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Jebba Explorers: Park & Lander by jayflex: 3:47pm On Oct 01, 2014
Nigeria’s amalgamation in 1914 was the culmination of centuries of voyages, journeys and the likes by European journeymen led by the British whose footprints across Nigeria are still part of our landscape.

The Park-Lander Obelisk in Jebba, Niger State was erected by the British Government in 1929 upon strong request by the ubiquitous Sir George Taubman Goldie and Lord Scarborough, Chairman of the Royal Niger Company, though completed by Sir Hugh Clifford years later. It was in honour of the voyages of Mungo Park and Richard Lander though the voyages of both men were separated by more than three decades, together they traced the course of the River Niger from its source to the sea in the name of the King of England

Read more at http://www.kizarofaro..nl/2014/10/kizaros-historical-trek-jebbas-explorers.html?m=1

Re: Jebba Explorers: Park & Lander by overhypedsteve(m): 3:59pm On Oct 01, 2014
A national monument, this should be developed on
Re: Jebba Explorers: Park & Lander by juman(m): 4:49pm On Oct 01, 2014
Nothing works.

Tourism is zero.

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