AuntLaVIV:
Speed rail project, oil/gas development, coal development, housing for the future. etc

AuntLaVIV:



Bro, if it is the usual showing of pictures from state to state, the forum is already awash with it. Let us focus on economic issues, let this be a total departure from the usual threads where we have been showcasing projects both public and private. I was thinking it's gonna be a blending thread for the home residents and abroad residents to brainstorm on investment opportunities both in private and public sector. Let the thread have a direction, and not just random show of the states. Showcasing of investment potentials in the region, like oil/gas, coal, and other mineral resources in the region. Let the discussion drive towards regional development including Igbos in Delta, Rivers, etc. My take though.

Cjrane2:


Power plants especially Gas and/or Coal and Regional railway links are what the regional government should find Chinese financiers.

These are the only projects that will give the region any hope of creating jobs within the region and cheaply moving goods and services from point A to point B.

Every other thing is secondary to these two major things that must happen.

Develpeast:


PRODA was seen as the beacon of light for the nigerian science and technology at the time but they starved of funding and it died naturally without strangulation. What we need now is funds and the right mindset towards development, then we will not be rivaled. You and i know that we will have reached a very high place in technology and science if PRODA had the right attention and funding it needs.

It is going to take ages for us to come to pursue a single future as a people owing to the setting of governance we are presently facing in the country today. We hope we younger generations can fight more to make us come together so that we can achieve more as a people than we have achieved as individuals.

spyder880:


What is your suggestions about the fastest way to bring to completion, a speed rail project connecting the whole of Eastern Region to other regions?

AuntLaVIV:



My suggestion alone is not enough, but it is something you bring up for discussion because we have intelligent people with great ideas to add and move from there.

AuntLaVIV:

Southwest Governors To Bid For Murtala Muhammed Airport Concession

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/03/28/southwest-governors-to-bid-for-murtala-muhammed-airport-concession/



I brought this up for a purpose. These guys are thinking regionally ahead. Let us look at the regional map including Delta(Anioma) and Rivers(Igbo).

We can even draw government agencies and commissioners from the east to this thread to tap from some of brainstorming and delivery of ideas.

AuntLaVIV:
I thought this thread will be a complete departure from the usual showcasing of SE which we have seen all over NL.

I was expecting thread where brainstorming on economic issues will be done. A thread that will chart a course for Igbo economic integration and economic independence through joint infrastructure and investment.

If that is not the case then the aim is defeated already.

Handsomegod:
. What do you do for a living? We can turn this thread to a a similitude of comprehensive professional seminar presentation context where we all can project our areas of core competence as it applies to Igbo development. For instance,am a Facilities Management consultant. Many of our brethren here expressed their concerns regarding the livability of our cities with special focus on maintenance,establishment of green areas and general convenience.My company manages some of the upscale sky scrapers in Dallas,Hamburg and Joburg.It is not magic that we see most of these buildings and plazas in key western cities look fresh and new all year round. There are policies that aid Service level agreements to ensure these buildings remain livable and functional all year round. This also applies to residential areas in these cities. How do we apply this in Igboland? We can establish States Facilities Review Board in all Igbo states and experts contracted as consultants to advise and set benchmarks building livability and maintenance reviews. This can be privatised for more efficiency. This is why you have estate managers and facilities board in residential areas abroad to ensure quality is adhered to. This holds the key to the livability of our cities. Even posh areas like Zoo Estate,G.R.As,Liberty Estate and others are poorly managed and unlivable when subjected international standards.

spyder880:
@ Develpeast, simply beautiful.

Where is Afam4eva, where is Cjrane, and all Igbos, come in and contribute.

spyder880:


How I wish we are still operating regional governments, this region would have been much faster in developing.

Cjrane2:


Gbam if the regional government were in operation, all the money stolen via corruption over the years could have been used to build key infrastructure for the development of Nigeria.

All the same, we have NO CHOICE than to build them ourselves through bringing states together to cooperate, because FG will NEVER build such for us. Infact, they will look for ways to frustrate it instead of supporting it so that other states can come together and copy the process in developing Nigeria.

Therefore the plan should be for a 5 years development plan for Regional railway.
The steps are.

1. The SE Governors and SS Governors should secure permission from FG to build the regional railway and float a company "Eastern Corridor Railways Corporation (ECRC)"

2. Every benefiting state will invest 1% of their budget as Equity into the company to take care on initial takeoff This is later converted to shares in the company for the respective states.

3. Get Foreign companies to bid as foreign Technical partners to do the actual construction on a PPP arrangement and 100 Year BOT (Build-Operate_Transfer)

These three steps will ensure the project is actualized and it will greatly facilitate economic activities in both zones. Imagine travelling from Calabar to Onitsha or Port Harcourt on an air-conditioned train and get there in 2-3 hours? Or bringing your goods from Afikpo to Port-Harcourt. Then do your business and return to Calabar or Afikpo without Police harassment and bad roads?

If the total railway track is less than 1,000KM dual carriage railway, Then the total cost should be less than $1 billion dollars which can be financed partly by World Bank, China Exim bank and other international financiers when the bidding process is transparent. A 5-Year phase of $200 million dollars per year is also reasonable time-frame.

spyder880:
This thread is dedicated to all our traditional and indigenous entertainers, comedians, musicians, dancers, actors and actresses who has been making is happy from time immemorial. This list is by no means exhaustive, we continue to add names as we remember, both ancient and modern.

The Peackocks international band
Oriental brothers international band
Dr Sir Warrior
Osita Osadebe
Onyeka Onwenu
Semi Colon
Oliver De Coque
Celestine Ukwu
Nelly Uchendu
Gentleman Mike Ejeagha
Morocco Maduka
Ozoemena Nsugbe
Obiligbo
Bright Chimezie
Williams Onyebor
Patty Obasi
Chika Okpala
Gozie Okeke
Phyno
Flavour Nabania
Zoro
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Pete Edochie
Nkem Owoh
Amaka Igwe
Patience Ozokwor
Nkiru Sylvanus

Cjrane2:


Gbam if the regional government were in operation, all the money stolen via corruption over the years could have been used to build key infrastructure for the development of Nigeria.

All the same, we have NO CHOICE than to build them ourselves through bringing states together to cooperate, because FG will NEVER build such for us. Infact, they will look for ways to frustrate it instead of supporting it so that other states can come together and copy the process in developing Nigeria.

Therefore the plan should be for a 5 years development plan for Regional railway.
The steps are.

1. The SE Governors and SS Governors should secure permission from FG to build the regional railway and float a company "Eastern Corridor Railways Corporation (ECRC)"

2. Every benefiting state will invest 1% of their budget as Equity into the company to take care on initial takeoff This is later converted to shares in the company for the respective states.

3. Get Foreign companies to bid as foreign Technical partners to do the actual construction on a PPP arrangement and 100 Year BOT (Build-Operate_Transfer)

These three steps will ensure the project is actualized and it will greatly facilitate economic activities in both zones. Imagine travelling from Calabar to Onitsha or Port Harcourt on an air-conditioned train and get there in 2-3 hours? Or bringing your goods from Afikpo to Port-Harcourt. Then do your business and return to Calabar or Afikpo without Police harassment and bad roads?

If the total railway track is less than 1,000KM dual carriage railway, Then the total cost should be less than $1 billion dollars which can be financed partly by World Bank, China Exim bank and other international financiers when the bidding process is transparent. A 5-Year phase of $200 million dollars per year is also reasonable time-frame.

spyder880:


How I wish we are still operating regional governments, this region would have been much faster in developing.

Cjrane2:


1. Power plants especially Gas and/or Coal and

2. Regional railway links are what the regional government should find Chinese financiers.

For a Total length of <1,000KM, to link key SE cities to the SS cities, this is a highly bankable venture for any investor.

These are the only projects that will give the region any hope of creating jobs within the region and cheaply moving goods and services from point A to point B.

Every other thing is secondary to these two major things that must happen. A lot has been said about this in numerous threads. I wonder why it has not started.https://www.nairaland.com/3780758/ohanaeze-sets-up-committee-design

Xander85:
Concerning the talk of linking Alaigbo up with one or two seaports. If Obuakwu can't be a reality for now, we have at least up to four other options to consider, namely Ibom, Calabar, Bayelsa and Port Harcourt. We should think of floating a pan-Igbo investment corporation that will (amongst other briefs it will have) enter into negotiations with at least two of these options, and then extend any railway network built to these ports.

The investment corporation should ensure they are part owners of the ports chosen as its going to be a quid-pro-quo arrangement in which traffic would specifically driven towards these chosen ports.

The finer details can be worked out later, but the idea is that we as a people should not help to create wealth, and others cream off the entire profits as is presently being done in Lagos where the federal and Lagos state gov'ts take all the profits from the ports even though Igbos make up a large percentage of the users.

Develpeast:


It was a very funny idea when I raised the idea that igbos all over the world and in the different parts of this country need to be levied so as to get the required funds for developing the region because the government do not have enough money to make the project see the limelight. Even if they dare go into these projects, it will be grossly under-funded and it will look like all these secondary school projects. If we really want to make a difference, we need money. I mean plenty money but if we think release 2000 naira only by leviable adults (employed workers and entrepeneurs) to finance projects in the region is making stupid comments, then I have nothing to say about the development of the region.

It is imperative we see these projects as a collective work to make the region more economically viable to enable our businessmen and our talented youths to stay back and improve on our hardwork over time.

spyder880:
Project implementation. ......

Ttipsy:
my question is about the red earth in the SE cities.. even neat roads are got dirty by such!
wat Is the solution pls