Today, it is difficult to travel from Enugu to Port Harcourt, following dearth of roads in the region.
Currently, about five percent of power generation in the country is allocated to the southeast, and in the same manner, people cannot also fly from the southeast or south-south to other zones, but must fly to Abuja to get connecting flight to any of the regions, unless you can afford chartered flight. We have poor socio-economic infrastructure and the tourism sector is under-developed in the Southeast and South-south zones.

Umahi noted that there are assets in the zones that are presently redundant in the areas of roads, seaports and industrial expansion among others, explaining that the desire was to do something new and differently.

In terms of economic integration, we need the ports in Port Harcourt and Onne. Our Imo River in Owerri crossed into the Atlantic Ocean at Opobo, and if we can dredge the river, we will boost business in the regions. We will no longer need to go to Lagos to clear our goods. There is a bigger market in Onitsha and Aba, and we will grow the eastern cluster. 

Basic123:


see this mumu and cowards that can't be independent of southsouth.


Southwest fvcking need nobody,Bleep you guys and Bleep the north self.


Southwest voted GEJ in 2011 not on southsouth and southeast request or contract and voted in Buhari in 2015 not on north request!

Believe me southwest will vote out buhari in 2019 if buhari Bleep up finish like GEJ by 2019.Just watch,Southwest are not emotional baby like SS,SE and core north...the only region that think like us is north central.



SOUTHWEST NEEDS NO ALLY!

Nikbaebrown:
Who Else Noticed The Governors Of Delta And Edo State Respectively Weren't Present At The Meeting Of South- South/South-east Coalesce aimed at promoting unity, inter-state relations and economical growth I'm Sure Okowa Knws It Would Be Disrespectful and grotesque To harness Delta Into Any unauthentic and romantically incorrect union, especially one that has ulterior motives, because its a Misrepresentation Of Delta's political Identity and history.

vanbonattel:


Until Okowa and Obaseki gives their reasons or fails to attend the next meeting, you are on your own.

MadCow1:



The Southwest is actually a politically savvy Hoe.

I respect their game. No permanent allies. If their interested is understood and protected, they go in and deliver.

Smart Game but the downside to this is that the Southwest has no loyalty.

hezbollah:
Good analysis but also i certainly think that the deltan within themselves have no ties with the south east people.that's just the reality

MadCow1:



The Southwest is actually a politically savvy Hoe.

I respect their game. No permanent allies. If their interested is understood and protected, they go in and deliver.

Smart Game but the downside to this is that the Southwest has no loyalty.

Nikbaebrown:
Who Else Noticed The Governors Of Delta And Edo State Respectively Weren't Present At The Meeting Of South- South/South-east Coalesce aimed at promoting unity, inter-state relations and economical growth I'm Sure Okowa Knws It Would Be Disrespectful and grotesque To harness Delta Into Any unauthentic and romantically incorrect union, especially one that has ulterior motives, because its a Misrepresentation Of Delta's political Identity and history.

He told The Guardian that the defunct Eastern Region voted together under the now rested National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), a political platform formed before independence, adding that the1963 incident, where the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe colluded with some Igbos to remove Eyo Ita from headship of the Eastern Region, sowed the seed of discord between the two regions.

He said: “That was the point of departure, as it angered the minority tribes and led to the formation of Calabar, Ogoja and Rivers (COR)
movement, where they decided to be in opposition against the Igbos. This resentment and antagonism movement was led by E.O Eyo from Uyo and this made them align against Igbo, as they tilted toward the Action Group.

MadCow1:



The Southwest is actually a politically savvy Hoe.

I respect their game. No permanent allies. If their interested is understood and protected, they go in and deliver.

Smart Game but the downside to this is that the Southwest has no loyalty.

facelessangel:
okowa is not Igbo like Sunday Olise

martineverest:
flimsy excuses... They know what they are doing

facelessangel:
Whoever is thinking of bringing the SW in this programme should please dont think of it.
SW have chosen their ally which is the Hausa fulani.

Please thos people can not be relied on. Whatever didcussion you have with them in secreet will get to the Northeners the next minute. Please do not put that idea on the table.

We do not need cowards and backstabbers.ok ooooo southwest dey hear ooooo.but wat abt edo nd delta st governors?ar dey nt south-south?

Watch how this good news will not get FP with all credible sauce. If it were to be SS governor disassocite themselves From SE governors, it will hit front page with the speed of light

Zhirinovsky:
Ifeanyi okowa? Not Igbo?
You need flashing. Locate computer village abeg

facelessangel:
Whoever is thinking of bringing the SW in this programme should please dont think of it.
SW have chosen their ally which is the Hausa fulani.

Please thos people can not be relied on. Whatever didcussion you have with them in secreet will get to the Northeners the next minute. Please do not put that idea on the table.

We do not need cowards and backstabbers

Watch how this good news will not get FP with all credible sauce. If it were to be SS governor disassocite themselves From SE governors, it will hit front page with the speed of light

Nikbaebrown:
Who Else Noticed The Governors Of Delta And Edo State Respectively Weren't Present At The Meeting Of South- South/South-east Coalesce aimed at promoting unity, inter-state relations and economical growth I'm Sure Okowa Knws It Would Be Disrespectful and grotesque To harness Delta Into Any unauthentic and romantically incorrect union, especially one that has ulterior motives, because its a Misrepresentation Of Delta's political Identity and history.

MadCow1:



The Southwest is actually a politically savvy Hoe.

I respect their game. No permanent allies. If their interested is understood and protected, they go in and deliver.

Smart Game but the downside to this is that the Southwest has no loyalty.

Nikbaebrown:
Who Else Noticed The Governors Of Delta And Edo State Respectively Weren't Present At The Meeting Of South- South/South-east Coalesce aimed at promoting unity, inter-state relations and economical growth I'm Sure Okowa Knws It Would Be Disrespectful and grotesque To harness Delta Into Any unauthentic and romantically incorrect union, especially one that has ulterior motives, because its a Misrepresentation Of Delta's political Identity and history.

martineverest:
I noticed it too... We bendels don't align with ibos

Nikbaebrown:
Who Else Noticed The Governors Of Delta And Edo State Respectively Weren't Present At The Meeting Of South- South/South-east Coalesce aimed at promoting unity, inter-state relations and economical growth I'm Sure Okowa Knws It Would Be Disrespectful and grotesque To harness Delta Into Any unauthentic and romantically incorrect union, especially one that has ulterior motives, because its a Misrepresentation Of Delta's political Identity and history.