ORJI UZOR KALU'S 400 BEDROOM MANSION.

Yes my darling, you heard me loud and clear! 400 bedroom mansion country! THIS IS INSANE!!!
According to CKN Nigeria (emphasis by me);
"This is a mansion erected by former governor of Abia state, His Excellency Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu at his home town Igbere. Named after his first daughter Neya Uzor Kalu. The over 400 rooms CAMP NEYA, which is reputed to be the most flamboyant, intimidating and stylish home of any individual in Nigeria was completed in 1998 and Commissioned by former Abia Milad Col. Anthony Obi on May 28th 1999.Over 150 eye popping shots of the most flamboyant piece of edifice in Nigeria, and perhaps the entire Africa. These are not just ordinary everyday pictures but amazing, jaw dropping shots; a painstaking coverage of the the camp, peeping into the most restricted parts of the mansion. High definition shots that will leave you grasping for breath. From the expansive compound, Architectural perfection, bad and detailed interiors you've never seen in your entire life; places you'll never believe existed in Nigeria, CAMP NEYA is more than an edifice; it's a statement! It means different things to different people, but to every sound mind, it's a structural definition of the enigma and quintessential persona ORJI UZOR KALU.(don't be taken by the big big grammar, it should not be forgotten that all this is in the village!)
Completed before Kalu's 38th birthday, CAMP NEYA houses over 400 rooms comprising of over 36 jumbo sized sitting rooms, A 12 room presidential lodge, Governors lodge for all the 36 states and FCT, A 5000 capacity Conference Hall, A banquet hall, a Karioke hall, 22 Kitchens, 102 toilets, 76 Bathrooms, 187 bedrooms, A golf course, a foothball pitch, An Olympic sized swimming pool, one indoor swimming pool, Basket ball court, Lawn tennis court, Sports centre, A church, a mosque, a bush bar, a filling station, ATM machines, A clinic, children's recreation centre, an ICT centre, several gardens, A police post, A military detachment, etc. It is amazing, breath taking, overwhelming intimidating and humbling. It is out of this world; a world of it's own!"

My point; this has got to be the most ridiculous thing thought up by an Igbo man - an educated one for that matter. This is so ridiculous, it is hilarious. 400 ROOMS??? WHO AND WHO DID HE PLAN FOR?! HIS VILLAGERS?
It is like building a castle in a desert! My gawd, am like, WHAT'S THE POINT! How can a man build a country and put in his VILLAGE! For what naa... For who to see his villagers?! MADNESS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER! This is the height of intimidation to his villagers. Even Neya his daughter, who is named after this "edifice", am sure would not be caught dead staying there.
If this statue, was erected in the city/town of Abia state where it can be accessible by people who want to invest or explore such an expansive museum, then I would not have a problem with it. At least my lost diaries would have been the other way round. Gidi girl lost diaries.


Now, if he had used 10% of the money he used in erecting such a site in a village,(am not in any way trying to tell a man how to spend his OWN cash, #justsaying) to invest in Abia state by building /establishing malls, cinemas, amusement parks etc. Investors would invest  and he would have made a ton of cash by now.The whole of Abia state would have been a mega city. States like Abuja and Lagos would be learners where Abia stands.

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