₦airaland Forum

osuofia2:
Before the spirit of madness enter our people, we were still thinking like the white then

Thinking like who? The UK is experiencing unprecedented levels of homelessness.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ex5r4q82qo

Strangely, not government has been able to replicate this since 1977...rather they allocate land to "estate developers" to build unaffordable mansions!

FESTAC was beautiful. I lived there from 84 to 99. In 1984 , on 23 road, the bungalows were unfenced...we weren't animals living in cages...parks, good roads...by the mid 90s the rot began. People bought up fields and green areas and started building mansions. People started fencing their individual houses, by 99...it was a mess. I havent been there ever since and can imagine how ot looks now

Racoon:
It is surprising how this well laid out town became the nauseating eyesore it is today. Go to 21 road till 1st Avenue. So, is it population expansion pressure or failure of the usual institutional maintainance culture as is the practice?

This place is a FHA. Hence before an additional structure is added or distortion done therein within the property can't happen without govt permission.

Nope...

Lack of foresight and proper planning.

That's what's at play here

Untull dem Pack ließ and maggits from village down here in lagos

Christistruth00:
Why do you love saying the opposite of the Truth?

Wike as FCT minister is trying to restore Abuja to its master plan

...masterplan of alloting hundreds of hectares to his son abi?

Dogalmighty17:
Someone said FESTAC '77 was actually the beginning of Nigeria's problems. It was a festival where all manner of witchcraft and diabolism was openly celebrated. Demonic spirits were summoned upon the land without care to send them back.
A line can be drawn from 1977 to the present day. Nigeria was never going to remain the same.

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And do you believe this?

Everything that makes up Nigeria today was built in the military era. No borrowing no taxing no Vat collection no increased tarrif no toll gate. Democracy is too bogus the cost of government alone

Dogalmighty17:
Someone said FESTAC '77 was actually the beginning of Nigeria's problems. It was a festival where all manner of witchcraft and diabolism was openly celebrated. Demonic spirits were summoned upon the land without care to send them back.
A line can be drawn from 1977 to the present day. Nigeria was never going to remain the same.

Very true

CodeTemplarr:
...masterplan of alloting hundreds of hectares to his son abi?

On this case Wike is right and there is evidence

Whoever you want to destroy you first frame up with lies

Dogalmighty17:
Someone said FESTAC '77 was actually the beginning of Nigeria's problems. It was a festival where all manner of witchcraft and diabolism was openly celebrated. Demonic spirits were summoned upon the land without care to send them back.
A line can be drawn from 1977 to the present day. Nigeria was never going to remain the same.

You are right.

Gen Gowon was asked this exact question being the Author of the Festac Idea
and as a devout Christian he explained that the real idea behind Festac was changed after he was removed
from power in 1975

The idea was to bring Africans together to be able to present a more unified front
in the international community

KingRabota:
More like all of them

The mystery of life.

Racoon:
It is surprising how this well laid out town became the nauseating eyesore it is today. Go to 21 road till 1st Avenue. So, is it population expansion pressure or failure of the usual institutional maintainance culture as is the practice?

This place is a FHA. Hence before an additional structure is added or distortion done therein within the property can't happen without govt permission.

FHA destroyed it when they started selling lands allotted for other purpose to rich individuals to build residential properties. In particular, the play ground between most closes where you had the T7, T8, and T9 buildings. This act destroyed things like electricity in some areas as they built their properties on the overground electric cables/channels; drainage systems; water systems etc. The insecurities of the late 80s led to loss of esthetics as most homes built fences and took away the original beauty without the fences etc.

It cuts across all government establishments of that era. You should see Ikeja GRA if you're complaining of how Festac is. The good thing is that much of the Ikeja GRA is now a business district but what made Festac's case worse is the neglect of the government. If they can just decide to treat the place not as an ordinary estate but a place where revenue can be generated with ease, they'll renovate and revamp the face of Festac again. Like I said earlier it cuts across all government established estates like this all over Lagos.

Now cultist don full everywhere . Good old days

Dogalmighty17:
Someone said FESTAC '77 was actually the beginning of Nigeria's problems. It was a festival where all manner of witchcraft and diabolism was openly celebrated. Demonic spirits were summoned upon the land without care to send them back.
A line can be drawn from 1977 to the present day. Nigeria was never going to remain the same.

Typical "black man".....blames everything and everyone but "himself" for his failures.

Bahamas95:
When the country was working, now they've turned it upside down.

Back then when I was growing up we hardly had power failure. When light goes off at most 30minutes they've restored

Sorry when was this?

Whilst I agree it has gotten progressively worse, the stuff you just said is not true especially about "at most 30 minutes" !

NEPA was always a thing.

One of those Pic looks like 512 road. the other looks like 22 road

ZUBY77:
Lived there for a few years. I think there is conflict between FHA and Lagos state. FHA is only interested in selling lands rather than maintaining the town.

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My family and friends moved into Festac in the 80s. Our block still had a phone in the stairway even though it wasnt working. FHA provided cookers and fridges for every tenant. Things went south when they started selling off everything including playgrounds. They ignored the planning and housing structures as they sold every bit of land.

MrAmaechi:
One of those Pic looks like 512 road. the other looks like 22 road

The one with the structure is 22nd also depends on where you are looking at it from.. could be 4th Avenue as well.

Rindo69:
Strangely, not government has been able to replicate this since 1977...rather they allocate land to "estate developers" to build unaffordable mansions!

FESTAC was beautiful. I lived there from 84 to 99. In 1984 , on 23 road, the bungalows were unfenced...we weren't animals living in cages...parks, good roads...by the mid 90s the rot began. People bought up fields and green areas and started building mansions. People started fencing their individual houses, by 99...it was a mess. I havent been there ever since and can imagine how ot looks now

Went there last year, you go weep. All the families and friends including neighbours have moved out and sold their properties. Na shops, car sellers and illegal structures full everywhere. The roads are terrible and filled with craters not potholes. The large gutters along 2nd Avenue and 32 Road have been overtaken by weeds and muck. When it rains there is heavy flooding.

It is people with the mentality that Lagos is a no man's land that destroyed FESTAC.

Not only festac, even 1004 is a shadow of itself

Stumbled onto this video a few minutes ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jm6Wemfvow?si=NPe2rOZzOwy_NOId