Time is marked and measured in different ways, the colours of our lives are a reflection of our ever changing atmosphere from our dry season to raining season, each with its up and down sides but in all, all we want is to be in a conducive environment—to some, that might mean the noise in town from the hustling and bustling while for others, it’s the cool gentle breeze that brushes against the skin in the rural parts which with nature’s finest from tall to short trees, carefully groomed crops and ever green plantations. Welcome to the lives of the indigenes of Oresha, a community situated at the edge of Ogun state ado odo ota to be exact.
Oresha is an underdeveloped place where you can still find mud houses and one of its unique qualities is the land—it is very fruitful, it produces a very large quantity of Cassava every year. In Oresha, there is a vast collection of trees but the main ones are the Bamboo, Coconut and Palm trees. The palm tree, being a tree that has no waste, is the most cherished tree—it is one of the richest tree nature has to give man—so plenteous it signifies so many things in the economic life of a nation because of what nature made it to be. Very evidently, in their might and pride, they beautify Oresha. From these palm trees, the people of Oresha get their palm oil, palm kernel oil, brooms, palm wine, Matts and also their baskets which they use to carry their farm produce. Also useful for furniture in Oresha are the palm trees, its wood have proven to be useful as regards carpentry.
Plus when a palm tree is fell, after it rots, it produces edible maggots and also produces mushrooms.
One of the glorious thrills in Oresha is the palm wine—it would give you a very loftier experience sitting under a palm tree exploring the sweet taste after an evening stroll or drinking it during a morning walk as you take in the palm trees’s grandeur that gives Oresha a serene beauty—stoking up the greenery place with a tourism splendour that provides reveling moments like the sky seeming so within reach at the rooftop bar of Epe Resort & SPA in Epe, Lagos; taking the ancient path to the very top of Olumo Rock in South-West Nigeria—where you can see the view of the ancient city Abeokuta; or basking in the fresh breeze of the sea that kisses the golden shore at LA PORTE du NON retour (The Door of No return) in the Republic of Benin (where the breeze witnesses the romance between the land and sea); the pristine view of the ocean at the Crane Resort in Barbados—these are some of the pleasures of tourism abounding on earth. Even in the rural areas like Oresha, a very friendly environment for tourists, the thrills are aplenty—glorifying the essence of an adventure whereby validating the place as a tourism delight. The palm trees of Oresha are amazingly a wonderful treasure for tourism.
PHOTO CREDIT: EPE RESORT
PHOTO CREDIT: CALI NGUYEN/THE CRANE RESORT, BARBADOS
WHEN TO GO
October through February are the most pleasant months to visit, but come prepared for rain at any time of the year.
HOW TO GET THERE
With a cab, from the MMIA, take the route that leads to Iyana-Ipaja and from there, go to Igando road. On this road look for Igbo elerin bus stop which will be on your right, turn into it and drive down to Agbara Bus stop which is along Badagry express road. From Agbara head to Opic Estate. Oresha is ten minutes drive from the estate.
WHERE TO STAY
Crown City Park Resort
At Agbara Lusada Road Doyin Bus Stop; +234(0)8104781281; www.crowncityresort.com;bookings@crowncityresort.com
