The case for renaming my state capital, by Donu Kogbara

The article, written by Onyekachi Wambu and presented by Donu Kogbara, argues for renaming Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, due to its colonial namesake's disgraceful legacy. It questions why colonial names are retained even when the officials they honor later disgraced themselves. The piece uses Port Harcourt as a classic test case, asking what one would do if an important city was named after a paedophile. It notes that eleven years after the question was first raised in New African, Port Harcourt remains unchanged.

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