Admin I Thursday, May 22, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Mr. Bolaji Kayode Robert, says the state government has invited the National Boundary Commission (NBC), to mediate between Lagos and Ogun States over disputed land.
Robert disclosed this at a ministerial press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, as part of the ongoing 2025 Ministerial Press Briefings.
According to him, the intervention became necessary due to recurring boundary tensions, particularly in areas like Ode-Omi, which both Lagos and Ogun claim as part of their respective territories.
“We have contacted the National Boundary Commission over the lingering boundary issues between Lagos and Ogun States. These disputes affect communities such as Ojodu LCDA and Ifo LGA, Ikoga Zebbe and Ado-Odo/Ota, and notably, Ode-Omi,” the Commissioner said.
The Ode-Omi axis, located on the outskirts of Lekki, has long been a flashpoint between the two states, with both asserting historical and administrative ownership.
Ogun State, for its part, insists that Ode-Omi falls within the jurisdiction of the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area.
In November 2024, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun had emphatically declared that no inch of Ogun territory would be handed over.
“Not a portion of Ogun State land will be ceded to Lagos or Ondo,” the governor said while addressing stakeholders in the state.
Lagos, however, has now elevated the matter to federal authorities through formal engagement with the NBC. Robert stressed that the state was not seeking confrontation, but resolution.
“We are committed to peaceful co-existence, but we are also determined to protect the territorial integrity of Lagos State. We will rely on institutional mechanisms to resolve these matters,” he said.
To aid in delineating boundaries and averting potential clashes, Robert said the Ministry had installed 22 boundary signposts across nine Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LGAs/LCDAs).
