Wow...

It's now a big city

well planned from day 1

Seems the first thing built in the city was a mosque.

It would be nice if they could open the Aso Rock to the public for sight seeing. Just like the White House and the royal palace. I'll pay good money to see what the Aso Rock looks like.

The past & present leadership of Nigeria have a plan to make Islam dominant.What explains the conspicious national mosque back then when Nigeria in not a secular state

thesicilian:
Seems the first thing built in the city was a mosque.

You have a problem with that?

thesicilian:
Seems the first thing built in the city was a mosque.

CAN and NSCIA both got N10 million for the building of a National mosque and church in Abuja in the 1980's.

CAN , I think, thought that N10million would not be enough, started fundraising for a National Ecumenical Center as early as 1992/3...and work started around that time, but was not complete till 2006.

There was a lot more to the above story though.

Just like Dubai, but they're miles ahead of Abuja in developments even though both started almost same time.

Silverbird galleria just before the mosque was all bushy then!

Racoon:
The past & present leadership of Nigeria have a plan to make Islam dominant.What explains the conspicious national mosque back then when Nigeria in not a secular state

Hmmmmm......PDP IGBO CHRISTIAN AND BRAIN FILLED WITH RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY.

Basic123:
Hmmmmm......PDP IGBO CHRISTIAN AND BRAIN FILLED WITH RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY.

Are you looking for a young Christain girl to kidnap and forcefully convert to Islam?

Racoon:
The past & present leadership of Nigeria have a plan to make Islam dominant.What explains the conspicious national mosque back then when Nigeria in not a secular state

Don't panic everything was built with corruption so relax the joke is on them. Allah can't be fooled what is wrong then is wrong now. Build 20 mosque if you don't build it through the right channel you have wasted your time.

Sirjamo:
You have a problem with that?

yes i do.. how important was the mosque to Nigerian economic growth back then? that was a waste

All we know is Abuja is no man's land

No structure.. Them plan am well sha

Nice. Structure..

They always have an evil agenda against the Christians......
But the Lord of lords has prevailed...

Almost every topic must metamorphose into religious sentiments,insults and abuse on nairaland.pathetic

As a born and bred citizen of Abuja.. Abuja was fun, quiet and great place to reside. Now, useless Iyamiri with their yam legs oloshos and flat head drug pushers has turned abuja into a slum and noisy market place. The good old times, the good old times.

Waiting for na-we-oyel-money-dem-take-develop am crew to arrive.

DonFreshmoney:
As a born and bred citizen of Abuja.. Abuja was fun, quiet and great place to reside. Now, useless Iyamiri with their yam legs prostand flat head drug pushers has turned abuja into a slum and noisy market place. The good old times, the good old times.

It is very clear you were born senseless....
Terrorist Northerners...

MicheyJ1:
It would be nice if they could open the Aso Rock to the public for sight seeing. Just like the White House and the royal palace. I'll pay good money to see what the White House looks like.

Most of it is unexceptional. Even the presidential Villa and office is ' just there ' no architectural marvels I can assure you. The real things of interest are what you don't see : underground roads and tunnels for instance.

How time flies.

good city.

M