asha80:
more like they should build roads that have already being penciled down for decades to be built

sanctity454:
It seems oriental pillars hotel has been sold.
The new owner is not wasting time

seankafor:
I thought it was a renovation..
Is that place still going to be a hotel?

sanctity454:


It was sold, the former owner is building another oriental pillars hotel of 5 floors, I believe he needed money to complete his new project.
I believe it is still gonna be a hotel, converting it to a shopping complex will be hard

seankafor:
I thought it was a renovation..
Is that place still going to be a hotel?

huncho22:
location of the new oriental pillars ?

anselem87:
the Afriexim bank or whatever the South east branch that was sited in IMO state are they really building the bank or they have left. haven't hear anything from their side

sanctity454:
ENERGYPOWERRENEWABLE
ANOH gas project: Shell hands out N360m third milestone CDBs social investment projects
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…Imo governor commends company’s promotion of community contractors

…CDBs to receive N1bn in projects over 5 years



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Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), global oil player with the largest footprint in Nigeria, has handed out cheques worth over N360 million to community contractors for the third milestone cluster development boards (CDBs) social investment projects designed to benefit host communities of the Assa North Gas Development Project.



The multi-billion-dollar Asa North-Ohaji South (ANOH) gas project, is one of the largest greenfield gas condensate development projects ever undertaken in Nigeria. It is expected to produce 600 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mscf/d), an equivalent of approximately 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity for Nigeria.



ANOH, being developed by Shell, and estimated to cost over $3.5 billion, is sited on 200 hectares of land in Ohaji-Egbema local government area of Imo State, which was based on a request in June 2012 by Shell. The land is part of the state’s equity contribution to the project.



Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State lauded Shell’s commitment to the development of infrastructure and human capital in communities hosting the Assa North Gas Development project in the state.



Represented by Ikay Njoku, the commissioner for Environment, the governor also endorsed the gas project’s Cluster Development Board’s (CDB) employment of community contractors for the social investment projects.



Imo, an oil-rich state, is said to be awash with huge gas deposits in excess of 700 billion cubic feet of gas much of which have not been harnessed. Nigeria has 200.79 trillion cubic feet of gas as of 2019, according to figures posted by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).



The governor said: “I commend the Assa North and Ohaji Egbema Cluster Development Boards, as well as their community contractors for doing good jobs so far. Imo State Government will continue to monitor project execution to ensure that contractors do not lower the quality and standard of the jobs. We will have zero tolerance for corruption.”



Chairman of Assa North CDB, Godswill Uzomba Uho, his counterpart for the Ohaji/Egbema CDB, Casmir Ekeruo all pledged to “continue to monitor the community contractors to ensure they executed the projects with right standards maintained.



Meanwhile, Banji Adekoya, SPDC’s external relations manager, projects and opportunities, said SPDC was committed to supporting projects that increase the capacity of the communities to deliver credible projects.



He said, the gas development project in Imo was one of the priority projects of the federal government of Nigeria, because its development will help the government deliver on its ambition to provide enough gas for domestic consumption, power generation and gas-based ammonia and urea fertilizers for farmers.”



“The Assa North Gas Development Project will be a major game-changer in our country’s quest for energy sufficiency and economic growth and, once again, it emphasizes Shell’s unshaken commitment to Nigeria both now and in the future,” the SPDC official said.



He confirmed the project’s potential as one of the largest domestic gas projects in the country when completed. That when completed, the ANOH gas project will produce 600 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mscf/d) from its upstream facilities, and process 300 mscf/d from the SPDC gas facility under construction to boost domestic gas supply for power generation and general industrialization.



According to him, to benefit the local communities, SPDC has a deliberate Nigerian and Community Content strategy embedded in the projects’ operations to create vast opportunities for Nigerian firms in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts; immense employment and sub-contracting opportunities for workers and local contractors in the project area; as well as opportunities for capacity development initiatives, knowledge transfer and human capital development.



In February 2019, Shell inaugurated CDBs for the major gas project, in which it would spend N1 billion in the project’s host communities over the next five years.

The CDBs are made up of principal officers of the Community Trusts from 11 communities of the ANOH gas development project, and would have the responsibility for implementing a global memorandum of understanding (GMOU) established for the project.



The Anglo-Dutch oil giant had earlier in late 2018 announced a final investment decision (FID) on the gas project. This was followed by signing of a GMOU with the project’s host communities in Ohaji-Egbema local government area of Imo State.



The Cluster Development Boards implement Shell’s Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) for delivering sustainable development projects in the host communities

asha80:
I am often confused it this one by shell is different from the one been done by seplat

sanctity454:


Yes but very close to each other, I was once confused as well.
Shell investment worth 3.5 billion dollars while seplat investment worth 700 million dollars

rtdCivilservant:

Has Shell started theirs.

sanctity454:

Yes, final investment decision was made in late 2018, construction started in 2019, they visited Ihedioha then

rtdCivilservant:

Ok. But how come it is that of Seplat that is been talked about the more?

sanctity454:

IMO STATE PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT

This is one point I always raise here.
If Hope Uzodinma is doing all these roads, it simply means that Rochas Okorocha wasted Imo State resources on "China roads".
I just Hope that the era of China roads has ended.

SmartPolician:


#Q. Is there any other thing you will like to tell us in terms of the performance of your ministry. Your message to Imo people.

#Ans. What we have done is there for everybody to see, and it tells you what we can do if given the opportunity and if we have enough money. We are doing the roads to stand the test of time. No government should be praised for constructing a road, because that's what you're supposed to do in the first place. If we have done that in the last eight years, no body will be talking about roads by now. We would have freed funds for other sectors and develop other facilities.

This is one point I always raise here.
If Hope Uzodinma is doing all these roads, it simply means that Rochas Okorocha wasted Imo State resources on "China roads".
I just Hope that the era of China roads has ended.

sanctity454:


Seplat is indigenous naa, shell has had it's media coverage since 2012

sanctity454:
Fmc owerri gets infection disease center

Fmc owerri will soon become FUTOHT as FUTO has finally gotten approval for medicine studies

OZB wants Fmc to relocate to Amucha in Njaba LGA, okigwe leaders says it must be in Okigwe town

Brethren what's your take on this?

Javierleon:


Okigwe is already with a teaching hospital Gregory coming up, Orlu also has a teaching hospital imsuth, if Owerri specialist hospital was a breakthrough, I would have suggested taking near futo/Naze

asha80:
I am often confused it this one by shell is different from the one been done by seplat

sanctity454:
Fmc owerri gets infection disease center

Fmc owerri will soon become FUTOHT as FUTO has finally gotten approval for medicine studies

OZB wants Fmc to relocate to Amucha in Njaba LGA, okigwe leaders says it must be in Okigwe town

Brethren what's your take on this?

RareDiamonds:
Since Owerri zone host the proposed teaching hospital and, Orlu zone host the Imo State university teaching hospital, it is only fair and just that the proposed federal medical center should be hosted in Okigwe zone not necessarily in Okigwe local government area.

sanctity454:

Okigwe zone, like isiala mbano or obowo...
For economic viability the hospital should be sited at oguta/ Mgbidi axis, or nekede/ ihiagwa axis, Mbaise/ Ngor okpala axis , Umuna okigwe.

sanctity454:
IMO STATE PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE IMO STATE COMMISSIONER FOR WORKS, BARR. RALPH NWOSU AND THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT, PRINCE EZE UGOCHUKWU

#Q. How many roads have we commissioned?

#Ans. We've commissioned 22 roads so far. Most of them in Owerri, and understandably so.

#Q. What is the durability of these roads in terms of project monitoring. How efficient is the project monitoring arm of the ministry?

#Ans. Very, very efficient. I have resident engineers, in addition we have assistant resident engineers. We have layers of supervision from the ministries moreover the Special Advisers on Project Monitoring from the three zones are always on site to look at what is happening. Even the governor himself is not left out in the supervision and monitoring exercise.

#Q. In terms of the drainages on these roads, do you take seriously the deliveries of the contractors on the drainages?

#Ans. That's the most important thing because, if you don't do it, the whole road funiture will collapse. Drainages are even more important. If you get it wrong, that's the end of the road. But some people just look at the asphalt. In most cases, asphalt is like paint, if the base is not there, you're wasting your time.

#Q. Orlu road is progressing very well. The last time I checked, they're at Umuaka in Njaba LGA. What's happening with the Owerri - Okigwe Road.

#Ans. That's ongoing. Owerri to Okigwe is ongoing. The delay we experienced was due to the fact that the initial design was 9 metres. We increased the width from 9 to 12.3 metres. We had to get the consultants to redesign it. We have one of the best consultants on that road, Deloitte and Touche. They're the one managing the projects plus our own internal mechanism.

#Q. Do you have timeline completion for the project?

#Ans. Yes. It's for 18 months. With the technology they are applying and availability of funds, we should be able to deliver that road within the projected time frame.

#Q. For the Owerri - Okigwe Road, do you have plans for any palliatives as the rainy season approaches?

#Ans. We are already doing that at Añara, Amaraku. Akabo is okay now. At Ekemele we have a rigid platform there now at the black spot. So it will not have any problem.

#Q. Do you have any plans for the rural roads too?

#Ans. Of course. Our earth moving equipments will soon move into the zones. We just wanted to clear a few administrative issues and then go in. We don't have all the money in the whole world. Our next move is to the zones. We will tackle Orlu zone and Okigwe. We have three ongoing roads now in Okigwe zone already.

#Q. What of Ideato area. Issues of erosion are more pronounced there.

#Ans. They are part of the areas we will move in. But we did some palliatives in Ideato during the Christmas period. The erosion there is unbelievable. One of the longest roads in that area was done under Ikedi Ohakim era, Nigercat Construction Company did that road. The road has developed some faults here and there. Only two days ago, I despatched our engineers to go and assess that road. I will send their report to his Excellency for approval.

#Q. What is your message to the people of Ideato North and South?

#Ans. Of course they will have their roads done. We are for everybody. We will not patronize some areas and abandon others. We will be even-handed in the spread of projects.

#Q. Is there any other thing you will like to tell us in terms of the performance of your ministry. Your message to Imo people.

#Ans. What we have done is there for everybody to see, and it tells you what we can do if given the opportunity and if we have enough money. We are doing the roads to stand the test of time. No government should be praised for constructing a road, because that's what you're supposed to do in the first place. If we have done that in the last eight years, no body will be talking about roads by now. We would have freed funds for other sectors and develop other facilities.

#Q. I saw what is happening at Naze/Timber Market road up to Road Safety junction in Egbu. Are you taking it to Orji as part of the inner ring road?

#Ans. We will take construction to Orji. We will get there. There is also an intervention that is happening there. That road was under contract. NDDC intervened in that particular segment of the road. But during the last rainy season, the area almost submerged. So we had to call back the contractor. NDDC came and instead of the Naze stretch, we asked them to construct the Egbu/Road Safety junction to Orji. While we handle the Naze to Road Safety junction. We are now doing the Naze to Egbu junction, while they're now putting their acts together to tackle the Egbu to Orji section.

#Q. What of the MCC to Toronto. Any plans of going beyond Toronto junction?

#Ans. What we're doing at the MCC to Toronto junction is a prelude. Once we get to Toronto, we will cross it to Uratta. Just the same thing we're doing at the World Bank Road. Once we get to the last roundabout, we will proceed to Umuguma village.

#Q: How is the World Bank Road going? I see ongoing work at the Cubana Section.

#Ans: : That area is the lowest point on that road. The flooding in that area is very heavy, but with what we are doing now, we will contain it and solve the problem

#Q: Are you going to take the road rehabilitation to some sections of Yar'dua Drive?

#Ans: Once we solve the problem with the drains we are doing at the World Bank Road, we will now connect to Yar'dua drive. No matter what you do at Yar'dua road without taking out the sluge water there, it will collapse. The water there is going no where, so we need to fix the drains there and take the water from Everyday Supermarket to Nwaorie River.

#Q: Some people are saying that, why should we commison roads of less than 5 kilometres without taking full cognizance of drainage components, especially the balloon technology at Chukwuma Nwoha road and environs.

#Ans: Apart from the balloon Technology, people did not realize that Chukwuma Nwoha was the most problematic road we have done, even within the internal roads we are doing.
The inner ring roads we are doing are supposed to come from Bishop's Court up to Chukwuma Nwoha to Egbu and underground across the road into Otammiri River. When we designed it then in 2007 and 2011, we could not do it because of the cost implication. No other administration could do it because they could not attack the drainage problem. It is not the length of the road, but the importance of the road that matters.
The balloon Technology is something we are happy about.

sanctity454:

Okigwe zone, like isiala mbano or obowo...
For economic viability the hospital should be sited at oguta/ Mgbidi axis, or nekede/ ihiagwa axis, Mbaise/ Ngor okpala axis , Umuna okigwe.

Amah70:


If present governor is Emeka Ihedioha, the teaching hospital MUST be located in Owerri senatorial district.

But see how you tactically excluded Oru East and Orlu/Nkwere/Njaba/Ideato axis.

FYI, it did not start today. Past governors of Imo state had pleaded with the federal government to convert Imo state university teaching hospital Orlu to a federal university teaching hospital. This would have been an ideal time if Minister Nwajiuba and his compatriot at the Federal Health Ministry are on the same page with the people of Imo state.
At least, the facilities are already on ground in Orlu.