Lagos is the fourth worst city in
the world, Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, an independent forecasting and
advisory business within the Economist Group has said.
And its top worst cities, are
scattered around Africa and Asia. Lagos, the fourth on the list, shares its 137
position with Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea on 38.9 per cent.
The report made available yesterday
described it as the second-fastest growing city in Africa and the fourth worst
city on earth.
“Rapid growth is not always a good
thing because Lagos is now a magnet for two perpetual threats to peace: pirates
and Islamist warriors.
Boko Haram have a problem with
cities like Lagos and also lots of weaponry. Pirates threaten trade and use
kidnapping as a method of funding. Islamist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram
(“Education is forbidden”) want to create their own version of heaven on earth
by destroying cities such as Lagos and imposing strict sharia law. Lagos has
enormous potential but as yet little to show for it – hence its poor ranking,”
the report said.
EIU in its 2013 annual survey of the
world’s 140 major metropolises, said Lagos has a long way to go politically,
socially and economically before it joins the emerging market club.
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