Welcome to Lagos
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Opposite Otedola Estate, Ojodu
Welcome to Lagos was established in 1991, Built by Bodun Shodeinde in 1991.
Nothing showcases the hospitality of the city of Lagos like the Agba Meta statue, receiving a new comer to Lagos, or welcoming a weary sojourner with open arms.
Nice Things About Place
The statues have become a landmark for those who ply the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, and has been taken to be the boundary between Lagos and Ogun.
Demolished In
2004
Reason For Loving Place
Welcome to Lagos portrays the image of three white cap chiefs gesturing in slightly different manners wearing white wrappers tied across their shoulders with their right fists clenched, symbolizing the strong Yoruba belief of the supremacy of the right hand over the left.
Historical Incidence
[" Due to insinuations that the statue was the cause of the regular occurrence of road accidents along the Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway, it was burnt down by some persons in 2004."]
Time Rebuilt
2004
