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That is my capital city

I hope we get things in perspective here, Akure is purely a civil servant state. Apart from that, the only other industry here is cocoa farming and that is mainly done in Idanre and Ondo town (please correct me if I'm wrong). Akure is small and may not be comparable to cities like Ibadan, Benin, Enugu or Calabar. These cities, I think, have sometime in the past been capitals of regional and colonial governments and as such, seen some sort of rapid commercial and human development.

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Correct guy @Op, your head dey there, Iroko is working!

Ondo is progress because they did not allow Western Yorubas that have marginalized Akure for decades to come and steal their oil money.

nrd_geek: The turning to the right in the second picture leads to FUTA second gate (Oba kekere). I think that's a university official car right there.

op am impresed iroko is w6king.

ikwere militant: op am impresed iroko is w6king.

I ain't started yet bruv

I ain't seeing any development. all I'm serving are different pictures of a road.

All you've done so far is describe entryways and exits into and out of akure.

Any particular reason?

I mean, i dont want to say my mind yet until you land.

Not to mention, there is already an akure thread on the forum, in travel section which is where this one is supposed to be, assuming its necessary for you people to keep on fixating about the place.

Please where is the new look Oba Adeshida road(if you can get a shot from the same point before the junction that leads to the high court), so we can accurately compare and contrast.

lari03: Please where is the new look Oba Adeshida road, so we can accurately compare and contrast.

Thanks for noticing the trick he was trying to play there.

And so I hit the road once more, Pleasure cruising to some slow 90's jamz
... Ladies and gentlemen, the road we cruising on now, I like to call 'The sunshine Strip'. It's a very long stretch of asphalt changing in name in various places. It's an important artery that cuts through the city of Akure.

Sit back and let's ride.

You for cruise to wale rapper's jams.

Keep them coming... Lovely city I must say

OP is busy showing us roads, real development goes beyond the construction or renovation of roads that won't last more than 2 years. Show us capital investments, show us buildings, factories, industries, etc. When will Nigerians learn

lari03: Please where is the new look Oba Adeshida road(if you can get a shot from the same point before the junction that leads to the high court), so we can accurately compare and contrast.

tpia@:
All you've done so far is describe entryways and exits into and out of akure.

Any particular reason?

I mean, i dont want to say my mind yet until you land.

Not to mention, there is already an akure thread on the forum, in travel section which is where this one is supposed to be, assuming its necessary for you people to keep on fixating about the place.

@lari03: Sorry, I only got a couple of shots from my last visit to Akure, I'll see which is closest to what you want, but I doubt I got exactly that. You can check the picture below

@tpia@: I don't give a rat's whisker what you think about Akure. I'm not from Ondo state, neither am I a politician but I was raised here. I've been out and back and I've seen changes. I'm a photo enthusiast and naturally I take street pictures, is it too much to share on nairaland?

Oba Adeshida @ night is a beauty to behold especially when you are driving through with its street lights, Arakale and Ondo road too.

nrd_geek: This is the first 'Exit' in and out of Akure. I think its called "Road Block". Used to to be a one lane road but I cannot remember who dualised it.
Pic 2: Behind my car is the Federal highway. Towards the back end of the car, the road leads to Owo (Benin - Owo) and towards the front end of the car, you're heading further into the SW (Akure-Ilesa-Ibadan-Lagos)

Dude, you must have been out of Akure for long! That road block has been dualised for almost 7 years now by Late Dr. Segun Agagu (in 2006, I think). I spent over 6 years in Akure and I must say that I am not too impressed with the level of work on ground. That state is an oil producing state and I can't seem to understand why the level of work on ground is not commensurate to its monthly allocation. This is my opinion though...

MR. WHINNIG:
OP is busy showing us roads, real development goes beyond the construction or renovation of roads that won't last more than 2 years. Show us capital investments, show us buildings, factories, industries, etc. When will Nigerians learn

Thanks for noticing but like I said in my first - third posts, this is not about 'development' per se. I didn't stick around long enough to get pictures of those. I made this for those who know how rusty and stagnant Akure has been over the years and so they get a 'visual road trip' through the modest changes it has experienced.

Why all these bile?

nrd_geek:

Thanks for noticing but like I said in my first - third posts, this is not about 'development' per se. I didn't stick around long enough to get pictures of those. I made this for those who know how rusty and stagnant Akure has been over the years and so they get a 'visual road trip' through the modest changes it has experienced.

Why all these bile?

u keep showing the building wit a red roof..is dat the attraction in akure,,,,hmmmmmm

nrd_geek:

Thanks for noticing but like I said in my first - third posts, this is not about 'development' per se. I didn't stick around long enough to get pictures of those. I made this for those who know how rusty and stagnant Akure has been over the years and so they get a 'visual road trip

Are you alright?


Are you sure your drug dealer isnt giving you a fake product?

Tony Spike:

Dude, you must have been out of Akure for long! That road block has been dualised for almost 7 years now by Late Dr. Segun Agagu (in 2006, I think). I spent over 6 years in Akure and I must say that I am not too impressed with the level of work on ground. That state is an oil producing state and I can't seem to understand why the level of work on ground is not commensurate to its monthly allocation. This is my opinion though...

I get your point, I really do. To be honest, I'm not really conversant with Ondo state's fiscal revenue from oil but I guess it isn't at par with the major oil producing states. Besides, there is hardly any presence of the oil majors in the state apart from Chevron which, I'm made to understand, operates on its oil fields. Notwithstanding, I reckon the government can do a lot better.

osaxx:
u keep showing the building wit a red roof..is dat the attraction in akure,,,,hmmmmmm

Nope. The two posts are a response to this particular request:

lari03: Please where is the new look Oba Adeshida road(if you can get a shot from the same point before the junction that leads to the high court), so we can accurately compare and contrast.