Lalasticlala

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The original Presidential Quarters as defined in the 1978 Abuja Masterplan was more accessible, more conservative and more compact.

Person wey enter dis huge edifice no dey wan comot.

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The place where the wicked demons of Aso Rock reside.

So massive indeed.

Animal Farm

Is that a brown muddy water by the side?

LET BABA GO N BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN DAURA... FROM THERE HE CAN RULE HIS COWS....

Sprawling compound with no line of defence against aerial attacks ...Just imagine the damage just two cobra attack helicopter with night fighting capabilities will do to this place in 2 hours

No Nigerian that is not a top politician can claim to know what Aso Villa looks like.

Yet we claim to be a continuous democracy that is 19 years old?

Is it a crime for the media to take a photo shot of Aso Villa, since the end of military rule in 1999?

Now let the government of Nigeria go sue Google for exposing a structure that Nigerians should by right be able to draw as a primary school assignment.

Why are they hiding also rock from us exactly

Make google help us throw bomb there when bubu they organise fec meeting, cause I don tire for this naija

good, but make more clear

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No Nigerian that is not a top politician can claim to know what Aso Villa looks like.

Yet we claim to be a continuous democracy that is 19 years old?

Is it a crime for the media to take a photo shot of Aso Villa, since the end of military rule in 1999?

Now let the government of Nigeria go sue Google for exposing a structure that Nigerians should by right be able to draw as a primary school assignment.

The reason may be that there isn't any official building called the 'ASO ROCK VILLA' just as the White House. What is referred to Aso rock is a series of buildings within a zone (even a bit far apart sef) that comprises of The office of the President, Vice president, Chief of staff, SGF, etc. also within this "zone" is found the residence of the President, the council chambers, barracks, private residences, estates etc etc.
When they say Aso Rock, it could me the office of the President, his official residence, the council chamber etc. We have all seen Aso Rock but not as we expect (even if you recognize it as Aso rock) what is mostly shown is the council chamber though.
Naptu2, come shed more light on this issue please.

SalamRushdie:
Sprawling compound with no line of defence against aerial attacks ...Just imagine the damage just two cobra attack helicopter with night fighting capabilities will do to this place in 2 hours

how u take know say no line of defense. U just assumed abi

jaymichael:
The reason may be that there isn't any official building called the 'ASO ROCK VILLA' just as the White House. What is referred to Aso rock is a series of buildings within a zone (even a bit far apart sef) that comprises of The office of the President, Vice president, Chief of staff, SGF, etc. also within this "zone" is found the residence of the President, the council chambers, barracks, private residences, estates etc etc.
When they say Aso Rock, it could me the office of the President, his official residence, the council chamber etc. We have all seen Aso Rock but not as we expect (even if you recognize it as Aso rock) what is mostly shown is the council chamber though.
Naptu2, come shed more light on this issue please.

I know that many buildings make up the Aso Villa.

But have we seen the picture of any of this buildings before?

The most we have seen is the corridors that seem to link some of these buildings.

Is it not weird that Nigerians don't know what the structures look like?

jaymichael:
The reason may be that there isn't any official building called the 'ASO ROCK VILLA' just as the White House. What is referred to Aso rock is a series of buildings within a zone (even a bit far apart sef) that comprises of The office of the President, Vice president, Chief of staff, SGF, etc. also within this "zone" is found the residence of the President, the council chambers, barracks, private residences, estates etc etc.
When they say Aso Rock, it could me the office of the President, his official residence, the council chamber etc. We have all seen Aso Rock but not as we expect (even if you recognize it as Aso rock) what is mostly shown is the council chamber though.
Naptu2, come shed more light on this issue please.

Every year since 2007 there has been at least one nairaland thread in which the thread creator has claimed that nobody has seen the Aso Rock Villa and demanded to see pictures of it.

Therefore, in 2012 I posted lots of pictures of the Aso Rock Villa, State House Ribadu Road (aka Dodan Barracks), Akinola Aguda House, State House Marina and Lagos House Marina. I also described these places. I still have many more pictures that are not on that thread.

Here's a link to the thread https://www.nairaland.com/951565/aso-rock-belongs-nigerians...in-democracy

Like you said, what is called the Aso Rock Villa is a large estate that is made up of several compounds and buildings. These include the Council Chambers, the Vice President's Office, the President's Office, the First Lady's Wing, the Residence, the former Banquet Hall (which is now the Conference Center), the New Banquet Hall, the Helipad, the State House Fire Service Station, the State House Clinic, etc.

Council Chambers at the Nigerian Presidential Complex Abuja (aka Aso Rock Villa).


President Goodluck Jonathan outside the residence at the Aso Rock Villa.


Likewise, State House Ribadu Road (aka Dodan Barracks) is also a large complex that contains several buildings including the Council Chambers, the Residence, the Nnamdi Azikiwe Press Center, the Presidency (offices), etc. There are also several buildings and compounds nearby that were part of the Presidency, e.g. the State House Fire Service, the Police Service Commission, the Conference Visitors Unit, etc.


General Gowon and his family at State House Ribadu Road. The large building behind General Gowon is the Council Chambers. The residence is on the other side of the Council Chambers.



The former residence at the State House Ribadu Road complex (aka Dodan Barracks). It was rebuilt after the 1990 coup and it is now a white mansion (this picture was taken in the 1970s).



Nnamdi Azikiwe Press Centre, State House Ribadu Road.



State House Marina is a large colonial mansion. There are three other buildings in the large compound and these serve as offices and residences for staff. There are also several compounds in Marina and Onikan that are associated with this mansion.

State House Marina

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I know that many buildings make up the Aso Villa.

But have we seen the picture of any of this buildings before?

The most we have seen is the corridors that seem to link some of these buildings.

Is it not weird that Nigerians don't know what the structures look like?

They live inside the rock that is why the inhabitants are primitive

naptu2:


Every year since 2007 there has been at least one nairaland thread in which the thread creator has claimed that nobody has seen the Aso Rock Villa and demanded to see pictures of it.

Therefore, in 2012 I posted lots of pictures of the Aso Rock Villa, State House Ribadu Road (aka Dodan Barracks), Akinola Aguda House, State House Marina and Lagos House Marina. I also described these places. I still have many more pictures that are not on that thread.

Here's a link to the thread https://www.nairaland.com/951565/aso-rock-belongs-nigerians...in-democracy

Like you said, what is called the Aso Rock Villa is a large estate that is made up of several compounds and buildings. These include the Council Chambers, the Vice President's Office, the President's Office, the First Lady's Wing, the Residence, the former Banquet Hall (which is now the Conference Center), the New Banquet Hall, the Helipad, the State House Fire Service Station, the State House Clinic, etc.

Council Chambers at the Nigerian Presidential Complex Abuja (aka Aso Rock Villa).


President Goodluck Jonathan outside the residence at the Aso Rock Villa.


Likewise, State House Ribadu Road (aka Dodan Barracks) is also a large complex that contains several buildings including the Council Chambers, the Residence, the Nnamdi Azikiwe Press Center, the Presidency (offices), etc. There are also several buildings and compounds nearby that were part of the Presidency, e.g. the State House Fire Service, the Police Service Commission, the Conference Visitors Unit, etc.


General Gowon and his family at State House Ribadu Road. The large building behind General Gowon is the Council Chambers. The residence is on the other side of the Council Chambers.



The former residence at the State House Ribadu Road complex (aka Dodan Barracks). It was rebuilt after the 1990 coup and it is now a white mansion (this picture was taken in the 1970s).



Nnamdi Azikiwe Press Centre, State House Ribadu Road.



State House Marina is a large colonial mansion. There are three other buildings in the large compound and these serve as offices and residences for staff. There are also several compounds in Marina and Onikan that are associated with this mansion.

State House Marina

Thanks boss, you never disappoint. I have pictures of an old building inside the lighthouse on Tarkwa bay island that people there say it was an old residence of Lord Luggard. I will upload it and mention you when I find the pictures on my laptop or when I get the link to the thread I uploaded it on this forum. I stay on one of Tomaro Island, close to Snake Island and I sometimes take a hike to tarkwabay and there is also this church (church of the epiphany) about 15 minutes walk from tarkwabay. We had a very beautiful history. It is a very beautiful country God has handed to us to manage.

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I know that many buildings make up the Aso Villa.

But have we seen the picture of any of this buildings before?

The most we have seen is the corridors that seem to link some of these buildings.

Is it not weird that Nigerians don't know what the structures look like?

You have, but you don't know it is 'Aso Rock' you are seeing. Many of us have seen the president having meetings in his sitting room, we have seen the conference room, council chambers, office of the President (used to have olive coloured chairs now has been changed to some black colour I think. I stopped wondering how Aso rock looked like when I found out that I have seen almost everything without realizing it. Nobody can show you Aso Rock because some of those buildings and offices are even far apart. Just think of it as Aso Rock being inside Lagos and the whole of Apapa being called Aso rock and the offices and residences scattered all over Apapa with barracks, private residential estates, private offices etc. There isn't any individual building you can use to represent Aso rock. Just think of it again as when Lagos was the seat of power and state house offices are scattered all over Lagos Island and Ikoyi.

Tinubu bought the best one.

acenazt:
how u take know say no line of defense. U just assumed abi

Nigeria doesn't have any line of defence to defend its airspace ..take it from me please

Cool, power center

The Made An Artificial Lake Chad In There For Buha?

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It's actually much bigger than what you posted. The massive building with the red dome (on the other side of the roundabout) is the State House banquet hall. It has been converted to the State House Conference Center.

Akinola Aguda House is not even in these pictures.

Mmb. Scroll up and see the pictures

The old banquet hall was built in 2003 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). It hosted the CHOGM state banquet.

A new banquet hall was built in 2014. The new banquet hall is close to the president's office. The old banquet hall became the State House Conference Center.

Previous threads.

2008 thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/209286/picture-aso-rock-anyone-got



2010 thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/521656/why-there-no-pictures-aso

2012 thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/951565/aso-rock-belongs-nigerians...in-democracy


2013 thread.

https://www.nairaland.com/1428396/does-anyone-picture-aso-villa

2013 thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/1153037/google-earth-pictures-locations-nigeria


2014 thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/1834456/how-does-aso-rock-look

Nigeria is Sha beautiful. We will get to ask rock one day.