Nigeria: Ambode Demands Return of Federal Assets in Lagos

21 June 2017

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday asked the federal government to return all the disused lands, buildings and disputed quarters it acquired in the state, saying the assets "are no longer in use for the purpose the apex government acquired it."

Consequently, the governor said the recovery of the federal assets was strategic to reflating the economy of the state and improving its GDP, saying it had become imperative that the state government "pursues this particular project to a laudable conclusion."

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