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Published 4 February 2021
A retired principal and currently Administrator of the Women Memorial Centre, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Edith Ettete, whose centre shares the same neighbourhood with the Amalgamation House where the first Governor-Genera l of Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, signed the treaty that amalgamated the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria, in this interview with
PATRICK ODEY, laments the dilapidation of the historic monument
What is the significance of the women war centre, which shares same neighbourhood with the Amalgamation House?
The Women Memorial Hall is a building that was put up by Senator Helen Esuene to imortalise those women that were killed in the Aba Women riot of 1929. Also our aim is to make the place an international centre for research into women activities. We have a gallery there that tells the history of Ikot Abasi with some pictures and sculptures.