Saturday, 23 July 2011

Nigerian Politics - Lagos an Overpopulated State: a Case of Continous Spatial Restructuring and Interaction

LAGOS

Introduction

Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 states. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry were administered by the Western Region.

Lagos state is located in latitude 6035’N, and Longitude 3045’E . with a population of over 14million people but official

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