Gwarinpa has played a very important part in my life. In fact, looking back now, I realise it has been foundational to almost everything about my time in Abuja, without me even noticing it.
When we first moved to Abuja, we stayed in Wuse 2, which was central. But almost all my friends were in Gwarinpa. Back then, traveling down Ahmadu Bello Way through…
Estate Life:
Problems we face living the gated life
01. Delivery drama at the gate.
Your delivery has arrived, but the rider cannot enter. Now you are on the phone explaining your own house.
02. Internal transport wahala.
You live inside an estate the size of a small country, but your two legs are still the estate shuttle
03. The “I just need one thing” problem.
You need something small, but somehow getting it from outside the estate becomes a full logistics operation.
The Balcony
I was looking at the H-Medics building being built here in Gwarinpa/ karsana, and I noticed this beautiful thing they had made on one of the balconies.I don't even know what they call it exactly, but it was like a roof over the balcony, made with wood. It was so beautiful, and I kept thinking that even vines could climb on it and make the whole thing even more beautiful.