President Goodluck Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday
said the Federal Government would need the cooperation of the Lagos
State Government for the conferment of a special status on the state.
The President said this in response to
Governor Babatunde Fashola’s request for the conferment of the status on
the state at the presentation of a book, ‘The Jurispudence of the
Living Oracles’ by civil rights activist, Tunji Braithwaite, in Lagos.
The book presentation was part of the events marking Braithwaite’s 79th birthday ceremony.
Jonathan, relying on a record by the
Central Bank of Nigeria, said Lagos controls about 52 per cent of bank
deposits and Nigeria’s economy and as such it is a state which no
President can ignore.
He said, “Let me acknowledge the request
of Governor Lagos; even in the car, when we were discussing about some
areas we need to work together. Lagos is very important to us. There is
no president in this country that will play with Lagos. That’s why we
need maximum cooperation between Lagos and any federal authority.
“Anything that happens to Lagos will impact the country negatively. So we will work with you to see what we can do.”
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