Home of many firsts. The Pacesetter State
even though it might not have held the ace.
But you can't take these away:
The 1st University, (U.I) Ibadan
The 1st Teaching Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan
The 1st Stadium, (Liberty) Ibadan
The 1st TV Station, (NTA)Ibadan
The 1st Private TV Station, (GALAXY)
Ibadan
The 1st Skycrapper, (Cocoa House) Ibadan
The 1st Housing Corporation, Ibadan
The 1st Dualised Road, (Queen Elizabeth
Road)
The 1st Parliament, Ibadan
Ibadan was the seat of government in the
Western Nigeria. But when they want to
talk, they say this Ibadan people. Was it not
Ibadan that taught all of you how to speak
English, taught every Nigeria-trained
Doctor how to do surgery, taught
journalists how to present news and carry
cameras, the housing corporation in Ibadan
approved all the estates and designs.
That was how this lady came from Lagos for
the first time and was shocked to discover
that Ibadan is different from the picture
she had carried in her mind for years:
Ibadan is old, full of old people, they can't
speak english, you need a translator, too
dirty, houses don't have toilets, there are
no recreations, people carry tribal marks on
their cheeks, everybody wears ankara, there
are no pentecostal churches, they go to ori
oke, no studios in Ibadan, no good
musicians, no event planners, bring
everything you need from Lagos if you have
an event in Ibadan, the place is jagajaga.
Shior. But Now, they want to settle down in
Ibadan because it's cheap, friendly, free,
and easy to move around. Go Back! Don't
spoil air for us.
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How many of us represent IBADAN???
