Mr. Bashir Ahmad, a former presidential adviser and chieftain of the current All Progressives Congress (APC, has made the observation that if Lagos State were to become an independent country, the state’s economy would rank as the fifth largest in all of Africa, rather than the eighth largest, as the majority of people had claimed.
This information was disclosed by Mr. Bashir Ahmad in a post that he made on his official X handle on Thursday afternoon. The tweet was a response to the assertions that were made by some users of social media, claiming Lagos State is the eighth largest economy in Africa rather than the fifth largest. In addition, Mr. Bashir Ahmad referred to the state of Lagos as a country that is located in another foreign nation.
He wrote: “New data shows that if Lagos State were to become an independent country, it would rank as the fifth largest economy in Africa, not the eighth. A country within a country.”
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that Bashir Ahmad made in this particular instance? Your thoughts and views are welcome to be posted down below.
