PROUDLY EGBA !!! First in Nigeria .. Abeokuta has the first hospital in Nigeria, Sacred Heart. The colonial masters built it and it is still standing to date. The city has the biggest psychiatric hospital in Africa. The first church in Nigeria and in West Africa - St. Peter, Ake. It is also home of great personalities such as the first woman to drive a car and ride a bicycle, Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti; the house where she brought up all the Kutis, including Wole Soyinka, is still there. The First Yoruba to be Nigerian Head of State- Obasanjo, First Yoruba to be President Elect- MKO Abiola, First Yoruba to be Interim President- Chief Shonekan, and the First Yoruba to be Elected as Nigerian President Obasanjo. The first bridge across a river in Nigeria is in Abeokuta; first major mosque; first police post; first abattoir; first sawmill; first motor park are all in Abeokuta. The first newspaper, Iwe Irohin, was also published in Abeokuta
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:04:57 +0000