It looks like Lokoja is winning this.

kunyeo:

Ado Ekiti,certainly not the worst state in Nigeria,whatever criteria you may want to adopt.What you called poverty is nothing but quaintness in simplicity.Most towns and cities in West Africa sub-region and even a place like Akwa-Ibom have this quaint simplicity.Mind you,Ekiti-State has the highest life expectancy rate in Nigeria.Can you beat that ?

Well Nigeria as a whole needs help and certainly Ekiti isn't where it should be but I find it very insulting  when people from disorganised and highly criminal community come online to show their lack of introspection.
Not only on life expectancy,on other  key index, we are robbing shoulders with or even doing better than states  created way before 1996 ,some with huge fed. Allocation talk less of states created at the same time.
Quite simplistic assessment of what development entails.

Am in Awka now for the weekend driving through the city and taking snapshots.

@Ohaneze
is that Zik Avenue? Pls take more photos.

In the race for the worst state capital in the country, we see a close one between Ado Ekiti and Lokoja with Benin City and Awka as strong contenders.

Buh come to think of it. Go to Birnin Kebbi and yhu will appreciate what Esama has done for Okada. Okada is better than Birnin Kebbi. Dutse is just like its name. 1 stone filled village. Where public roads are like Ekwulobia side streets. Really I feel that rather than create new states,(if it will happen sef) some existing states should be merged with stronger, more viable ones.

You have to understand that this thread is based on places visited. The places visited might nor necessarily be the worst. Take for instance, there are so many southerners on this forum who have not been to the interior part of the north. So, their choices are limited to places they have visited which are mainly in the south.

Still driving round the city

Awka is such a beautiful serene city to raise family. Am sure with the new UN Habitat masterplan the city will soon be competing with Abuja in no time. Good works

Am heading to the hotel where I lodged, will take more pix when I get there

chy101:

Awka is such a beautiful serene city to raise family. Am sure with the new UN Habitat masterplan the city will soon be competing with Abuja in no time. Good works

Onu gi di too much. Anyi anugo. Awka mara mma.

If anyone is in any other capital cities, you could take some photos too.

Am at Iyi-Agu Estate now where I lodged at Queen Suites

I'm hugely surprised nobody mentioned Asaba.
Asaba is nothing to write home about, i mean nothing.

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Ibadan for sure. Big for notin!

For me, Dutse (jigawa) is the worst in the northern zone, Abakiliki (ebonyi) in eastern zone and yenogoa (bayelsa) in southern zone,

Ibadan.

It has come to my notice that some Nigerians tend to disregard the pride in ancient development.We should not make jest of cities like Kano,Benin,Ife and Ibadan just because they have a large chunk of area which is much older than other cities in Nigeria. And people from all those ancient Yoruba cities like Ilesha,Oshogbo,Ede,Okitipupa,Ore,Oyo,Owo,Ogbomosho,Ikare,Ado etc should stand tall.

Igbos say "he who 1st started cooking 1st has black pot".

I travel a lot and must definitely give it to Abakiliki - Ebonyi State. Abakiliki is the worst capital I've ever gone to.

Have been to the federation's 36 state capitals. And in all fairness Ado-Ekiti and Lokoja are joint first while Lafia and Dutse closely follow.

Lokoja is indeed the worse I ever seen, it looks very odd.

It is interesting to see yet again how many of us (Nigerians) make analysis based on fantasies and mental survey.

What criteria do you use to determine the worst state capital in Nigeria? Security? Infrastructures? Standard of living? unemployment rate? etc

Somebody even suggested that because some villages have good road network then they have become one of the best places to live even if the inhabitants of those villages live in abject poverty or their only means of transportation are camels.

A city were terror reigns where inhabitants cannot sleep with both eyes closed might equally make it to one of the best state capitals in some people's opinion.

NB: Travelling through a state capital on your way to another city does not give you enough leverage to make a statement about how good or bad the capital is

@Ohaneze
That hotel fine no be small.

afam4eva:

@Ohaneze
That hotel fine no be small.

Thats where I usually lodge in Awka most weekends, atimes I stay at SunCity Hotel @ Regina Caeli

Lokoja all d way!
Have 2close my eyes and nose each time am going around the state capital!
So pathetic! *sobs*

Hope the governor media men are listening to pass these messages to Ibro #lokoja

NL's final verdict, Lokoja is the worst state capital.

U want them to tell ibro that lokoja is as dead as the man supervising it. Obviously the man knows it but he just lacks ideas

Umuahia (Abia State capital)

i weep for that state

Pls guys, Asaba should not be judged only by viewing it along the Asaba - Benin expressway. Come into the town and see for yourself.
It's a glorified township.

LMAO!! My belle wan tear o! So, Chino11 makes a post on Awka and then congratulates himself and his picture with his two IDs Ohaneze1 and Chy101. What a shameless sad clown
Who doesn't know Ohaneze and Chy101 are both Chino11 the Igbo bigot who even harbors fiery hatred for other Igbos of Imo, Abia and Enugu descent?
I no fit laff ooo!

This little prepubescent child must really take us for cretiiins his ilk.

Oh boy, biko go and study on how to pass your WAEC instead of exposing your crusty dirty arse on the internet, you worthless social peon!