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airsaylongcome:
Lol! I don't know much? Are you kidding me? You call him "Lucky Igbinedion's father". We called him Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion. When Lucky ran for Edo governor under NRC against Oyegun in 1992 and lost, we were there. When one of Esama's son shutdown the country to live broadcast his wedding nationwide on NTA late in the 80s, we were there. When Munday's kitchen was the primary catering contractor for Okada Airways, we were there. So no come dey tell me "U obviously don't know much"

Morbeta11:
We are saying same.....I was in JS3 then.

OgunleyeA1:
Why do pizza come in circle, cut in triangle and served in a square box ?? ?

dewiseacre:
I can't believe all the manner of assumptions here. I'm just having a laugh.

The popular motorbike brand in the early 90s then in Lagos was Okada from Japan.
https://www.okada-corp.com/en/index.php
Vespa was just fading out at the time


I am 100% certain of this because our house had a mechanic village - it was a motorcycle village. And each day, some bikes ended up parked in our compounds overnight and as a little child who was fascinated by these machines, I'd sneak up in the evenings to go sit on the ones parked in our compound. Though I was in my latter days in primary school, I could string basic words together and one of them was the "Okada" boldly engraved on those motorcycles.

Take this to the bank!!

dewiseacre:
I can't believe all the manner of assumptions here. I'm just having a laugh.

The popular motorbike brand in the early 90s then in Lagos was Okada from Japan.
https://www.okada-corp.com/en/index.php
Vespa was just fading out at the time


I am 100% certain of this because our house had a mechanic village - it was a motorcycle village. And each day, some bikes ended up parked in our compounds overnight and as a little child who was fascinated by these machines, I'd sneak up in the evenings to go sit on the ones parked in our compound. Though I was in my latter days in primary school, I could string basic words together and one of them was the "Okada" boldly engraved on those motorcycles.

Take this to the bank!!

airsaylongcome:
Thought it was called "Class 3" back then.

zeuss:
U obviously don't know much.
The owner/CEO of Okada group which the airline u mentioned is a part is igbinedion snr, the Osama of Benin, the father of former governor lucky igbinedion.

Dilijingsly:
Whats the origin of the word okada?

Morbeta11:
it was during our time it was changed.

airsaylongcome:
Osama of Benin

Esama title don suffer

dewiseacre:
I can't believe all the manner of assumptions here. I'm just having a laugh.

The popular motorbike brand in the early 90s then in Lagos was Okada from Japan.
https://www.okada-corp.com/en/index.php
Vespa was just fading out at the time


I am 100% certain of this because our house had a mechanic village - it was a motorcycle village. And each day, some bikes ended up parked in our compounds overnight and as a little child who was fascinated by these machines, I'd sneak up in the evenings to go sit on the ones parked in our compound. Though I was in my latter days in primary school, I could string basic words together and one of them was the "Okada" boldly engraved on those motorcycles.

Take this to the bank!!

How can you confidently tell people to take falsehood to the bank. I am old enough to know how the word okada originated. And those saying that it was derived from Okada Air, Nigeria's first private airline, are correct. I remember there was a football player then that was also popularly called Okada Air because of his speed or prowess with headings. Davidson Owumi, I think is his name.

zeuss:
In the early 1980's Okada was the pioneer location of commercial cyclist. Okada in the then Bendel and now Edo state.

landmark86:
Why they are called OKADA.
OKADA is a town in Edo State.
Osas began Osin
Osin began Ewin
Ewin began Edwin
Edwin began Osewinge
Osewinge began igbeniedon
Igbeniedon began Eruda
Eruda began Anini
Anini began Idehen
Idehen began Onua
Onua began Aidevoh
Aidevoh began Deloje
Deloje began Oshimole
Oshimole began Aibudefe
Aibudefe was the first man to start using bike for transport in Lagos in earlier 60's.

Mind you his great/great/grandfather (Osas) are from OKADA.

If you don't get it forget about it.

OgunleyeA1:
Why do pizza come in circle, cut in triangle and served in a square box ?? ?

nairalanda1:
Okada Air

Modifed

For people of a certain age, the premier private airline in Nigeria in the 1980's was [b]Okada Ai[/b]r, founded by Chief Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom. (It was one of two airlines, the other being Kabo Air, which operated out of Kano).

Here is the etymology of the word vide Wikipedia



Not everywhere calls motorcycles Okada. In the North, they are called Achaba or 'going' or at one time 'Express'.


Modifed 2...Below, pictures of Okada air planes (first one taken in Luxembourg in 1985). The airline existed from 1983-97

P.S I am old. Must go play with the great grandchildren

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Dilijingsly:
Whats the origin of the word okada?

DomPerignon:
Wrong!

When Bike riders came out they were seen as a faster option through traffic and hence nicknamed okada after the then most dominant airline - Okada Air.

airsaylongcome:
Lemme kneel down and greet people wey senior me well well

zeuss:
Dominant in which airspace?

GloriousGbola:
There used to be an airline called okada

It was based in Benin.

If I recall the name was attached to bikes because of the speed to your destination. And alot of edo slang seems to be organic. Most car nicknames also originated from edo.

Hemeshemeheru:
Okada is a Japanese word routed for motorcycle product " it's origin is routed in Japan in those days.

OgunleyeA1:
Why do pizza come in circle, cut in
triangle and served in a square box ?? ?

Optimum2023:
Because the first bike rider in Nigeria was from a town called Okada, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. . . Okay, this is a joke.

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zeuss:
In the early 1980's Okada was the pioneer location of commercial cyclist. Okada in the then Bendel and now Edo state.

spinna:
Because the first time poverty made Nigerians start to consider ferrying others for fee with motorcycles was in Okada Edo/Benin area.. before then a motorbike was a lesser vehicle most had cars

Other Nigeria inventions from poverty include the satchet series..satchet water, satchet milo, detergent etc were unknown before..

saasala:
Don't stress yourself

Here is the Wikipedia link to that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okada_(motorcycle_taxi)

Check the attached image for the excerpts from Wiki