8 - Actors and Institutions in Urban Politics in Nigeria: Agege (Lagos) Since the 1950s
Corresponding Author(s) : Ayodeji Olukoju
Afrika Zamani,
No. 13-14 (2006): Afrika Zamani: An Annual Journal of African History
Abstract
Unlike Lagos Island and Mushin, for example, Agege, a multi-ethnic and densely populated ward of metropolitan Lagos (originally an autonomous settlement, has suffered relative neglect in the extensive literature on Lagos. This article analyses the dynamics of power relations among the various interest groups, personalities and institutions in this ‘ward’ of Lagos since the 1950s. Combining chronological and thematic approaches, it outlines the evolution of the commu- nity and its local government system since the nineteenth century, examines the interactions of traditional and modern institutions (chieftaincy and modern po- litical offices at the local government level), the dynamics of inter-tier (state– local government) relations, the composition and activities of interest groups (specifically, religious, occupational, ethnic, youth and residential associations), and the management of common facilities (markets) and problems (communal conflict and insecurity). The study co pares Agege with a similar ward, Ajegunle, which this author has also studied.
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- Adebayo, A.G., 1987, ‘Lagos: The Choice and Position of a Federal Capital’, in Adefuye et al. (eds), History of the Peoples of Lagos State, pp. 306-320.
- Adefuye, Ade, B. Agiri and Jide Osuntokun (eds), 1987, History of the Peoples of Lagos State, Lagos: Literamed.
- Aderibigbe, A.B. (ed.), 1975, Lagos: The Development of an African City, Lagos: Longman.
- Agege Local Youth Council, 1997, ‘1997 Youth Symposium/Investiture Ceremonies, 17 July 1997’.
- Agege Muslim Community, 2003, Ojise, vol. 1, no. 8.
- ALGA, n.d., Handbook on History, Profile and Prospects of Agege Local Government, Lagos State … The Greatest of Them.
- Anon., n.d., ‘Brief History of Saviour’s African Cathedral Church, Agege’ (MS).
- Anon. n.d., ‘The Ilu Committee of Agege: Declaration Made under Section 1(3) of the Chiefs Law, 1957’.
- Baker, Pauline, 1974, Urbanization and Political Change: The Politics of Lagos, 1917–67, Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Barnes, Sandra T., 1986, Patrons and Power: Creating a Political Community in Metropolitan Lagos, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Cole, P.D. 1975, Modern and Traditional Elites in the Politics of Lagos, Cambridge University Press.
- Lawal, Adebayo A., 2004, ‘Markets and Street Trading in Lagos’, in Toyin Falola and Steven J. Salm (eds), Nigerian Cities, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, pp. 237–54.
- Lawal, Kunle (ed.), 1994, Urban Transition in Africa: Aspects of Urbanization and Change in Lagos, Lagos: Pumark.
- Okonkwo, Bishop Mike, 2002, ‘The Fate of Nigerians Amidst the Warring Political Elephants’ (advertorial by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria), The Punch (Lagos), 20 September.
- Olowu, Dele, 1990, Lagos State: Governance, Society and Economy, Lagos: Malthouse.
- Olowu-Adekoya, O, 2003, Agege Patriots, Lagos: n.p.
- Olugbemi, S.O., 1987, ‘The Administration of Lagos State, 1967–1979’, in Adefuye et al. (eds), History of the Peoples of Lagos State, pp. 321–37.
- Olukoju, Ayodeji, 1993, ‘Population Pressure, Housing and Sanitation in West Africa’s Premier Port-City: Lagos, 1900–1939’, The Great Circle: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 91–106.
- Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2003a, Infrastructure Development and Urban Facilities in Lagos, 1861–2000, Ibadan: IFRA.
- Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2003b, ‘The Western Region Local Government Law of 1952: A Study in its Application to Akokoland, 1952–62’, in Olukoju et al. (eds), Northeast Yorubaland: Studies in the History and Culture of a Frontier Zone, Ibadan: Rex Charles, pp. 200–22.
- Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2006, ‘Power Relations in Ward-Level Governance in An Urban Setting: Ajegunle-Lagos (Nigeria) since the 1950s’, in Odile Goerg (ed.), Pouvoirs locaux et gestion foncière en Afrique de l’ouest, Paris: L’Harmattan, pp. 179–208.
- Peil, Margaret, 1991, Lagos: The City is the People, London: Belhaven Press. Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria Incorporated, n.d., ‘Expectation 2003: Let Kings Be Kings!’
- Williams, B.A., 1975, ‘The Federal Capital: Changing Constitutional Status and Intergovernmental Relations’, in Aderibigbe (ed.), Lagos, pp. 59–78.
References
Adebayo, A.G., 1987, ‘Lagos: The Choice and Position of a Federal Capital’, in Adefuye et al. (eds), History of the Peoples of Lagos State, pp. 306-320.
Adefuye, Ade, B. Agiri and Jide Osuntokun (eds), 1987, History of the Peoples of Lagos State, Lagos: Literamed.
Aderibigbe, A.B. (ed.), 1975, Lagos: The Development of an African City, Lagos: Longman.
Agege Local Youth Council, 1997, ‘1997 Youth Symposium/Investiture Ceremonies, 17 July 1997’.
Agege Muslim Community, 2003, Ojise, vol. 1, no. 8.
ALGA, n.d., Handbook on History, Profile and Prospects of Agege Local Government, Lagos State … The Greatest of Them.
Anon., n.d., ‘Brief History of Saviour’s African Cathedral Church, Agege’ (MS).
Anon. n.d., ‘The Ilu Committee of Agege: Declaration Made under Section 1(3) of the Chiefs Law, 1957’.
Baker, Pauline, 1974, Urbanization and Political Change: The Politics of Lagos, 1917–67, Berkeley: University of California Press.
Barnes, Sandra T., 1986, Patrons and Power: Creating a Political Community in Metropolitan Lagos, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Cole, P.D. 1975, Modern and Traditional Elites in the Politics of Lagos, Cambridge University Press.
Lawal, Adebayo A., 2004, ‘Markets and Street Trading in Lagos’, in Toyin Falola and Steven J. Salm (eds), Nigerian Cities, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, pp. 237–54.
Lawal, Kunle (ed.), 1994, Urban Transition in Africa: Aspects of Urbanization and Change in Lagos, Lagos: Pumark.
Okonkwo, Bishop Mike, 2002, ‘The Fate of Nigerians Amidst the Warring Political Elephants’ (advertorial by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria), The Punch (Lagos), 20 September.
Olowu, Dele, 1990, Lagos State: Governance, Society and Economy, Lagos: Malthouse.
Olowu-Adekoya, O, 2003, Agege Patriots, Lagos: n.p.
Olugbemi, S.O., 1987, ‘The Administration of Lagos State, 1967–1979’, in Adefuye et al. (eds), History of the Peoples of Lagos State, pp. 321–37.
Olukoju, Ayodeji, 1993, ‘Population Pressure, Housing and Sanitation in West Africa’s Premier Port-City: Lagos, 1900–1939’, The Great Circle: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 91–106.
Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2003a, Infrastructure Development and Urban Facilities in Lagos, 1861–2000, Ibadan: IFRA.
Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2003b, ‘The Western Region Local Government Law of 1952: A Study in its Application to Akokoland, 1952–62’, in Olukoju et al. (eds), Northeast Yorubaland: Studies in the History and Culture of a Frontier Zone, Ibadan: Rex Charles, pp. 200–22.
Olukoju, Ayodeji, 2006, ‘Power Relations in Ward-Level Governance in An Urban Setting: Ajegunle-Lagos (Nigeria) since the 1950s’, in Odile Goerg (ed.), Pouvoirs locaux et gestion foncière en Afrique de l’ouest, Paris: L’Harmattan, pp. 179–208.
Peil, Margaret, 1991, Lagos: The City is the People, London: Belhaven Press. Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria Incorporated, n.d., ‘Expectation 2003: Let Kings Be Kings!’
Williams, B.A., 1975, ‘The Federal Capital: Changing Constitutional Status and Intergovernmental Relations’, in Aderibigbe (ed.), Lagos, pp. 59–78.