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FreeGlobe:

Thats one of Peter obi's substandard and mediocre projects for you. I'm not surprised

Igbonazy:
This thread will be dull and uninteresting without controversial people like that dude but his own is becoming too much naw!

IGBOSON2:


^^^Didn't know Okija had this much land! I saw the YouTube video of this yesterday and was surprised to see so much virgin land when an aerial view of the center was captured!

The finishing of the job looks nice.....though they should plant more trees!

I'm guessing NESTOIL is from Okija!?

IGBOSON2:
I forgot to mention that these sort of jobs also arise as a consequence of certain nation-building institutions and companies corporate headquarters being located in a particular place or city! This is where the state gov't will come in by luring these institutions and companies to come set up shop in Anambra!.....And for this to happen, there has to be good governance, security, as well as all the other points i raised in my previous post!

christopher123:


OBSTRUCTIONS ....I HATE THE TERM LURE. THE INVESTORS WILL COME . I THINK ANAMBRA HAS IT ALL . IF OUR PEOPLE WILL INVEST HOME THEN OTHERS WILL

CaptainOjemba:
Good one from Obijackson. Wish so many other billionaires can do same so that development can spread all over Igbo land.

BuddahMonk:


Welcome bros.
Investors don't need much luring, what we need is having visionary leaders and our people leading first.
Sometimes I ask whether Igbos hate their home, you see igbos investing in places without social and economic amenities but when you remind them of the need to take their investments home they will be telling you incompetent our leaders are.

Last year I went to one medical diagnostic center at Oshodi called Mecure, I love what I saw there, the professionalism and the corporate outlook of the company. Igbos have such firms but they are located outside Igboland and the worst part is that they don't as a matter of charity open a branch in their state, only Nnewi people can never do that in Igboland.

What we need is opening up our economic frontiers.
There is no ISP firm in East except the rickety services being rendered by mobile service providers. East used to be sweet when Rainbownet was working, I shed tears with the demise of that coy.

In Lagos there is Swift, Spectranet,Smile,MainOne,

All these ISP firms janpacked in Lagos, Smile is owned by an Igboman, why is he went to take the coy down East and make his money instead of being in Lagos where Swift is dominating the already saturated market.

Fidelity, Diamond, Zenith, UBA, Keystone, are all Igbo banks with useless offices in East while building skyscrapers in Lagos, Unity Bank has head office in Lagos but skyscraper is in Kano.

The biggest thing Arthur Eze did in Anambra was making his hometown LG headquarters though his family built Toronto but he ran down Premier Brewery down.

Igbos need to think East because the heart of Nigerians are no longer happy with their success, nobody believes they will rise again after the war which they did and attracted jealousy and envy.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket is a very good and intelligent economic decision.

BuddahMonk:


Welcome bros.
Investors don't need much luring, what we need is having visionary leaders and our people leading first.
Sometimes I ask whether Igbos hate their home, you see igbos investing in places without social and economic amenities but when you remind them of the need to take their investments home they will be telling you incompetent our leaders are.

Last year I went to one medical diagnostic center at Oshodi called Mecure, I love what I saw there, the professionalism and the corporate outlook of the company. Igbos have such firms but they are located outside Igboland and the worst part is that they don't as a matter of charity open a branch in their state, only Nnewi people can never do that in Igboland.

What we need is opening up our economic frontiers.
There is no ISP firm in East except the rickety services being rendered by mobile service providers. East used to be sweet when Rainbownet was working, I shed tears with the demise of that coy.

In Lagos there is Swift, Spectranet,Smile,MainOne,

All these ISP firms janpacked in Lagos, Smile is owned by an Igboman, why is he went to take the coy down East and make his money instead of being in Lagos where Swift is dominating the already saturated market.

Fidelity, Diamond, Zenith, UBA, Keystone, are all Igbo banks with useless offices in East while building skyscrapers in Lagos, Unity Bank has head office in Lagos but skyscraper is in Kano.

The biggest thing Arthur Eze did in Anambra was making his hometown LG headquarters though his family built Toronto but he ran down Premier Brewery down.

Igbos need to think East because the heart of Nigerians are no longer happy with their success, nobody believes they will rise again after the war which they did and attracted jealousy and envy.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket is a very good and intelligent economic decision.

BuddahMonk:


Welcome bros.
Investors don't need much luring, what we need is having visionary leaders and our people leading first.
Sometimes I ask whether Igbos hate their home, you see igbos investing in places without social and economic amenities but when you remind them of the need to take their investments home they will be telling you incompetent our leaders are.

Last year I went to one medical diagnostic center at Oshodi called Mecure, I love what I saw there, the professionalism and the corporate outlook of the company. Igbos have such firms but they are located outside Igboland and the worst part is that they don't as a matter of charity open a branch in their state, only Nnewi people can never do that in Igboland.

What we need is opening up our economic frontiers.
There is no ISP firm in East except the rickety services being rendered by mobile service providers. East used to be sweet when Rainbownet was working, I shed tears with the demise of that coy.

In Lagos there is Swift, Spectranet,Smile,MainOne,

All these ISP firms janpacked in Lagos, Smile is owned by an Igboman, why is he went to take the coy down East and make his money instead of being in Lagos where Swift is dominating the already saturated market.

Fidelity, Diamond, Zenith, UBA, Keystone, are all Igbo banks with useless offices in East while building skyscrapers in Lagos, Unity Bank has head office in Lagos but skyscraper is in Kano.

The biggest thing Arthur Eze did in Anambra was making his hometown LG headquarters though his family built Toronto but he ran down Premier Brewery down.

Igbos need to think East because the heart of Nigerians are no longer happy with their success, nobody believes they will rise again after the war which they did and attracted jealousy and envy.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket is a very good and intelligent economic decision.

BuddahMonk:


This is what Obijackson is building in Lagos.

But The Century Power Plant in Okija is still bushy and begging for project to start.
Though he built hospitals, a mini stadium, a construction company that employ many people in my town, he also singlehandedly sponsor our village league, beauty pageant, in-home club and numerous projects.
But apart from philanthropic works we are yet to feel his business and investments well down East.

Below is an office block he built in VI

Kagame:
Guys lets drop sentiments and be a bit realistic.

The aim of every business is to maximize profit. In trying to achieve that goal ,sentiments take the back seat.

Lagos has the attraction as the financial capital of Nigeria and the logistics hub for movement of people,goods and services within the west African region. It also has a very large market which extends towards the whole of west africa as per Ecowas protocols. With these in mind, any serious business man would consider all these factors when choosing a location for his business.

I would only ask Obiano to continue the good work , because sooner than later people would realise that anambra is open for business and the investments would flow in effortlessly without much sweat .Businessmen are always seeking out new opportunities and untapped markets and if Anambra is ripe ,why not ?

CaptainOjemba:
Hmm he has tried to be doing all these,he needs encouragement nd convinction to cite his business at Okija. Do you know that a young man used over 350 million naira to build a house in my villa, which I think would have opened 2 or 3 cottage industries

OreMI22:


I am glad there are still strategic thinking Igbos like you alive in my generation. I hope you know it is a gift, especially at the bolded last lines. Many of our people know how to work very hard and succeed in life, but lack strategic reasoning like you to keep their wealth in a safe environment once it's made. As much as i protest Dangote's dearth of investment in the SE, I know he is just being a smart/strategic northerner in thinking.
It used to hurt me deeply when someone is killed or his property burnt in Nigeria simply because he is Igbo. But, i have learnt that the only way Igbo reason strategically is when the awful event actually happen to them. To tell them about what may happen when it has not happened is day dreaming to them.

Having said that, we must agitate that the SE capitals create industrial layouts with good road net works and easily acquired land for these people to build branches. Many SE governors simply DON"T CARE or have no vision in helping our people invest at home.it is very difficult to obtain land or C of O in many SE capitals while these peoples' villages may not have as much infrastructure as Nnewi to allow them create branches at home.

BuddahMonk:


Yes businesses and investments go where they will maximize profits, but the way things are going in Nigeria safety of investments and not closer to market should be the watchword.

Imagine APC fans burning Chisco vehicles in Lagos because they saw Jonathan's posters on them.

If Igbos had invested in Igboland people will still come down to igboland and look for them, do you know how many people that come to Aba from other African countries to buy shoe and clothes.

Do you know LUX singlet is cheaper in Onicha than in Lagos, do you know pencils are cheaper in Onicha than Lagos, most items and articles are cheaper in Onicha than Lagos.

If we had stayed and invested at home the kind of insult and abuse we are receiving from Nigeria wouldn't be so, Owoda people are threatning to confiscate your houses and investments when you declare Biafra, abokiiis are killing people because they heard of Muhammed cartoon or lost election.
Ask yourself how many Nigerians have a bungalow in East, as rich as Dangote and other big Nigerians that are not Igbos nobody has invested in igboland, what does that tell you.

My brother sometimes in a country like ours sentiment is a better option than being pragmatic. Not that I didn't happen in the past, it happened after the war, your investments were seized why you were giiven only £20 and don't tell me anything has changed because this generation could be the worst of greedy, wicked and covetous people one will ever think of

Kagame:


My brother all you have said is true ,and I can only add to it. There are some businesses that can thrive irrespective of location ,but can better contain costs and maximize profits when sited in a particular location. There are also others that are highly location dependent.

-An Ifeanyi Uba cannot locate all his tank farms in Anambra.
-The owner of Oilserve cannot site his industries in Anambra cos the oil capital of Nigeria is PH.
- Nestoil cannot do the same for the reasons above.

But ,

-The owner of Neros pharmaceuticals might have no cogent reason to site his industry in Ogun state while Orange drugs and Juhel are thriving in anambra.
-The owner of Genesis can site a cinema in onitsha,awka and nnewi. He would have the first mover advantage and will be highly patronized.

Irrespective,I will assure you that most true Anambra sons are always looking back home to see if the economic climate is ripe for them to take a plunge. Anambra people are home oriented ,no matter how educated ,rich or influential they might be. Just take a look at the profile of the Chairman of ANSIPPA (Cyril Enweze) to understand what I mean. I know what he has achieved for himself,but he is home serving the state, when he could have been enjoying retirement in America with his family. And there are so many like that.

The fact that we are all here discussing Anambra issues, irrespective of our various locations across the globe shows that we think and care about the state. I cant recall how many Nigerian states have a fora like this , apart from SE states.

We are a migrant people, but we never forget home.

chidyhels:
If only you know the burden on obijacksons shoulders already. He is doing his part, what are others doing??.

BuddahMonk:


Okija is very big, a part of Okija called Umuzu is annexed to Ogbaru LG.

Ihiala LG is one of the biggest LG in Anambra by landmass, Uli is a also very vast.