Ikengawo: Can all of the standardized bastards claiming I didn't capture the 'new image' of the town post their pictures. Ibadan natives should be ashamed that a man that has never been the ibadan made this thread and have the humility to not come in here and tell me I did it wrong.

Ikengawo: Can all of the standardized bastards claiming I didn't capture the 'new image' of the town post their pictures. Ibadan natives should be ashamed that a man that has never been the ibadan made this thread and have the humility to not come in here and tell me I did it wrong.

chatterly: I always laugh when ignorant pple start going on about Ibadan being a backward ,dirty place.
Truth is the people that say that have not taken the time to learn about the place before making comments,no doubt Ibadan has its dark sides(which city doesnt)but for me Ibadan is a place that works.I live and work in Lag but grew up in Ib and i have always known that Ib is the place where i will retire to God willing.I would rather live in Jericho,Iyaganku or Agodi GRA than live in Ikoyi at less than 20% of the cost(they are all colonial estates with similar plot sizes and layouts) .Fact is a lot of Yoruba and non yoruba successful men have their main homes in Ibadan and spend most of their weekends and retirement there.I would have mentioned names but this is a public forum and it is not right to do so.If we had developed properly as a nation,we would have seen more folks working in lagos and living in Ib.A fast train leaving dugbe rail station should arrive at iddo in less than an hour ,if Fashola completes his metro ,then Marina is just a few minutes away.Ibadan has always been a centre for the arts and i grew up attending plays @ the UI arts theatre featuring and directed by such great guys as Wole Soyinka,Wale Ogunyemi,Sam loco,Femi Johnson(even though he was a succesfull insurance magnate)and many others. [b]While we pay millions for our childrens school fees in lag,well spaced out and equipped primary schools like all saints church school,Maryhill convent school,All souls primary school,UI staff School etal still produce well rounded kids @ a fraction of Lagos prices.[/b]I am not familiar with the east but i have passed through Enugu and it is also looks like a nice,sane place to live in and raise a family.i heard Kaduna and Jos also had the same charm.

CyberG:

I stayed in Ibadan for sometime during my recent visit to Naija and there's already a very impressive infrastructure renewal going on and in place. Stop making ignorant comments if you havent't been there in recent times. All you see is UCH, UI and Lautech? The poster cannot post all pictures of ongoing works in Ibadan as that city is most like larger than your state or a few states in Nigeria. Urban renewal: have you been to Gate, Mokola, Akobo, the underbridge roundabout, the express area close to Iwo Road, ongoing works in Jericho road? It's a long ways to go for any government but there is surely a lot of work going on!

Ikengawo: