₦airaland Forum

BuddahMonk:
I dont have problem with Igbos siting investments in any part of Igboland as long as its not in Nigeria.
Tonimas is own by an Anambra man while Orange Drugs is own by an Imo man, Innoson has firm in Enugu.

We Anambras are even crying of the way our people site companies everywhere in Nigeria except Anambra State, Smile is own by Anambraman but we lack an ISP here, Neros completed her ultra modern factory at Ogun, Beloxxi Biscuit is own by Anambraman, this is how they liter hotels and housing estates in Abuja but there is no 5 star hotel in Nnewi and Onitsha.

The problem is generic among Igbo people but Owerri was not planned to be an industrial cum commercial center but tourism.

Imo State is situated inbetween Anambra and Abia both dominant players in Nigeria economy, if it will both states 50horsepower to convince an investor to site a manufacturing outfit in there states, it will take Imo 500horsepower to do the same considering proximity of the two states to big markets in SS

Gbam! The colonial masters made 3 towns Enugu administrative, Onitsha commercial and Aba industrial in Igboland. Following States creation Imo and Ebonyi got none of these cities. Imo did well to capture tourism.

I agree with him as our institutions are already showing signs of working. Fuel price is gradualy normalising while our refineries are gradualy starting production. Government offices are now waking up to their duties while the nations of the world are gradualy accepting us back into the fold.

Buhari will work miracles in 4 years.

Afam4eva:
GBAM. It puzzles me as to why IMO business men cannot take a cue from Anambra business men to setup industries in the state. This "Ala wu otu" mentality has yo stop. IMO has the largest number of educated folks in Igboland but with very little development to show for it.

You guys are here raining abuses on Imo State for being number 13 while Anambra is 10 in IGR. There is no way every State will be number one at the same time but being number 13 does not warrant these lies, mockery, blackmails and abuses.

Rochas Okorocha has made his mark in one term and now we watch as Imo business men invest in mainly manufacturing industries. It is however wrong to claim Imo is not developed. It is as false as the lies that civil servants are owed 11 months. Let us wait patiently for this Buhari's non-partial Government to normalise Nigeria and then use our tongues to count our teeth.

Scholes007:
latest on Aba mega mall... you can go grab a shop now

This is a more condusive version of Ariaria market if I may say. I hope it will not be over occupied in future like Ariaria.

LMFAO! Only a non-Rivers resident will take these lies serious. And please we are living in the filthiest city in Nigeria. Something needs to be done ASAP.

Buhari visited Owerri immediately he won the Presidential election on a "thank you" visit. I think he should only be visiting and paying attention mainly to Imo because we are the only Igbos that supported and still support change and development of Nigeria.

www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/buhari-pays-thank-you-visit-to-imo-today/

barcanista:
No Governor can this in Benin Kingdom ... I envy Oba Erediawa

I hope you read what happened before comparing Benin Obaship which a Governor can as well sack. If Sultan of Sokoto who controls more rugged Muslims in more than 5 countries can be sacked then anything can happen. All a Governor needs is the backing of the people and most importantlyy FG and armed forces.

What happened in Imo State is part of Jonathan's clueless leadership. He thought he could use Ilomuanya to win over traditional rulers in Imo State by offering money but they rejected it because Ilomuanya is a reknowned criminal who has no respect in his hometown where he ruled people with intimidation and Government backing. There are over 600 traditional rulers in Imo State and 550 are in support of Ohiri while less than 50 followed Ilomuanya. Backed by Jonathan they went to Ohiri's Obiri Eze Imo and desecrated it. Unfortunately for them Jonathan and Ihedioha lost and they have lost FG's backing. They need to be dealt with very well.

IGBOSON1:
^^^Fair point! I don't see how the useless gov't in that state has helped him....especially in light of the closeness between the former governor and GEJ!

What useful thing did we get in GEJ's admin?

Wither Enugu uncompleted Airport, 2nd Niger bridge, Enugu-PH expressway, Enugu-Onitsha expressway, PH-Owerri expressway? You guys need to face reality and beg Buhari to do what Jonathan could not instead of pretending like it was well under Jonathan.

AfricanGod2:
he should take it to Anambra or Enugu. Abia has shown by the people they've voted into power that they're not ready for development. The 141mw plant he already built, the useless Abia government can't help him get it started.

Abia has more need for power than other Southeast States at least for now and we all know it was Emeka Offor aided by Jonathan and his friends that stopped the power plant for tribalistic reasons. Thank God Buhari is now President. The plant will work and Nnaji will recover his lost billions.

Very wicked and jealous set of people. More power plants will be functional across Nigeria and power will really improve instead of the paper lies we are used to.

Egbu Road. Roads lined with trees is normal here.

GarrisonCommand:
Foolish poverty inflicted b.astard, of course we are here to bare the truth for all to see. You keep feeding your viewers with false pictures but now the true pictures have emerged. Anambrans are not interested in your useless Imo state, you are the one always courting for trouble..and when you do you will not be man enough to weather the storm and contain it when it starts.

I stand for the truth always and I must keep saying the truth and busting any of your bubbles. I have come to camp here to check your stup1dity. Okorocha is a criminal, he has ran Imo state aground. Today the useless state of Imo is owing over 11 months salaries, the worst in the whole country. The entire state is grounded in poverty and misery with all the few projects embarked on abandoned due to non payment of contractors despite the fact that he borrowed over 200 billion within 4 years but with nothing anywhere on the ground to show for it. What a shame!
I will always stand for the truth for the progress of Igboland, Nigeria and
Africa!

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Imo State is only owing one month salary which is about being paid just 2 weeks late. I wonder why you guys are not yet tired after the election defeat.

Chibuike

Igbonazy:
Typical Aerial photo of Kano city

I really do not get why you seem so worked up over nothing. Kano city has over 4 million people and has slums as well as the concentrated ancient part of the city but yet has some areas like real city as seen on that picture.

StOla:
Indeed he has no choice and no business with what the legislative arm of government does with itself. A position if taken by previous governments since the Obasanjo regime, would have made our democracy more ideal.

Kudos to Buhari.

I am proud of my country Nigeria and most especially proud of voting for Buhari all my life as a voter. He is the last hope for Nigeria. Had Jonathan won the last election, I would have declared Nigeria dead. The masses are happy with emergence of Saraki and Ekweremadu. God has visited Nigeria.

emmvsoftyou:
on my part I think those pictures are real.

Most of those pictures are from Onitsha and Aba with few from Owerri and precisely IMSU junction, old Okigwe gate, Chukwuma Nwoha and Ihiagwa road. All those roads have been repaired but Chukwuma Nwoha which was ongoing when I passed there last.

We all know that every town has bad roads but Owerri has the most percentage tarred roads in the East compared to the bad ones. The elections is over and light of APC won the darkness of satanic PDP. The losers should go and rest while APC try to salvage the already deplorable sutuation we've found ourselves.

tonychristopher:
I doubt ..igbo bu ofu ..you don't use the mentality of an individual to judge others

Igbo is one in the sense of ethnicity and language but practically there has been obvious fragmentation which predates present political scenario. I am one man that wished Igbo were really one but my life experiences seem to contradict that wish. Forget Nairaland!

emmysoftyou:
tonychristopher,my main brother from nnewi,you re viewing..
Tomorow you will argue with me you want biafra republic..
Hope you see what is always happening with imolites and anambrarians...
Hope you can see what biafrans re doing to themselves..
Hope you see why ikwerres,ukwani and ika denials..
Bro..this mess gat to stop..

Igbos are emotional but politicaly naive people. To someone like Chino and other Igbos of his kind they would rather create chaos than Rochas Okorocha from Imo State to become President of Nigeria. The reason for the attacks on Okorocha and Imo State is simply a reflection of the true state of the Igbo nation and its fragments.

As for Orubebe the prison awaits him now or later.

http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathans-agents-carried-out-two-bombings-okah-insists-diezani-called-me-20-times-to-be-made-minister-•-allegations-are-false-in-their-entirety/

barcanista:
It is a twin fight. Referendum for Biafra/Lower Niger on one hand and True Federalism with at least 50% derivation formular on the other hand. We can not continue in this destructive path

True fiscal federalism is very good especially for non-natural resources but Nigeria's problem lies more with corruption than resource control. Let us try Buhari 1st and see what happens before we give up hope.

barcanista:
The real THIEF is Sanusi Lamido Sanusi that raised an alarm after he has been exposed of looting the treasure, and went further to use OSINBAJO to get an injunction to stop further investigation in order to scuttle justice. Buhari, Osinbajo and APC are accomplices.

The truth is that Jonathan worked under a threat to his life from certain forces. I wonder how such subsidy fraud could be so obvious and he refused to sack and punish all those involved instantly. I do not see a Buhari where such nonsense will be condoled. The civil society will call for Madueke's prosecution and Buhari will heed. Not only Madueke but also Abba Moro who supervised the fraudulent recruitment of death.

If he did this 4 years ago, we would have had solid structures on ground now. What a shame.

Land acquired in 1979 before 90% of Nairalanders were born. I guess land greed is not limited to Ikwerre, Ngwa and Onitsha. Every community has it in there blood but stsy cool till land value appreciates. I remember how Amawom and Umuguma people stalled many estate projects of Imo government.

ezeagu:
Could people please tell me what an "Igbotic" building is, maybe a building that uses indigenous designs, please don't get me excited.

I define it as the regular 4 storey building frequently seen in most Igbo towns and cities or sometimes equally built by Igbos in Lagos, Kano and other major cities. I will give samples from some Igbo towns.

Afam4eva:
I actually think Enugu and Abuja stand a better chance than Lagos and PH. Its hard for commercial cities in Nigeria to achieve the cleanliness and serenity in the picture. All Enugu needs is a boulevard with very high rise residential building and a marked road with trees adorning the side of the road.

Every city is clean and dirty. Its just a matter of ratio. Lagos has a lot of real city like buildings followed by Abuja and then Port harcourt. Enugu is more or less residential and Igbotic buildings. That has always been an argument of mine. Igbos need to start building those solid looking houses so that we can at least jave a street with solid office block looking houses and not the typical 3, 4 or 5 storey block of flats.

ezeagu:
I want Enugu to look like this or better, even then we shouldn't be satisfied:

https://syntheticlives.com/blog/071512_Tokyo_1/tokyo_street_2.JPG

Lagos, Abuja and Port harcourt are closer.

Rose2014:
[b]Don't ever lump the Southsouth with the Southeast. They are separate entitie[/b]s. You read both books of protagonist of the war: "why we struck" and "there was a country" by ademoyega and Chinua Achebe, individuals represented the military and biafran media propaganda machine; yet you did not seen necessary to read " sunset in biafran" by elechi amadi. I know that you are not ijaw,because all ijaws have already overcome the inevitable defeat of their son, whom himself has already accepted defeat. It is funny to iMagine the children of biafall are crying more than the bereaved


Yet we're all lumped together in one Nigeria and Hausas are milking the nation dry. So who is deceiving who now?
Don't u marvel at your own level of hypocrisy?

I am yet to understand how Jonathans loss has anything to do with SS/SE. The truth is that we all needed Jonathan out. I wonder how a man who wasted years of high oil income could even be talked about in Nigerian history.Ethnicity is not our problem.

Rivers and Akwaibom must be cancelled. What happened in those States is a disgrace to humanity.

http://www.cknnigeria.com/2014/10/government-house-owerri-is-like-kitchen.html?m=1

"Yesterday, Sunday, we – Governor Aliyu
Wamakko and us on his entourage – were
hosted for hours at the personal residence of
Governor Rochas Okorocha in Owerri city.
The place is nicknamed ‘The Ranch’ and is
the largest private residence that I have ever
seen (and I have seen many). It is on a plot
of several hectares of land, which, as I
learnt, was purchased 14 years ago by
Rochas from a construction company, Spibat
(?). The main building, with the furnishings
and the décor would dwarf the castles of
French kings in splendour and opulence. As
a student in France and Germany I visited
several castles in Europe but compared to
The Ranch, they are like boys quarters.
We were clearly not impressed because it
appears clueless to have that size of such
residential building that cannot be
maintained by any private person. We
politely turned down the offer for a guided
tour of the complex that can perfectly
accommodate a teaching hospital or a
moderate sized university. I wondered when
the at-least 150 rooms would be fully
occupied.
This morning, we went to the Governor’s
Lodge for our breakfast and were surprised
to see that the Government House is like a
kitchen, in size and equipment, when
compared to the governor’s private
residence. Rochas built that house with his
money, I suppose, but I feel it is an
investment wasted. Or is it poverty that is
worrying me?"

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Rivers election will be cancelled for good.