Awolowo Institute of Government and Public Policy, and the Awo Museum at Lekki, Lagos

Chief Obafemi Awolowo, our deceased sage, was detained in a house in Lekki, in present day Ibeju Lekki LGA, Lagos. The bungalow has since been turned into a museum, while an adjoining house serves as the little known Awolowo Institute of Government and Public Policy. On 14 August 2012, I was privileged to pay a flying visit to the institution, which ought to be a better known tourist attraction and resource centre, or a full fledged library dedicated to the study of governance.  

Take a tour of the institution.

Awolowo Institute of Government and Public Policy, and the Awo Museum at Lekki, Lagos

Layout of the institution

The remains of the mattress on the bed he used

The sitting room, which now houses memorabilia from the Awo era

The reading table Awolowo used and some of his clothes in the wardrobe he used

Some of the books with which he passed time during the months in detention

Bronze bust of the late sage

Anthonia Bakare, my escort

The WC in the toilet he used

Bath in the bathroom