How to Replicate Lagos’ Success: A 32-Year State-Building Blueprint

If you want your state to emulate Lagos’ progress from 2027, adopt a disciplined, long-term strategy and move beyond godfatherism. Start with a rallying leader and a 32-year strategic plan managed by a political party committed to continuity. Promote governors from within the system who understand governance and can sustain policies rather than reset them. Set up a Governor’s Advisory Council for political counsel, allowing the governor to focus on administration. Strengthen the House of Assembly to hold both the executive and civil service accountable, and empower local governments to prevent power centralization. This approach ensures that the vision outlives any single administration and that progress continues uninterrupted.

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