Hello Abians ,Friends and well wishers ! It is no longer a news that the Old Umuahia Main Market has been relocated to a better location around Ubani Ibeku in Umuahia with traders trading happily. The old site has been cleared and our intention is to make it a place to be proud of by all Abians. Tell us what you think the old Umuahia Main Market site can be developed into and how it could benefit Abians considering the capital city renewal initiative...Have your say.

T.A.O

A massive Ash*wo house or an Ibeku shrine...just thinking like TA...

I really wish this could get to Gov T.A Orji.

The gratest thing that can be done in Abia State is Create an Environment that will boost Trade and development of Aba made products - the most development driving resource that we have.

[b] If for example Tinapa were built in Umuahia and specifically used as an Aba made products trade center & symposium hall to promote MODERNIZED MARKETING METHODS of (quality checked) Aba made products, this would REBRAND ''Aba made'' from sounding inferior to sounding superior (this is one of the major problems of Aba made products).

When this is achieved (demand in these products will surely rise) , it will surely attract public investment, and even international recognition.

In the aspect of fashion designing for instance, Lagos state (which is not as skilled as Aba in the art of local production) is able to design wears and get Internationally recognized outfit Brand names, what is hindering Aba from doing so and overtaking lagos state I think its the level of enlightenment of the citizen. Abia state needs enlightenment of its citizens through workshops, symposium, academies. We need to grow out of the ''bush man'' mentality. We need to utilize real modernized marketing methods to attract zealous attention (financial) of the Federal Government local and International investors.

Coincidentally, I have been doing a write up on this very topic to deliver at the Government house.

I currently reside in Calabar, and I've seen the need for an ''International shopping mall/ mordern workshop center'' in Abia state (my state of origin).

I wish it could be read by His Excellency Gov. T.A Orji himself.