chy101:

@ OP, please don't be angered, can you please show us any capital investment in Imo state, I think that is the real dividend of democracy; development does not start and end with constructing a few KM of roads in the urban area, what about the rural areas? Well that is by the way, I think Imo state should go beyond mere road painting (only in Owerri) to investing in areas that can improve the state economy and its IGR just like its neighbors are doing, attracting investors that can invest in meaning ventures possibly (production/manufacturing) that will employ the youths gainfully and not building hotels here and there. What has come out of the job offer by the past government, where people were asked to pay 10k for application form

The purpose of this thread is just to show Owerri in pictures and not to portray Imo state as the richest state in Nigeria. I am only showing the beauty of owerri through these pictures, nothing more.

which part of owerri do the picture labelled owerri13.jpg representing, mr poster.
this is one of those billboard pictures, the past gov't used for politicking.

mbaise road

Bank road junction

people  can be very naive. how can some one term Imo state a poor state whereas by Nigeria standard Imo state is easily one of the richest states in terms of gdp per capital. pls those of you who say imo is poor should just work out gdp per capital of various states and compare with Imo state from the data below:
List of Nigerian states by GDP

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rank State GDP (PPP$)
1 Lagos State 33,679,258,023
2 Rivers State 21,073,410,422
3 Delta State 16,749,250,544
4 Oyo State 16,121,670,484
5 Imo State 14,212,637,486
6 Kano State 12,393,103,864
7 Edo State 11,888,446,884
8 Akwa Ibom State 11,179,887,963
9 Ogun State 10,470,415,017
10 Kaduna State 10,334,763,785
11 Cross River State 9,292,059,207
12 Abia State 8,687,442,705
13 Ondo State 8,414,302,623
14 Osun State 7,280,597,521
15 Benue State 6,864,209,262
16 Anambra State 6,764,219,562
17 Katsina State 6,022,655,197
18 Niger State 6,002,007,080
19 Borno State 5,175,165,142
20 Plateau State 5,154,059,937
21 Sokoto State 4,818,615,261
22 Bauchi State 4,713,858,180
23 Kogi State 4,642,794,262
24 Adamawa State 4,582,045,246
25 Enugu State 4,396,590,769
26 Bayelsa State 4,337,065,923
27 Zamfara State 4,123,829,498
28 Kwara State 3,841,827,534
29 Taraba State 3,397,790,217
30 Kebbi State 3,290,847,166
31 Nassarawa State 3,022,828,885
32 Jigawa State 2,988,014,405
33 Ekiti State 2,848,372,512
34 Ebonyi State 2,732,472,739
35 Gombe State 2,500,467,306
36 Yobe State 2,011,499,081
- Federal Capital Territory 5,010,968,012

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.[1]
Rank State Population
1 Kano State 9,383,682
2 Lagos State 9,013,534
3 Kaduna State 6,066,562
4 Katsina State 5,792,578
5 Oyo State 5,591,589
6 Rivers State 5,185,400
7 Bauchi State 4,676,465
8 Jigawa State 4,348,649
9 Benue State 4,219,244
10 Anambra State 4,182,032
11 Borno State 4,151,193
12 Delta State 4,098,391
13 Imo State 3,934,899
14 Niger State 3,950,249
15 Akwa Ibom State 3,920,208
16 Ogun State 3,728,098
17 Sokoto State 3,696,999
18 Ondo State 3,441,024
19 Osun State 3,423,535
20 Kogi State 3,278,487
21 Zamfara State 3,259,846
22 Enugu State 3,257,298
23 Kebbi State 3,238,628
24 Edo State 3,218,332
25 Plateau State 3,178,712
26 Adamawa State 3,168,101
27 Cross River State 2,888,966
28 Abia State 2,833,999
29 Ekiti State 2,384,212
30 Kwara State 2,371,089
31 Gombe State 2,353,879
32 Yobe State 2,321,591
33 Taraba State 2,300,736
34 Ebonyi State 2,173,501
35 Nasarawa State 1,863,275
36 Bayelsa State 1,703,358
- Abuja Federal Capital Territory 1,405,20
gdp per cap = gdp/# population
always check fact before posting lest you expose your ignorance

Wetheral

@nice.one

Thanks, good job

when I wrote “its not that beautiful”,I mean its not the way the pictures and you paint it to be,to me its not fine sef.
The way una dey take praise the town come dey make me wonder whether no be there I dey again?
Owerri is far from all that so STOP SPREADING LIES ABEG.

freecocoa:

when I wrote “its not that beautiful”,I mean its not the way the pictures and you paint it to be,to me its not fine sef.
The way una dey take praise the town come dey make me wonder whether no be there I dey again?
Owerri is far from all that so STOP SPREADING LIES ABEG.

what is lie here, the pictures or owerri?

of course the pictures were taken from owerri.

Is there any place in the pictures that is not in owerri?

@ poster, that is owerri. The problem with most people in NL forum is they hate to see beautiful pictures of other states. If the poster had sent dirty picture, those who are making all these noise will say YES that is Owerri. I live in owerri. Ikenegbu layout to be precise.The pictures are all in owerri. Nobody can change it. Appreciate good things, it will com to you soon. Hypocrisy begats hatred & hatred begats stagnancy!

I don catch the poster of these pix. The pix: owerri13.jpg is one of ohakims achievements on billboard but never achieved. Thats the proposed orji roundabout nd its far from completed.

Ndi be anyi amaghim ebe flyover di n'ala Owerri. Onyonyo a ekwuchaghi eziokwu.

Anaegboka:

Ndi be anyi amaghim ebe flyover di n'ala Owerri. Onyonyo a ekwuchaghi eziokwu.

hahaha. Ochi emee m ife! Nwanne m igbaliri suo ya n'asusu anyi oo, maka ufodu ndi no ebe a na-ahughi ihe oma n'anya. Mana owerri nwekwara fly over. Ichetara nke Alvan?.
@all, appreciate something good oooo. I am in de city now, and i can testify it is indeed a lovely place. Learn to appreciate good things Nigerians! Stop having a WOE mentality. For all those saying poverty this & that, how more pathetic and unreasonable can you sound? If it were pictures of London or the USA, none of you will remember to ask for their GDP. Grow up! Appreciate your own., and quit the 'good person outside, devil within' type.

this is photo magic, it can be deceitful,besides,you did not label the pictures to describe which parts of the city the pictures covered.

chamber2:

what is lie here, the pictures or owerri?

of course the pictures were taken from owerri.

Is there any place in the pictures that is not in owerri?

I don't know what you did to those pictures,some are not even real,you and I know that those places don't look the way those pictures paint them to be.

@freecocoa. . . You're very correct. I school in Owerri too. Infact, my school is located right in the city. The clean and green photo is a political photo by Ohakim to show the world how IMO STATE is developing in terms of infrastructure. There is nothing spectacular and elegant about Owerri. Nothing can ever bring me back to this state after my first degree

desertboom:

@freecocoa. . . You're very correct. I school in Owerri too. Infact, my school is located right in the city. The clean and green photo is a political photo by Ohakim to show the world how IMO STATE is developing in terms of infrastructure. There is nothing spectacular and elegant about Owerri. Nothing can ever bring me back to this state after my first degree

Have you been to new owerri? most of those pictures are from there

desertboom:

@freecocoa. . . You're very correct. I school in Owerri too. Infact, my school is located right in the city. The clean and green photo is a political photo by Ohakim to show the world how IMO STATE is developing in terms of infrastructure. There is nothing spectacular and elegant about Owerri. Nothing can ever bring me back to this state after my first degree

So, this is all you can say about a state that offered you admission and accommodated you?

Most of our people can't even concentrate to study in most northern states.

What of the peaceful nature of owerri? Have there been any form of ethnic or religious disturbance since you gained admission in owerri or even in the history of owerri/imo?

You school in the heart of the city, have you taken time to move around and check out the state or are you just a triangular student?

I know those who are saying this are people who left lagos (where their friends are) to study in owerri.

@freecocoa. . . You're very correct. I school in Owerri too. Infact, my school is located right in the city. The clean and green photo is a political photo by Ohakim to show the world how IMO STATE is developing in terms of infrastructure. There is nothing spectacular and elegant about Owerri. Nothing can ever bring me back to this state after my first degree

Truth be told Owerri has developed really slowly, Real Estate in this part has being really slow (wonder why?). I like the idea of a new Owerri to direct commerce, Douglas road is terrible. Owerri has old city problem but they can take a cue from Asaba Nnebisi road.

BTW Was that the cathedral in Green n white? that is terrible, iconic building but with the wrong colors and road that doesn't help its beauty

Except for Douglas Rd there no people in all the pictures! Where are the people?

kcjazz:

Truth be told Owerri has developed really slowly, Real Estate in this part has being really slow (wonder why?). I like the idea of a new Owerri to direct commerce, Douglas road is terrible. Owerri has old city problem but they can take a cue from Asaba Nnebisi road.

BTW Was that the cathedral in Green n white? that is terrible, iconic building but with the wrong colors and road that doesn't help its beauty

This is what i call constructive criticism. Very sensible.

Others are here rattling, telling me how they school in owerri and all whatnot.

@chamber2. . . The truth must be told. Those clean and green photos are political and in terms of infrastructure Owerri is backward. I've been in this state for 4years now so I know what I'm saying, like it or hate it that is the truth. We're talking about the photo you posted here not about being grateful for staying and schooling in IMO STATE.

desertboom:

@chamber2. . . The truth must be told. Those clean and green photos are political and in terms of infrastructure Owerri is backward. I've been in this state for 4years now so I know what I'm saying, like it or hate it that is the truth. We're talking about the photo you posted here not about being grateful for staying and school in IMO STATE.   

So, you mean i fabricated those pictures? For what purpose if i may ask?

I don't know the state you come from but i am sure only very few state capitals can compete with owerri

Very nice place to live, few people on the street unlike Lagos. people are living good over there!

Come Op go rest jare,gave us admission and accommodated us my a$$,am I not paying school fees?don't I pay house rent?my friend, I wrote and passed both Jamb and aptitude test besides my school is owned by the FG so don't tell me what I know,if you like stay there and be claiming what's not true,if owerri is the way that pix says it is then I guess it all happened this night cos I left owerri today,I regret schooling in that miserable town filled with wicked people.

freecocoa:

Come Op go rest jare,gave us admission and accommodated us my a$$,am I not paying school fees?don't I pay house rent?my friend, I wrote and passed both Jamb and aptitude test besides my school is owned by the FG so don't tell me what I know,if you like stay there and be claiming what's not true,if owerri is the way that pix says it is then I guess it all happened this night cos I left owerri today,I regret schooling in that miserable town filled with wicked people.

You are very lucky. Some people wrote and passed those exams but were denied admission. You can as well tear your certificate

They are wicked people and yet you live to tell your story, dumb!

I guess you are in or graduated from futo? No wonder!

You are the dumbest person I know so you think their wickedness can kill me?you must be crazy, abeg carry you wahala go.

The only picture there that I can't identify its location in Owerri is the flyover.

arsenal1:

The only picture there that I can't identify its location in Owerri is the flyover.

You are right. That is just the prototype. It is still under construction and will be completed soon

nakedall:

Very nice place to live, few people on the street unlike Lagos. people are living good over there!

I live in Owerri, Mbaise Road to be precise, and my office is at Ama-Hausa, along Douglas Road.
I can tell that those pictures are real except for two or three that are proposed projects (already going on)
However, dont be deceived that there are no people on the street because there are some places that you cant just walk freely because of human traffic,
and some other places are also not where to be when its going to be vehicular hold-up day. IF YOU KEEP TO THE MAJOR ROADS (federal government roads)YOU MAY NOT HAVE MANY BAD ROADS TO DRIVE ON, THOUGH SOME PLACE CAN SWALLOW A WHOLE KEKE=NAPEP, THE COMMONEST MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE MUNICIPAL.
Yes Owerri is very peaceful, but averagely costly. Not really a place to make too much money as most people who control the cash flow in the city make their money from neighbouring states only to come in to spend it during weekends. Commercial activities too are very thriving.
The most lucrative business in Owerri includes Hotels, Brotels, Guess-houses, beer palours or drink-joints (isi-ewu + point and kill centres).
Less I forget, WOMEN plenty for Owerri no be small. This being the result of about 6/7 tettiarry institutions located all over the town.

@chamber2. . . I'm not here for tribal war, I'm too enlighten to engage in tribal gymnastic with you. Yes. . . Those very clean and green photos were fabricated by Ohakim to deceive people, you may have seen it online and decided to post it here, for example; you posted a photo of a fully completed bridge/fly-over here for us to see how Owerri is developing. Sir. . . There is no such fly-over yet here in Owerri, construction is ongoing in Orji and Amakohia by some incompetent philipines that scatter and build everyday. Can you tell me where there is such fly-over you posted here in Owerri? I'll like to visit and see for myself. Those photos are deceit, lies, fake and political. I'm not a visitor here, I'm living and studying here.

@chamber2. . . I'm not here for tribal war, I'm too enlighten to engage in tribal gymnastic with you. Yes. . . Those very clean and green photos were fabricated by Ohakim to deceive people, you may have seen it online and decided to post it here, for example; you posted a photo of a fully completed bridge/fly-over here for us to see how Owerri is developing. Sir. . . There is no such fly-over yet here in Owerri, construction is ongoing in Orji and Amakohia by some incompetent philipines that scatter and build everyday. Can you tell me where there is such fly-over you posted here in Owerri? I'll like to visit and see for myself. Those photos are deceit, lies, fake and political. I'm not a visitor here, I'm living and studying here.

@chamber2, you may have to give up this campaign, because it has turned out that its all still on bill boards as people have consistently commented here, its not yet on the ground and from all indications it was never planned to be on the ground.