{"id":121871,"date":"2025-09-03T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121871"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:03:42","slug":"updated-bwala-retracts-no-mans-land-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/updated-bwala-retracts-no-mans-land-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Bwala Retracts \u201cNo-Man\u2019s Land\u201d Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Mr Daniel Bwala has retracted his controversial remark describing Lagos as a \u201cno-man\u2019s land,\u201d a statement that stirred widespread backlash after his appearance on Arise Television on Wednesday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a clarification posted on his official X handle, Bwala acknowledged that Lagos is historically and constitutionally Yoruba land, stressing that its cultural identity is \u201csettled and beyond dispute.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cDon\u2019t misinterpret what I said in my interview this morning. Culturally, historically, and constitutionally, Lagos belongs to the Yoruba people, and that has never been in contention,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe unique identity of Lagos as a Yoruba homeland is settled and beyond dispute.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Bwala explained that his earlier comments were misunderstood, noting that his position was to highlight Lagos\u2019s dual role as both Nigeria\u2019s commercial hub and a cosmopolitan city that accommodates citizens from all regions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He likened Lagos to global metropolises such as New York, London, and Paris, describing it as the nation\u2019s economic heartbeat while maintaining its Yoruba heritage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhat I emphasised was the special place Lagos occupies in Nigeria and indeed West Africa, a city that serves as the commercial nerve centre of our economy,\u201d he stated. \u201cLagos provides every Nigerian, regardless of origin, a level playing field to thrive, and in this sense, it mirrors the diversity of our nation while remaining firmly rooted in Yoruba heritage.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Bwala further argued that any Nigerian president who seeks success must deliberately invest in Lagos because of the enormous economic and social responsibilities the state carries on behalf of the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSuch support is not because Lagos is \u2018no man\u2019s land,\u2019 but because it is the heartbeat of the nation\u2019s development,\u201d he clarified.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His earlier interview on Arise Television\u2019s Daybreak programme had triggered criticism after he described Lagos as a \u201cno-man\u2019s land\u201d and \u201cthe pride of Nigeria\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Defending federal spending in Lagos, Bwala had insisted that the N3.9 trillion worth of projects allocated to the state over two years was justified, stressing that investments in Lagos translate into benefits for the entire nation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cLagos is the hub of Nigeria. Lagos is the pride of the country,\u201d he said, pointing to its cosmopolitan nature. \u201cThe richest man in Africa is a northerner, but his business is not in Kano, it\u2019s in Lagos. Almost every rich Nigerian has a business undertaking in Lagos, and the Nigerian people are represented there.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite the backlash, Bwala maintained that his central argument remains that Lagos deserves special infrastructural support, not because it lacks ownership, but because it is Nigeria\u2019s commercial powerhouse.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Mr Daniel Bwala has retracted his controversial remark describing Lagos as a \u201cno-man\u2019s land,\u201d a statement that&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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