During an interactive session with a US delegation at the Lagos House, Marina, which bordered on the deepening of democracy, trade relations and tackling Boko Haram, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said, “The parliamentary structure that we have is synonymous with what is obtainable in the US. The All Progressives Congress is the first party in the history of Nigeria to unseat an incumbent government. I also want to let you know that you are in the commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos. The population is nearing 21 million of which four million are the middle class. We are the fifth largest economy in Africa and our GDP has hit $131bn.”

He added, “Lagos is more like New York because it is a cosmopolitan state where the largest concentration of foreigners lives. So it’s important that everyone is carried along.”