If you went to Ibadan, you would know that the City of Brown Roofs is distinguished in many ways: the city spreads on and on and on with neither end nor pattern; the roofs are indeed red-brown with sparkles of other colours here and there. Also, you would notice that there is refuse everywhere you turn--as much refuse as you want. Pace-setter town, Ibadan houses the first Nigerian university, the first TV station in sub-Saharan Africa, a national museum, the national archives and many more.
But few tourists visit these landmark places. Why? Ibadan does not need a tourist centre because the entire town is one big tourist fascination. Many people visit Bower's Tower in Ibadan, a colonial legacy that allows you to see a huge part of Ibadan and then conclude that you haven't seen a quarter of it. My friend and I visited Bower's Tower recently and were unhappy with the sight (especially the stench and the refuse on the way to the Tower). Bent on impressing my friend, I took him to another Tower which I call Beer's Tower--salute to Nigerians' creativity!
But few tourists visit these landmark places. Why? Ibadan does not need a tourist centre because the entire town is one big tourist fascination. Many people visit Bower's Tower in Ibadan, a colonial legacy that allows you to see a huge part of Ibadan and then conclude that you haven't seen a quarter of it. My friend and I visited Bower's Tower recently and were unhappy with the sight (especially the stench and the refuse on the way to the Tower). Bent on impressing my friend, I took him to another Tower which I call Beer's Tower--salute to Nigerians' creativity!
How on earth do they get to the top of this?
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I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR BLOG IS QUITE INTERESTING AND EDUCATIVE. THANKS FOR BRINGING OUT SOME PART OF NIGERIA TO THE WORLD. LIKE YOUR SHORT FEATURE ON IBADAN THE RUSTED CITY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR BLOG IS QUITE INTERESTING AND EDUCATIVE. THANKS FOR BRINGING OUT SOME PART OF NIGERIA TO THE WORLD. LIKE YOUR SHORT FEATURE ON IBADAN THE RUSTED CITY.
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