FreeGlobe:

we have been hearing this UNhabitat plan since Peter Obi's first tenure. The paper work is completed. I have a copy of it. What is delaying the implementation ever since? or the usual excuse to divert attention. The ACDA are not doing anything! Apart from the flyovers going on in Awka, nothing else is happening there. No policy changes, no infrastructure/landscaping nothing!

Anambra State is the first State in the South East geo-political zone to carry out a hi-tech mapping with 10 centimetre resolution that is capable of aerial capturing of items as little as a big hand phone in the completed Master Plan for Awka Capital City, so says the Board Chairman of Awka Capital Development Authority, Arc. Chika Egwuatu.

Egwuatu who represented the State governor, Chief Willie Obiano in the ongoing familiarization tour of local government areas that fall under the 10 kilometres capital territory radius sought a working relationships with royal fathers and the Council chairman of Njikoka, Hon. Emeka Onuorah and his Awka North counterpart, Hon. Sir Cosmas Okonkwo to achieve the objectives.

He noted that the Awka Capital Territory would in few years’ time begin to take shapes of good aspects of Dubai, Seoul and Kigali models after which it is modeled.
According to him, good aspects of the Dubai, Smart City of Seoul and UN-Habitat Pilot Model City of Kigali, were the three models selected by ACDA out of ten models examined, asserting that those models were achieved because their leaders were visionary and had political will to follow up the conceptual project.


Dwelling more on Dubai, Arc Egwuatu noted that governor Obiano had a fancy for the Dubai Model City after the heart of most Nigerian tourists and businessmen, stressing that “a street in Dubai had only three high-rise buildings in 1990, but by 2013, some 23 years after, the same street is dotted by scores of magnificent high-rise buildings.


The ACDA boss stressed that a Multi-City concept is being envisioned whereby the Big Model City will exist within Awka while other satellite Cities will be spread to other locations within the capital territory and be documented in a gazette.

Egwuatu said the State with no fewer than 200 billionaires desires to have the Capital City Model since, according to him, Anambra State is the second after Lagos State in terms of land mass and boasts of 1,000 people per square kilometer, adding that efforts will be made to maximize the scanty land in the State.

Also speaking, the Secretary of the Board, Arc. Willie Okafor noted that all the six towns of Nawfia, Enugwu-ukwu, Enugwu-Agidi, Abba, Abagana, and Nimo that make up Njikoka LG belong to the territory.
Arc Okafor who appreciated the performance of Njikoka Council stated that the Awka Capital Master Plan will sooner than later engender an unprecedented development in the State, emphasizing ,”In the next six months, what will be happening in Awka Capital Territory will be difficult to comprehend.”

On his own part, another member of the Board, Arc Ezugo G.C. Okoye observed that ACDA has a mandate to cover the five communities of Mgbakwu, Urum, Amansea, Isuaniocha and Ebenebe towns in Awka North that fall under the territory, which he said faces a dilemma of failure, but swiftly pointed out that “ACDA is ready for business.”
Arc Okoye observed that, by setting up the ACDA, governor Obiano has given the best to Ndi Anambra and stressed that the major thrust of its responsibility lies with the production and implementation of the Master Plan with topography of 10 centimetre resolution for the Awka Capital Territory.

Responding, Njikoka LG Council Chairman, Hon. Onuorah who was the past State President of NIESV, expressed happiness with the calibre of professionals assembled by the governor, noting that the State Chief Executive, by such appointments has planned from the onset to succeed.
Hon. Onuorah disclosed the State does not expect anything less than the best from the Board which he described as a great team and praised them for the hard work which resulted in their churning out the document modeled after Dubai, Seoul and Kigali within six months.
He described the Obiano administration as being practical and called for more enlightenment so that the populace will adhere to planning principles before developing any project, and adjusts after the expected initial resistance.

Other contributors from Njikoka LG Council namely, Hon. B.N. Ezejiofor, Secretary of the Council; Hon. Sir Toby Okwuanya, Supervisor for Works, and Ifeanyi Muodilim, Supervisor for Education all lauded the philosophy behind the planned project, while Hon. George Ozoh, the Supervisory Councilor for Health, extolled the Board for making a clarion call for people to think home and help develop it, adding that the Authority is working speedily to develop the State.

Receiving the Arc Egwuatu-led Board at Awka North LG Council, the Chairman, Hon. Sir Okonkwo in company of Hon. Dr. Ikechukwu Oforkansi, Deputy Chairman and Hon Barrister Ikechukwu, Council Secretary stated that the Awka Capital Territory project could not have come at a better time given the pace and speed governor Obiano is working to dumb found his critics, pointing out that, though Obi performed, he neglected the most important aspect of development which his successor is correcting.


He pledged the support of his Council to the ACDA initiative, adding that there exists a vast hectares of land connecting Enugu-Agidi, Nawgu and Ukwulu which he explained government needs for development purposes, but advised that real owners of land acquired for public interest are entitled to compensation.

oneeast:
Yes like as I said Onitsha is New York as you can see. Do you have any problem with that?

lygn19:
I ve dz feeling u took like hundreds of doz pictures before selecting d best of d 100 to out here.

asha80:
Chino why are you alternating btw oneast and schematics?

oneeast:
I don't know what you are talking about but chino=oneeast. I have made that clear before now..

Our Great Party hereby implores the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano to his good offices to process immediate payment of pensions and other retirement benefits, including medicals, security and protocols to all former Governors, Deputy Governors and higher executives of Anambra State who are so entitled, irrespective of political persuasion..

This has become critical, to avoid a situation where past high political office holders in the state not otherwise engaged, resort in activities and profiles unbecoming of their statesmanly status, merry for pecuniary survival. as such is bringing odium to the name and image of Anambra State and Ndigbo.

‘We do not need our ex-governors to be hungry and to become political jobbers’ Our State Chairman Barr. Emeka Ibe has said.

[b]A case in point is a past governor of the state who has reduced himself to an attack dog for President Jonathan. In the last two weeks, this supposed elder statesman has been into all media outlets attacking Igbo leaders, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) without cause or shred of evident and generally engaging in the loquaciousness that no Anambra State son or daughter would wish for is or her ex-leader.

This particular past governor was also part of the clique that share the N6.2bn booty received by Ohaneze from a presidential candidate for purposes of securing endorsement of the Igbo political group without a session to deliberate on the merits and demerits.
The amount was brought in two phases of N1,2 bn and n5 bn and the latest one was shared in an Enugu Hotel . The date time of the sharing and the evidence of the arguments that attended the shameful act is the subject of subsequent releases from us.

This singular event is responsible for the intractable crisis in the leadership of Ohaneze today which has made the body unable to agree on any presidential candidate or to be able to carry on with the smooth conduct of the activities of Ohanezee.[/b]

It is instructive at a time the superior population of Ndigbo was literally translating voting bloc, Igbo, Ohaneze was involved in the process of sharing money to individual leaders and the argument issuing from it, without any single input on the improvement of logistics for Ndigbo, particularly those displaced from their locations in the North East to collect their permanent voter cards (PVC).

We have decided on a solution-based intervention from the standpoint of ex-governors because these are the last set of persons that would be expected to sell out on the future of Ndigbo, having occupied the highest o offices in the South East and directly experienced the lack of the Igbo Nation which unfortunately, is increasing by the day.

We however seize this opportunity to ask the clique in Ohaneze who collected billions of Naira and shared same in Enugu to gather the money back from everyone who got a share in it, all of which are known to us, return the money to the source, tell the source that Ndigbo are not for sale and apologise to Ndigbo for allowing their hands to be caught in the soup pot.

We note that nothing in the above statement should precludes further exposures, activism and litigation on the matter, because the Igbo Nation cannot remain in circle of slavery emplaced by the actions of those they otherwise should trust.

ozoigbondu:
Somebody is rubbishing peter obi on AIT

FreeGlobe:

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lwkm at the bold above

Schematics:
Udoka estates and Ngozika estates Phase I&II are fully bought. Buyers are now heading to the new Greenwood city for their purchases..

shineeye:
Nwanne this place is very nice

It may well be the case that Mr Fejiro Oliver, not being from Anambra State truly does not know that Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, created for himself the credibility crisis he suffers today. In a story published by an online medium,’ Secret Reporters’, Oliver, accuses Governor Willie Obiano of trying to destroy Peter Obi! And the evidence? A video by Odenigbo Productions, demonstrating the inconsistency in Obi’s periodic vows not to ever leave APGA for another political party is being flaunted as breaking news of the Governor’s involvement!

Members of APGA who feel let down by Obi may well have an interest in taking Obi to task for his trickery. I do not think those who produced the video are saying Peter Obi has no right to join another political party. It is the crafty politician’s fundamental right. It appears to me that they are saying; let us put the records straight. This man declared many times that APGA was not just a political party; that it was a mass movement; a vehicle for all progressives, minorities and others marginalized by the existing set – up for going to the centre to renegotiate the Nigerian federation. They are saying how can you make such important pronouncements, turn your back on your words the next day and still be posing as a leader to be relied upon?

I do not see how Chief Willie Obiano comes into this protest. In the first place the man is obviously busy with governance. You have only to witness the landmark projects he is building across the state to appreciate the point. Obiano’s developmental programmes are so enduring and of socio – economic benefit that he cannot afford to be distracted and all men of goodwill pray that he is never distracted with what Peter Obi chooses to do with himself.
As an aside, Obi made building of industries one of his cardinal programmes during his campaigns but in all of eight years could only deliver on SabMilller breweries in which he is alleged to have some interest. On the other hand, Obiano in less than one year has attracted nearly $2 billion worth of investments in agriculture, power, gas, waste conversion, vehicle assembly plant etc in the State. In all of eight years, Mr Obi could not build a single flyover or dual carriageway in the State but in less than one year Governor Obiano is making steady progress on his 3 flyover projects.

Why should Obiano be disturbed with Obi’s ambition for a ministerial appointment in a PDP – led government? What other contribution can Obi make to APGA that he did not have the opportunity to do in all of eight years? Obi was not and is still not interested in growing APGA, so why should Obiano miss him? Under Obiano’s leadership of APGA, the party has acquired a pan Nigerian outlook. For the first time, APGA is having governorship candidates in Oyo, Nassarawa, Zamfara and Lagos States.

The deficit Obi’s politics suffers today is simply his own making. Obi has given himself away as a politician who makes promises easily but with hardly any intention of keeping them. During elections and when he is in need, Obi will cleverly say what will sound sweet to the people’s ears and move on, obviously thinking he has outsmarted them.

A few of his serial deceptions. During the campaigns for the 2003 governorship election, Mr Obi gave undertaking that once he became Governor, his children will relocate and have their education in Nigeria. That never happened. Later acts of broken promises led many to believe there was never any intention to enroll the children school in Nigeria.

Obi made solemn declarations to resign if salaries were not paid or delayed at the end of any month. But once he got into power, Obi cared less about his vow. Salaries were delayed for the greater part of his rule, sometimes stretching into the 8th of the next month.

Obi as Governor deceived the public that he was saving money for Anambra State by cutting down on the size of his entourage. Yet, authoritative sources tell us that the allowances of staff ordinarily supposed to make these trips were often built into the expense sheet but would not be released to these aides dropped from the travels. This money will not be returned to the treasury and the public will leave with the lie that money was saved for the State.

Mr Obi was widely reported to have called on security agencies to shoot on sight MASSOB activists soon after he came into office. But when public outcry greeted the story, Obi denied ever issuing such.

The same Obi routinely announced that he had only two pairs of shoes. On this I will only quote James Hadley Chase: ‘Believe this and you’ll believe anything.’ Why doesn’t Mr Obi add that he owns only two companies; only two bank accounts; only two cars; and only two million naira worth of assets?

Written by Emenike Maduka

In all of eight years, Mr Obi could not build a single flyover or dual carriageway in the State but in less than one year Governor Obiano is making steady progress on his 3 flyover projects.

FreeGlobe:
Yes Lord! No peace for Peter obi.

Schematics:
Goodmorning my people. My street at Udoka estates..

Collynzo9:
What a shame!
The South East generally lacks standard stadiums, even the Enugu stadium was rendered substandard the day they allowed the grasses to be replaced with a synthetic pitch