Obanikoro credits Tinubu with Lagos’ revenue growth, urges Nigerians to back him
Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has attributed Lagos State’s revenue growth to President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, planning and continuity in governance, urging Nigerians to support his return to office in 2027.
Obanikoro made the remarks at the launch of the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) 2.0 in Lagos, where he argued that the economic progress recorded by the state under successive administrations demonstrated the impact of Tinubu’s governance model.
Recalling the state’s financial position when the Alliance for Democracy (AD) took over in 1999, Obanikoro said Lagos generated about N440 million in revenue at the time.
He said the figure rose to more than N1 billion within six months of Tinubu becoming governor, adding that Lagos now generates close to N100 billion monthly and more than N1 trillion annually.
The former minister said the development was not accidental but the outcome of deliberate planning, stability and continuity introduced under Tinubu’s administration and sustained by subsequent governments.
He argued that Tinubu’s vision extended beyond Lagos, saying the president wanted other parts of the country to experience similar levels of prosperity rather than allowing the state to remain an economic exception.
Obanikoro, therefore, urged SWAGA members to intensify their grassroots mobilisation, stressing that the group must translate its political support into concrete action across communities ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said returning Tinubu to office would provide an opportunity to extend the prosperity he associated with Lagos to other parts of Nigeria, regardless of people’s backgrounds or places of origin.
