Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, an
independent forecasting and advisory business within the Economist Group has
said Lagos is the fourth worst city in the world.
Up there on the top worst cities in the
world with Lagos is Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea on 38.9 per cent, which
shares Lagos’ 137 position.
Although the report made available
yesterday described Lagos as the second-fastest growing city in Africa, “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.it also
regarded it as the fourth worst city on earth.
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