A Nigerian woman generated outrage online after uncovering her grandmother’s social studies notebook from 1974, which contained historical information concerning Lagos and the founding of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
She announced her discovery on her page using the popular social networking platform, X, formerly known as Twitter.
In her post, the lady claimed that the notebook, which belonged to her grandmother, provides insight into Lagos’ history, the formation of the FCT, and a list of military governors from the 19 states at the time.
She wrote:
“Found my grandmother’s social studies note from 1974. A lot of gems in it, including some scant history of Lagos here.”
“Some bit about the formation of FCT and military governors of 19 states.”
The message soon gained traction online, with many social media users finding it fascinating and nostalgic.
Several people left comments to share their ideas and reactions.
See some reactions below:
@NgoziToksOsu: “Your grandma has beautiful handwriting. This is lovely to read.”
@ajowhales_bobo: “This is a gem because my school no teach us this one for government and history sef not to talk of social studies.”
@Ifyyodunze: “I had so much interest in the planning of Abuja, details about the distance and time to be completed. I also picked that it was said that some of the states changed their names to avoid discrimination (which is something many people lie about today in order to dilute history).”
@vickAlmondo: “So, I’m curious about the folks that claimed someone years later built Lagos This puts the effort of earlier administrations and the indigenous people and British to squabble. Thank you for sharing.”
@AlphaYommex: “Create a mini archive or museum and put them in a glass box to preserve it.”
@Skillful_Dammy: “Wow, so this hard cover book been existing since then. Interesting.”
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