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Mmuo Okija: Ekiti State deserves an airport.

The state is fast turning into a tourist destination for men seeking educated whores.

Thats why Ekiti government has invested heavily in Hotel business.

Like the one in the picture;

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@Mmuo Okija,I found your comment rather. Offensive and degrading to the ladies of the state under discussion. Are you by anyway implying that the ladies are LovePeddler??

bestview: I dey laf.

Airport in a state that its citizens cannot afford mere transport fare. More than 95% of its citizens are poor

hmmm! They are @ it again ANALYZZER!! people like u will always know the rate of poverty of another state....thank God we have a leader who can still think like this...ENVY!

Okija Juju relative was prolly involved in the last Ekiti state deporting episode . .since then he has decided to harbor so much vile for my dear state . . . .bros Okija. . We tight whether you like am or not . .We Ekiticians rock anywhere

Aigbofa: I would prefer all the southwest states and Kwara pull their resources together, bring in private sector partners and establish a fast and efficient rail system to run accros the region, and all the way to Kwara state.

yeah! That's the spirit.....*nice one*

ekt_bear: Ekiti governor is a foolish man

why??

lagerwhenindoubt:

So you have seen through the charade Kwara State is a lost opportunity that may never arise again - sad

My broda, na so

With the way Kwara played out, you can see it's not that our leaders are clueless - they're just evil. Becuase they know what they should do, but choose not to

To want and to have are two different things. If he want it then he should go for it, that's if corruption and embezzlement will allow him. I pity Ekiti people. Before u know it, the Ekiti people will start hoping on what they have will not see. Nigerian politicians and their politics.

docokwy: This is akin to building an airport in Ebonyi or in Taraba, among other backwards Nigerian States. How many people - and at what frequency- will fly there? The Governor is indeed foolish as suggested by a prior poster. Who elected him as Governor? The idea of a regional rail transport system proposed by Aigbofa makes far more sense.

then what makes u wise?? Insulting a leader??

jmaine: Okija Juju relative was prolly involved in the last Ekiti state deporting episode . .since then he has decided to harbor so much vile for my dear state . . . .bros Okija. . We tight whether you like am or not . .We Ekiticians rock anywhere

That Ochicha Juju is a different case.

From the way he's taking it so personal, I think he was actually deported from that Sharp Sharp Hotel he keeps posting

Na waoo. Doesn't Ekiti government have priorities? They should be focusing on Tourism and Farming and not a white elephant project like an international airport. That is insane. Even Ibadan that is of more commercial airport has had it's airport rendered useless. Btw, if they do build an airport, who will be using those airports? is it the ekiti people that have one of the poorest demographic in southern Nigeria?

Ejiné:

That Ochicha Juju is a different case.

From the way he's taking it so personal, I think he was actually deported from that Sharp Sharp Hotel he keeps posting

I dey even believe say one Ekiti correct nyash run am down financially come jilt am without dividends of Knacking her Akpaco

I thought this man was intelligent.
I expect the committee to turn in their report within 24hrs. this should be a very simple task as it is very obvious.

A white elephant project. It makes absolutely no sense at all. Why not focus on excellent roads and train networks for pax and freight?

olufunmidd: @Mmuo Okija,I found your comment rather. Offensive and degrading to the ladies of the state under discussion. Are you by anyway implying that the ladies are LovePeddler??

go figure..olu-mumu..smh

fall from my seat

International ko Local airport ni. Abeg make d he-goat go look bush jare.

Mr. Afe Babalola is good hand. I believe the committe will do good job.

An airport, even if not more than that of Ibadan is needed considering the reasons listed.

fesse: fall from my seat

International ko Local airport ni. Abeg make d he-goat go look bush jare.

Your papa set reach Fayemi ?

Internationa Airport is too small, they need a seaport too

PurestBoy: Internationa Airport is too small, they need a seaport too

They also need a space center and a skyscraper too.

But really, I don't understand how the whole of the south west survives without any functional airports. Ibadan and Akure Airports are as good as dead.

The South East at least has Enugu and Owerri and they function at very healthy capacities.

The south south on the otherhand has 6 very functional airports all of which are booming. Asaba, Benin, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Warri. And don't tell me its oil money because Benin and Calabar don't have oil!
To put things in perspectives Benin Airport alone flies more passengers than all the airports in the southwest put together!!

How do south westerners survive without airports?? Isn't there no middle class in the region??

Airport Statistics
b]Airport No of Flights(2009)[/b]
Lagos 85,558
Abuja 41,524
Enugu 6,286
Owerri 4,362
P.Harcourt 22,188
Warri 12,989
Calabar 7,657
Benin 7,330
Kano 6,206
Kaduna 3,453
Sokoto 1,286
Maiduguri 1,896
Katsina 726
Jos 1,124
Yola 1,952
Minna 574
Makurdi 680
Ilorin 3,004
Ibadan 1,258
Akure 974

He should hurry up and build the airport. The South West needs it badly!

^^^^
Lagos

lol, I laugh no be small, can you imagine, Ekiti, of all places? After all, it's all development in the highest making. Ekt_bear, ileke and co, are you guys hearing the fantabolous news


I'm seriously laughing so hard

PhysicsQED: ^^^^
Lagos

I don't exactly classify Lagos as a SouthWest state in any analysis the same way I can't classify Abuja as a North Central "state"!
Lagos remains the business capital of Nigeria and serves as a melting pot where every other state cooks in!!
Interestingly, 80% of the flights terminate in Lagos!

PapaBrowne: But really, I don't understand how the whole of the south west survives without any functional airports. Ibadan and Akure Airports are as good as dead.

The South East at least has Enugu and Owerri and they function at very healthy capacities.

The south south on the otherhand has 6 very functional airports all of which are booming. Asaba, Benin, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Warri. And don't tell me its oil money because Benin and Calabar don't have oil!
To put things in perspectives Benin Airport alone flies more passengers than all the airports in the southwest put together!!

How do south westerners survive without airports?? Isn't there no middle class in the region??

He should hurry up and build the airport. The South West needs it badly!

The south-west unlike other zones in the south does not have uniformity of development. Lagos has truncated the growth of Ibadan and any other SW city. This is because most SWesterners tend to keep their investments in Lagos rather than spread it like is done in the South-east and south-south. Many people don't even know that Ibadan has an Airport because it's almost useless considering the fact that Lagos is only any hour away. Therefore, bulding an airport in the backwaters of Ekiti is tantamount to lighting a fire deep inside an ocean. Ekiti should harness it's God given resources rather than go on a road that leads to nowhere.

Nah, Ekiti needs a megacity, seaport, riverport, airport, and space station.

Ekiti nerds read too much, and smoke too much weed - hence, why they daydream...

manny4life: lol, I laugh no be small, can you imagine, Ekiti, of all places? After all, it's all development in the highest making. Ekt_bear, ileke and co, are you guys hearing the fantabolous news


I'm seriously laughing so hard

Are you blind or did you not see ekt bear's response?

Although I dont support this, I believe that this all started when GEJ promised each state an international airport.
I feel that a regional airport (even though we have one in Akure) is the best. Lots of Ekiti ppl are in diaspora and in other states. We don't need to travel travel through Lagos' chaos to go home.

I for one would like to go str8 from here to Ekiti.

PapaBrowne:

I don't exactly classify Lagos as a SouthWest state in any analysis the same way I can't classify Abuja as a North Central "state"!
Lagos remains the business capital of Nigeria and serves as a melting pot where every other state cooks in!!
Interestingly, 80% of the flights terminate in Lagos!

I was answering your question about how they "survive without airports". Nigeria's main airport is right there.

Ileke-IdI:



Are you blind or did you not see ekt bear's response?

Although I dont support this, I believe that this all started when GEJ promised each state an international airport.
I feel that a regional airport (even though we have one in Akure) is the best. Lots of Ekiti ppl are in diaspora and in other states. We don't need to travel travel through Lagos' chaos to go home.

I for one would like to go str8 from here to Ekiti.

Bia, madam deaf woman, can you not interpret my comments again? Yes, I did see ekt_bears comment where he said your governor is a foolish man... Like I said, where are all of you, can u read this fantabolous news?


Abeg, please don't blame GEJ on this one, if GEJ tell gov to go put his hands inside fire, he follow suit right? Biko, save that GEJ blame, it will not fly with me. I'm glad you're not happy with the development, nevertheless, it still doesn't mean I won't chuckle at the reasoning behind it.

Like Aigbofa has said, what SW needs is a regional rail network, you may not like it, but you need to travel through Lagos chaos one way or another because Ekiti is not economically sound to have a "local" airport, let alone "International' who dash you?

PhysicsQED:

I was answering your question about how they "survive without airports". Nigeria's main airport is right there.

Oh ok!! I think as Afam4eva said, Lagos actually stunts the growth of the South Western states. While an airport might not be the best measure for development, it is a good way to assess the quantum of middle class in a society.
I feel the south western states should develop even more by virtue of their proximity to Lagos, but rather the opposite is the case!!

manny4life:



Bia, madam deaf woman, can you not interpret my comments again? Yes, I did see ekt_bears comment where he said your governor is a foolish man... Like I said, where are all of you, can u read this fantabolous news?


Abeg, please don't blame GEJ on this one, if GEJ tell gov to go put his hands inside fire, he follow suit right? Biko, save that GEJ blame, it will not fly with me. I'm glad you're not happy with the development, nevertheless, it still doesn't mean I won't chuckle at the reasoning behind it.

Like Aigbofa has said, what SW needs is a regional rail network, you may not like it, but you need to travel through Lagos chaos one way or another because Ekiti is not economically sound to have a "local" airport, let alone "International' who dash you?

If you have issues with what Aigbofa said, why not address him?

Because quite frankly, you're just blabbering.

PapaBrowne:

Oh ok!! I think as Afam4eva said, Lagos actually stunts the growth of the South Western states. While an airport might not be the best measure for development, it is a good way to assess the quantum of middle class in a society.
I feel the south western states should develop even more by virtue of their proximity to Lagos, but rather the opposite is the case!!

It's only the borders of Ogun state that seems to be benfiting from it's close proximity to Lagos and this is not because of of the genius of the Ogun state government rather it's as a result of the bursting population of Lagos, so, naturally development should spread to it's bother towns. I think Yorubas from other states in the SW should start looking home for development rather than trying to claim Lagos because this will come back to bite them in the future.