Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said Lagos is Yoruba land and promised to deepen efforts to preserve the language, culture and history of the Yoruba people in the state.

Mr Rhodes-Vivour made the remarks during a town hall meeting with millennials and Gen Z voters in Lagos on Thursday.

The meeting, organised by The Platform Nigeria, brought together governorship candidates from different political parties to respond to questions from young Lagos residents.

Other candidates at the event were the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Obafemi Hamzat; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Funso Doherty; and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candid...