SpaceTour:
I don't think its just nomenclature that is delaying it. It may be federal government bureaucracy. But what I know from a cousin who is actually a medical student at NAUTH-Nnewi, that the project is almost ready but the federal government is holding them from taking off from permsite.

The hospital lies between Nnewi and Ozubulu, there is no way it will bear NAUTH-Ozubulu because it originated from NAUTH-Nnewi, more especially when the said project is on the boundary of both towns. Besides Nnewi as a name is far more popular than Ozubulu.

Just because it originated from Nnewi doesnt mean Jack. If the main site is in Ozubulu it should be named accordingly. How can you build something in Umuoji and put Nkpor on the name....It doesn't even make sense. In fact ,i don't even wanna believe it's the reason for the delayed relocation.

NRIPRIEST:


Just because it originated from Nnewi doesnt mean Jack. If the main site is in Ozubulu it should be named accordingly. How can you build something in Umuoji and put Nkpor on the name....It doesn't even make sense. In fact ,i don't even wanna believe it's the reason for the delayed relocation.

I agree with you to an extent because our people are usually touchy when it comes to land issues and that's why government lodge along Nibo road is called Government lodge Amawbia not Awka even if both communities have no clear boundaries per se and both are within the same Awka capital territory. IMHO, i believe towns and cities that are contiguous should merge into a common name, i don't see a reason why places like Nkpor, Awada, Ogidi and other areas that fall within Onitsha metropolis can't have an Onitsha suffix after them like Nkpor-Onitsha, Awada-Onitsha etc and same for the Awka axis too.
Nnewi and Ozubulu are already merging into one big city and i don't see any big deal retaining the Nnewi to NAUTH.
I won't be surprised if the people of Enugwu-agidi press for NTA Awka to be renamed soon.

InyinyaAgbaOku:

What is delaying the completion of the permanent site is nothing but ego issues between nnewi and ozubulu people, two groups that share common boundaries in anambra .

The permanent site is being built on a land belonging to ozubulu proper but nnewi people aside being reluctant to lose the hospital to another community, they also do not want the name, 'NAUTH nnewi' to elude them because they feel they had contributed immensely to the development of the hospital and wl want the nomenclature of the new hospital to remain 'nnewi' teaching Hosp if the hospital must be moved to the permanent site at ozubulu .

Ozubulu people on the other hand will not have a structure built on their land bear 'nnewi' or sth else instead of ozubulu.
The headship of the hospital has being from the nnewi clan so far, hence works have not being going on there at ozubulu site .

It's so unfortunate because the 90% gigantic edifice is wasting away.

If that is actually what is delaying the completion of the hospital then i think Nnewi people should be called to order. The hospital is Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital and NOT Nnewi university Teaching Hospital. No sane Ozubulu elder would permit a structure in Ozubulu to be named after Nnewi. Though the two communities share some things in common but they are in different local govts. Maters like this can't be toyed with to avoid problems in future. Nnewi already host the medical college, the main campus of unizik is in Awka, school of pharmaceutical sciences in Agulu, School of prescience studies in Mbaukwu and school of Agric studies in Ifite Ogwari (not sure). What's wrong in adding Ozubulu to the picture?

InyinyaAgbaOku:

Why not read my original post well. I mentioned that nnewi people don't want it to be moved.
Anyway, it's not as if this is very important to me, so I will leave the talk

bro check am now. that hospital is the old federal/state presence in nnewi north local government. if moved to ozubulu which is ekwusigo local government. its not fair at all. not after the individual effort of nnewi indigines to upgrade the hospital to its present state.


what stop the government from building another hospital at ozubulu.

jonathanOz:

If that is actually what is delaying the completion of the hospital then i think Nnewi people should be called to order. The hospital is Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital and NOT Nnewi university Teaching Hospital. No sane Ozubulu elder would permit a structure in Ozubulu to be named after Nnewi. Though the two communities share some things in common but they are in different local govts. Maters like this can't be toyed with to avoid problems in future. Nnewi already host the medical college, the main campus of unizik is in Awka, school of pharmaceutical sciences in Agulu, School of prescience studies in Mbaukwu and school of Agric studies in Ifite Ogwari (not sure). What's wrong in adding Ozubulu to the picture?

Wat do u mean nnewi people should be called to order. why won't we put up a fight wen the only federal/ state presence in nnewi local government is being moved to ekwusigo local Government.

land never finish for nnewi.

FreeGlobe:
Anambra has never had a focused and ambitous governor like obiano. These are ongoing projects of innercity roads in Awka. I believe these are laudable projects and I anticipate the completion and commissioning

U want make alfred5 the fool commit suicide abi

Nwanne you don't get the point. There is a permanent site of NAUTH nearing completion at boundary between Nnewi and Ozubulu. What we have presently at Nnewi is the temporary site. It is that permanent site that lies at boundary of Nnewi and Ozubulu that we are talking about.

Its a Fedral government project so the government should enforce the nomenclature that convenient to them.

patmaine:



bro check am now. that hospital is the old federal/state presence in nnewi north local government. if moved to ozubulu which is ekwusigo local government. its not fair at all. not after the individual effort of nnewi indigines to upgrade the hospital to its present state.


what stop the government from building another hospital at ozubulu.

patmaine:



bro check am now. that hospital is the old federal/state presence in nnewi north local government. if moved to ozubulu which is ekwusigo local government. its not fair at all. not after the individual effort of nnewi indigines to upgrade the hospital to its present state.


what stop the government from building another hospital at ozubulu.

That's the fact...

Nnewi indigenes are the pioneers of the teaching hospital in Nnewi...
They spent their cool cash in raising most of the structures that started the hospital from onset.
If you go there now you will be seeing some buildings named after the indigenes that contributed . I can remember Louis carter building.

These people fought for the hospital to be located there and I don't think it will be easy for them to let go...
Federal govt should find another viable alternative.
Highly calculative thinking should be imbibed so no one has to be cheated for another...

I really really understand the plight of Nnewi people.
Meanwhile Nnewi a city for me will serve a better host than ozubulu .
Alternative is highly needed, may be that's why is taking a long time for the nut to be cracked.

I blame no one here. That's just it.

If you say so but I believe its a matter of a nomenclature that is more popular and has been the name of the institution from the beginning which is "Nnewi". They should consider 'Nnewi' as its locational nomenclature since the said new hospital under construction nearing completion is even lying at the boundary of the both towns or it will be NAUTH, Nnewi-Ozubulu or NAUTH, Ozubulu-Nnewi. Either way.

NRIPRIEST:


Just because it originated from Nnewi doesnt mean Jack. If the main site is in Ozubulu it should be named accordingly. How can you build something in Umuoji and put Nkpor on the name....It doesn't even make sense. In fact ,i don't even wanna believe it's the reason for the delayed relocation.

SpaceTour:
If you say so but I believe its a matter of a nomenclature that is more popular and has been the name of the institution from the beginning which is "Nnewi". They should consider 'Nnewi' as its locational nomenclature since the said hospital is even lying at the boundary of the both towns or it will be NAUTH, Nnewi-Ozubulu or NAUTH, Ozubulu-Nnewi. Either way.

Wow.... I think this idea will positively go a long way....
I didn't see it coming.

patmaine:



bro check am now. that hospital is the old federal/state presence in nnewi north local government. if moved to ozubulu which is ekwusigo local government. its not fair at all. not after the individual effort of nnewi indigines to upgrade the hospital to its present state.


what stop the government from building another hospital at ozubulu.

And that's the point of nnewi indigenes .
Most of the buildings there were donated by nnewi businessmen, Louis carter, uzodike and co. They feel sth they nurtured shouldn't depart them.
Left for the for the FG of yore, the teaching hospital would have looked like a village health center.

Many years Later, The FG started building the perm site at ozubulu, a complex that is more befitting of a federal hospital. I think nnewi should let it go, the temp site can become a specialist hospital.

patmaine:



Wat do u mean nnewi people should be called to order. why won't we put up a fight wen the only federal/ state presence in nnewi local government is being moved to ekwusigo local Government.

land never finish for nnewi.

I won't say much about this matter cos I'm not even sure about the existence of any rift between Nnewi and Ozubulu as regards host rights. But if what InyinyaAgbaoku posted here is true, then I still stand by what i said. I don't even know the site of the structure, I've never seen it but if at all it is on Ozubulu land then its foolish to expect Ozubulu council of elders to cede that land to Nnewi cos of a flimsy excuse like innitial location. Like i said earlier, Nnewi already hosts the college of medical sciences, there is nothing wrong in putting Ozubulu in the map too. How i wish Udoji were still alive.

All this nomenclature problem started during Peter Obi's administration and i could remember years back when some Obosi youths went around Awada and painted off any sign, address that has Onitsha in it, same for Nkpor youths too and Obi never addressed the issue before he left office. He even agreed to the changing of ABS tv to reflect its location which was uncalled for.

patmaine:



bro check am now. that hospital is the old federal/state presence in nnewi north local government. if moved to ozubulu which is ekwusigo local government. its not fair at all. not after the individual effort of nnewi indigines to upgrade the hospital to its present state.


what stop the government from building another hospital at ozubulu.

You are just being emotional about the whole thing. Who said the Nnewi section will be closed down when they move to their permanent site? That's more like expansion. And which individual efforts of Nnewi indigenes are you talking about? Please that establishment is not a Public Private Partnership.

Instead of peddling lies here, wouldn't it be better for some one to post pics of the permanent site "nearing "completion? Even unth enugu is about 30% complete despite being in the same category with ABU zaria. There is no worthy federal government hospital in the east, they keep on giving us shabby structures .
Nothing much has happened there , the problem is and has always been funding from the fg.
It has nothing to do with nnewi-ozubulu feud.

OGOg:
Instead of peddling lies here, wouldn't it be better for some one to post pics of the permanent site "nearing "completion? Even unth enugu is about 30% complete despite being in the same category with ABU zaria. There is no worthy federal government hospital in the east, they keep on giving us shabby structures .
Nothing much has happened there , the problem is and has always been funding from the fg.
It has nothing to do with nnewi-ozubulu feud.

You are correct!.... Ozubulu was selected because of availability of land & nothing more!. Ozubulu people are not concerned about this at all!. It was an Ozubuluman called Dr. Ilika who was then Anambra State commissioner of Health & in conjunction with The Great Udoji who was still alive then to give that land to the Federal Ministry of Health!.Dr. Ilika if any of you know was one of the top people in Nauth Nnewi before he was made a commissioner!.This teaching Hospital was originally planned for Neni Anaocha Lga but because Nnewi have a lot of influencial people, it did not happen. Neni still have the diagnostic centre!.The permanent site is in Enugwu Ozubulu & not in Nnewi!. The name will not change at all!.

I remembered addressing this issue before!

The structure has nothing to do with Nnewi-Ozubulu dichotomy.

Why will they be divided on a nomenclature of a project yet to hit 30%? Isn't it funny?

Like I said earlier any Federal Project meant for the S.East always have K-leg same thing is happening on the 2nd Niger bridge.

The site is situated in an area of land covering Nnewi, Ozubulu and Ezinifite!! So for the Nomenclature advocates how come you guys aren't mentioning Ezinifite in your nomenclature biddings.

There is no gainsaying the fact that what constitute the Temporal site are inherited colonial stuctures of old school of nursing and some mordern edifices put up by private Nnewi philantropists!!!

What we Anambrarians should be advocating for is to prevail upon the government to hasten the completion of the project which is almost been overrun by erosion! And not dragging a nomenclature for a non existing project!!

I still recalled vividly in 2005 when uniJosTeaching Hospital was giving federal grants to move theirs to the permanent site! At that same time in Anambra Chris uba/Ngige debacle coupled with Peter Obi court cases were the major interest of our people at that time!

The only time physical and practical construction took off in that site was in the last administration of GEJ with Prof. Chukwu as minister since 2002 when the project took off But I trust Buhari with his 5% dichotomy 'cos he never dissapoints atleast we have seen his Boko haram prisoner gift and the 2nd Niger bridge brouhaha!!!

OGOg:
Instead of peddling lies here, wouldn't it be better for some one to post pics of the permanent site "nearing "completion? Even unth enugu is about 30% complete despite being in the same category with ABU zaria. There is no worthy federal government hospital in the east, they keep on giving us shabby structures .
Nothing much has happened there , the problem is and has always been funding from the fg.
It has nothing to do with nnewi-ozubulu feud.

uduokirika1:
I remembered addressing this issue before!

The structure has nothing to do with Nnewi-Ozubulu dichotomy.

Why will they be divided on a nomenclature of a project yet to hit 30%? Isn't it funny?

Like I said earlier any Federal Project meant for the S.East always have K-leg same thing is happening on the 2nd Niger bridge.

The site is situated in an area of land covering Nnewi, Ozubulu and Ezinifite!! So for the Nomenclature advocates how come you guys aren't mentioning Ezinifite in your nomenclature biddings.

There is no gainsaying the fact that what constitute the Temporal site are inherited colonial stuctures of old school of nursing and some mordern edifices put up by private Nnewi philantropists!!!

What we Anambrarians should be advocating for is to prevail upon the government to hasten the completion of the project which is almost been overrun by erosion! And not dragging a nomenclature for a non existing project!!

I still recalled vividly in 2005 when uniJosTeaching Hospital was giving federal grants to move theirs to the permanent site! At that same time in Anambra Chris uba/Ngige debacle coupled with Peter Obi court cases were the major interest of our people at that time!

The only time physical and practical construction took off in that site was in the last administration of GEJ with Prof. Chukwu as minister since 2002 when the project took off But I trust Buhari with his 5% dichotomy 'cos he never dissapoints atleast we have seen his Boko haram prisoner gift and the 2nd Niger bridge brouhaha!!!

Why Ezinifite?.Please for avoidance of doubt the hospital is in Ozubulu!

Do you really know the extent and actual size of the site?

Hope you know how govt acquire project sites too?

investnow2013:
Why Ezinifite?.Please for avoidance of doubt the hospital is in Ozubulu!

Stillhere247:
You are just being emotional about the whole thing. Who said the Nnewi section will be closed down when they move to their permanent site? That's more like expansion. And which individual efforts of Nnewi indigenes are you talking about? Please that establishment is not a Public Private Partnership.

if u 've been to the teaching hospital u no go ask dis question..

most building thr built and donated by nnewi businessmen.
U think say fg send d place.

uduokirika1:
Do you really know the extent and actual size of the site?

Hope you know how govt acquire project sites too?

Yes off course!. I got Inlaws in Enugwu Ozubulu!

uduokirika1:
Do you really know the extent and actual size of the site?

Hope you know how govt acquire project sites too?

The more reason NAUTH Nnewi must not be jettisoned irrespective of location, all these communities are all merging into a greater Nnewi metropolis.

patmaine:



if u 've been to the teaching hospital u no go ask dis question..

most building thr built and donated by nnewi businessmen.
U think say fg send d place.

Yes!.... It was a Federal Hospital, but built by Nnewi People!

Yeske2:
The more reason NAUTH Nnewi must not be jettisoned irrespective of location, all these communities are all merging into a greater Nnewi metropolis.

Yes off course!.... I wanted to invest in Enugwu Ozubulu sometime ago, but jettison it only to regret it later because since they sited the hospital, land price had suddenly shoot up!.

Live at Nkpor new parts flyover with our most committed Gov Obiano to inspect the ongoing reconstruction of the damaged bridge.

In avoidance of doubt, I want to state it clearly that the project is being handled by obianos administration. This will also clear the misconception that it is being executed by Uche Ekwunifes propaganda.

We appreciate the senators effort to visit the site as a concerned citizen. Willie is Working

Try and get info too from Ezinifite!

U can't ase ur judgement from one side of the coin!

Yes Ozubulu provided more than 65% of the entire land but you can't just rule out the posibility of other neighbouring communities who contributed no matter how little in the shceming of things!


Like I said earlier the most important thing is to bring to the fore the long years of neglect of this Federal infrastructure most especially now that physical works has begun to forestall abandonment!!!

The nomenclature debacle can commence after the project is due for commissioning, for now let the contractors be mobilized back to site!

investnow2013:
Yes off course!. I got Inlaws in Enugwu Ozubulu!

On going erosion control work at Awka

This is the erosion site behind Amaenyi Girls Secondary School Awka, this massive erosion is threatening many buildings along Onwumbiko street by Cherubim Headquarters in Awka.

Even as revenue accruing to the state continue to dwindle due to fall in oil prices Gov Willie Obiano has so far done his best to maintain financial stability Anambra state is reverend for.

You can now see the result of non-challant attitude of our past govts & poor engineering projects on our environment is costing us to spend scarce resources!.

Gov Obiano and wife, Osodieme at Nkpor to see the progress of work at failed Portion of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway being repaired by Anambra State Government

He used the opportunity to plead with President Buhari and the new Minister to facilitator the refund of over N25b being owed the State.

NOBLEDANDY:


That's the fact...

Nnewi indigenes are the pioneers of the teaching hospital in Nnewi...
They spent their cool cash in raising most of the structures that started the hospital from onset.
If you go there now you will be seeing some buildings named after the indigenes that contributed . I can remember Louis carter building.

These people fought for the hospital to be located there and I don't think it will be easy for them to let go...
Federal govt should find another viable alternative.
Highly calculative thinking should be imbibed so no one has to be cheated for another...

I really really understand the plight of Nnewi people.
Meanwhile Nnewi a city for me will serve a better host than ozubulu .
Alternative is highly needed, may be that's why is taking a long time for the nut to be cracked.

I blame no one here. That's just it.

This gotta be the joke of the century...Are they nuts? So what if they contributed ? Are they the only ones ever to do such. I swear ,if I ever become Anambra governor I will teach you uncivilized folks some law and order. I am so upset ,rright now about these crap you wrote up here. The hospital should be moved to Ozubulu and named accordingly. The Nnewi building can still be used for something Nnewi people can benefit from.