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The Head of State General Yakubu Gowon pays an unscheduled visit to Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria. This was 51 years ago on the 21st of December 1974, some days to Christmas.

General Yakubu Gowon arrives in his official Mercedes Benz state car escorted by Police outriders and of the Nigeria Army guards brigade to inspect ongoing construction at Festac Town.

Which of the location in this photo do you know?

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Guess this was when the Festac Town area was being developed and expanded? The roads there are really horrible today.

If you go this same Festac today, even Ukraine looks like a paradise compared to it.

Festac way no even get road like this
The place is messed up

Old glory. FESTAC is now a trenches.

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..

flokii:
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..

FESTAC and ading lands belongs to the Federal Government and isted by the Federal Housing Authority.
Lagos State has no stake in FESTAC TOWN.
get educated.

Festac wey dey like abandoned town. Just little rain fall there, you will vow not to step your legs there again

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Mabuggi88:
Festac wey dey like abandoned town. Just little rain fall there, you will vow not to step your legs there again

Check out Lekki in 15 - 20 years. That is the Lagos Tinubu built

Validated:

Check out Lekki in 15 - 20 years. That is the Lagos Tinubu built

yet Igbo man no dey see property for Lagos State that he is not interested in.

After the Yorubas na Igbo get property for Lagos State.

Quite obvious say u validated no get property, hence your statement?

I thought they said tinubu built Lagos? …clowns

Festac, old glory, Abi na old taker

I changè mind gowon try

kettykin:
If you go this same Festa today, even Ukraine looks like a paradise compared to it.

I swear, very dirty.

And so?
Should we now fry beans with the pictures?

None of our leaders is worthy to be praised

The buildings still stand, but the roads and environment have deteriorated badly.

Both state and federal governments have abandoned that area. So sad.

Mirasteel:
I swear, very dirty.

Why?[s][/s]

HenryWilliams:


FESTAC and ading lands belongs to the Federal Government and isted by the Federal Housing Authority.
Lagos State has no stake in FESTAC TOWN.
get educated.

Says who lg has authority not to talk of state government

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.

MufasaLion:
Old glory. FESTAC is now a trenches.

Aside banana island, no area can still stand festac town.

flokii:
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..

No bi FHA dey sell land give them to build?

Racoon:
Guess this was when the Festac Town area was being developed and expanded? The roads there are really horrible.

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 istered 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.

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/ed billionaires!

Festac na the girls be the vibes.

Racoon:

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Nice.

He was overthrown the following year before this project was completed.

flokii:
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..

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

kettykin:
If you go this same Festa today, even Ukraine looks like a paradise compared to it.

When they move in to an area, that is what happens.

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"