Mapo Hall

Mapo Hall is the colonial-style Ibadan City on the top of Mapo Hill in Ibadan,Oyo State. Mapo Hall was commissioned during the colonial era by Captain Ross in 1929.It was designed and constructed bt Engineer Robert Jones.

It was renovated in 2006 and the renovated hall was commissioned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on 6 September 2007.

Over the years, the hall had played host to major political and social events in the city, shaping the socio-political direction of Nigeria in general. The Sixth Annual Convention of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was held here on 5 May 1955 an it was here that Nnamdi Azikiwe delivered his presidential address.

In May 1967, the Western Leaders of Thought also met here and it was here that Chief Obafemi Awolowo outlined his thoughts on the ongoing Civil War in Nigeria and stated that "I can see no vital and abiding principle involved in any war between the North and the East." In Campaigning for the 1983 elections, Chief Awolowo also held a campaign rally here in 1983 where he made the famous quote "Kaka ki Kiniun se akapo Ekun, kaluku a ya se ode ti e l’ototo ni." meaning that the Lion would rather hunt separately rather than be the bag bearer for the Tiger. It was also here that the former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, chose to crown 24 new kings in Ibadan land.

The hall hosts a mini-museum where the relics of the chains used to hold tax evaders in the colonial era, are hung. There are also pictures of all Olubadan (King) that have reigned in Ibadan. Mapo Hill, the site of the hall, is the oldest part of Ibadan city and is a high density area occupied mainly by the indigenes of the town. The palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan is a few minutes walk to its left and Iba Oluyole statue lies a few minutes walk to its right. It is currently owned and managed by Ibadan Local Government Properties Company Limited.