Colonel Tony Nyiam (retd) a key
actor in the failed Major Gideon Orkar led coup against the military regime of
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida in 1990, has faulted Babatunde Fashola, former governor
of Lagos state, for shunning regional integration while in office.
Nyiam told newsmen in Lagos that
the Minister of Works, Power and Housing was wrong for not showing any adequate
interest in the development of the entire south-west region.
His words: “When Fashola was in
office, he was never interested in anything that had to do with the Oodua
Investment. This is why there is a breath of fresh air, now that his successor
is pioneering the South-west integration agenda believing that the prosperity
of Lagos should be spread to neighbouring states.
“This is not just altruistic but
makes economic sense because if you allow Lagos to invest in Osun, Oyo, Ekiti,
Ondo and Ogun, it will make these states more viable and the economy of the
region the better for it.”
Nyiam, who was speaking on
restructuring of the country and return to regional governments, added:
“Reason
some of us are interested in Ambode’s example is that it will kick-start same
thing in other regions. It is high time the South South, South-east and the
Middle belt governors take after this example and ensure that their regions are
transformed by pursuing regional integration.
“I am mentioning Ambode because
he is beginning to do what some of us have been advocating; that while most of
us are fighting political restructuring, economic restructuring can begin and
there is no better example than the economic self determination example, which
Lagos is setting”.
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