Travelogue: A reporter's visit to Owerri, ‘City of Statues’ - Premium Times Nigeria

That’s quite how fixated I was about travelling to Owerri, the Imo State capital – a city that has come to be known for imposing statues, drawing both critics and admirers.

I arrived Imo via Sam Mbakwe local Airport 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 14. From there, I picked a cab that took me to Owerri. There are several other landmarks within that horizon, including the Central Bank of Nigeria and Immaculate Hotels. The unveiling of the Zuma statue sparked widespread reactions, especially on social media and other news platforms.

Following Mr Zuma’s resignation February last year, amid the fraud allegations, many Nigerians asked the state government to destroy the statue. From the left stood high, statues of Akanu Ibiam, the first governor of the eastern region during Nigeria’s First Republic; Sam Mbakwe, a former governor of the state; Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, the Biafran warlord; Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s former head of state.

To be sure, I visited the Freedom Square located at the heart of the town where a giant statue of a man wielding a torch under a gigantic blue balloon was erected. Most parts of the roads were filled with muddy water from the rain. The gutters are too tiny, and apparently, the water channels are blocked.

My direction to the cabman was instructive. “Take me straight to the governor’s polling unit in Ogboko village; we can observe other centres on our way.” Apart from struggling to save his head, Mr Okorocha was hoping to deliver his district for President Buhari.We arrived at Mr Okorocha’s polling unit at Ogboko village, Ideato local government of Imo West at about around 8:30 a.m. But no personnel nor materials were present as was the case in many other centres visited earlier.

Before I could say ‘Jack’, I was asked to hand over my working materials. At that point, it dawned on me that I had walked into a danger zone.

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