Dear Chinedu @GRVlagos
I have no interest in descending into the mudslinging and distractions you appear to thrive on. My focus remains on the important work before us - supporting the efforts of the Lagos State Government to ensure the safety, well-being, and prosperity of Lagosians.
If being committed to public service, good governance, and the protection of the interests and heritage of Lagosians is what you choose to describe as bigotry, then I make no apologies for standing firmly by those principles. Public service is not a tea party - but how can you know what it entails? Nemo dat quod non habet.
For the sake of clarity, I would advise you, in your saner moments, to acquaint yourself with my record in public service - from my appointment as Special Adviser on Education to Mr. Governor in 2019 to my present tour of duty at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. The record is public, and it speaks for itself.
As for the labels and accusations, I will leave others to judge them on their merits. I have no intention of engaging in personal attacks or trading insults with a political nomad driven by ignorance and needless hatred.
I wish you all the best.
TW
@GRVlagos You just embarrassed the popo aguda community with this tweet....Well I am not surprised, you have always embarrassed us ...
Even saying you don't think Yoruba.
Chai
Nnamdi Azikiwe migrated to Lagos in 1937. A few years earlier, in 1929, Louis Ojukwu had arrived at the age of 20 with almost no money in his pocket. He started out humbly as a tyre sales clerk for John Holt and, like many others drawn by the cityโs opportunities, was captivated by what he found. Lagos left a strong impression, they stayed put.
A full century before these people migrated, Yoruba people had already been moving freely in and out of Africa, By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Yorubas were prominently established in the professions like doctors, chartered accountants, lawyers, and engineers. My own father, for instance, trained as a civil engineer in England.
Lagos has always been a magnet for ambition, drawing talent from across Nigeria and beyond before it is made capital, the Igbo arrivals stepped into a vibrant, already sophisticated city that Yoruba professionals had helped shape for generations.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Teach your kids what they are before society teach them what they are not .
Nothing wrong with asking Grok historical questions. Lagos (Eko) was already a thriving indigenous Yoruba trading settlement and port long before British annexation in 1861. The 1886 submarine telegraph cable was a British colonial project linking it to London. In 1914, after amalgamation, Lagos became Nigeria's capital.
Development is cumulative: pre-colonial foundations, colonial infrastructure, and post-independence contributions by Nigerians of all backgrounds through migration, trade, labor, and governance. Tinubu's time as governor (1999-2007) brought notable administrative reforms and modernization. No single group or era built it alone.
He asked grok if Lagos already have submarine telegram cable in 1914.
Grok delivered as usual.
Lagos had submarine telegram since 1886. It was called Eko then.
@AbdullahF192867@renoomokri@davido Ko ni da fun e tiran tiran....oloriburuku eda.....May you vanish like smoke....May your days be cut short...Ogun lakaye oshinmole ni yio fi eje we
@Emlix01@onemindmickey@ayoadeba@PeterObi Yes you need to check the news, this country has so many educated illiterates who believe they can do without the news and keep running on propaganda...Check the news...Check IMF,Check Elon musk...or ask Grok like you guys always do