Tradition they say is synonymous to identity. Like the onion in ‘’Iya Solo’s’’ Indomie, we have been lost. The long lost tradition of excellence crept in like the spider into our very lives. The quality of greatness Nnamdi Azikwe hall is famed for stares at us in the very face. Tunes of victory songs become rampant in the hall like the sounds of Spartans after a famous victory. Undoubtedly, this is indeed a victory.
Nnamdi Azikiwe hall once acclaimed to be the undisputed UI sport king has affirmed this winning about 17 medals in the just concluded inter-hall competition. It is sacrosanct to state here that the victory creates nostalgia of the tradition of excellence the hall is famed for. This tradition once lost like the prodigal son is now found. Zikhall edged her compeers in a victory that kept everyone stunned. Though the Baluba Lions could not make the hall proud as they bowed out of the competition in the early stages, the tradition of burial of opponents in a coffin has been returned to the hall. In fact, this famous tradition was replicated by other halls. An epitome of the cynosure of all eyes.
Scintillating is definitely an understatement. The common pot was indeed scenery of the tradition of brotherhood Nnamdi Azikiwe hall is known for. It was really a mixture of love and affection towards one another as zikites trooped out en masse for the tradition that ensures or oneness.
In spite of the lofty programmes by the P black led administration to continue the traditions of excellence of Nnamdi Azikiwe hall, it is pertinent to state that resting on their oars is tantamount to ineptitude. Nnamdi Azikiwe hall lost out in the preliminary stages of the on-going jaw-war contest organized by the student union as well as the Tech-bush cum Zik-bridge is an eyesore. The secretariat of the Nnamdi Azikiwe hall executive council is appalling. The door of the executive’s secretariat is finally broken and left open to anyone who cares for an entry. An office meant for the day-to-day running of the executive is left in an abysmal state or better put abandoned. The office is as clean as the hall secretary’s room. These are not constituents of our traditions.
If our traditions must persist and imprinted in gold on white marbles, if we must make Nnamdi Azikiwe hall the cynosure of all eyes, if we must sneeze and the University of Ibadan will catch cold, Zikhall needs revitalization
