ghosttownboss: dem send u?

obxddon: I live in CRS and I must say He is trying with rural roads and small access roads.But he has bad advisers who advises him about Tax issues.The tax is driving people mad and making business to close down.he should reduce the Tax by half and watch the number of investments that would come up.

Soldierant1: Haba only 2 functional companies? that's not true now! I moved to Calabar from North America to work with Addax 4yrs ago and I haven't been disappointed with life in general. Infact I've setup my own small companies doing shows and events promotions around the many festivals and tourism themed businesses in Calabar and a small logistic support company also. Yes taxes are high and I have complained from Calabar to Timbuktoo. But then when you consider the increases of their IGR from something closer to 500million which I hear is the real reason why they have to raise money creatively. Fair play. Am told they have moved IGR to maybe just over 1.3Billion in 6yrs so you can forgive the Government for high taxes. I am told their monthly Federal allocation is very low at about 2.9billion monthly compared to 18,19 and as high as 24billion for AKS, Rivers, Bayelsa and my own Delta state who collects maybe 11billion. Imoke try oh. Una dey talk 2 companies? the Indonesians wey invest over 2Billion dollars nko for Agric? Songhai Farms is running there also.......I mean broadly speaking when one reflects on Calabar one must thank God. They reformed education......nonono I prefer here to Anywhere! And Tinapa isn't dead. They're now more businesses located there added to the Water Park which has come to life and i hear the transaction figures for Tinapa is in the region of a billion dollars plus for last year. Also if you look around Tinapa they're still developing the area with a planned Golf estate, golf course, Convention Centre for seminars .....Events etc ...and UAC Nigeria and other partners are involved. I hear construction has also started on Oyedepos Convenant Uni and Mo Abudu has a tv station running from Tinapa added to the ICT park ......theyre about to launch in Tinapa called the Knowledge City! so for an outsider like me....the business environment which is the best regulated in the country has allowed me flourish in a safe and sane environment .....my wife is happy and kids are too in school in Hill Crest. This is first hand information from experience.

Soldierant1: The University being the only industry? What will you call Wilmars $350M investment in the agricultural sector or UNICEMS ever increasing investment in the state? Dangote/Dansa or Real Farms mega investments in the state in the last 4 to 5yrs. Its not about monolithic white elephant projects going nowhere. Its about improving on the standard of living and quality of life for residents of the state, like us. Wilmars investment alone will creat 30k direct jobs! 68 direct manufacturing firms in the EPZ alone! And I know the New Calabar Convention Centre is tied in to boost things in and around Tinapa. I was a little worried when I had to leave Addax. But having researched and met with the investment guys in the Governor Office and spoke to a few people I took the plunge into private sector business in Calabar and I have no regrets. There's so much happening here for a poor state although they still have to get a few things right.

Soldierant1: The University being the only industry? What will you call Wilmars $350M investment in the agricultural sector or UNICEMS ever increasing investment in the state? Dangote/Dansa or Real Farms mega investments in the state in the last 4 to 5yrs. Its not about monolithic white elephant projects going nowhere. Its about improving on the standard of living and quality of life for residents of the state, like us. Wilmars investment alone will creat 30k direct jobs! 68 direct manufacturing firms in the EPZ alone! And I know the New Calabar Convention Centre is tied in to boost things in and around Tinapa. I was a little worried when I had to leave Addax. But having researched and met with the investment guys in the Governor Office and spoke to a few people I took the plunge into private sector business in Calabar and I have no regrets. There's so much happening here for a poor state although they still have to get a few things right.

Soldierant1: Haba only 2 functional companies? that's not true now! I moved to Calabar from North America to work with Addax 4yrs ago and I haven't been disappointed with life in general. Infact I've setup my own small companies doing shows and events promotions around the many festivals and tourism themed businesses in Calabar and a small logistic support company also. Yes taxes are high and I have complained from Calabar to Timbuktoo. But then when you consider the increases of their IGR from something closer to 500million which I hear is the real reason why they have to raise money creatively. Fair play. Am told they have moved IGR to maybe just over 1.3Billion in 6yrs so you can forgive the Government for high taxes. I am told their monthly Federal allocation is very low at about 2.9billion monthly compared to 18,19 and as high as 24billion for AKS, Rivers, Bayelsa and my own Delta state who collects maybe 11billion. Imoke try oh. Una dey talk 2 companies? the Indonesians wey invest over 2Billion dollars nko for Agric? Songhai Farms is running there also.......I mean broadly speaking when one reflects on Calabar one must thank God. They reformed education......nonono I prefer here to Anywhere! And Tinapa isn't dead. They're now more businesses located there added to the Water Park which has come to life and i hear the transaction figures for Tinapa is in the region of a billion dollars plus for last year. Also if you look around Tinapa they're still developing the area with a planned Golf estate, golf course, Convention Centre for seminars .....Events etc ...and UAC Nigeria and other partners are involved. I hear construction has also started on Oyedepos Convenant Uni and Mo Abudu has a tv station running from Tinapa added to the ICT park ......theyre about to launch in Tinapa called the Knowledge City! so for an outsider like me....the business environment which is the best regulated in the country has allowed me flourish in a safe and sane environment .....my wife is happy and kids are too in school in Hill Crest. This is first hand information from experience.

omenka:


You still wouldave made a good point without necesarily telling us you are from "North America" and your kids atend an elite school. Kinda takes a huge chunk off the substance in your post.