General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 - Politics - Nairaland
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| General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Racoon(op): 9:10pm On May 23, 2025 |
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| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Racoon(op): 9:15pm On May 23, 2025*. Modified: 2:07pm On May 24, 2025 |
Guess this was when the Festac Town area was being developed and expanded? The roads there are really horrible today. 47 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by kettykin: 9:17pm On May 23, 2025*. Modified: 2:35pm On May 24, 2025 |
If you go this same Festac today, even Ukraine looks like a paradise compared to it. 109 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Zaheertyler(m): 9:20pm On May 23, 2025 |
Festac way no even get road like this The place is messed up 23 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by MufasaLion: 9:32pm On May 23, 2025 |
Old glory. FESTAC is now a trenches. 61 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by flokii: 10:07pm On May 23, 2025 |
LASG should serve all the home owners in FESTAC quit notice and then embark on massive demolition of the entire area.. the rubbish there now wasn't what FG intended it for.. Most of the buildings in FESTAC now are illegal structures outside the original master plan. Eko wake up.. 141 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by HenryWilliams(m): 10:49pm On May 23, 2025 |
flokii:FESTAC and adjoining lands belongs to the Federal Government and administed by the Federal Housing Authority. Lagos State has no stake in FESTAC TOWN. get educated. 138 Likes 8 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Mabuggi88: 10:51pm On May 23, 2025 |
Festac wey dey like abandoned town. Just little rain fall there, you will vow not to step your legs there again 14 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by bazoodo: 11:19pm On May 23, 2025 |
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| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Validated: 11:46pm On May 23, 2025 |
Mabuggi88:Check out Lekki in 15 - 20 years. That is the Lagos Tinubu built 9 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Burob: 12:07am On May 24, 2025 |
Validated:yet Igbo man no dey see property for Lagos State that he is not interested in. After the Yorubas na Igbo get property pass for Lagos State. Quite obvious say u validated no get property, hence your statement? 18 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by rinzaugustine: 2:34am On May 24, 2025 |
I thought they said tinubu built Lagos? …clowns 9 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Administration1: 3:13am On May 24, 2025 |
Festac, old glory, Abi na old taker |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by manck: 3:29am On May 24, 2025 |
I changè mind gowon try 1 Like |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Mirasteel: 5:37am On May 24, 2025 |
kettykin:I swear, very dirty. |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by bcomputer101: 6:04am On May 24, 2025 |
And so? Should we now fry beans with the pictures? None of our leaders is worthy to be praised 2 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Sheuns(m): 6:36am On May 24, 2025 |
The buildings still stand, but the roads and environment have deteriorated badly. Both state and federal governments have abandoned that area. So sad. 9 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by BreconHills(m): 7:34am On May 24, 2025 |
Mirasteel:Why?[s][/s] |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by hakeemhakeem(m): 7:50am On May 24, 2025 |
HenryWilliams:Says who lg has authority not to talk of state government 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by TheChameleon: 9:50am On May 24, 2025*. Modified: 1:49pm On May 24, 2025 |
If you were caught embezzling without approval of your Oga in those days... you will go straight to Prison even if you were a Colonel at the level of a Minister now. 115 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by silibaba: 10:03am On May 24, 2025 |
MufasaLion:Aside banana island, no area can still stand festac town. 1 Like |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by silibaba: 10:04am On May 24, 2025 |
flokii:No bi FHA dey sell land give them to build? 2 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by ElevationD: 11:09am On May 24, 2025*. Modified: 7:59pm On May 24, 2025 |
Racoon:The project was commenced by the government of Gowon, but was completed by OBJ. It was intended to meet the deadline for the then Festival of arts and culture, just like the national theater, Iganmu. Upon completion, it was a very beautiful place to reside, very peaceful and built to European standard. It was administered by the Federal housing Authority, just like such projects scattered around the nation. Just like the then famous Bar beach, everyone who visited Lagos must get to Festac to behold the beauty. No open drainages, very clean roads and properly organized houses, with the tennis lawn. My brother, politics and tribalism set it. Neglect by FHA set in due to corruption. Infact at a time we were told that Festac had become the LG headquarters of Amuwo Odofin. The estate was secured by lottery. Those who won became home owners of the different types of houses requested in the forms filled. That’s why today, you find Nigerians of all tribes and religion owning properties there. The same went for Jakande’s low cost houses everywhere. Today, they have all become this sad eyesore. The only reason is CORRUPTION. Those in charge of maintaining the estates, ended up enriching themselves as we were told. 17 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by IGBOPROMISE1: 11:34am On May 24, 2025 |
FESTAC is a metaphor for the general descent into decay of almost all facets of national life managed by Nigerians…..be it structures or institutions! In this regard, where you do see islands of sanity in the sea of chaos and decay, then it’s mostly as a result of specifically targeted interventions that’s largely inorganic, as we see with the rehabilitated National Theatre or a few companies owned by gov’t enabled/supported billionaires! |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by columbus007(m): 11:57am On May 24, 2025 |
Festac na the girls be the vibes. 2 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by FreeStuffsNG: 12:02pm On May 24, 2025 |
Racoon:Nice. He was overthrown the following year before this project was completed. 2 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Nahunger(m): 12:38pm On May 24, 2025 |
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| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by happney65: 12:38pm On May 24, 2025 |
flokii:The entire Festac is owned by the Federal Government. Except if Lagos wants to fully take over or maybe they have handed it over to the Lagos state Government. But as early as the 2000's. Festac was still a city in a city. Not nowadays again. The entire area is nothing to write home about 5 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by casualobserver: 12:40pm On May 24, 2025 |
kettykin:When they move in to an area, that is what happens. 4 Likes |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by ugodson(m): 12:40pm On May 24, 2025 |
Omo see my birth place o  But Festac is not what it used to be anymore Festac don spoil. But we still got the one of the best drainage system. If rain falls no matter how heavy give it less than 20mins is gone I rep 24 rd, grandma's house is 22rd. Inasmuch as i dont live there anymore (but dads flat us still on rest) I the words of Black face " FTT i come from" 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General Yakubu Gowon Visits Festac Village Construction Site In 1974 by Nahunger(m): 12:42pm On May 24, 2025 |
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