Thursday, August 20, 2009


Nigeria and Scottish currency

SIR: While a lot of Nigerians are busy pulling down the image of this country, Scotland is a country that has decided to propagate the image of Nigeria using one of the areas that make up Nigeria on her Clydedale Bank notes. Ibibio and Ekoi are Efik towns in Cross River State of Nigeria and the Scottish Government decided to put the map of these towns in their £10 (ten pound sterling) notes. They are surrounded by Aro Chukwu, Amasu, Umon, Akani Obio, Ikorofiong, Obot, Ifako Ekenge, Itu, Ikotobong, Use, Odor Ikpe, Okpo, etc.


http://odili.net/news/source/2009/aug/20/34.html

Why will a country as far away as Scotland in Europe put the map of Nigeria in Africa on its notes? Scotland and Nigeria share some things in common. Scotland is an oil producing country just like Nigeria. Scotland has most of her wells in Aberdeen just like Nigeria has most of its well in the Niger Delta. A lot of Nigerians are working in oil and gas companies in Scotland, especially Aberdeen, while there are many Scottish nationals working as expatriates in Nigeria especially in the Niger Delta.

But the story does not end there. The map of Aro Chukwu is on Scottish notes because Mary Slessor lived and died there. Mary Slessor was born on December 2, 1848 in Gilcomston, a surbub of Aberdeen, the second of seven children, only four of whom survived childhood. Her father, Robert Slessor, originally from Buchan, was a shoemaker. Her mother, from Oldeldrum, was a deeply religious woman of sweet disposition, who had a keen interest in missionary work in the Calabar region of Nigeria. Mary Slessor went to live among the Efik people in Calabar, in present day Cross River State in Nigeria. There she successfully fought against the killing of twins at infancy, she died there in 1915 and was given a state burial.

Olufemi Oyedele,
London, United Kingdom.

Yeah have seen the £10 scotish note, i was suprise the day i saw it but remembered that Mary Slessor story. Even in Calabar you have her statue in Mary Slessor road just at the center of calabar town.

The Note has Aro-chukwu, Anang and Itu River/Bridge on it. Though not all the £10 note has it, only those produced by Clydedale Bank.

Lol, America will soon put Yaraduas picture on their $20 note.

Aloy~Emeka:

Lol, America will soon put Yaraduas picture on their $20 note.

Of course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NOT!

Stop praying bad prayers for our president. His face shall be on the dollar soon.

Can you post a picture of the note?

I don't have it. Someone here should have it.

fellis:

Can you post a picture of the note?

Check out the link you will see it. Copy and paste the link to your internet browser

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.banknotenews.com/files/page0_blog_entry106_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.banknotenews.com/files/850ef47996c1f5b929f9dab00de98690-106.html&usg=__38w1CHDJ3zIgmnDg8qt0yt8q8KE=&h=243&w=470&sz=54&hl=en&start=15&tbnid=oK9CGqD87VKuGM:&tbnh=67&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%25C2%25A310%2BClydedale%2Bnote%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1362

Arinze gi.

^thanks. I expected different, but it still looks ok.

What did you expect?. Your name on their money?

Slessor is the woman in robe.

wow! i'd love to grace the face of the sterling

Maybe the scottish people are planning a re-colonisation of the area for the oil. Perhaps the scottish army uses this Clydedale bank and so the notes would be easily deployed for apt reconnaissance. Sue me!

Maybe the scottish people are planning a re-colonisation of the area for the oil

The Scottish are never known for aggression. They are naturally friendly and compassionate compared to the English.

picture please

Wat picture?

The picture up there. She obviously didn't look up.

Aloy~Emeka:

The Scottish are never known for aggression. They are naturally friendly and compassionate compared to the English.

seconded. . . i live in scotland and can confirm. But once them don drink, fight na free for all

Scottish were some of the most active and supportive people of British colonial history. Regardless, shouldn't that say Aro Chukwu?

They pronounce it that way. Sue them.

TheSeeker:

Must you rake over the coals on this? Huh?

[color=#550000]I beg your pardon? Stoking what coals?

You people's sense is amazing, can you not clearly see that they put the map of where she did her life's work of which she became a Scottish national hero for? It has nothing to do with biging up Nigeria.