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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