If you thought that raised a lot of
eyebrows, wait till you read this one
published yesterday.....
Seth D. Kaplan, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins
University, writes on “ What Makes Lagos a
Model City “.
Although the lecturer and author profiles
Lagos as the possible solution to the
deteriorating state of the country, he
begins by pointing out the flaws.
“Nigeria is arguably the worst run of the
world’s seven most populated countries.
Despite earning hundreds of billions of
dollars in oil revenue over the past decade,
it is expected by 2015, by some
calculations, to have the second-most
destitute people in the world after India.”
he says.
He then goes on to state “But its largest
city, Lagos, which until recently was known
as one of the world’s most difficult cities
to govern, seems to have turned a corner.”
With the improved social amenities, Kaplan
says Lagos with a population of 21 million,
has had steady improvement unlike any
other city in the country. He also believes
such strategy in reshaping the state, can
be used in creating a better federation.
He praises the metropolitan city that “it
may be pointing the way to a strategy by
which fragile states might begin to
succeed” . The fragile states in countries
like Nigeria, Iraq and Yemen contain a
rising number of the world’s poor which
have become a focus of international aid
efforts.
He also narrates how the turnaround has
led to a more democratic state, whereby
leaders are elected or turned out of offices.
Will Lagos’ strategy save Nigeria? he asks
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