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Obiano with his traditional attire receiving salute from security forces his title hat and shoes to match

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Onitsha: Reclamation Of A ‘Lost’ Paradise



Have you been to Onitsha lately, especially around the once dreaded Upper Iweka area? Have you noticed that Zik Roundabout, the meeting point of the Old Enugu-Onitsha Road and the Enugu Onitsha Expressway, is taking on a new shape with massive beautification? Also, drive on Awka Road, Onitsha, up to DMGS Roundabout and you would see a whole lot of changes. Not just that the roads are properly constructed with drainage systems and streetlights, they are also clearly marked, with road signs.
People who traveled home for the Xmas holiday would be surprised to see what Upper Iweka has become. The motor parks have been pushed out of the expressway. The days are gone when touts held sway at Lagos Park. Today, no one ‘threatens’ your luggage, and your mobile phones are relatively safe, provided you don’t drop them. When you are there, watch out for fierce looking military men. You’ll find them on the alert, fishing miscreants off the park. You might also find them disguised in mufti, making it even easier to pick out their preys. Now, one can actually take a walk under the beautifully adorned Onitsha Head Bridge. In the past, no one dared move close to the area, as it was a notorious den of robbers. But with mobile policemen now on guard, pedestrians may walk freely up to the riverbank.
The Upper Iweka and Onitsha Head Bridge area have witnessed massive turnaround with streetlights and landscaping befitting of a gateway town. The statue of late Biafran hero, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, signals arrival to the land of the Rising Sun. With standard toilet facilities in place along the stretch, the drainages are now free from faeces. New pedestrian bridges are also springing up.


“Crime came into Onitsha through Upper Iweka. So, if the government could turn this place around, then I can say it is all over for criminals in this state. It’s better experienced than what I’m trying to explain to you; it’s like magic. What this tells me is that government can do a lot, if it is committed,” said Ifeanyi Okafor, a passenger at the Lagos Park.
Who would have imagined a Christmas decoration in Onitsha, talk little Upper Iweka? It happened, however, in 2014! The governor and his team were there to light the trees. And social media networks were agog with glittering pictures of Upper Iweka at night.
“My brother, we still don’t understand what is happening. Personally, I can’t believe this is Onitsha. In the evening, you will see people watching football on that big screen over there. That’s how safe this place has become. At the rate they are going, I’m afraid... Time could come when people, like us, would be asked to take our old cabs off the road,” said Tony, a taxi operator at ABC Motor Pack in Onitsha.
It used to be that driving to Onitsha Main Market (the largest in West Africa) was an arduous task, with market men and women displaying their wares indiscriminately. In those days, once you move past the Central Post Office Onitsha, driving becomes hellish. Both the New Market and Old Market roads used to be lawless zones, with touts and unruly bus drivers, who feel that offering N20 to a police officer is a ticket to perpetrate impunity. The government, however, appears to have summoned courage to bring the situation under control.
A visit to the popular Iweka Road, the home of electronics in the South East, shows that normalcy has returned. Unlike in the past when the road was usually awash with street traders, the place is now regularly policed, leaving no room for lawlessness. Even the Ochanja Market axis is feeling the heat. From Odoapku to Fegge, Bida Road and environs, there are noticeable changes; the streets look cleaner. Some inner roads on this axis, however, need to be reconstructed to allow free flow of traffic.
GOOD old Onitsha used to be a lovely town; it was like what Lagos is to the South West. Apart from its commercial viability, the town is also an educational and religious hub, blessed with a river port. In the early 1960s, before the Civil War, the population was officially recorded as 76,000. Though it experienced great distress during and after the war, by virtue of its still-strategic geographic position, Onitsha has continued to develop. By 2001 it had an estimated population of 511,000 with a metropolitan figure of 1,003,000.
Onitsha became an important trading port for the Royal Niger Company in the mid-1850s, following the abolition of slavery. And with the development of the steam engine, Europeans were able to move into the hinterland. Trade in palm kernel and palm oil flourished, as well as other cash crops. Immigrants from the Igbo hinterland were drawn to the emerging town, as were the British traders who settled in Onitsha and coordinated the palm oil and cash crops trade. In 1965, the Niger River Bridge was built to replace the ferry crossing.
Onitsha played a vital role in institutionalising Christianity in Nigeria. The town is home to the Holy Trinity Basilica (Catholic) and the All Saints Cathedral (Anglican Cathedral). Both are headquarters to satellite churches in and outside Onitsha. Other churches such as the Grace of God Mission International, and Christ Holy Church, also have their headquarters in the town. Onitsha is also host to many church organisations and socio-cultural groups.
Recall the days of Onitsha Market Literature – a term for a number of pamphlets, books and other publications sold at Onitsha Market in the 1950s and 1960s. Much of it was written in pidgin and Creole varieties of English. This form of literature has become of interest to researchers seeking information about social conditions at the time. With notable secondary schools such as Christ the King College (CKC), Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS), St Charles College, Queen of the Rosary College (QRC), Washington Memorial Grammar School, New Era Secondary School, Modebe Memorial Grammar School and others, Onitsha was key to the education of the Igbo in the past.
But the Civil War brought widespread devastation. At its end, came the oil boom years, bringing in huge influx of immigrants. The war-damaged facilities, still under repair, could not cope with the pace of rural-urban exodus into the city. Slums consequently began to emerge.
“Compared to other cities and other centres of population, Onitsha has had its glorious time. Prior to the war, we had the market, which was a big market; New Market Road in those days was full of bookshops that sold scholarly materials - law books, medical books, educational books, because Onitsha was a big centre for what we now call private education. At a stage, six years ago, I could count six governors who went to school in Onitsha,” said the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, in a recent chat with The Guardian.
According to the Royal Father, Onitsha has had its glorious periods: “People came from the Cameroons to trade in Onitsha. Culturally also, things were great. The war, probably, was a major factor in the neglect and apparent decline. Onitsha was heavily fought for and a lot of damage was caused. In the revival, after the war, was an opportunity to begin to give attention to other centers. For instance, Awka became the state capital. Naturally, it had to get government’s attention. Nnewi grew in its economy. The Onitsha market was brought back. But it was not what it used to be. So, there has been a decline. Agreed. But it’s on the upswing again.”
In the last eight years under Governor Peter Obi, Onitsha started to witness some turnaround. But the current administration, led by Willie Obiano, might have found a winning formula on how to reclaim the once ‘lost’ territory.
For instance, in terms of physical development, the Onitsha General Hospital has been improved upon, with a dialysis centre in operation. There are two business parks in Onitsha with various offices, making it possible for people to go to the stock exchange there and trade online.
In terms of factories, there’s a new brewery in Onitsha, reportedly owned by a former governor. Life Breweries has also been revived. The industrial park is back again. There’s also a five-star hotel under construction. The Protea Group initially started it. The Marriott Group, however, bought over Protea. Protea had been constructing a 90-room hotel, which Marriott plans to double in capacity. There’s a modern shopping mall under development in GRA. The stadium is back, with school children now using facilities there for daily exercise.
But one area where very high points have been scored is security. “If you want to sleep at Upper Iweka now, you can do so without any hassles. It’s been cleared and cleaned up and it happened just like that. It takes the will, but you have to sustain the tempo. If you clear away all those vehicles that pick passengers by the roadside, you must provide motor packs. If you clear the roadside traders away, you must provide markets for them and that’s what the governor is doing,” Igwe Achebe said.



Information has it that the Onitsha seaport, which was conceived as an inland port, is ready for use. Though the challenge of concessioning by the government is still there, once in full operation, Onitsha can serve as an inland port, much as it did in the olden days. In this case, goods that arrive at Warri or Port Harcourt are put in barges and moved down to Onitsha. And with the long-awaited second Niger Bridge coming up, another commercial boom could be around the corner.
‘How The Transformation Happened’
ACCORDING to the Special Assistant to the Anambra State governor on Environment, Toochi Obi, when the new administration came in, Onitsha was a dirty zone. Governor Obiano, however, declared his intention to clean up the commercial town.



“Before now, it was just one firm handling waste management in Onitsha. And this was not enough. Again, when you talk about Onitsha, people think it’s about Onitsha North and South LGAs. Nkpor, Obosi, Oba and other neighbouring towns have also become part of the big Onitsha. So, at first, we didn’t even know where to start,” she said.
The first move was to get the existing waste management company to sit up on streets cleaning. “We asked them what their problems were and also helped them to solve those challenges. Particularly, the governor gave them a mandatory order that he wanted the place cleaned up. Of course, they knew that now someone was watching them. Before, nobody monitored them. So, most times, things were not done. But we had to sit on them to do their job better,” she said.



“Then, there was an idea to increase the number of waste management companies in the town and its environs. With major markets in Onitsha such as Main Market, Ose Market, Ochanja Market, Relief Market, Iweka Road Market and others, you can imagine the level of waste generated daily.
“We discovered that we needed more than just one company to handle waste. We got different contractors to take charge of Idemmili LGA and Ogbaru LGA. In Onitsha alone, we have up to five contractors managing waste. Idemmili LGA was zoned into three. Ogbaru LGA was divided into two because of the massive waste generated there. Then we started with constant monitoring in Nnewi and Awka, but in Onitsha, we are always monitoring.”



Having put the contractors on the job with regular monitoring, there was need to de-silt the town and open up the drainages.
“Anambra state has never been de-silted; it was a lot of money doing that. When you are passing the roads, you don’t even know where the drainages are anymore. We had to de-silt twice. I can tell you that the residents are happy now; it has reduced flooding in Onitsha. The drainages are free now. In some cases, you discover that the slabs covering the drainages had been removed, thereby exposing pedestrians and motorists to danger when rain falls. We had to cover them back. “That notwithstanding, we’ve started putting plans in place on how to keep Onitsha clean. Sometime ago, we advertised publicly that we wanted to have a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with contractors, so that we could have a steady way of keeping Anambra state clean,” she said.
On beautification, Miss Obi informed that a plan has been put in place on how to enhance the town.



“When we started, we discovered that Onitsha was so clustered; it was not well planned. What we are trying to do now is to build permanent structures that would give room for beautification. If you go to Upper Iweka area, you will discover that a lot of work is going on there, in terms of beautification. A lot of transport companies were pulled off from Upper Iweka to achieve the beautification project.”
As for the abandoned cars that dotted the streets of Onitsha, “we did a lot of road decongestion. A lot of cars were abandoned on the roads. The governor insisted he wanted all the cars off the road. So, the Ministry of Environment and Transport had to come together. We had to get lands in Onitsha, Awka and Nnewi, where we dumped those cars. There was an announcement on radio for people to take their cars off the road, after which we cleared the streets,” she said.



On the new look of Upper Iweka, the Special Assistant noted: “The place used to be a mad area. But right now, there’s sanity. The government, however, is not stopping at that; more is coming. Very soon, the permanent structure for environmental cleaning in Anambra will be in place. While ASWAMA (Anambra State Waste Management Authority) handles Awka, we intend to give out Nnewi, Onitsha and environs to contractors.”
Getting the streetlights to function in Onitsha was another huge challenge. “Before we came in, some areas had streetlights, but we learnt that from the day they were commissioned, they had never worked. We moved in and discovered that a lot of the streetlights are damaged. We started by fixing those ones. With the little resources we had, we started mapping out streets where the lights are needed the most. If you go to Awka, you would see that streetlights are springing up. You would see poles going up everyday,” she said.



There is also the introduction of road markings and signage on Onitsha roads. “If you know Anambra very well, you will know that the roads never had markings, even the new ones. These markings you are seeing now were done few weeks ago. All the roads that are awarded by this government come with signage, curves and markings. As for the old roads, we are trying to improve them,” she said.


Source : Chuks Nwanne ( Sunday Guardian )


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Sights from Aguleri "Ada Carnival" 2015

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^^^^I did not see even ONE person wearing indigenous clothing. All looked like clothes donated by Ndi Anambra USA organizations.

Not that it makes someone better or worse, but the heavy title of this thread, you'll think there would be something truly "Powerhouse", but frankly, the more you look, the less you see.

Perhaps the governors "swearing in" could help these folks to think seriously about a cultural event

So your here to fight Ndi Anambra abi....we have fought many wars and still stand on our feet while our enemies are in disarray but what I will advice you is to go and maintain a very good oral and body hygiene that is why that your Anambra GF don't allow you to touch her or even speak in close contact with her nose

mensdept:
Hi, I've been dating a girl for 7 months. Everything has been great, except she doesnt like me touching her, she always brushes me aside, especially when shes watching tv. Then if I dont touch her, she starts touching me and pulling my hand to touch her (like a hug). Whats up

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Loolllllll......Mr go and add value to yourself, its not our fault that the girl rejected you pig

mensdept:
^^^^I did not see even ONE person wearing indigenous clothing. All looked like clothes donated by Ndi Anambra USA organizations.

Not that it makes someone better or worse, but the heavy title of this thread, you'll think there would be something truly "Powerhouse", but frankly, the more you look, the less you see.

Perhaps the governors "swearing in" could help these folks to think seriously about a cultural event

mensdept:
^^^^I did not see even ONE person wearing indigenous clothing. All looked like clothes donated by Ndi Anambra USA organizations.

Not that it makes someone better or worse, but the heavy title of this thread, you'll think there would be something truly "Powerhouse", but frankly, the more you look, the less you see.

Perhaps the governors "swearing in" could help these folks to think seriously about a cultural event

There were native costumes worn by those on the frontline but I couldn't get their pics because I was way behind.

The event is not that old, yet it's taking shapes fast.

I just want us to appreciate the turnout and the potential of such carnival to grow bigger and better

Gamechanger:
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Is Aguleri an Urban or Rural settlement?

That environment is super dirty.

The town has both urban and rural areas.

I cant answer to the whether the town is Superclean or whatever. As for me, I was only seeing human beings.
But if you may wish to drop the name of your town and its carnival pics, then we can make comparisons.

Governor Obiano Thanks Ndi Anambra for Peaceful Celebrations


The Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano has on behalf of the government of Anambra state expressed profound appreciation to Ndi Anambra for the peaceful and memorable Christmas and New Year celebrations witnessed in various communities in the state.

The governor was particularly impressed by the enthusiasm and sense of duty displayed by Ndi Anambra through their positive response, attendance and participation in the activities and programmes of the maiden Anambra Heritage Festival which held from December 23 to 26, 2014. The Festival activities include Reading by Novelist and Newspaper Columnist, Prof. Okey Ndibe, Masquerade display at Ekwueme Square, the Obiano Football Fiesta and the Jam Blast Music show held at the Ekwueme Square on the December 26, 2014.

Governor Obiano observed that the peaceful celebration was made possible by the obvious improvement in security of life and properties arising from his administrations war against all forms of crime and criminality in Anambra State. According to the governor, “the peaceful Christmas holidays and celebrations is an affirmation that we have won the war against all manner of hoodlums who had made our state ungovernable before now. Thankfully the steadfast implementation of our security initiatives and the commitment of the various arms of the security forces have restored faith in our state. We therefore celebrate and at the same time call for eternal vigilance and commitment by everyone to ensure that the gains are sustained. “

In the same vein, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police Hosea Karma, has described the Christmas 2014 celebrations in Anambra State as the most peaceful in recent times and attributed the joyful outcome to the commitment of Governor Willie Obiano and effort of the combined team of the security agencies under the Operation Kpochapu who ensured that Ndi Anambra had peace from criminals. CP Karma assured that his men are very committed to their work and will not allow any lapses or anything that could mar the current peace across the state as well as the security of lives and property.

The Commissioner Police also thanked Ndi Anambra for the cordial relationship with security agencies which has led to a very productive era of cooperation and collaboration leading to the sharing of vital information which assisted in the bursting of criminals in their nest.

http://eagle-square..co.uk/2015/01/governor-obiano-thanks-ndi-anambra-for.html

Anambra obodo oma.

Gov. Obiano is guest of honor at USAfrica interactive forum with diaspora in Houston at Hilton Houston Westchase.



BY Chido Nwangwu
The Governor of Anambra State of Nigeria, Chief Willie Obiano, will be the special guest of honor at the USAfrica interactive forum at 12 noon on Friday January 9, 2015 in Houston, Texas. The venue of the international event is the Hilton Hotel Towers at Westchase (9999 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77042).
Chief Obiano’s performance within one year since his election under the banner of APGA party has been widely commended and earned him the award of “Nigeria’s Governor of the Year” 2014 from the international multimedia networks and public policy organization, USAfrica. He will share insights to governance, security and investments at the forum. Significantly, he is returning almost a year to the same day and month and the same multimedia platform where he first spoke — in a very formal setting with such guests as U.S Congressman Al Green — following his election.
A statement issued from Houston by the Founder & Publisher of USAfrica and the first African-owned, U.S.-based professional newspaper published on the internet, USAfricaonline.com, Dr. Chido Nwangwu, articulated why Obiano bagged the prestigious recognition, noting that “in less than ten months of taking over the mantle of leadership of Anambra State, the banker turned politician has, with purposeful zeal attracted investments and with the courageous heart of a bull, confronted the criminals and miscreants who had unleashed mayhem and gripped the peace loving people of the state in the throes of trepidation, fear and death…. Obiano is proving to the people of Anambra and Nigerians, at home and in the Diaspora, that here cometh a man of proven technocratic competence out to put Anambra State on its rightful place on the map of economic development of Nigeria.”
He adds that “In the course of the USAfrica Governance Index assessment across the State and other parts of the country, we reached the conclusion that Gov. Obiano has not only done very well in impacting various sectors of Anambra but he has shown that a truly transformative leadership is possible within a relatively short period and utilizing very modest resources to push the great and sometimes boisterous Anambra State to its better heights and security. I believe security is everything! Akpokuedike Obiano challenged and has, so far, subdued most of the bandits and their infrastructure with his battle coinage ‘Operation kpochapu’ and deployment of crime fighting assets.”
USAfrica — with almost 23 years of professional journalism and multimedia publishing business from its headquarters in Houston, Texas — has been acclaimed by the CNN, The New York Times, international scholars and public policy leaders as the largest and arguably the most influential African-owned, U.S-based multimedia networks.
By Chido Nwangwu


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NFF Writes Obiano On Release Of Land For FIFA Project

Onjewu Dickson
— Jan 8, 2015

The Nigerian Football Federation has called on governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State to clear all administrative bottlenecks impeding the commencement of work at the FIFA Goal project sited in the state.

In a letter entitled “Re-Award of FIFA Goal project to Anambra State”, signed by Musa Amadu, Secretary General of the body, the NFF said the project would uplift the lives of the youths in the state.

It stated that the world football governing body had been putting pressure on them to forward the necessary document to clear the cost for the commencement of the $2million project which Anambra was lucky to benefit from.

“Construction works has started on the site in Bauchi while Lagos has also provided land space. FIFA has continued to put pressure on the NFF to provide documents for land space in Anambra (Complete with Certificate of Occupancy made in favour of the NFF) in order that construction work can start.

“It is our knowledge that former governor Peter Obi signed the C of O on March 12, 2014, in view of the above, we are requesting Your Excellency to indicate a date and time convenient for you, during which the leadership of the NFF can receive the document to the land space already set aside.”

^^^^I think this is in respect of the worldclass FIFA International stadium to be sited in Anambra. Obi signed the C-of-O before leaving office for the land. The massive land for the project is around Ogidi/Ogbunike axis..

FKO81:
[b]List of Our sons and daughters that has made us proud, the ones I remembered you can add your own
Academias from Anambra state
*. Dr Pius Okigbo first Nigerian PHD in Economics
*prof Philip emeagwali inventor of super computer
* Prof Okoye first Nigerian professor of physics
*Chike Obi first Nigerian professor of mathematicsa, Mathematician famous for his work on non-differential equations won the 1985 ICTP Price
* Prof Kodilnye first Nigerian professor of medicine
* Professor Kenneth Dike a pre-eminent scholar of African History and was. the first indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and founder of the National Archives.
*Prof James Ezelio first Nigerian professor differential calculus
* Prof Chinua Achebe great novelist
* Cyprian Ekwensi MFR, a writer of international repute
*Emeka Anyaoku first African commom wealth chairman
*Prof Ben Enwonwu first Nigerian sculptor of international repute with artwork gracing the United Nations headquarters.
* Professor Samuel Okoye was black Africa's first PhD in RadioAstronomy.who along with Antony Hewish of the University of Cambridge discovered the radio source of Crab Nebula neutron star.
*.Chief Jerome Udoji a social reformer was the first African to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by the Colonial Administration.
*Chimamanda Adichie Novelist
. Gilbert Kodilinye BA(Oxon) MA(Oxon) LL.M(Lond) Barrist -at-Law
* Prof Dora Akunyili Pharmacologist.
* Oby Ezekwezili former world bank Charlady in Africa
* Olisa Agbakoba first NBA president
* Lieutenant-General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, appointed in 2008 by UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as Military Advisor on UN Peacekeeping. Operations.
* Charles Soludo Economist and fromer CBN Governor.
* Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE, a London-based visual artist. The first black artist to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II when commissioned to paint the official Golden Jubilee portrai 
*Francis Akpuaka - a renowned professor of plastic surgery 
* Ernest Ndukwe former NCC boss
*Laz Ekwueme
*Prof Nwosu the former INEC chairman, he conducted the freest election in history of Nigeria

Front line politicians from Anambra state
* Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe first Nigeria president
* Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme frontline Politician, Architect and the first executive Vice-President of Nigeria
* Nwafor Orizu the first Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
*Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the secessionist Biafra Republic
*Edwin Umezuoke former Chairman ANPP.
*Dr Chuba Okadigbo Oyi of Oyi former Senate president.
*Chukwuemeka Ezife former Governor of Anambra state.
* Chief Victor Umeh Apga nationa chairman.
*Chuka Umunna, a British Labor Party Member of Parliament for Streatham constituency.
*Chinyelu Onwurah, a British Labor Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, becoming the first female British MP of African origin.
*Barrister Olisa Metuh PDP national publiclty secretary.

Business Tycoon
* Sir louis Odiumegwu Ojukwu first Nigerian millionaire and also first Nigerian stock exchange persident.
*Sir Emeka Offor CEO Chrom Energy, Enugu disco etc.
. Dr ABC Orjiakor CEO Seplat Plc, Neimith pharmaceuticals etc.
. Engr Ernest Azudialu CEO Nestoil, Century power generation, Smile Network etc.
*Arthur Eze CEO Altlas Oranto petrolum
* Ex gov Peter Obi Fidelity bank, Next etc.
* Andy Uba politician, Oil merchant 
* Cos Maduka CEO Coscharies motors, Abro motor products, Coched farm etc.
* Emma Bishop Okonknwo CEO Ekulo group.
*Clement Ibeto CEO Ibeto group, Cement, Oil Merchant, Motor products, Real Estate, Farm and Hotels.
*.Ifeanyi Uba Capital Oil
* Chief (Dr.) Alexander Chika Okafor CEO Chicason group, AZ oil.
* Innocent Chukwuma Innoson Motors etc.
. Nicolas Ukachukwu CEO SNECOU Group of Companies
. SIR. Daniel Chukwudoze Dozzy Oil
Sir. Nath Okechukwu Chairman Inter-bau Construction Ltd 
* HRH. Igwe Alfred Achebe Obi of Onitsha Chairman Daimon bank and unilever Plc.
. Sir Emeka Okwuosa Chairaman Oil serve group, Ekcel Farms Ltd.
*Nnetochukwu Azubuike Oil merchant, Genesis hotel and Genesis deluxe cinemas
*Odumodu CEO May&Baker.
* Poly Emenike Nero Pharmaceutical
* Mrs. Stella Okoli Emzor
*Nkechi Obi. Tchno oil
*Ben Anakwe NIPCO oil,
*Stella Odua Former aviation minister, CEO SPG
* Felicia Okoli CEO Armak group of companies
*Uju Ifejika CEO Britannia-
* William Uzoma Anumudu Chairman Global motors Holding
*Anukeme Linus Azubuike Chairman Tonimas Group
*Obiajulu Uzodike Cutix wire plc.
* Chigioke Anumoka Chairman Cotech and Tummy tummy noodles
* Mike Ajegbo Minaj Tv, Cement and real estate.
DA Nwandu Construction, real estate.
Transporters
*Young shall grow
*Chicson group
*Ekenedilichukwu trans
*GUO Okeke
*CN Okoli
*Izuchukwu trans
*PN. Omerua
*FG. Onyewe

Religious leaders
*Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in Aguleri, Anambra State, in September 1903 – died in Leicester, England, January 24, 1964) was an Igbo from Aguleri in Anambra East. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria on December 19, 1937. He worked in the parishes of Nnewi, Dunukofia, Akpu/Ajalli and Aguleri and was later a Cistercian monk at Mount Saint Bernard Monastery in England. Pope John Paul II beatified him on March 22, 1998, saying "Blessed Cyprian Michael Tansi is a prime example of the fruits of holiness which have grown and matured in the Church in Nigeria since the Gospel was first preached in this land.
*.Cardinal Francis Arinze, once considered a potential Pope.
*Bishop Okonkwo
Music Industry
*Osita Osedebe5
*Oliver dicoco
*Moroco Nwamaduka
Ozemena Nwazugbe
*Chinyere Udoma
*Gozie Okeke
*Peter and Paul Okoye (Psquare)
. Chinedu Okoli (Flavour N'abania)
. Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson (Phyno)
. Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo (Kcee) Limbobo master
*Celebobo
*Oziomachukwu Favour Mojekwu (Osy bosco)
Footballers
*Amobi Okoye - Youngest American football player to play for the NFL (2004), currently plays for the Houston Texans
*John Mikel Obi
Nollywood
*Pet Edochie
*Chika Okpala, aka Chief Zebrudaya
*Bub-manuel Udokwu
*Chidi Nmokeme
*Chika Ike
*Oge Okoye
*Amaechi Nmanago
*Tony Oneweek 
*Rita Edochie
*Yul Edochie
*Ngozi Ezeonu
*Steve Onu "Yaw WAZOBIA FM"[/b][/b]

Its Cletus Ibeto... not Clement

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NFF Writes Obiano On Release Of Land For FIFA Project

Onjewu Dickson
— Jan 8, 2015

The Nigerian Football Federation has called on governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State to clear all administrative bottlenecks impeding the commencement of work at the FIFA Goal project sited in the state.

In a letter entitled “Re-Award of FIFA Goal project to Anambra State”, signed by Musa Amadu, Secretary General of the body, the NFF said the project would uplift the lives of the youths in the state.

It stated that the world football governing body had been putting pressure on them to forward the necessary document to clear the cost for the commencement of the $2million project which Anambra was lucky to benefit from.

“Construction works has started on the site in Bauchi while Lagos has also provided land space. FIFA has continued to put pressure on the NFF to provide documents for land space in Anambra (Complete with Certificate of Occupancy made in favour of the NFF) in order that construction work can start.

“It is our knowledge that former governor Peter Obi signed the C of O on March 12, 2014, in view of the above, we are requesting Your Excellency to indicate a date and time convenient for you, during which the leadership of the NFF can receive the document to the land space already set aside.”

They should forward land in Awka for the project if the Ogbunike site had been lost, with the condition that if work does not start within 2 years, the land is forfeited back to the state government .

“It is our knowledge that former governor Peter Obi signed the C of O on March 12, 2014, in view of the above, we are requesting Your Excellency to indicate a date and time convenient for you, during which the leadership of the NFF can receive the document to the land space already set aside.”

The land in Ogbunike has been acquired already and Peter Obi signed the C-of-O before leaving office. What NFF is seeking now is the official presentation of the title document that will eventually mark the beginning of the project construction. As for the site, Ogbunike is a good place to site it, as it is central to the major cities and towns within and outside the state.

cjrane:


They should forward land in Awka for the project if the Ogbunike site had been lost, with the condition that if work does not start within 2 years, the land is forfeited back to the state government .

I thought it was Ogidi.

The site borders Ogidi and Ogbunike..

OdenigboAroli:
I thought it was Ogidi.

Someone should pls stoke the fire of this thread before it goes off completely. Anambrarians home and ones who just returned to their respetive bases should please post pics of what they witnessed.

Long live Anambrarians!!!

Long live Igborians!!!

OUR TRUE HEROES TO BE HONOURED ON MONDAY! Anambra State Government has set aside January 12 as the date to conduct a formal burial ceremony for all the people who lost their lives in different harsh circumstances of pogroms, riots or wars and who could not be formally buried.

The event themed Ozoemezina... Never Again will take place in Awka, the state capital and is targeted at recognising and to honour the unknown dead for a selfless sacrifice.

A statement by the Ozoemezina event planning committee reads "It is the right of every person, especially African to be given a befitting burial. This initiative stems from the several demands of our people who continue to believe that these dead souls are wandering without rest and need to be respected and accorded their final rites. The Obiano administration has found it necessary to answer this call, by its people, and is ready to do this in a very simple, sombre and peaceful manner."

As part of the activities line-up for the event, a cenotaph and tourist garden is currently been built by the state government while a memorial plaque depicting names of different people known to have died at one time or another is soon to be unveiled at a conspicuous venue in the state capital city.

investnow2013:
OUR TRUE HEROES TO BE HONOURED ON MONDAY! Anambra State Government has set aside January 12 as the date to conduct a formal burial ceremony for all the people who lost their lives in different harsh circumstances of pogroms, riots or wars and who could not be formally buried.

The event themed Ozoemezina... Never Again will take place in Awka, the state capital and is targeted at recognising and to honour the unknown dead for a selfless sacrifice.

A statement by the Ozoemezina event planning committee reads "It is the right of every person, especially African to be given a befitting burial. This initiative stems from the several demands of our people who continue to believe that these dead souls are wandering without rest and need to be respected and accorded their final rites. The Obiano administration has found it necessary to answer this call, by its people, and is ready to do this in a very simple, sombre and peaceful manner."

As part of the activities line-up for the event, a cenotaph and tourist garden is currently been built by the state government while a memorial plaque depicting names of different people known to have died at one time or another is soon to be unveiled at a conspicuous venue in the state capital city.

This is a great event to remember all those who were killed in the war through every means possible as well as those killed in the pogrom riots that provoked the war.

May almighty God grant their souls eternal repose in heaven in Jesus Name. Amen.

joeisreal:
Someone should pls stoke the fire of this thread before it goes off completely. Anambrarians home and ones who just returned to their respetive bases should please post pics of what they witnessed.

Long live Anambrarians!!!

Long live Igborians!!!

In this new year, my hope is that some how the bridge connecting ## or Nsugbe to the Anam city is built.
It will enable Anambra to use her shore on the River Niger to build exquisite locations, Tourists can do luxury ferry rides along the River Niger to retrace part of Mungo Park's trip etc.
Private Individuals can build between 3-5 star hotels,offices etc in the area to take advantage of it's view of the Niger River. Not to talk about the fact that it will kick-start the Anam Ultra modern city, Anambra equivalence of Eko Atlantic city.Imagine the economic transformation such a well planned city next to Onitsha will accrue to the state.

Anyim, PDP Top Shots Use Judiciary In Plot To Impose Disgraced Ex-Aviation Minister Stella Oduah As Senatorial Candidate In Anambra State
Top shots of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja and Anambra State are manipulating the judiciary in order to achieve their imposition of a disgraced former Aviation Minister Stella Oduah as one of the party’s senatorial candidates in Anambra.
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Top shots of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja and Anambra State are manipulating the judiciary in order to achieve their imposition of a disgraced former Aviation Minister Stella Oduah as one of the party’s senatorial candidates in Anambra.

Disgraced former minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah
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Aggrieved members of the party named Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, as the key collaborator in Ms. Oduah’s game to be foisted as a senatorial candidate. “Senator Anyim and Chief Mrs. Oduah have been working together to undermine internal democracy in Anambra PDP,” one of several sources in the state alleged. “They appointed an illegal caretaker committee led by Major General Aliyu Karma (ret.), as chairman, and Alhaji Dalhatu Akibu, as secretary, to oversee, run the affairs and conduct elections for the PDP, Anambra State chapter,” the source added.

Several party members said the imposition of the Karma-led committee flouted two court judgments, an interim order issued in October 2014 by Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court Abuja, and an earlier interlocutory Injunction by Justice H. A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court. In the latter verdict, Justice Nganjiwa ordered both the PDP and INEC to recognize and deal with Ejike Oguebego as the party’s state chairman in all election matters in Anambra State pending the determination of the substantive lawsuit.

On November 27, Justice Chukwu dismissed Ken Emeakayi’s claim to the state chairmanship of state, and ruled that “the purported caretaker committee or ad-hoc committee set up by the [PDP]” was “illegal, null and void.”

A longstanding member of the PDP in Anambra told SaharaReporters that some powerful members of the party deliberately ignored and attempted to circumvent the court’s order by imposing another illegal caretaker committee led by the same General Aliyu Karma as chairman, with Alhaji Bature as the new secretary. They said the equally illegal committee was charged with running the affairs of the party in Anambra and conducting illicit elections in order to enthrone Ms. Oduah, their favored candidate.

On December 5, 2014 Justice Chukwu issued another ruling that sought to clarify the issue of the party’s leadership to be entrusted with conducting the election to produce delegates who would vote for nominated candidates. The judge once again declared the caretaker committee as illegal, null and void. He added, “any delegate list or nominated candidates that emanate from the congresses and primaries conducted by the caretaker committee or ad-hoc committee set up by the 1st defendant during the pendency and subsistence of this suit is illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, [an] abuse of court process, null and void and cannot be used for any purpose.”

Justice Chukwu also barred the PDP and its officials from forwarding to the electoral commission “any delegates list or nominated candidates that may emerge from the congresses or primaries conducted by the purported caretaker committee” set up by the PDP. According to the court’s ruling, INEC must only accept the lists produced by the primaries and congresses overseen by Mr. Oguebego’s group.

Party officials loyal to Mr. Oguebego told SaharaReporters that the group conducted INEC-supervised primary elections on December 6 and 7, 2014, resulting in Ms. Oduah’s failure to win the ticket. “The primaries were observed by INEC. The process was transparent. Chief Mrs. Oduah lost.”

In an astonishing move, Ms. Oduah and her cohorts goaded a lawyer, Olusola Oke, their counsel in the judgment given by Justice Chukwu, to file a motion on December 16 at the registry of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “This was a shameful judicial maneuver that amounted to asking a court to presume an appellate stature in relation to another court of equal standing,” said a lawyer. He added that, rather than refuse the case on grounds of lack of jurisdiction, Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf of the High Court of the FCT brought the judiciary into further ignominy on December 17 when he issued an interim order granting the reliefs sought by the Oduah group. Justice Yusuf also set December 23 as the date to hear the substantive case.

“As a lawyer, Chief Olusola Oke should know that it was odious to move a motion ex-parte before Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf seeking the same reliefs as the ones already determined by the Federal High Court. And it’s worse since he had already filed and served an appellant’s brief in suit No. CA/A/737/14, PDP vs. EJIKE OGUEBEGO & 3 ORS.”

“It was a desperate attempt to make the FCT High Court sit on appeal over the Federal High Court judgment,” said a lawyer who has followed the case. “And the only purpose of this absurdity is that some PDP chieftains are determined to enthrone their favorite candidate, even though the voters had rejected her at the primaries.”

The legal maneuvers took a new twist on December 23 when the motion by Mr. Oke was to be argued. Ms. Oduah’s lawyer failed to show up in court, with another lawyer, Mahmud Magaji, announcing his appearance for the plaintiffs even though no application had been filed for change of counsel as required by court procedures. Lawyers for the Oguebego-led Anambra PDP asked the judge to discharge the interim order.

A legal expert told SaharaReporters that the interim order effectively lapsed on January 6, 2015. However, members of the Oguebego leadership of the PDP in Anambra accuse Mr. Anyim and Ms. Oduah of working behind the scenes to intimidate INEC into putting a lapsed interim order on the same pedestal as a court judgment that upheld Oguebego as the chairman of the PDP in Anambra.

During Ms. Oduah’s tenure as Aviation Minister, an investigation by SaharaReporters had exposed how she had defrauded the Nigerian treasury by prevailing on an agency under her control to purchase two bulletproof BMW cars for her at a total cost of $1.6 million. Our investigations also revealed that there was no evidence that the cars were ever delivered, even though Ms. Oduah caused subordinates at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to sign that they had taken possession.

SaharaReporters also revealed that Ms. Oduah’s claim that she earned a Masters degree from St. Paul’s College in Lawrencille, Virginia, was a lie. The college where she earned the alleged degree does not award Masters degrees, our investigation showed.

During Ms. Oduah’s tenure as minister, she embarked on numerous renovation projects at a variety of airports. Those projects have since come under scrutiny, even from Nigerian aviation officials who question the amount of the contracts, the shady process that led to the contracts, and financial deals that will leave Nigerians paying too much money for too little value. A source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Anyim’s blind loyalty to Ms. Oduah’s political ambition was because a company belonging to the former Senate president benefited from a contract to renovate the Enugu International Airport.

Ms. Oduah’s PDP critics within Anambra PDP accused her of using her ill-gotten wealth as well as her ties to Mr. Anyim to attempt to steamroll INEC officials, PDP national officers, and the judiciary.

“Why is Chief Mrs. Oduah so desperate to get to the Senate, even though she lost in the primaries?” one of her critics asked. “Is it to be able to cover her financial atrocities in the Ministry of Aviation? What kind of country do we have when a person who lied about her educational attainments is being given support by the Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, to become a senator?”

joeisreal:
Someone should pls stoke the fire of this thread before it goes off completely. Anambrarians home and ones who just returned to their respetive bases should please post pics of what they witnessed.

Long live Anambrarians!!!

Long live Igborians!!!

"Igborians" ? Abeg no use laugh wungure me ooo...lol

investnow2013:

[size=18pt]BY SAHARAREPORTERS,[/size] NEW YORKJAN 09, 2015

@ the bolded, story shouldn't have been posted here at all.

These are disgruntled Yoruba propaganda room.

Madam Stella Oduah's name gives them HELL because she wouldn't tolerate the constant cheating of Igbo by the animals.To dare to give Igbo their due in Nigeria was the crime she committed in the eyes of yoruba.

They know they have no power to stop her since it is her people voting for her Senatorial ride, so they have turned to their dirty faceless yoruba propaganda room-sahara lie porters.

Madam Stella Oduah have been a proven performer.The only other Igbo politician that comes close to her magical performance is Sullivan Chime. Perhaps, in time Willie Obiano will be added to these group of Igbos with a Midas touch to change things for the better.

All the Yoruba trumped up charges to remove her from the aviation sector has been proven to be a lie.

[size=18pt]Princess STELLA ODUAH IS OUR SENATOR 2015![/size]

cjrane:


@ the bolded, story shouldn't have been posted here at all.

These are disgruntled Yoruba propaganda room.

Madam Stella Oduah's name gives them HELL because she wouldn't tolerate the constant cheating of Igbo by the animals.To dare to give Igbo their due in Nigeria was the crime she committed in the eyes of yoruba.

They know they have no power to stop her since it is her people voting for her Senatorial ride, so they have turned to their dirty faceless yoruba propaganda room-sahara lie porters.

Madam Stella Oduah have been a proven performer.The only other Igbo politician that comes close to her magical performance is Sullivan Chime. Perhaps, in time Willie Obiano will be added to these group of Igbos with a Midas touch to change things for the better.

All the Yoruba trumped up charges to remove her from the aviation sector has been proven to be a lie.

[size=18pt]Princess STELLA ODUAH IS OUR SENATOR 2015![/size]

Bros,I am sorry to break the news but there is absolutely no way Stella Odua can defeat Dubem Obaze in the northern senatorial zone. Dubem is a core grassroot man who wrote his name in gold during Obi's administration . He is well respected in the north,a BoT member of Apga and a fine gentleman just like his cousin,Oseloka Obaze. The Apga machine is unstoppable so long Anambra is concerned.

Innovator90:
DIKE! I just love this picture!

Gov. Obiano Proudly promoting Igbo culture and fashion!

I just love that s man..

ndi ba anyi ekene mu noooooooo




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