{"id":4613,"date":"2019-08-12T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2019-08-13T06:47:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T05:47:01","slug":"aso-rock-presidential-villa-abuja-history-pictures-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-abuja-history-pictures-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja: History and Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you didn&#8217;t know, &#8220;Aso Rock&#8221; is the unofficial name of the Nigerian State House and Presidential Complex.<\/p>\n<p>The Aso Rock presidential villa encompasses the 400 meter nonolith Aso Rock and is located within the Three Arms Zone of the Abuja Metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The Aso rock villa was completed in 1991 by the Ibrahim Babangida administration. That was the same year the national capital was relocated from Lagos to Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>See some photos of the Aso rock presidential villa after the cut.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4614\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4614\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-a-view-from-afar.png\" alt=\"Aso rock villa: a view from afar\" width=\"505\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-a-view-from-afar.png 505w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-a-view-from-afar-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aso rock villa: a view from afar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4615\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4615\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-another-view-from-afar-with-aso-rock.png\" alt=\"Aso rock villa: another view from afar (see the Aso rock itself)\" width=\"499\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-another-view-from-afar-with-aso-rock.png 499w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-another-view-from-afar-with-aso-rock-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aso rock villa: another view from afar (see the Aso rock itself)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4616\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4616\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/entrance.png\" alt=\"Aso rock villa: the entrance\" width=\"346\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/entrance.png 346w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/entrance-265x200.png 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aso rock villa: the entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4617\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-1.png\" alt=\"Aso rock villa: the banquet hall\" width=\"448\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-1.png 448w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-1-200x120.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aso rock villa: the banquet hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4618\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4618\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/one-of-the-meeting-rooms.png\" alt=\"One of the meeting rooms\" width=\"505\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/one-of-the-meeting-rooms.png 505w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/one-of-the-meeting-rooms-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the meeting rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4619\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4619\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a-section-of-the-compound.png\" alt=\"A section of the compound\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a-section-of-the-compound.png 474w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/a-section-of-the-compound-266x200.png 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A section of the compound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4620\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/presidential-palace-building.png\" alt=\"presidential palace building\" width=\"469\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/presidential-palace-building.png 469w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/presidential-palace-building-266x200.png 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4621\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-watching-nigeria-vs-bosnia.png\" alt=\"Former President Jonathan watching Nigeria vs. Bosnia match during the 2014 World Cup\" width=\"506\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-watching-nigeria-vs-bosnia.png 506w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-watching-nigeria-vs-bosnia-269x200.png 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Jonathan watching Nigeria vs. Bosnia match during the 2014 World Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4622\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-in-the-presidential-office.png\" alt=\"Former President Jonathan in the Presidential Office.\" width=\"600\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-in-the-presidential-office.png 600w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GEJ-in-the-presidential-office-163x200.png 163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Jonathan in the Presidential Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you didn&#8217;t know, &#8220;Aso Rock&#8221; is the unofficial name of the Nigerian State House and Presidential Complex. The &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja: History and Pictures\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/aso-rock-presidential-villa-abuja-history-pictures-photos\/#more-4613\" aria-label=\"More on Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja: History and Pictures\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,1],"tags":[1281,1295,1296,41,770],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aso-rock-villa-another-view-from-afar-with-aso-rock.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-1cp","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4613"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20474,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613\/revisions\/20474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}