Igbos are the heroes of Lagos; they made it what it is today - Ohana’eze Ndi’Igbo

An area in Lagos state

President of Ohana’eze Ndi’Igbo, Emmanual Iwuanyanwu has described Igbos as the heroes of Lagos state.

According to him, the forbearers of Igbos who moved to Lagos when it was the capital of country met swampy lands and then developed it into what it is today.

Speaking in a viral video, Iwuanyawu narrated how the Igbos invested heavily in the state to make it a befitting headquarters for Nigeria.

He said;

"Lagos was accepted as the capital of Nigeria. Igbos, most of them are dead today, our forebearers rose to the challenge.

The challenge at that time was an investment, massive investments to make the capital Lagos a proper, befitting headquarters for Nigeria. That is how Igbos scattered all over, moved into Lagos by a sense of patriotism. Igbos came into Lagos, found some swampy land, and bought the Land.

Igbos when they came into Lagos, they never came there to take anybody's property. They came there, bought the land, and converted swampy land into habitable places. They built businesses, they built homes, schools, they developed Lagos.

In effect, without the enterprise, of the patriotism of Nigerians like the Igbos, many other Nigerians did the same but it will appear that because of population, Igbos were in Large numbers.

These pioneers, our forebearers are the heroes of the time, the heroes of what we call today a very strong Lagos. When they came there, Lagos was basically swampy but they converted it into a very wonderful, beautiful headquarters we see today in Nigeria."

Watch the video of Iwuanyawu speaking below…