obum042: Just heard on radio nigeria(coal city fm) that the first batch of pilgrims will be air lifted this night via AIIA enugu(on 31 oct 13).

IGBO-SON:


^^^You know what airline they're going to use?

obum042:

No. They did not mention the name of the airline.

kostadinis:

The news is that two AirBus A330---300 have been made available. They belong to a Turkish Aviation Co. Each with a 387 seats capacity will fly in and out of AIIA till the end of the pilgrimage. Not bad for AIIA.

henrychubayo:

They should have used ET at least to compensate the effort and persistence of this guys. Their effort is gradually gaining momentum for the airport.

ketoprofen: I visited the airport 3 days ago, they have plastered the international terminal building, done the roofing skeleton; It remains the windows, doors and painting.
They are also doing the landscaping.

kostadinis:

I agree with you. ET should have been given a pat on the back. That said, AIIA equally needs the exposure to the wider aviation industry. And there is no better time for it than now.

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ketoprofen: I visited the airport 3 days ago, they have plastered the international terminal building, done the roofing skeleton; It remains the windows, doors and painting.
They are also doing the landscaping.

Warri _Pikin:

Ketoprofen, even God wan tell you say,that picture of Enugu airport is not needed right now in the internet. Una have to learn how to control your youthful exuberance and be wise. Sometimes, i ask why Igbos are not politically savvy and wise?
Why do you want to broadcast anything about Enugu Intl. airport right now that some people are fighting tooth and nail to frustrate it?

I know when the new Kaduna International was being built, which by the way, has a longer runway and taxiway etc than Enugu, nobody knew what stage the construction was at,until it was 90% completed. Thus,those sworn to frustrating the project were denied easy visuals to propel their wicked plot.

I don tok my own. The ones wey get ear,make una hear.

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Warri _Pikin:

Ketoprofen, even God wan tell you say,that picture of Enugu airport is not needed right now in the internet. Una have to learn how to control your youthful exuberance and be wise. Sometimes, i ask why Igbos are not politically savvy and wise?
Why do you want to broadcast anything about Enugu Intl. airport right now that some people are fighting tooth and nail to frustrate it?

I know when the new Kaduna International was being built, which by the way, has a longer runway and taxiway etc than Enugu, nobody knew what stage the construction was at,until it was 90% completed. Thus,those sworn to frustrating the project were denied easy visuals to propel their wicked plot.

I don tok my own. The ones wey get ear,make una hear.

Nnewi1stSon: My guy, i have tolled the bell on that issue severally but my people no dey hear. And to think we take offense when other tribes call us 'Chestbeaters'. A thread is opened everyother week on NL on Enugu Airport, it's becoming Annoying really!

Warri _Pikin:

Ketoprofen, even God wan tell you say,that picture of Enugu airport is not needed right now in the internet. Una have to learn how to control your youthful exuberance and be wise. Sometimes, i ask why Igbos are not politically savvy and wise?
Why do you want to broadcast anything about Enugu Intl. airport right now that some people are fighting tooth and nail to frustrate it?

I know when the new Kaduna International was being built, which by the way, has a longer runway and taxiway etc than Enugu, nobody knew what stage the construction was at,until it was 90% completed. Thus,those sworn to frustrating the project were denied easy visuals to propel their wicked plot.

I don tok my own. The ones wey get ear,make una hear.

Warri _Pikin:

Ketoprofen, even God wan tell you say,that picture of Enugu airport is not needed right now in the internet. Una have to learn how to control your youthful exuberance and be wise. Sometimes, i ask why Igbos are not politically savvy and wise?
Why do you want to broadcast anything about Enugu Intl. airport right now that some people are fighting tooth and nail to frustrate it?

I know when the new Kaduna International was being built, which by the way, has a longer runway and taxiway etc than Enugu, nobody knew what stage the construction was at,until it was 90% completed. Thus,those sworn to frustrating the project were denied easy visuals to propel their wicked plot.

I don tok my own. The ones wey get ear,make una hear.

HappyJoe:

Abeg, the airport project isn't some hidden project in the bush, it is in ENUGU - many people visit Enugu, you can't hide it from the detractors, they already know the progress of work on the project a lot better than we do - it is near the renovated airport terminal.

Every major newspaper house has a bureau in Enugu, they know this stuff & they tell their political masters.

Please anyone who wants to, should post pictures of that terminal building. If nobody does, I PROMISE to the next time I travel to Enugu.

On Friday, March 8, 2013 the United States Mission in Nigeria re-established its presence in Enugu in a very colorful event to mark the reopening of the American Corner in Enugu which was closed in June 2008.

In re-opening the American Corner now hosted by John and Lucy Book Café (JLB), the United States Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Terence P. McCulley signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the American Corner with Dr. Johnson U. Achebe, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for JLB, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and a nephew to the foremost Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe.

Ambassador McCulley in his remarks, encouraged the highly populated community where the “Corner” is located which has over four tertiary institutions, six high schools and a large population of young people to “….take advantage of the resources available in the Corner. It will be free and open to everyone – students, government officials, non-governmental organizations and the business community. It will provide a forum for the following activities; US speakers, distribution of Public Diplomacy materials and host group discussions, seminar and meetings with American and Nigerian specialist.”

Dr. Johnson Achebe representing JLB was full of praises for the kind gesture of Ambassador McCulley and the American people for re-opening the Corner in Enugu. He reencountered United States Information Service (USIS) library in 1960s and the role it played in his academic pursuit. Today was a dream-come-true for the highly populated community where the American Corner is housed. The American Corner will be directed by Dr. Nancy Achebe, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumnus.

The people of the Coal City of Enugu are having a good time. Hospitality and tourism in the Sullivan Chime governed state have been taken to an unprecedented level since the opening of the Enugu Mall. The city which is largely populated by civil servants was before now used to just street side shops and a sprinkle of medium sized superstores.

So when the government mooted the idea of putting up a mega shopping complex at the idle site of the defunct Polo Park, it was with mixed reactions that people received it. While some welcomed it, many others greeted it with the usual skepticism that comes from an untrusting public ever wary and suspicious of government projects they do not understand.

The latter category reasoned the whole idea of a mall or whatever was a ploy to put up a project that would only serve the interest of the elite. They argued if the government wanted to do anything there it should revive the public park and throw the door open for every member of the public who wished to have fun.

But the visionary governor was focused on his very smart idea. He had his eyes on further improving the economy of the state. He thus wanted an arrangement where business and pleasure would roll together.

And so the mall was built. The beauty of the mega project, so far the largest commercial edifice at the heart of the beautiful Coal City is the Private Public Partnership under which it was executed. The state spent no kobo to put it up! They just provided the enabling environment that attracted the private investors that partnered the state.

Until this project, the people of the state only heard of such in other places like Lagos and Rivers. They never believed the government had what it took to attract a world class investment of that kind where it was generally believed the people had very low shopping and purchasing power. But it did it.

Today the project is completed and running full blast and everyone is having a good time. It has been a wonderful experience for the citizens who are treated to world class shopping, entertainment and hospitality experience at the mall. The investors are already being rewarded by steady stream of patrons who are enthusiastic to have first class goods picked off the racks of shops that rank up to those in South Africa, Dubai and elsewhere in the world. The same can be said of the restaurants that offer numerous delicacies and tasty bites.

The cinema is also a part of it that is giving the people a huge kick. The ultra modern film theatres continue to hold excited viewers in their cozy bosoms, treating them to the latest releases in the world. Total Music Review could feel their enthusiasm just as the thick fun in the air during an interactive session at the beautiful lobby. For Mmesonma Ezeugwu and a student of Geography in the University of Nigeria who is also a resident of the Coal City, the cinema and the entire mall have indeed upped the lifestyle of the residents.

DJ Young Wizzy who plays at the foot of the merry go round intoned as much while dishing out hot tunes to the delight of those boarding the huge wheels. And it was indeed much fun time for the numerous kids and their minders we caught sweeping up and down the Coal City sky in thrill full rides.

So when next you are in the Enugu, visit the Mall to have a share of the frill that has come to stay in the city. That’s why Enugu Mall is a Total Music Review PLACE!