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queenfav:
Good morning, pls i have a job to supervise installation of this set up for a friend abroad.

We are installing;
12kva Cworth hybrid inverter
2 pcs 16kwh cworth lithium battery
20 pcs of jinko panels 650w

I am buying these myself while the installer is buying the materials below.


Kindly critique what the installer sent especially the prices, accuracy of quantity needed for materials like the wire and what to add for better installation and protection.

Please don’t ignore, i need honest opinions. I don’t want to be cheated by the installer. My friend trusts me a lot and i don’t want anything to jeopardize our relationship.


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SOLAR PANELS MOUNTING ACCESSORISE

(40) pcs of bolt and nut@ 500 = 20,000

(70) mitre heat resistance d.c wire 6mm² @4,000 = #315,000

(4) lengths panels ray @12,000 = #48,000

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A.c /d.c POWER CONNECTION AND SURGE CONTROL

(20) mitre 10mm² cable wire @2200 =#60,000

(2)pcs d.c breaker for panel 60amps 2pole @8,000 = 16,000

(1)pc Mccb breaker for battery 160amps @ 35,000

(1) pc bus-bar @ 35,000

(2)pcs d.c surge for earth @ 10,000 = 20,000

(2)pc a.c breaker 60amps @ 8,000 = #16,000

(2) pcs of change over 200amps 2pole @ #22,000= #44,000

(3)pc breaker box 6poles @ 6,000= #18,000

(1)pc volt limiter breaker @ 10,000

( insulation tape @ 4,000

(4) pc trunkey pipe 50/50 @ 4,000

Screws and nail @ #6,000

(2)pcs Cilicon gum for Rolf @ 3000 =#6,000

(15) mitre of flexible pipe 25mm @600 = #4,800

(4)set Mc4 connector @ 3000 = #12,000

Cost of Materials #667, 000
Transportation/Other 10,000
Cost for labour 200,000

Total = #877,000

Terms & Conditions
• Payment: 80% deposit and 100% upon completion.
• Additional work not listed above will be charged separately.
• Installation will be carried out according to applicable electrical safety requirements.
• Completion period: 3days.

The quote is reasonable. However, I suggest you buy the materials from a proper vendor. Dont leave it to the installer. Installation should be paid after testing.

Nigerian military built:

- Port Harcourt Refinery
- Warri Refinery
- Third Mainland Bridge
- All Nigerian expressways
- Nigerian MMIA
- City of Abuja
- National Stadiums

Since 1999, what have the thieves in civilian government built? Lagos State received more than $30 billion since 1999 and the best they can claim is Lekki Ikoyi bridge.

How many new universities have civilian governments built? They cant even maintain old ones.

Oremii22

There is a gas pipeline at 95% completion by NNPC. Its called the Akk pipeline. It is supplied by the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben pipeline which crosses the river Niger 123km south of Onitsha. It will deliver 2 billion standard cubic feet of gas to Edo and Northern states.

Already,NNPC is completing a 350MW power plant in Abuja to supply that city to expand to over 1000MW.

Anambra is busy dancing to President Tinubu and cant even get a railway line or gas pipeline to the OB3 pipeline that would be a game changer.

Anambra is there using its measly budget while other states are enjoying federal might.

You use a very outmoded view on your analysis of Anambra. Let me tell you something. Anambra market volume is nothing close to what just Bua Foods does in revenue per year across its facilities. Its nothing compared to what Nigerian Breweries makes across its four factories.

There is no wealth without production or scale. The small one man business mentality of the likes you see in Onitsha is going the way of the dinosaurs.

Retail is why America is borrowing left and right while China is accumulating capital. It was inevitable that Chinese business people and Lebanese would monitor Nigerian traders sending goods back, identify areas of advantage and come into Nigeria to produce them.

Smart governments are partnering with the Chinese. The Ethiopians, Tanzanian, Kenyans. Our ITK who cannot even run functioning cities somehow believe that they can build an aerotropolis. Only ignorant people will believe them.

I want you to take a look at a country that dont over estimate themselves. Look at the infrastructure very well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro85OGDIVy8?si=dHRRqbS3hT2YFGol

Tanzanian are not doing vulcanizer on side of road or iron kwandem or racing around like mad people in keke. They are doing BRT, electric trains and started the first huge bus terminals in Africa.

Eboofa:
Bros.........anytime you post ....it becomes apparent that you do not know Anambra intimately! Our Anambra is an abode of '' strong men'' and ''strongholds'' ! I do not always like Soludo's politics, but he is the only governor that has dared to take on some of these strongholds! How is it that we have the so-called almighty Onitsha main market and Nnewi........yet Anambra cannot generate substantial revenue from the markets................. That is why I approve the demolitions going on in Onitsha and Nnewi.............. Soludo is stepping on big toes, bros!


The Chinese are desperate to expand and maintain their markets............ The Chinese manufacturers are already in Lagos, Ogun State, and Delta State ,,,,,,,,,, opening manufacturing and massive distribution channels.........Importation is going the way of the dinosaurs! We have to open up other economic sectors.........manufacturing and logistics are areas we need to pursue! The agro-allied sector is another...........let us not condemn his plans too soon! I see nothing fundamentally wrong with the aerotropolis plan.............we cannot be stuck at the main market trading only...whilst the world changes around us!

So if you are Anambra with revenue of around N340b of which N200b is available for capital projects what makes sense:

A. Dump it in an aerotropolis project without any certainty of success.

B. Use it to improve transportation in and around its commercial cities through better roads, public transport, central bus parks to reduce extortion and boost economic activity.

C. Expand power infrastructure supply to commercial areas to attract more investment.

D. Partner with entities to build commercially viable industrial layouts near transport arteries, water supply and security

E. Expand vocational education training programs to boost self employment possibilities for youths in garments, bags, shoes, farming, electronics and auto repair.

Anambra records 22.8% revenue performance in first half of 2026, spends ₦13.79 billion on security

Anambra State recorded just 22.8 per cent of its 2026 revenue target in six months while spending N13.79 billion on security following a spate of killings, kidnappings, cult violence and attacks across the state.

by Ekemini Simon
August 18, 2026

The Anambra State Government, led by Governor Charles Soludo, recorded a 22.8 per cent revenue performance in the first half of 2026, generating ₦174.54 billion against the ₦766.37 billion projected in its annual budget.

The figure is contained in the state’s 2026 second-quarter budget performance report reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES.

The report showed that the state government’s revenue for the period comprised ₦5.36 billion carried over as opening balance from 2025, ₦124.24 billion received as its share of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue and ₦44.94 billion generated internally.


No revenue was recorded from grants, aids or loans during the period.

The weak revenue inflow coincided with a low overall budget implementation, with the state recording ₦143.63 billion in total expenditure in the first six months, representing 18.7 per cent of the ₦766.37 billion annual budget.

Of the amount spent, ₦40.79 billion went to recurrent expenditure, while ₦102.84 billion went to capital projects.

Anambra’s 2026 budget is one of the largest in the South-east, with the state planning to spend ₦766.37 billion during the year.

An analysis of the capital expenditure in the report showed that the Ministry of Works accounted for the largest share of spending, with ₦79.02 billion released during the period.

The Ministry of Health followed it with ₦10.53 billion.

The Office of the Governor received ₦4.44 billion, while the Ministry of Education received ₦2.52 billion.

The Office of the Secretary to the State Government ranked fifth, with N1.46 billion released.

The spending pattern shows a heavy concentration of the state’s capital expenditure on physical infrastructure and health, with the Ministry of Works alone accounting for a substantial share of the ₦102.84 billion recorded in the first six months.

However, some sectors recorded no capital releases during the period.

The Ministry of Agriculture, despite having a ₦1.95 billion capital provision in the 2026 budget, recorded no capital release in the first half of the year, according to the report.

The state government released ₦13.79 billion for security-related expenditure during the period.

The largest component was the security vote, including operations, with ₦13.40 billion released against a budgeted ₦20.80 billion, representing a 64.4 per cent performance.

Another ₦392.37 million was released for security services, out of a budget provision of ₦689.55 million, representing 56.9 per cent performance.

The expenditure followed continuing security challenges across the state, including killings, cult-related violence, kidnapping, armed robbery and attacks linked to criminal and separatist groups.


The European Union Agency for Asylum’s assessment of Anambra identifies cultism, armed robbery, killings and kidnapping among the state’s major security concerns, while noting attacks by gunmen targeting security forces and vigilantes.

Revenue remains a concern
Despite the security spending and capital expenditure, Anambra’s revenue performance remains substantially below the level required to finance its ambitious 2026 budget.

With ₦174.54 billion generated or brought forward in the first six months against the ₦766.37 billion annual budget, Anambra would need to substantially increase revenue mobilisation in the remaining months to approach its annual fiscal target.

The figures also show the state’s continued reliance on federal transfers. FAAC allocations accounted for ₦124.24 billion, or about 71 per cent of the ₦174.54 billion in revenue recorded during the period, while internally generated revenue contributed ₦ 44.94 billion.

The report did not record any inflows from loans, grants, or aid during the period.

The combination of low revenue performance and a relatively high capital-spending profile means that the state’s ability to sustain its 2026 expenditure plan will depend heavily on improved revenue mobilisation and continued federal allocations in the second half of the year

I am not professor anything. I have common sense and . You are a 15 year resident of Indianapolis. Do you understand priorities? Do you understand the term putting the cart before the horse?

There are loads of experienced Nigerians in the aviation sector who would give this our Professor sound advice. Deborah Flint thats in charge of Toronto Pearson is part Nigerian.

Abufo:
You are Professor Onyeagwanam on this issue! Are you saying you are better than Soludo in strategic planning ...and you know more of Indianapolis than myself...a 15 year resident of Indiana state..Oga you do not know it all! In fact your views can be quite pedestrian and unrealistic at times!

Again I am starting to question people's intelligence on this matter. I was at the Anambra airport last month to experience its one or two flights a day. I have been to tons of airports worldwide and to me the big terminal building was unnecessary grandeur because its traffic resembles some of the ones I've been in tiny countries or cities where the terminal is a small hall.

That airport which costs the state government billions in upkeep a year was not needed when asaba served Onitsha quite nicely and Enugu served Awka. That money could have been channeled to far more important things.

Building a second airport is sheer stupidity. Call it aerotropolis or whatever fancy term but its total nonsense just like the five story ICC hotel when you cant even cut grass in front of the ICC or organize more than 5 events there that are not political about sharing rice.

Feel free to insult me but at the end na ourself we disgrace with this stupidity. From a whole "professor". Its incredible.

Abufo:
As far as this your post is concerned you are just being obscure and shifting arguments! Its not about how big an economy is..........its about strategic planning and expected outcomes!

Go and dig out Soludo's manifesto and the long term plans........the Anambra mixed use project is prominent in the paper! Your criticism is misplaced and definitely in bad faith

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A bus terminal doesnt have to be in the downtown. There is lots of land at the outskirts of Nnewi, Awka and Onitsha. Even if there isn't nothing stops the state government from relocating markets out of the center and replacing ig with central bus parks. Relocate Nkeo Nnewi, the drugs market in Onitsha and Eke Awka.

Eboofa:
I submit you are totally wrong! Where are you going to build a large modern bus terminal like the one in Enugu in a congested town like Onitsha or even nnewi! I await an honest answer from you! I lived in Nnewi and worked in Onitsha in the heady days of the GSM base station build-out........... I know these areas rather well ! I know the seemingly arrogant and headstrong posture of the average Igbo trader based in these towns!

I feel for Soludo honestly........Now I know why he reserved his heavy hammer till his second term! To make omelette you need to break eggs! If you are current with the news, you should know there has been a heavy reign of demolitions in Onitsha .......in fact, the demolition in Nnewi is even more widespread!

We need to restore Nnewi's setback for the much-requested walkways. A dumpsite is currently being cleared for a modern bus terminal in Nnewi... let us cut Soludo some slack, bikonu!

Our people make governance a bit difficult sometimes!

What's the GDP of Indianapolis? Let me answer for you. $199 billion or 20x that of Anambra state. Indiana city budget is $1.9 billion. Anambras entire state revenue is less than $200m.

Anambra is where a lot of US states were 100 years ago and if you want to see what it looked like then see:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2018/07/18/nostalgic-look-indianapolis-through-decades/795254002/

Sometimes we need to use common sense in projects. You dont even have central bus terminal like many European countries and airport is your priority. When oyibo say Africans no get sense I am starting to believe it.

Eboofa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJsMWLaFLQ&t=283s




The summary of this video proves that Soludo is right! You need to plan for years to achieve your development goals. A second airport in Anambra is a near-must if the opportunity is not to close in a few years! So far, the River Niger is not dredged, and a rail line to Lagos is not built... we are effectively landlocked from the global economy!

We need to think more strategically in Anambra and avoid being unnecessarily emotive. If a tiny Uli airfield could keep a landlocked and besieged Biafra in the battle for 2 years .........who says an Aerotropolis will not be a game changer for Anambra's economy................... China is being besieged by a floundering US empire..........the Western powers want to control and constrain the Chinese export sea lanes.........China is searching for outlets to release this pressure...................if we can position the aerotropolis well, we can attract the Chinese to use that second airport in Ndikelionwu as a distribution hub for Eastern Nigeria and as far East as Congo!

However, we have to build out the infrastructure first.......Indiana lives by that dictum: ' build it, and they will come'! We have to think out of the box and take risks or else our adversaries in western Nigeria will overwhelm us completely!


I live in Indianapolis and I am a witness to how effective planning can transform an economy in less than half a generation!

Eboofa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLJ9RkqtBLc





I am beginning to doubt this Patrick Mba miracle in Enugu........Soludo has been more frugal, and it seems that Anambra State has a far more developed maintenance culture......abeg, Soludo is trying too!

5 years down the line, Chinua Achebe Airport and even the Ekwulobia Park and Market are still in remarkably good condition! Anambra rocks!

You are comparing apples with Oranges.

What I see in that video is common sense sabotaged by poor management. But the essence is this. Enugu understood that the bus transport system moves hundreds of thousands of people a day and decided to organize and modernize it.

Now show me a single large central bus terminal Anambra has built. We havent even started. Our solution is primitive parks for keke and aerotropolis. God who did this to us?

Enugu has a nice bus terminal run badly but contrast with the one run by Governor Otti of Abia. That man does three things right. He knows how to prioritize, how to build and who to appoint to operate it. This is the difference in approach between a lecturer like Soludo, a primitive businessman like Mbah and a corporate CEO.

Y

OreMI22:
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!!

I sincerely hope this information is incorrect. How could another major project, with the potential to firmly position Anambra on the international tourism map, be shelved in favour of a less consequential audio airport project?

Despite the criticisms levelled against former Governor Willie Obiano, one must acknowledge that he completed several projects outside his hometown that he did not initiate, including the Agulu Hotel and the Onitsha Mall. He also completed several landmark projects started by his administration, including the Awka flyovers, the stadium, the International Convention Centre (ICC), and the airport. Although his administration was widely criticised for its poor interventions in the road sector, it nevertheless succeeded in installing streetlights along major roads across Anambra State.

The principle is simple: to whom much is given, much is expected. I sincerely hope Governor Soludo will rise to the occasion. With the significant improvement in FAAC allocations and the additional 13 percent derivation revenue from oil, it should be possible for his administration to pursue the airport project while simultaneously completing other critical legacy projects, as his counterparts in Enugu and Abia have done.

At the moment, however, Anambra risks resembling the kind of administration associated with Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi's tenure, one that appeared reluctant to complete major projects inherited from its predecessor while leaving relatively few distinctive legacy projects of its own, apart from road expansion and related infrastructure.

Governor Soludo has an opportunity to avoid that trajectory. His administration should, strive to balance the pursuit of new flagship projects with the completion and consolidation of strategically important projects already underway. That would not only ensure continuity in governance but also strengthen Anambra's position as a competitive destination for investment, tourism, and international business.

What's the value of a hotel next to a Conference Center that doesnt host up to 5 large events a year?

The Anambra government should focus on priorities and not projects for show. The focus should be public BUS transport, education and power.

TRANSPORT

This government should be ashamed people are still squeezing into keke in the name of transport.

Buy EV large buses and run routes at least in Awka and inter state such as Ekwulobia- Amawbia to Onitsha, Awka - Nnewi - Onitsha and Awka to Onitsha.

EDUCATION

Half of the population of the state are under 18. Its not just about hiring teachers but providing the RIGHT education. Anambra schools need recreational sports facilities and vocational skills training.

POWER

I have said that we go nowhere with expanding power. It needs a comprehensive intervention to quadruple the amount of electricity generated.

Cjrane2:
I agree that Soludo has done well on roads development.

I thought it was due to the financial burden of the roads that he could not complete the other projects he started in his first term such as the Anambra ICC hotel.

What is annoying is that everything is about what is reigning and not what is crucial for the state’s development. For instance Anambra’s airport in Oba was abandoned since 1982. Anambra’s economic and industrial growth was stunted due to lack of airport until Asaba and later Umueri airports were built recently. All of a sudden the reigning thing now is airport, airport, airport! While we still have so many other highly critical areas where we are lagging behind.

Part of the reason I supported Soludo was because I hoped he would reason like a well-seasoned professor and not a local trader. How is it possible that a whole professsor of economics would reason that even if Anambra needs 5 airports by 2070, we must build all of them all at once, without first developing our industrial base that would make the economy which requires 5 airports possible? It is simply called the “Theory of Comparative Cost” which Soludo himself must have taught his students. It simply means, use your advantages to develop your economy.

Now Anambra sits on vast deposit of natural gas that can easily be used to produce electricity, petrochemical companies, fertilizer companies to boost agricultural production to power that future which would require 5 Airports. When Soludo spoke about stopping Anambra being a “departure lounge” and creating jobs in Anambra to keep its youths from running abroad, I thought he must have figured a good strategy to use the massive gas deposits in the state to support petrochemical companies setting up in Anambra.

Globally, countries are plotting how to pipe Nigerian gas to Europe or elsewhere so they can build more power plants, fertilizer plants and petrochemical factories to support their industrialization and economic growth. Anambra sits on a massive gas deposit, does not need to pipe anybody’s gas to Anambra to support industrial growth. But instead of thinking how we can bring in companies to set up in Anambra and use our gas to fuel prosperity, we are fixated on building airports that we neither need nor really even have enough funds to build very good ones that airlines would prefer to use the new airport compared to the currrently existing ones. It is a case of putting the cart before the horse that I didn’t expect a sound mind like Soludo would end up reasoning like the usual dumb politicians in Nigeria and Africa that made Africa the richest continent in resources, yet has the poorest people.

I also expected better of Soludo. He lived snd worked overseas. He even lived in Ethiopia which has seen much more rapid development than Nigeria bevause they have a brainy and patriotic leadership.

What does Anambra need? Its a no brainer. Valuable jobs. Sitting in front of a 10x10 shop is not sophistication. We boast markets left and right, up and down but how many things we sell do we produce?

Soludo knows this. And if he visited the Ethiopia he worked in years ago he would have seen what they did at Hawassa and several other massive industrial layouts built. The Ethiopian government prioritized manufacturing. Hawassa Industrial layout alone employs 100,000 people.

The key difference is that the Ethiopians were smart enough to seek Chinese assistance after all who knows manufacturing more than the Chinese? The Chinese government helped them design and build 12 industrial layouts.

But in Anambra? We have ITK in Anambra govt none of whom have built industrial layouts in their life now busy designing an "aerotropolis" without feasibility study, environmental assessment or open competitive tendering. They look at Google map draw distance arrows and say airport should be built because its necessary. Meanwhile all those industrial layouts in Ethiopia none were built with airports.

Soludo should take a lesson from Obi who while calling himself a mere trader, focused on priorities. He secured the airport land but prioritized key roads in the state and refurbishing Harbor Industrial Layout. Soludo made fun of Intafact (Hero beer) but he should show which private company he has attracted on that scale to Anambra to date.

The measure of a man's greatness is not his mouth but his actions. What will he be remembered for? Light House Anambra while Jerome Udoji Secretariat where the mass of workers are has no light and is poorly maintained? A six lane road with palm trees to new government house while the road to the House of Assembly and High Court behind Ekwueme Square is riddled with potholes? A stadium he spent billions to construct an imposing entry gate and interlock paving while the artificial turf football pitch built by Monimichelle with FIFA grant is falling apart? Or is it Amaku where they built a trauma center in a complex that has no centrao water reticulation system, steady power or sophisticated life saving equipment?

I hope Soludo will separate himself from the well known tendency of Nigeria to produce useless leaders that play to the gallery and step up his game.

FOXDOSSIER:
Anambra is the most developed Igbo state and ongoing state wide road dualization will further advance the state and continue to decentralize development. Today Anambra has the most dualised roads in southeast.

Anambra doesn’t need to partner with Imo or Abia for any project. Anambra doesn’t need them because Anambra is a monolithic state under the federation to do what’s best for it.

Keep your advise to yourself, we ain’t interested in it. Your opinion is just here and doesn’t go out of this place. Anambra second airport is ongoing. So go and plan a future obstruction of any upcoming project, for this airport, you came late haha

Every critic is bitter, frustrated and not from Anambra abi?

Clap for yourself. Its almost end of month. You have earned your paycheck for your fake propaganda.

BeautifulMind2:
Bitterness same you was yabbing Anambra state of having tiny roads, hypocrisy now Soludo has awarded dualization 12 roads so far, same you complaining that the roads are less traffic Anu, your usele..ss opinion end here, you are blind to see power projects that Soludo has achieved, the Sub-station at Ogboji industrial city, Anambra State partnered with Shell Energy Nigeria to transition industries from costly diesel to natural gas. The initiative, tied to the Anambra Gas Master Plan, delivers steady, affordable, and clean energy to industrial hubs in Nnewi, Onitsha, Awka, and Nkpor. Soludo's administration made it possible for Anambra State to be integrated into the national gas infrastructure framework following the finalization of the state's own Gas Master Plan and major energy stakeholder forums.

When you lead with a personal attack it shows how you lack facts to form a credible argument.

Dualizing roads makes sense for population centers not remote towns. Ever gone from Nnobi to Nnewi? Thats a lonely road. The UK is filled with one lane roads that they dont dualize bevause its not worth it.

Secondly, Gas masterplan is just a PLAN. Soludo also has a rail MASTERPLAN and many other plans collecting dust. We are talking implementation and you are showing us plans.

Here's the reality. Plans cost money. To connect Anambra to the Nigerian gas network will cost $10m per kilometer or 14 billion naira. Do the math from the nearest route into Onitsha to Awka you are talking trillions of naira. Its not a state project. Its a federal project or an NNPC project.

The best is that what Anambra should be doing is partnering with Imo/Abis and building transmission lines with interconnectors to take power into the state. Alaoji power plant can be expanded to 1,000MW as can Egbema to 750MW. These plants belong to NDPHC which has FGN and states as shareholders. Anambra can be an offtaker buying power and injecting it into the state. Transmission lines are far cheaper than gas pipelines.

Ideally, the SE states of Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi should create a regional transmission grid company to run across these five states to wheel power from power plants in the gas basin to major cities. They could also co invest in power plant expansion which can be funded with bonds.

More on the pathetic state of power. According to online stats the whole of the South East has less than 2m electricity customers and receives 300MW from the National Grid.

To see the scale of power insufficiency contrast with countries with similar population as SE Nigeria (25-30m)

Senegal - pop 20m - 1.9GW or x6
Ghana - pop 35m - 5.26GW or x18
Zambia - pop 22m - 3.5GW or x10
Cameroon - pop 30m - 2GW or x6.5

Then you get to the rest of the world to see how backward Africa is:

Malaysia - pop 34m - 25GW or x80
Venezuela - pop 28m - 12GW or x40
Poland - pop 37m - 30GW or x100

Anambra at best gets less than 80MW out of the entire electricity allocated across 4 states. To anyone with sound mind that is a disasterous crisis that you only see in wartorn countries.

Yet none of the last 3 state governors has addressed power as a constraint because as long as there is enough power in government house and in their mansions nothing spoil.

The Tinubu administration gave state governments a lifeline out from the mess that is the national grid by devolving power to states. Power can now be generated, transmitted and distributed within states.

But where is Anambras strategy? Imo is completing the abandoned 375MW Egbema power plant and supplying 100MW to Owerri alone. Enugu has announced the construction of a 660MW coal-fired power plant. Anambra?

Soludo is dualizing roads that see little traffic, planning airport when existing one lacks traffic. He claims to be building Anambra 2.0 but the most critical he cannot see.

I urge the state government to wake up and start catalyzing power investments. Start with solar mini grids to supply areas like government quarters, schools, hospitals, business districts. Design industrial layouts properly with UNIDO, Chinese government not on political grounds but economic ones with power plant components.

Eboofa:
You underestimate the true cost of a power generation plant.........ditto a rail line project! An airport costs a fraction of these massive projects! Without padding, an airport can be built with as little as 10 million dollars, but from the rendering I saw of the airport, it cannot cost more than 30 million dollars................which power plant or gas plant can yu build for 30 million dollars!

Anyway, that airport is strategic for Alaigbo,,,nuff said! What is coming to the global political economy cannot be imagined! In fact, most Nigerians will be taken unawares by the seismic shift in world stability! Ndigbo will need that airport....in fact God will need that airport for His purpose! Bookmark this little discussion... it's about to go down!

An airport is as valuable as the traffic that flows through it. Anambra has no need for another airport because the existing one barely does more than 100,000 passengers a year. Within 1 hour east and west of the state there are two other airports.

The problem is that when a state government is constructing a project they need to do basics like conduct feasibility studies, perform cost benefit analysis and weigh their decisions against competing projects. Then you get away from sentiment and deliver critical infrastructure.

You mentioned power. That should be number one priority. Currently, the whole state gets less than 100MW from the National Grid. Thats less than 1kw per household. What industry can you develop with that kind of power supply?

Next time, you go to any market or shop in Nigeria look at the labels of anything made in Nigeria. Anambra barely registers. Thats why Anambra youths troop round Nigeria and the world. Little manufacturing = few services = few jobs.

Soludo claims he is building the airport for an industrial park but if thats the case why didnt the promoters of Lekki Free Trade Zone not build an airport in Lekki? No the first thing they built was a power plant:

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/07/18/ge-technology-powers-lekki-free-trade-zone/

Imagine three 10MW power plants supplying industrial areas in Onitsha, Nnewi and elsewhere which costs roughly $30m or N42 billion. The scale of investment it would attract from industrialists and jobs it would create would be more meaningful than a shiny airport that sees one or two planes land in a day while the other 6 hours the runway is empty and the staff are fast asleep.

jFrankNorfleet:
I was told that my battery of 5.5kwh*2 would last only 6 hours at full load when both sun and light are not available. If that's true, which is yet to be established, it means 15kwh should last roughly 9hours which wouldn't be enough to get me off grid from 9am to 9pm

Is your business constantly busy from morning till night?

jFrankNorfleet:
I open 9am everyday except Thursdays. We usually close around 11PM to 12AM although it's very rare for me to close without power supply as power usually comes between 7-9pm then stays till the next day around 6am

What do you suggest I do? Add more panel or more batteries?

I do plan to change the LCDs to Led but for budget reasons it would only be done one by one

Also what about the safety devices? Wiring? Are they okay or should I change them?

If you have that kind of grid power why do you need solar panels? I would take the 1m you are spending on panels, pv breakers and wiring and increase your battery capacity to 15-20kwh and charge your battery from the grid overnight when your biz is closed.

The Chinua Achebe airport does roughly 300 passengers per day or roughly N1m in revenue per day. The yearly revenue of less than 400m yearly means that it is effectively subsidized by the ANSG because that is not going to be enough to run power, pay salaries and upkeep the tremendous capital costs of maintenance.

Building a second airport is foolishness or a looting opportunity. Some say Soludo is building it for a proposed new South East state promoting Ekwulobia as the capital but its grand foolishness.

If he wants to leave a fundamental legacy project there are far more impactful things he can do such as many that you suggest. Indeed, if transport is his concern its about time the state organizes transport with modern buses and phases out keke anx shuttle buses.

OreMI22:
I came across claims on social media that Governor Soludo is planning to build another airport in Anambra State. Can anyone with credible information confirm whether this is true or simply misinformation?

If there are indeed plans for another airport, I believe the proposal deserves careful public scrutiny.

Building an airport is far more than constructing a runway. Aviation infrastructure must meet stringent safety and regulatory standards, while attracting airline operators depends on commercial viability, passenger demand, and supporting infrastructure. Governments cannot compel private airlines to operate routes that are not economically sustainable.

Anambra already has the Chinua Achebe International Airport at Umueri, while Asaba International Airport is roughly one to two hours away by road for many parts of the state. Rather than building another airport in such close proximity, it may be more prudent to continue developing the existing airport into a fully competitive passenger and cargo hub with modern cargo terminals, maintenance facilities, logistics infrastructure, and better transport connections.

Major Nigerian commercial centres illustrate this approach. Lagos, Kano, Abuja, and Port Harcourt each rely primarily on one major international airport that has received continuous investment over the years, rather than building multiple airports within short driving distances of one another.

If the Anambra State Government has substantial resources available for infrastructure, there are arguably many higher-priority projects that could deliver broader economic benefits.

For example, Lagos has invested heavily in urban mass transit through the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system, including the Blue Line and Red Line, to reduce congestion and improve mobility. Addis Ababa transformed urban transportation by building the Addis Ababa Light Rail—the first modern light rail system in sub-Saharan Africa—which now serves hundreds of thousands of commuters. Abuja has also developed the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, connecting the city centre with the airport corridor and laying the foundation for future expansion. These examples demonstrate how strategic rail investments can stimulate economic growth, reduce traffic congestion, and improve the quality of urban life.

Anambra could similarly explore developing an urban rail or light rail network linking Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, and neighbouring commercial centres. Such a system could significantly reduce road congestion while supporting commerce and industrial development.

Beyond rail transport, several other infrastructure priorities could have a transformative impact on the state's economy:

Dualize major highways and construct additional flyovers to eliminate traffic bottlenecks.
Develop independent power plants that utilize the state's natural gas resources to improve electricity supply for industries and households.
Encourage investment in modular refineries and downstream petroleum industries where commercially and environmentally viable.
Redevelop commercial districts by constructing modern shopping centres with adequate parking, sanitation, fire safety systems, and recreational facilities, reducing pressure on aging markets such as Onitsha Main Market.
Collaborate with neighbouring states and the Federal Government to improve rail connectivity between Onitsha, Enugu, and the Onne Port corridor, making it easier for imported goods to reach commercial markets.
Build modern intercity bus terminals in Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi similar to those recently developed in cities such as Umuahia and Enugu.
Invest in world-class universities, teaching hospitals, research centres, and specialist medical facilities that can attract professionals and reduce medical tourism.
Upgrade Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University with modern laboratories, lecture halls, student accommodation, and research infrastructure.
Encourage private investment in internationally rated hotels, convention centres, and tourism infrastructure to support business travel and conferences.

Anambra remains one of Nigeria's most commercially vibrant states, but significant investments are still needed in transportation, healthcare, education, energy, urban planning, and industrial infrastructure.

For these reasons, if another airport is indeed being proposed, I believe the government should clearly explain the economic justification, projected passenger demand, financing model, expected return on investment, and how the project compares with other pressing infrastructure priorities. Transparent public engagement would help citizens understand why another airport should take precedence over projects that many may consider more urgent.

Again as an advocate of Investment, kudos to PCN for selecting Anambra. The state government needs to organize itself for this conference by ensuring that logistics is seamless to and from the ICC as well as parking. Hosting up to 5,000 attendees will require roughly 100 hotels with 50 room capacity and will require organized parking procedures and transport scheduling.

I suggest:

1) Divide that unkempt area on the left side they call parking lot into two. Grass the far side and build a parking lot on the one closest to the building.

2) Widen the road in front of the ICC to three lanes so as not to disrupt traffic along old road with one lane dedicated solely for entry/exit to the ICC.

3) Contract at least 20 long 50 seater buses for the period of the conference that will run three times a day to ferry attendees to/from the Conference Center at a fixed price. This will make it easier for attendees that go between the ICC and their hotels without depending on the chaotic nature of transport in Awka. Why three times? Because some attendees may stay only for the morning or the afternoon. Times I suggest are: - 8:00am -9am, 12pm-1pm and 5pm-6pm. Design key routes to reach largest number of hotels.

4) Ensure that conveniences within the ICC are suitable for hosting such a large number of people and emergency procedures are put in place in case of health or fire safety needs.

abuzz33:
Anambra Partners Pharmaceutical Society Of Nigeria To Host 99Th PSN Annual National Conference
written by Chukwujekwu Ilozue
June 10, 2026


The Anambra State Government has approved a strategic partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to host the organization’s 99th Annual National Conference, scheduled to commence on November 3, 2026.

The partnership was struck during a high-level courtesy visit by the PSN leadership at the Light House, (Government House) Awka, where the state government committed to providing comprehensive logistical and infrastructure support, with a particular focus on securing and preparing premier venues to ensure the event’s success.

The official announcement was made by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Ben Nwankwo.

Speaking on behalf of the Governor, Dr. Nwankwo expressed the state’s profound gratitude in being selected as the host destination for the prestigious national gathering, emphasising that the administration is fully prepared to showcase Anambra’s emerging modern infrastructure and recreational advancements and encourage delegates to experience landmark state projects such as the Solution Fun City and the Anambra State Country Club.

The Government highlighted the cultural resonance of the conference theme, Ijele 2026, noting that the Ijele—a symbolic and majestic masquerade deeply rooted in Igbo heritage—signifies grandeur, leadership, and a monumental impact.

He noted that to guarantee seamless execution, the Anambra State Government will immediately constitute a dedicated Local Organizing Committee (LOC) to work in direct alignment with the national leadership of the PSN.

In his address, the National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharm. Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim, expressed deep appreciation to Governor Soludo for the audience and commended the administration’s governance model.

The PSN leadership specifically lauded the Governor’s fiscal discipline and prudent resource management, innovation-driven governance and public sector modernization, aggressive infrastructure development across the state and robust economic strategies designed to attract private investment.

Pharm. Ibrahim noted that the selection of Anambra State as the host venue reflects the absolute confidence of the Nigerian pharmaceutical sector in the state’s industrialization roadmap, healthcare advancements, human capital development, and investor-friendly ecosystem, further observing that the event serves as a critical precursor to the PSN’s upcoming centenary celebration, marking 100 years of professional existence since its establishment in 1927.

The 99th Annual National Conference is projected to be one of the largest professional gatherings in the West African sub-region with an expected audience participation of five thousand participants, comprising pharmacists, pharmaceutical Scientists, healthcare professionals, policymakers, investors, regulators, as well as over 300 pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and service providers.

Anambra Partners Pharmaceutical Society Of Nigeria To Host 99Th PSN Annual National Conference
written by Chukwujekwu Ilozue
June 10, 2026


The Anambra State Government has approved a strategic partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to host the organization’s 99th Annual National Conference, scheduled to commence on November 3, 2026.

The partnership was struck during a high-level courtesy visit by the PSN leadership at the Light House, (Government House) Awka, where the state government committed to providing comprehensive logistical and infrastructure support, with a particular focus on securing and preparing premier venues to ensure the event’s success.

The official announcement was made by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Ben Nwankwo.

Speaking on behalf of the Governor, Dr. Nwankwo expressed the state’s profound gratitude in being selected as the host destination for the prestigious national gathering, emphasising that the administration is fully prepared to showcase Anambra’s emerging modern infrastructure and recreational advancements and encourage delegates to experience landmark state projects such as the Solution Fun City and the Anambra State Country Club.

The Government highlighted the cultural resonance of the conference theme, Ijele 2026, noting that the Ijele—a symbolic and majestic masquerade deeply rooted in Igbo heritage—signifies grandeur, leadership, and a monumental impact.

He noted that to guarantee seamless execution, the Anambra State Government will immediately constitute a dedicated Local Organizing Committee (LOC) to work in direct alignment with the national leadership of the PSN.

In his address, the National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharm. Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim, expressed deep appreciation to Governor Soludo for the audience and commended the administration’s governance model.

The PSN leadership specifically lauded the Governor’s fiscal discipline and prudent resource management, innovation-driven governance and public sector modernization, aggressive infrastructure development across the state and robust economic strategies designed to attract private investment.

Pharm. Ibrahim noted that the selection of Anambra State as the host venue reflects the absolute confidence of the Nigerian pharmaceutical sector in the state’s industrialization roadmap, healthcare advancements, human capital development, and investor-friendly ecosystem, further observing that the event serves as a critical precursor to the PSN’s upcoming centenary celebration, marking 100 years of professional existence since its establishment in 1927.

The 99th Annual National Conference is projected to be one of the largest professional gatherings in the West African sub-region with an expected audience participation of five thousand participants, comprising pharmacists, pharmaceutical Scientists, healthcare professionals, policymakers, investors, regulators, as well as over 300 pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and service providers.

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LeSaint:
Hello guys, please help me make a choice between Cola 3600 @ 800k, and Haisic 1.5kW 4kWh @ 830k. This system is for my folks' in the villa. A few lights, 42" led tv, 2-door old fridge, and two fans. The fridge is the only priority load. Diversity will apply. Budget is tight.
Already, 4 nos 340W panels are down.

I'm wondering also, are there 2 grades of Cola, as some insist on 850k and above for the same Cola 3600?

Instead get 3kwh must solar generator that will carry fridge, fans, tv lights. 900k which I have. DM me.

WhiteAngels001:
First of all, I appreciate your contributions on this platform honestly, I'm very confident that with people like you actively educating poorly informed ignoramuses like us on this subject matter of solar energy, we are bound to make a better buying decision.

Secondly, just like you rightly pointed, I don't have 100 phones to charge daily, however, I intend to set up a phone charging set up at very busy and central point where people come to charge for a fee, so I estimate that I might likely get I'll to 100 people coming to charge, but that may not necessarily be realistic, however, it's better to be over prepared than otherwise hence my statement.

Lastly, I have a couple of vendors trying so hard to sell me the cola solar 2000 as the best solution for carrying a 200l deep freezer and a phone/power bank charging station but having read many of the takes here, I felt very indifferent about the suggestion hence my question.

I apologize for asking the same questions that have probably been treated here when I wasn't active here, I just don't want to make any bad buying decisions. Kindly pardon my excesses.

This is what you need. 3kw inverter abx 3kwh battery storage. Msg me.

wizzyvibes:
I fit beat person if I see this road one more time. The love for mediocrity dey always off me. Mstchewww

I will be more impressed if they setup a modern transport system and get rid of keke in major cities. Until then snap same road 100 times.

sofdoc1:
Good evening guys.
Is there any good deal on a used transformer based pure sine wave inverter or an hybrid inverter of less than 1.5kva, 12v?
Hit me up with your offers!

I have Sukam Falcon. 150k

MrScamp:
Good evening everyone.

I’m planning to set up a solar system for my home. I’ve done an energy audit, and based on my load, my working budget is ₦2M.

This is the quote I received from an installer:
Sako 24V 4.2kVA inverter – ₦350,000
7.2kWh CDO battery – ₦850,000
6 units of 615W solar panels – ₦810,000
Protection box – ₦85,000
Total: ₦2,095,000


I’m familiar with Sako inverters, but I’m not sure how good CDO batteries are and whether this price is reasonable.

Can anyone tell me if this is a fair deal or if I can get a better price? I’d really appreciate honest feedback before I make a decision.

Its a fair deal but it will cost you more than that. Wiring? Mc4 connecters, Rack?

Also for inverter and battery always go with manufacturers that provide support. Sako provides support but what about CDO?

Obnoxious2001:
Who has fairly used 60A mppt charge controller for sell.

I would prefer powmr but let me know what is available and your price.

Thank you

I have felicity 80a charge controller. DM me.

Seun:
YWhat UI feature are you looking forward to?

The search is too primitive, needs advanced filtering. Also people rely on nairaland for news. The landing page should show the most active threads with pics if possible. Redo it like the old yahoo portal of the 00s.

Otherwise you don try to use same UI for over two decades.