"Lokoja has not attracted the kind of attention that it should and it is very unfortunate because Lokoja is a special city. Is a city that has special blessings from God Almighty. It is a confluence city. The two biggest rivers in this sub-region both confluence in this city. Historically, as you said, this was the city of Lord Lugard. This was the city on top of the mount that Lord Lugard’s partner, Flora named Nigeria. She looked at it and said look, the best name for it is Nigeria. It was named in 1847 and then we had the 1914 amalgamation. The nation should pay more attention to Lokoja. And to me as governor, I am focusing on renovating and refurbishing of all colonial relics, trying to give Lokoja a new face. We got Lokoja adopted by UN habitat as one of the 10 cities in the world that the UN wants to work with to develop into a world city without losing its cultural value. So we are working with UN habitat to see how we can transform Lokoja into a world city without losing its cultural value. So I think the nation needed to have paid more attention to Lokoja, as a symbol of our country, symbol of unity, centre of Nigeria, the heart of Nigeria. Every Nigerian should feel part of Lokoja, because 23 states cross us from north and south. So I think during our own time, we would try to make it a home for all, make it a hospitable and try and project the image of Lokoja in the scheme of affairs of Nigeria." Culled from Daily Trust Newspaper
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:26:21 +0000
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