In light of the upcoming gubernatorial elections, the ownership of Lagos has been the subject of heated dispute for many years. Several parties have staked out opposing positions.
Nonetheless, Kuti’s claim that Lagos belongs to the Portuguese in its entirety has received a lot of attention.
Kuti recently made the claim that Lagos belongs to the Portuguese because they were the first Europeans to enter the region in a series of Instagram posts. He argued that because the Portuguese had established a trading post there before other Europeans arrived, they had a legitimate claim to the land.
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The singer justifies his assertion by pointing out that the Portuguese gave Lagos its name. He claimed that whoever names something or someone owns it.
“Lagos is no man’s land – wrong. Lagos is yoruba land – wrong again. Lagos is a European satellite slave port – correct!! you don’t know Lagos!! Hey, ode look here, Lagos is a Portuguese word. It is called the slave coast. Learn your history, you no go gree. Everyone moved to Lagos to slave!! All prominent Lagos elites are slavers. Defend your masters all you want!! Why Ibadan no get Portuguese name? Wetin be the french name of Oshogbo? He who names it owns it,”
