Ofuzo:
My prediction about nigeria going the way of India, poverty wise have been validated by a newstory on today's vanguard newspaper. I thought it was a few years away from happening but today's poverty index report indicated that it has happened already. From now until DRASTIC changes are made, nigeria will forever be known as the POVERTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, having over taken India today.
I knew it was coming. A visit to India and nigeria eerily show similar patterns and behaviors. Even though India is scientifically and technologically ahead, it's still a country where 300 million people are shiiting on top of 1 billion people. There is one unmistaken similarity that is obvious if one visits both countries, KEKE NAPEP, popularly known in India as rickshaw. Both countries are the KEKE NAPEP capital of the world. KEKE NAPEP and OKADA is the first obvious sign of a POVERTY INFESTED place. That is why I have warned the south east to do away with KEKE and OKADA civilisation, which is easy to do because we have an indegenious car manufacturing company in igboland. But noooooooo, while some governors like Okorocha is doing away with KEKE, obiano and co are trying to entrench it. I have a lot more predictions. In no distant time, most of them will be coming through.

Poverty comes when everybody is having five to seven children while production is pathetic. Nigeria is over the hill. The oil revenue is not enough for anything. We either produce or perish in poverty.

Look at the Nigerian budget it's on the level of the likes of Liberia and Sierra Leone in per capita terms. Less than 200 dollars per person. Meanwhile South Africa has a budget of over 1,600 per person. What government can provide quality education, infrastructure with those peanuts?

Add the budgets of all south East states and it's a little less than 2 billion dollars for a population of 25 million or more. Per capita terms less than 200 dollars. Guess what Ghana with a similar size population has as its budget? Over 14 billion dollars.

The average SE state government has less than 150 billion naira to work with. If you have an average of 1 million children in primary and secondary schools for free education you will have to spend at least 30 billion. If you have a university you will spend 10 billion. If you have hospitals you will have to spend at least 15 billion. Thats at least 30-40% of your budget gone then you have roads, water supply, security, etc.

It's tough especially when domestic resources are too little which is why Peter Obi was the smartest of the SE governors by partnering with international donor agencies for health and education to offset the costs. Obiano got it right by his investment and think home mantra. You need to boost production for jobs and tax revenue and to do that attracting the capital of the igbo diaspora as a first stage is critical. But aside the low hanging fruit like rice production, the Obiano administration has to do the hard work of creating the enabling environment for industry and services through dedicated power to layouts to roads to organized cities to security. The Anambra strategy will take time but with commitment it will succeed. It's the only way out for the second most densely populated state in poverty stricken Nigeria.

The Imo strategy is marketing without substance. Rochas has substandard schools, roads, and non existent economic policies. Imo has shell gas lines yet no industrial policy but a focus on making Owerri oringo capital of Nigeria. Imo has or used to produce a lot of Palm oil. What happened? Ohakim was planting grass, flowers and trees in Owerri.

About Enugu, you have the same silliness. Enugu produces cashew, honey, pineapple, palm oil, poultry of the highest quality yet Sullivan Chimes neglected that to focus on fixing Enugu city where less than 15% of the state population lives.

As for Abia sitting next to Port Harcourt it could have been another Ogun prospering from proximity to a rich city. Aba had one of Nigerias earliest industrial zones powered by Shell pipelines. It dominated trade in shoes and garments but the kalus wrecked that place. Aba is a dystopian horror of a city. It will take more than a decade to clean that place up but if it could happen in Onitsha then anything is possible.

Ofodirinwa:
Nna, make sense

when it comes to okorocha ofuzo really chats crap... I really marvel the ignorance he spews at times

Ndi Enugu no vex I need to reply some of the useless comments made by this useless old failed man called ofuzo.

Every space you have got is always how to show how deeply hurt and inferior you feel about Anambra and its governor. Now lemme face you on this because it appears I am the only one that says it the way it is. Now take this to the HSBC, Obiano is the best governor in the SE. The records and substances are there. Yes Obiano has signed MOU and equally followed it up. Today Anambra has the biggest and best commercial poultry farms if not in the whole of Nigeria.

Obiano has completed Agulu lake resort now Golden Tulip, Obiano has completed Onitsha mall. I will show the pictures later. Obiano did all these without borrowing a dime. Obiano has transformed Awka into a first rate city in the SE and today it is the fastest developing city in the SE. Obiano has done so many roads across the state. Obiano has done so many bridges across the state. All these are signature projects. You have continued to show your hate and complex against Anambra but I will not stop from putting you to your place.

Now tell us what Okorocha has done? Okorocha despite haven borrowed over 200b has not done any reasonable project in his wasted 7yrs. Look at his substandard roads are being washed away in just months of completion. I will show pictures in my next post. Today Owerri is a total mess because of Okorocha's. Ohakim was a far better gov than this fat farting pig called Okorocha. What Obiano has achieved in just 2yrs has surpassed everything Okorocha did in his wasted 8yrs. #FACT.

Today Imo state indigenes are running to live and work in Anambra where there is opportunity. Today Imo state has zero economic opportunity. Today Imo state is poor, broke and plundered and pillaged in the most horrible manner. Today Imo state is among the top 3 most indebted states in Nigeria. I will show the NBS chart later. Tell me one project Okorocha has done. All the schools he did have all collapsed because they were all substandard. Tell us on thing he has done. Today, Nnewi is at the same level or more with Owerri. Today, Nnewi has more commercial banks than Owerri, Today Nnewi has a stronger economy than Owerri. Today Imo state economic main-stay is commercial sex hawking and brothels. Who cursed Imo state and why? We must continue in the next quote.

Below is the new face of Owerri, this road was just completed and commissioned early this year. Who cursed Imo state and why?


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Ofuzo:

That one is a piece of cake. I'll pick Okorocha any day any time. Obiano has undoubtedly underperformed. He has no signature project to his name. He signed a lot of mou's supposedly worth 5 billion dollars, but there's nothing to show for it. The only thing on the ground was the agricultural mou's. What happened to the mega airport and refinery projects. The man have not commissioned any projects since he came to power. He haven't even finished Peter Obi's projects like the orient road and the agulu lake hotel five years into his tenure. Where's the awka and nnewi's mall? He squandered the billions of naira and millions of dollars left for the state by the Peter Obi's administration.
When he started a fight with Okorocha about okorocha's prediction that some certain south east governors will defect to APC, Okorocha challenged him to name his projects. What has he built? Where are they? Even Dave umahi, the other day was boasting that abakiliki looks better than awka.
Where is the FREE EDUCATION? Yes, you might not like Okorocha but imo state is the only igbo state with free education. Why is there no FREE EDUCATION in anambra? Why? The biggest SHOCK about obiano's performance is how the anambra elite have succumbed and aquised to it's underperformance. Even the governor of ebonyi state was even bragging that it's state capital was better than ANAMBRA'S capital. There's absolutely no question about the fact that obiano have underperformed which is a big dissapointment to me because I was one of those jumping up and down with joy when Peter Obi handpicked another TECHNOCRAT to replace him.

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@ofuzo, these are Okoroawusa substandard schools in Owerri. It has been blown away because they were all substandard.

@ofuzo, 1st is one of many substandard roads done by okorcha that has collapsed and 2nd is the real face of Owerri, the same place okoro said he has been working while leaving the rest of the state to rot away.

@ofuzo. Like as I said in my earlier post. Here is Onitsha mall. It was inherited by Obiano and he completed it. But you lied that he never completed any project he inherited. Onitsha mall is far bigger and more beautiful than Owerri mall.

@ofuzo. Here is the inherited and completed Golden Tulip(Agulu lake resort) by the Obiano administration. It is set to start operation any moment from now. But you lied he never completed any project he inherited. This 5star hotel beats all the hotels in the whole of Imo state. #FACT

Below is the only flyover in the history of Imo state but the flyover leads to nowhere. The said flyover is already cracking and collapsing and has never been used by any motorist. This represent the only signature project of Okorocha.

@ofuzo. This is Obiano's 3 flyovers, completed and has been in use for the past 3yrs. This is what a signature project entails.

@ofuzo, this is what Obiano has done and kept doing in the housing sector in Awka, Onitsha etc. Decent well planned hoods which Owerri or any part of Imo state cannot even boast of even in the next 100yrs.

These are signature projects of Obiano. Longest bridge ever done by any governor across a river in Nigeria- it was done by Obiano. He has done 3 already and more are still under construction. Just one of these bridges have surpassed everything Okorocha has done in his wasted 8yrs.

@ofuzo, this is what Obiano has done with flyover he met on ground on assumption of office. He has added to it by beautifying it. What has Okorocha added to what he met on ground other than destruction and abandonment.

This is one of the MOUs signed by Obiano. It has placed Anambra as the state with most sophisticated and most modern poultry farms in Nigeria.

@ ofuzo and beijinDossier,

Please sheath your swords, comparing Igbo states is not good for our progress. Anambra and Imo, and all other places where Igbos live are one and the same home of ours. We should compare policies and discuss, not compare our states.

Thanks for understanding.

@ofuzo, watch this and see what Obiano through ANSIPPA has done in bringing investments and investors to Anambra State. Show us one investment Okorocha has attracted in his wasted 8yrs in office, none rather Imolites are running in their thousands to secure a place in Anambra as their greener pasture and obodo oyibo.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eMFwnIJ43s&t=5s

Why would this jobless old man called ofuzo always start what he cannot substantiate with facts and figures? All he does all the time is always trying so hard to enviously insult Obiano and Anambra even when his Imo state is a total mess and worthless. Why can't he always focus on his dead wood state called Imo and leave us out of his frustration and misery.

spyder880:
@ ofuzo and beijinDossier,

Please sheath your swords, comparing Igbo states is not good for our progress. Anambra and Imo, and all other places where Igbos live are one and the same home of ours. We should compare policies and discuss, not compare our states.

Thanks for understanding.

spyder880:
@ ofuzo and beijinDossier,

Please sheath your swords, comparing Igbo states is not good for our progress. Anambra and Imo, and all other places where Igbos live are one and the same home of ours. We should compare policies and discuss, not compare our states.

Thanks for understanding.

Exactly and there are no saints. Obiano has a lot to do in cities which are more lawless than places like Owerri. Rochas did one good thing in demolishing the market in central owerri to expand its roads something Anambra needs to do. In Anambra street traders, lawless markets define it's urban core creating filth and breeding crime like cockroaches in a sewer.

All around there needs to be healthy competition and cooperation. Imo has a gas processing plant, anambra should be tapping into it. Enugu is less than an hour from Awka which is less than an hour from Onitsha which is less than an hour from Owerri which is an hour from Aba. There needs to be a prioritization of connecting infrastructure from road to rail to power to public transport. These cities are supposed to be flagship cities of modernity and progress raising standard of living of people.

mktinsight:


Exactly and there are no saints. Obiano has a lot to do in cities which are more lawless than places like Owerri. Rochas did one good thing in demolishing the market in central owerri to expand its roads something Anambra needs to do. In Anambra street traders, lawless markets define it's urban core creating filth and breeding crime like cockroaches in a sewer.

All around there needs to be healthy competition and cooperation. Imo has a gas processing plant, anambra should be tapping into it. Enugu is less than an hour from Awka which is less than an hour from Onitsha which is less than an hour from Owerri which is an hour from Aba. There needs to be a prioritization of connecting infrastructure from road to rail to power to public transport. These cities are supposed to be flagship cities of modernity and progress raising standard of living of people.

Well said.

Aninri local government area is getting a new stadium. We need to keep our young people occupied and productive.

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spyder880:
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they said ugwuanyi is focusinmg on rural areas...anything to back that up?

Develpeast:


If they just write coal city pavilion instead of inserting the mega, will it stop the structure from being beautiful?

All these fake names we keep giving our structures is really annoying. If they open one shop, they will name it "Ultra modern shop". Its just very sad that we do things and make it look like we have done something that has not been done before and make look larger than it is. Keep names simple and stop making look local with too many names.

They also build lock up shops, even those with no bathrooms and packing lots and call it utra MODERN mall.

BeijinDossier:
Why would this jobless old man called ofuzo always start what he cannot substantiate with fact and figures? All he does all the time is always trying so hard to enviously insult Obiano and Anambra even when his Imo state is a total mess and worthless. Why can't he always focus on his dead wood state called Imo and leave us out of his frustration and misery.

Owerri looks like someone dropped some bombs on that city. Rochas took the city back to 17th Century. Shoddy construction works. From Orji to Wethedral road to Ama Hausa area to new Owerri, the city is the real definition of shithole. It is very disgusting indeed.

It will take at least 20 years to rebuild Owerri from the shambles that Rochas reduced it to.

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BeijinDossier:
Why would this jobless old man called ofuzo always start what he cannot substantiate with fact and figures? All he does all the time is always trying so hard to enviously insult Obiano and Anambra even when his Imo state is a total mess and worthless. Why can't he always focus on his dead wood state called Imo and leave us out of his frustration and misery.

Just take it easy on that frustrated old man who thinks Obiano and Anambra are the causes of his misery, he's supposed to have since visited TB Joshua for prayers. Just let him be.

Ugwuanyi, a reference point in our success story, says NDLEA


http://easternreporter.com/2018/06/26/ugwuanyi-a-reference-point-in-our-success-story-says-ndlea/

mktinsight:


Exactly and there are no saints. Obiano has a lot to do in cities which are more lawless than places like Owerri. Rochas did one good thing in demolishing the market in central owerri to expand its roads something Anambra needs to do. In Anambra street traders, lawless markets define it's urban core creating filth and breeding crime like cockroaches in a sewer.

All around there needs to be healthy competition and cooperation. Imo has a gas processing plant, anambra should be tapping into it. Enugu is less than an hour from Awka which is less than an hour from Onitsha which is less than an hour from Owerri which is an hour from Aba. There needs to be a prioritization of connecting infrastructure from road to rail to power to public transport. These cities are supposed to be flagship cities of modernity and progress raising standard of living of people.

oboy una carry private jet ??

see as all dis place dey close to u..

na so dey talk say dey talk say Owerri to Enugu 1hour
PH to Owerri 1hour

daz why Owerri is de Heartland

lols any driver wey try am na die

asha80:
they said ugwuanyi is focusinmg on rural areas...anything to back that up?

If we can call Nsukka and environs rural areas, then its a true statement.

I will be in Nsukka before month end.

More organised private shopping malls springing up in every corner of Enugu.

There's about 500 or so shops in this mall and they told me it's all booked down. A city experiencing rapid expansion.