.”
Akiolu added that “I pray for this country every time and our number one citizen, I am pleading, Lagos deserves a special status because it caters for nearly every part of the world. Former president Obasanjo said something which is very important regarding our population.
“From information at hand, Raw Materials Research and Development Council conducted a research in all 774 local governments in the whole country on youths and the things that can be done, from the report majority of the youths are willing and able if giving the opportunity but the government can only cater for five percent of the whole population.
“The remaining 95 percent is left to be roaming about, it is just a time bomb, Almighty Allah will not allow us to see another disaster but government has to do something quickly too and Lagos deserves special status.”
- Says unbridled population growth is recipe for disaster
King of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Osuolale Akiolu on Tuesday restated the demand for a special status for Lagos State to enable it cope with the growing demands of mega urbanization as Nigeria’s commercial capital city.
He said being Nigeria’s as well as Africa’s pride, the Federal Government ought to adopt Lagos State as a model and accord it special status grant to enable it meet the demands imposed on it as home to all Nigerians and all citizens of the world.
He spoke at the relaunch of Jigi-Bola Free Health Mission at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, where he also described Nigeria’s unbridled population as a time-bomb.
He said the population that keeps growing, without government’s corresponding plan for citizens is a recipe for disaster.
Akiolu stated that the good intention of government will continue to fail without corresponding plans for the citizens.
The monarch said: “This initiative is a laudable one but you need to add education, right from elementary, secondary school to university. My dear son, Bola Tinubu who introduced this programme did a lot of research before he came out with it 20 years ago and it has helped a lot.
“I commend this present governor because he came on board at the most difficult time, yet he’s doing everything humanly possible to make sure Lagosians get dividend of democracy; God will be with him and his family. Look at what happens after the #EndSARS protest, my palace was vandalized by unknown persons but all this was a result of lack of education.”
Akiolu added that “I pray for this country every time and our number one citizen, I am pleading, Lagos deserves a special status because it caters for nearly every part of the world. Former president Obasanjo said something which is very important regarding our population.
“From information at hand, Raw Materials Research and Development Council conducted a research in all 774 local governments in the whole country on youths and the things that can be done, from the report majority of the youths are willing and able if giving the opportunity but the government can only cater for five percent of the whole population.
“The remaining 95 percent is left to be roaming about, it is just a time bomb, Almighty Allah will not allow us to see another disaster but government has to do something quickly too and Lagos deserves special status.”