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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode,
has welcomed with joy and enthusiasm the admission of Lagos State as the sixth
member of the Odu’a Group, describing it as a major landmark in the effort of
the South-Western States of Nigeria towards regional integration.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the State’s
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, Governor Ambode
believes fervently that the drive towards regionally integrating South West of
Nigeria cannot be effectively pursued if all the States in the region do not
combine their resources, work together and maximize their comparative
advantages in order to build a strong regional infrastructural and social links
amongst the States.
“Governor Ambode said that Lagos joining the Odu’a
Group is a priority for his administration.
“He observes that with its huge population, its
vibrant economic base and its being the centre of economic and business
activities in Nigeria, Lagos is uniquely placed to contribute to the
development and growth of the Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OIC), the
investment arm of the group, as well as the integration of South West Nigeria
in general. The governor expresses his gratitude to the group for the
decision and looks forward to his government working with those of other States
in the group towards the betterment and development of South West of Nigeria
and its people,” Ayorinde said.
The statement added that Governor Ambode wishes to
seize this opportunity to thank the Odu’a Group for all that it has done and
thank his colleagues in the five South-West States for extending the hand of
fellowship to Lagos State.
It would be recalled that the decision to admit
Lagos State as the sixth member of the Odu’a Group was taken at the end of a
meeting of the five governors of Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti States in
Ibadan yesterday, thereby ending four years of debate amongst the previous five
owner States over whether Lagos State should be admitted into the group.
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