‘Earliest Traditional Rulers Laid Foundation For Lagos Advancement’ ;Advancement”’

An erudite prof of past successful the Department of History and Strategic Studies astatine the University of Lagos, Professor David Aworawo, has said the advancement of Lagos State was laid by the earliest accepted rulers.

Aworawo commended the earliest accepted rulers of Lagos for laying the instauration for the state’s success, prosperity and advancement by opening its doors to foreigners and investors.

Presenting a insubstantial astatine the 4th memorial lecture of King Kosoko held astatine Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos Island, connected the topic, “The Lagos Kingship, its Territory, Culture, Traditions and its Districts earlier 1852.” Professor Aworawo said that Lagos’s emergence arsenic the economical nervus centre of Nigeria was not by mishap but owed to what the earliest rulers of the authorities planned for, which was to unfastened their doors to commercialized with foreigners, which aboriginal attracted investors.

Limiting his taxable of treatment to “Governance and Development successful Lagos up to 1852,” helium noted that the earliest rulers were known for circumstantial qualities, which included planning, organisation, commanding, organising, and control.

Aworawo explained that the existent leaders of the authorities are gathering connected the bequest near by the accepted rulers.

“Authority, unity and power pb to development. This applies to Lagos of today. Lagos is the sixth fastest-growing system astatine present. The bequest of King Akinsemoyin and different kings that came aft him (including Kosoko) has been sustained till today.” Professor Aworawo said.

He noted that King Kosoko’s vigor and determination to execute what helium wanted to found stood him out.

That is wherefore helium archetypal fled to Epe erstwhile the British waged warfare against him for enslaved trading. More so, signing a pact with the British allowed him to instrumentality arsenic the Lagos Monarch successful September 1853.

Aworawo besides commended the accepted rulers for the structures they established to govern and administer Lagos, which helium said contributed to the state’s maturation and success.

In his paper, Professor Habeeb Abiodun Sanni of the University of Lagos, represented by Professor Bashir Animashaun, said Lagos was a cosmopolitan metropolis earlier 1852, with a substance of Ijebu, Awori, Brazilian, and Benin cultures.

He explained that, earlier 1852, the instauration for a modern authorities with governmental dynamism had been laid, which encouraged the British to settee successful Lagos.

Aduke Gomez, the steering committee president of Art4life successful Lagos State, said the kingdom of Lagos was geographically the economical hub of West Africa earlier 1851.

She said Lagos was seen arsenic the astir captious trading country due to the fact that it is successful the centre of the Lagoon.