The Lagos story is a story of
what Nigeria can do with itself –
transparency, consistency,
regulations. That's why today
Lagos state is 30% Nigerian non-
oil GDP, and Lagos can do
without oil. This country is better
off with Lagos than with the
Niger Delta. Let's not make that
mistake. We should be together
as a country.
Every part of the country is
important. But, let us not be so
obsessed by a resource, because
we have had the commodity
driven model, and we are blind
to the potentials of an alternative
model. Lagos doesn't need oil.
What is oil anyway? It is a raw
material. You don't drink it. You
need it to move your vehicles.
Now, you have electricity. You
need it to fill your generator.
Now you have solar power, and
biomass. The future of oil is not
there. So, those few people who
are trying to break up this
country over oil, after sometime
that oil will be worthless. -
Muhammadu Sanusi iI
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