saintkeppy:
. Where will the large Ocean Liner berth in Abia? Lol. No matter how u dredge it can't accommodate it, except transfers which will be an extra Logistics cost. Onitsha is more better than that lil stream in Abia but dredging is needed.

Note: Ibaka Deep Seaport has a natural depth 2nd to Lagos that can berth any size of Ships carrying loads of large containers except FPSO. And its dosen't necesirily needs dredging.

Advantage:Proximity to major SE Cities thru' major network of highways and railway transport system.

Mr busybody our topic is SE nt ur akwaibm or lagos. That lil stream u choose to call it is deep enough to drown u. Yes we ar ready to undertak the 'extra logistics cost'.

obailala:
Under military rule are you suggesting we didn't have 3 tiers of government?... Something built by a military administrator of a state using state funds, you claim it is a federal project because it was under military rule; this your logic is quite weird.

You should be telling us how the same airport built with state funds and should still be owned by the state is now owned by the FG.


What happened? The state sold the airport to the FG or the FG just sent the military to Imo state to commandeer the airport and made it a FG airport?

Ioannes:


"Yoruba peeps are terrible"

Thunder fire your life if you or any member of your family lives in Yoruba land. Arindin. If your towns are better than ours I wonder why you are abandoning your towns and coming to our rustic villages.

Who says you shouldn't deliberate? Who cares? Nobody goes to the east except your people for Christmas and to be buried.

All the OP succeeded in doing was to convene her own pity party. Looking for pity where you'll get none.

Yoruba man and mouth ..we all know you people...you people bro and bark

Ok I stay in lag.

That's a no man land

Whoooo whoooooooose
Bro mor

Igbo population is quite huge,and people who truly know understand that the lgbo constitute the single largest ethnic nation in Nigeria.Much has been made about how this so called"small" lgbo land space could accommodate the vast lgbo population.But people also forget that lgbo land accommodated lgbo who fled from everywhere else in 1967. So,the question of whether lgbo land is large enough to contain the lgbo is a non-issue.in any case,Biafra is not only the land of the lgbo.it goes far beyond lgbo land.But even for the sake of building scenarios,we stick to lgbo land alone-the great lgbo cities of Enugu, port-Harcourt,owerri,Aba,onitsha,Asaba,Abakaliki, Umuahia,awka and onitsha are yet to reach even 30% of their capacities. New arteries can be built,facilities expanded,there are innovative ways of moving population through New transportation platforms-underneath,above,on the surface,and by waterways .The East of Nigeria has one of the most complex and connected,and largely disused system of natural river waterways in the world.New,ecologically habitable towns can be expanded to form New cities from the grade A Town ships -Agbor,Obiaruku,Aboh,Oguta,Mgbidi,Orlu,Ihiala,Amobia/Ekwuluobia,Elele/Ahoada,Owerrinta,Bonny As a,Arochukwu,Afikpo,Okigwe,and so on.The lgbo will be fine.The Japanese and the Dutch,for example,have proved that there are innovative ways of using constricted space.

The most important resources is human resources. For instance at least 20 million people live in the SE who including children, can afford to pool N100 a day on average together. What does this mean? It means the SE can be making 2 people naira billionaires everyday to infinity, non stop! That is more than 700 naira billionaires a year and this does not in any way affect any other thing. One billion naira investment can yield 300 million naira a year. 500 people can be working in each one and that will go on to infinity. That is how nations are built. The worst calamity that can happen to the SE is for the population to reduce to 1 million, the second worse is for nobody to think along this line, the third worst is for Igbos to for one reason or the other refuse to support the disintegration of Nigeria for this plan to be executable.

Read the first 10 comments again and tell me how possible it is for the members of the National Assembly to contribute millions of naira monthly or annually for the cause.

Let's ourselves this question, will you do that as individual? It is easier to pass the buck to the next guy while trying to maintain a cosmetic innocence. I shout it from the rooftop *it is impossible for these dudes to do that*

When I read this post, it made so much sense that my adrenaline rushed with hope and anticipation. However I reasoned that if these honorables are not able to lobby, make contacts, propose deals, shout on top of their voices etc to ensure that Port Harcourt road in Aba, Enugu-PH expressway, Enugu-Awka, and other dilapidated Federal roads are repaired, then nobody would see their Kobo as contribution for a better southeast. Let them continue to sleep there; the sleeping giants.

More so, let it be known that Nigeria is operating on selective implementation of the Federal character. If someone who scores 8 is admitted into Unity school because he is from Gombe state and someone who scores 130 is denied the admission because he is from Anambra, then any foreign partner coming to develop the southeast would be directed to the Northeast instead.

Nevertheless, for this proposal to see the light of the day, true federalism must have been in practice at least 3yrs before the bourgeoisie class would key into it. All we need is Myraid Advocacy for Youth Orientation and Reorientation (MAYOR).

Haters ngwanu time to 'finish' me

All you guys are proposing here is just "ute". Until unu enweta " ana", una dey jonse.

aresa:



You should be telling us how the same airport built with state funds and should still be owned by the state is now owned by the FG.


What happened? The state sold the airport to the FG or the FG just sent the military to Imo state to commandeer the airport and made it a FG airport?

The terms of transfer of ownership of the airport are unknown to me, that isn't what this discussion is all about. The point here is simple and indisputable, Sam Mbakwe Airport Owerri (a.k.aImo State Airport) is the first state built airport in Nigeria.

In my own opinion. From a BIAFRA point of view.

(1)Building a seaport in Bayelsa
(2)Constructing an International airport in Enugu, Calabar and Bayelsa.
(3)Tapping into the coalmines in Enugu for Power Generation and Road construction.
(4)Building a World class University in Delta state and reviving the rest(UNN, Futo, Unizik, Unical, etc.) to international standard
(5) Constructing a railway system that will span across all state(Bayelsa--Edo--Delta--Anambra--Imo--Abia--PH--Enugu--Ebonyi--Cross_river--Akwa_Ibom.) For passenger and goods.
(6)Tapping into our rich soil for effective Agro-Based production. through Mechanized farming.
(7)Providing SME(small & medium enterprises) Loans to our people.
(Improving security through state police, Effective Military (Army, Air force, Navy). and good paramilitary (Civil defense, Customs, Immigration, Prisons etc)
(9)Tapping into our Natural resources (Coal, Crude oil, Granite) for revenue generation.
(10)Attracting investors both local and international.


Its only a dream, but I believe we will all live to see it.
God bless BIAFRA.

AmuDimpka:




Yoruba man and mouth ..we all know you people...you people bro and bark

Ok I stay in lag.

That's a no man land

Whoooo whoooooooose
Bro mor

We know your type.

"No man's land"

Meanwhile your ancestral home is falling into disrepair.

obailala:
The terms of transfer of ownership of the airport are unknown to me, that isn't what this discussion ist all about. The point here is simple and indisputable, Sam Mbakwe Airport Owerri (a.k.aImo State Airport) is the first state built airport in Nigeria.

That airport was built by a military administrator under military rule hence FG hence the airport remaining property of the FG.

Where is the sense and wisdom in building any airport with your own money and then turn around and hand it over to the FG.


Tell us why the airport is today federally owned.

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Broda - thank you

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Broda - Delta North and Rivers was and will remain Igbo.
Dat fool is a nincompoop

List of Igbo cities to name a few
Enugu
PH (UGWU OCHA)
Aba
Asaba
Onitsha
Owerri
Abakiliki
Awka
Umuahia
Nnewi
Nsukka

Etc.

Igbos better start thinking home first.

aresa:




That airport was built by a military administrator under military rule hence FG hence the airport remaining property of the FG.

Where is the sense and wisdom in building any airport with your own money and then turn around and hand it over to the FG.


Tell us why the airport is today federally owned.

Lol.. very amusing as you keep turning simple logic on its head. It is on record that the airport was built by a state government using state funds; whatever agreement or deal which was struck later for the FG to take over the airport is inconsequential. What matters is that the airport was originally built by the state government using Imo state funds, unlike other airports across the country at the time which were clearly built by the FG. We can go on and on, but facts are sacred and cannot be changed.

Adaure4ever:
the Igbos should realize that they are on their own in this country.
Our fathers did it by building sam mbakwe airport on their own without FG support, why can't we copy them?

Your idea would had been more brilliant, if you had left the Polithiefians out of it, incase you don't know, they are the ones who destroyed not just SE but the whole of Nigeria, and are still at it.

Now a better plan, let the same account be created and faithful people be put in place of affairs over the account and the actualisation of the Development projects.

Then, let all Idi-Igbos contribute a certian amount, monthly,, it may range from N1,000 - N10,000.

But... In this present economy, with everyone trying to atleast feed themselves so they see the next day, it would be hard to acheive, also the greed of man would not allow because those who would be running the account will loot the money for theirselves, rather than using it apporprately.

Anyways, lets be positive, and atleast give it a try

obailala:
Lol.. very amusing as you keep turning simple logic on its head. It is on record that the airport was built by a state government using state funds; whatever agreement or deal which was struck later for the FG to take over the airport is inconsequential. What matters is that the airport was originally built by the state government using Imo state funds, unlike other airports across the country at the time which were clearly built by the FG. We can go on and on, but facts are sacred and cannot be changed.

It was never turned over to anybody unless you have any handover documentation to back it up with.

It was a FG airport from begining till now.

You can not even give us any sane and rational reason why a state airport magically turned into a FG airport.


Osun is building an international aiport from scratch, but it's never going to be a FG airport.

jigawa state built the best state airport so far and it remains a state airport and so it shall remain.


So please tell us why it's a different story with imo airport and why a state airport is turned into a FG airport.

Even if it was a state airport which it's not, why was it turned over to the FG?

Because the folks in the SE are too lazy, clueless and incompetent to manage a small village airport?

wish our politicians have this type of sense

aresa:




It was never turned over to anybody unless you have any handover documentation to back it up with.

It was a FG airport from begining till now.

You can not even give us any sane and rational reason why a state airport magically turned into a FG airport.


Osun is building an international aiport from scratch, but it's never going to be a FG airport.

jigawa state built the best state airport so far and it remains a state airport and so it shall remain.


So please tell us why it's a different story with imo airport and why a state airport is turned into a FG airport.

Even if it was a state airport which it's not, why was it turned over to the FG?

Because the folks in the SE are too lazy, clueless and incompetent to manage a small village airport?

Dude, resorting to ethnic/tribal insults and bashing over a simple argument on the history of an airport speaks volumes of the shallow fabric you are made of. I clearly now understand the origin of your strange logic.

Adaure4ever:
One Of My Deep passionate dreams is to see a well developed South East Geopolitical Zone.
South East comprise of 5 states, Abia, Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and for this states to be developed, they need to be centralized and united in planning.

Number 1
Setting Up A South East Developing Cooperation(SEDC) that will be sponsored by the 5 SE Governors and will have their branch offices in every states in the south east.

Number two
Opening Up A Joint saving Account Of The 5 SE States where
a) a deposit of atleast 200million per state governor will be made every month.
200million x 5 states=1 Billion per month
b)50million per month by the 15 senators in South East.
50million x 15= 750million per month
c) 10million per month by the 30
Federal house of reps from South East.
10millionx 30= 300million per month.
----
NOW ADD THEM UP TOGETHER= 1 Billion plus 750million plus 300million= 2 billion,50million naira.
----
Then if SEDC realise approximately 2 billion per month, multiply it by 12month= 24billion naira.
Multiply the yearly 24billion naira by 10years = 240Billion naira.
Thats means that 240billion naira will be in South East Development Cooperation(SEDC) account in just a span of 5years upon establishment.
---
- With 240billion invested in South East, will it not develop the Geopolitical zone the more, make it a hot investment zone and attract Igbo business men back.
For example,
- 1. If Akwa Ibom state completes its seaport, SEDC can build a Light Rail project from Aba to The seaport in Akwa Ibom, in order to boost up a close importation and revive south east economy.
---
- 2. SEDC can build a multipurpose industrial park in Nnewi, investors are on ground to key into the project.

----
- 3. SEDC can pull investors to invest in Enugu Coal inorder to Power up the South East. Enugu coal can serve the 5SE states in constant electricity for up to 100years.

----
- 4. SEDC can launch and build an Agro-industrial and processing zone in Ebonyi state inorder to tap into their Agricultural potential and create jobs.

----
- 5. SEDC can turn Owerri into an Educational and Tourism base in SE.
A University that will be international standard can be built in Imo and the tourism potential of the state harnessed like the oguta lake.
----
- 6. SEDC can fix SE federal roads by itself.
IGBOS, We are a unique people, let us look inward and develop the south east.
We are on our own in this country- Adaure4ever

God bless you Ada mmadu. We're getting there.

mayorbch:
Read the first 10 comments again and tell me how possible it is for the members of the National Assembly to contribute millions of naira monthly or annually for the cause.

Let's ourselves this question, will you do that as individual? It is easier to pass the buck to the next guy while trying to maintain a cosmetic innocence. I shout it from the rooftop *it is impossible for these dudes to do that*

When I read this post, it made so much sense that my adrenaline rushed with hope and anticipation. However I reasoned that if these honorables are not able to lobby, make contacts, propose deals, shout on top of their voices etc to ensure that Port Harcourt road in Aba, Enugu-PH expressway, Enugu-Awka, and other dilapidated Federal roads are repaired, then nobody would see their Kobo as contribution for a better southeast. Let them continue to sleep there; the sleeping giants.

More so, let it be known that Nigeria is operating on selective implementation of the Federal character. If someone who scores 8 is admitted into Unity school because he is from Gombe state and someone who scores 130 is denied the admission because he is from Anambra, then any foreign partner coming to develop the southeast would be directed to the Northeast instead.

Nevertheless, for this proposal to see the light of the day, true federalism must have been in practice at least 3yrs before the bourgeoisie class would key into it. All we need is Myraid Advocacy for Youth Orientation and Reorientation (MAYOR).

Haters ngwanu time to 'finish' me

Adanne...
This dude is simply re echoing what I said earlier... Why don't you give us a better plan that takes into cognisance the present Nigerian clime?

Hmmmm...

AgentOrange:
OP, please include our brothers in Delta north and Rivers States.

You must realize that Igboland is bigger than SE as fraudulently defined by the Nigerian oppressors.

Sometimes they confuse me. Today they are, tomorrow they are not. Let them choose to join us if they so wish.

@aresa, aint u d tinubu guy? Ive never seen your mentor come out openly to insult a tribe/culture so where did u learn this from? Im sure u r matured, so even if someone says something wrong to u, you should in your maturity b able to reply with wisdom n calm the situation. N by d way, did u really come into d thread to spit on d discussions, cos last time I checked, t was about SOUTH EAST. #apology if I offended u with what I wrote#

Back to the matter, Ive seen guys postulating the train idea. Cant wait to c that happen, na to just use one weekend travel.round SE on train. Please, why isnt anyone talking about d waterways or r they not accessible?

Is there a reason why Ebonyi people cant establish major agric-based companies like Anambrarians r currently doing?
Is there a reason why Abians cant organize Aba to look like the new Onitsha? (Considering d old onitsha n d new one)
Is there a reason why Imolites cant go back to d clean n green philosophy of few years back which made d state abi na d capital d neatest in d whole Nigeria?
Is there a reason why none of d state universities can b fully upgraded, even if t means higher tuition?

We can start from.somewhere
#S.E must be GREAT#

Ioannes:


We know your type.

"No man's land"

Meanwhile your ancestral home is falling into disrepair.

Every Yoruba man is a lagosian ... That's why okutipupa and ilesan is in sorry state

Adaure4ever:
One Of My Deep passionate dreams is to see a well developed South East Geopolitical Zone.
South East comprise of 5 states, Abia, Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and for this states to be developed, they need to be centralized and united in planning.

Number 1
Setting Up A South East Developing Cooperation(SEDC) that will be sponsored by the 5 SE Governors and will have their branch offices in every states in the south east.

Number two
Opening Up A Joint saving Account Of The 5 SE States where
a) a deposit of atleast 200million per state governor will be made every month.
200million x 5 states=1 Billion per month
b)50million per month by the 15 senators in South East.
50million x 15= 750million per month
c) 10million per month by the 30
Federal house of reps from South East.
10millionx 30= 300million per month.
----
NOW ADD THEM UP TOGETHER= 1 Billion plus 750million plus 300million= 2 billion,50million naira.
----
Then if SEDC realise approximately 2 billion per month, multiply it by 12month= 24billion naira.
Multiply the yearly 24billion naira by 10years = 240Billion naira.
Thats means that 240billion naira will be in South East Development Cooperation(SEDC) account in just a span of 5years upon establishment.
---
- With 240billion invested in South East, will it not develop the Geopolitical zone the more, make it a hot investment zone and attract Igbo business men back.
For example,
- 1. If Akwa Ibom state completes its seaport, SEDC can build a Light Rail project from Aba to The seaport in Akwa Ibom, in order to boost up a close importation and revive south east economy.
---
- 2. SEDC can build a multipurpose industrial park in Nnewi, investors are on ground to key into the project.

----
- 3. SEDC can pull investors to invest in Enugu Coal inorder to Power up the South East. Enugu coal can serve the 5SE states in constant electricity for up to 100years.

----
- 4. SEDC can launch and build an Agro-industrial and processing zone in Ebonyi state inorder to tap into their Agricultural potential and create jobs.

----
- 5. SEDC can turn Owerri into an Educational and Tourism base in SE.
A University that will be international standard can be built in Imo and the tourism potential of the state harnessed like the oguta lake.
----
- 6. SEDC can fix SE federal roads by itself.
IGBOS, We are a unique people, let us look inward and develop the south east.
We are on our own in this country- Adaure4ever

I admire you and I love the passion you express for your region even if some of your ideas are utopian. I have seen some of your previous threads and I agree the answer to our problems is not Biafra. Those agitating for Biafra should look at South Sudan. If we can not make the SE enviable while in Nigeria, there are no guarantees we would do any better if we had our own country. Cos We would still have same leaders - carry-overs from Nigeria. I would rather have the Biafra agitators channel their energies to compel our Governors/leaders to be accountable and lead us well.

All that's required it's to have leaders (like you) who are sincere, passionate and have the interest of the people at heart. Every other thing would fall in place. As it's often said where there's a will, there's a way. God bless

AmuDimpka:


Every Yoruba man is a lagosian ... That's why okutipupa and ilesan is in sorry state

Ok I've noticed you. Go and masturbate on somebody else's mention.

DLioness:
Mr busybody our topic is SE nt ur akwaibm or lagos. That lil stream u choose to call it is deep enough to drown u. Yes we ar ready to undertak the 'extra logistics cost'.

. I quoted u yet i did not engage in name calling, i felt u could focus on the issue.
I know u r a Madam from the Landlock region, the OP mentioned the proposed Deep Seaport in Akwa Ibom State to show u how well informed &knowledgeable she is. A typical biz men like Igbo men will weigh their option &stick to the cheapest means of deliverin'their goods to the market to maximize profit.

You are talkin'about the stream in Abia to drown me? i laff u in Oro Language. Incase u don't know i'm an Oron man &no water can swallow me, we are submarine in nature. Ask anybody around u to educate u more. MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA is in my hometown, where sailors, divers are trained.
I'm a potential Subsea Engineer.

Ahbi na u wan pay Logistics cost for importers. Go &meet experts in the field to teach u the pros &the cons. Let me just pity u, a very lighter ship can struggle to berth at the so called Abia seaport that is bound to FAIL just like the state itself. FAILED SHITTY &DUSTBIN STATE OF ABIA SINCE '91.

The "Adanne" Adaure the OP is well informed than u are, yet she maintained decorum in this thread she created.

Next time u wanna quote me be polite &civil in ur approach i'm not ur mate in any way, show urself to world just like the OP, that u are well educated.
Biko ponu uso ...common clear road mek an Oro Nation man pass!
Its a command!

Ioannes:


Ok I've noticed you. Go and masturbate on somebody else's mention.

It really sucks to be a Yoruba thus time. You know I said the truth

DLioness:
Mr busybody our topic is SE nt ur akwaibm or lagos. That lil stream u choose to call it is deep enough to drown u. Yes we ar ready to undertak the 'extra logistics cost'.

. I quoted u yet i did not engage in name calling, i felt u could focus on the issue.
I know u r a Madam from the Landlock region, the OP mentioned the proposed Deep Seaport in Akwa Ibom State to show u how well informed &knowledgeable she is. A typical biz men like Igbo men will weigh their option &stick to the cheapest means of deliverin'their goods to the market to maximize profit.

You are talkin'about the stream in Abia to drown me? i laff u in Oro Language. Incase u don't know i'm an Oron man &no water can swallow me 'ETEKAMBA', we are submarine in nature. Ask anybody around u to educate u more. MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA is in my hometown, where sailors, divers are trained.
I'm a potential Subsea Engineer.

Ahbi na u wan pay Logistics cost for importers. Go &meet experts in the field to teach u the pros &the cons. Let me just pity u, a very lighter ship can struggle to berth at the so called Abia seaport that is bound to FAIL just like the state itself. FAILED SHITTY &DUSTBIN STATE OF ABIA SINCE '91.

The "Adanne" Adaure the OP is well informed than u are, yet she maintained decorum in this thread she created.

Next time u wanna quote me be polite &civil in ur approach i'm not ur mate in any way, show urself to world just like the OP, that u are well educated.
Biko ponu uso ...common clear road mek an Oro Nation man pass!
Its a command!

Op I like your write-up, Imo is to tourism as onitsha is to commerce, Aba to industries as Enugu is to education. Agriculture - ebony. Igbo bara uba. Igbo is great. All this areas can harness their human and natural resource and develop igboland

Op I like your write-up, Imo is to tourism as onitsha is to commerce, Aba to industries as Enugu is to education. Agriculture - ebony. Igbo bara uba. Igbo is great. All this areas can harness their human and natural resource and develop igboland.

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obailala:
Lol.. very amusing as you keep turning simple logic on its head. It is on record that the airport was built by a state government using state funds; whatever agreement or deal which was struck later for the FG to take over the airport is inconsequential. What matters is that the airport was originally built by the state government using Imo state funds, unlike other airports across the country at the time which were clearly built by the FG. We can go on and on, but facts are sacred and cannot be changed.

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Not interested in your empty talk.


That airport was built by a military administrator under military rule hence FG hence the airport remaining property of the FG.

Where is the sense and wisdom in building any airport with your own money and then turn around and hand it over to the FG.


Tell us why the airport is today federally owned.