Philip Glass, from the Chicago Classical Review at chicagoclassicalreview. More should be said about the displacement of the native people who resided in the former old town of Abuja before it became the Federal Capital Territory FTC.
Committees were empowered to explore relocation. The government assumed the expenses involved, declaring and authorizing in Decree No. The cost of relocating places of worship along with families was agreed at the sum of one million naira for the Niger, Plateau, and Kwara states, in a deal signed on October 10, But people were slow to move.
Three years later, the decision to move people involuntarily was considered. Similar debates were engaged in during the development of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States. When the new capital of Brasilia was dedicated, prominent in the center of the public square a sculpture honoring the Candangos people. From Karu, the line should proceed along the boundary between the North-west and Benue-Plateau Nassarawa State as far as Karu; thence, the line should proceed along the boundary between North central Kaduna and Northwestern Niger States up to the point just north of Bwari village; thence the line goes straight to Zuba village; and thence straight to Izom.
Justice T. Akinola Aguda. December 20, , p. In Baba, I. See also Building the World , p. How should the indigenous original people of an area, developed for a new capital — or a new dam — be treated? New Capitals — Japan? Brazil moved its government to Brasilia , leaving Rio to remain a populous cultural center that will host the Olympics.
Alternatively the volumes can be accessed at WorldCat , or at Amazon for purchase. Further resources are available onsite at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Healey Library , including some of the following:. Building the World Collection Finding Aid. Kirk-Greene, Anthony, and Douglas Rummer.
Nigeria since A Political and Economic Outline. New York: Africana Publishing, Kugel, Seth. This article describes the culture of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Lemer, Andrew C. Edited by Frank P. Davidson and C. Lawrence Meador. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, Davidson, Ernst G. Frankel, and C. Lokoja, the current capital of Kogi state, was where the first Governor-general of Nigeria, Lord Frederick Lugard , ruled from, after the Southern protectorates and Northern protectorates were amalgamated to form one Nigeria.
It was also where Lady Flora Shaw came up with the name Nigeria. We would love to hear what you think about the content on Pulse. Welcome to the Pulse Community! We will now be sending you a daily newsletter on news, entertainment and more. Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! Authors: Adaobi Onyeakagbu. August 24, AM. Calabar, the first official capital of Nigeria. Recommended articles. Unlike Lagos — the commercial centre — traffic jams are rare.
Nigerian politicians are proud of Abuja and tout it as an example of what a modern African city should be. Lagos used to hold that title. The city became overcrowded and living conditions poor. The government, armed with petrodollars, decided to intervene and move the capital to another part of the country. Abuja was chosen as the ideal place as it is located in the centre of the nation. But the move came at a huge cost to local inhabitants. Chawandana Kauran is years old and lives in the poor district of Kubwa — one of the many impoverished areas on the outskirts of the city.
He remembers life before the capital took over. We were not consulted. Thousands of families used to be there.
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