₦airaland Forum

Oyindamolah:
MARTIAL BED.

My wife says no sex until her mother leaves our house.
FROM A MY COUSIN:

I'm happily married with two young kids ages 2 and 4. We stay in a 2-bedroom apartment and usually leave the connecting door ajar so that if the kids wake up during the night they may have access to our room to seek comfort, which is very frequent especially during these noisy thunder storms.

My problem started with the arrival of my mother-in-law, less than a week ago to spend 2 months. Of course, she sleeps with her grand kids in their room.

This doesn’t stop them from frequenting our room during the night, so the door is still left ajar. Much to my amazement, my wife has now told me that she will no longer allow us to copulate during the time her mother is with us. She said her mum scolded her and feels we are rude to engage in lovemaking knowing fully well that she is in the adjoining room.

My wife has always feared her mum so it is impossible for me to convince her that this is her house, not her mum’s. I don’t see myself going one week without sex, talk less of 2 months! Is it my fault that the bed creaks or that my wife has to make noise at her height of ecstasy?

I feel that my mother-in-law is being very intrusive and insensitive and I’m prepared to talk to her and ask her to leave if she insists on tormenting my wife, but I know that my wife won’t find it funny at all.
GUY,JUST PLAY ALONG. JUST ARRANGE FOR YOUR MATRESS FOR LIVING ROOM WITH YOUR WIFE. IT JUST FOR A WHILE.
What should I do?

GUY,JUST PLAY ALONG. JUST ARRANGE FOR YOUR MATRESS FOR LIVING ROOM WITH YOUR WIFE. IT JUST FOR A WHILE

Aostle:
I am married with one kid and another one on the way. I do two weeks in and two weeks out job and I earn 200k per month. We live in our own house and my wife runs a boutique business in a store owned by us so she doesn't pay rent for the business.

We have constant electricity free of charge so we cook with an electric cooker.

The problem here is I give her 50k monthly to take care of the house while I settle every other stuff including stocking the house with bag of rice, groundnut oil, palm oil, medical bills, cable subscription, school fee, clothing, etc and I also bring provisions and toiletries when I am coming back from work yet I get complains of the feeding allowance is not enough month in month out and I am getting fed up.

She knows I am doing a building project yet I keep getting complains.

Pls, advise me, is the feeding money not enough?

IT DEPENDS ON LOCATION.
BUT HONESTLY 150K IS OKAY.IF YOUR SPOUSE CANNT AFFORD 150K FOR NOW, SIT HIM DOWN AND RUB MIND ON THE WAY FORWARD.
IF YOU A FRIEND IN THE NOTHERN NIGERIA,LOOK FOR 300K BUY YAM,POTATOES,RICE, BEANS,PONMO AND SOME ESSNTIALS INGRDIENT LIKE TINKO ETC THAT WILL DO YOUR FAMILY FOR 6 MONTH AND THAT WILL HELP HER FOR THE PERIOD. YOU CAN ALSO GET HONEY TOO FROM THE NORTH.
FOR YOUR DRY FISH.CRAY FISH,PALM OIL SOURCE THEM FROM SOUTH-SOUTH

emassflourish:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/efcc-arrests-75-suspected-yahoo-boys-in-owerri/amp/

EFCC SHOULD REDPLOY THIER PERSONNELS TO ABUJA-KADUNA ROAD

[quote author=Omooba77 post=111435190]https://punchng.com/bread-prices-may-go-up-bakers-blame-forex-energy-crises/[/quote
JUST REDUCE THE SIZE AND WE MUVEE

PrinceOfLagos:
TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI




https://independent.ng/2023-presidential-election-jonathan-gives-presidency-condition-to-join-apc/

THIS IS MY 14TH YEAR IN THE NORTHERN NIGERIA AND I CAN SAY THAT AN AVERAGE HAUSA MAN OR FULANI MAN IS POLITICALLY INCLINED. THEY ARE INFORMED POLITICALLY,THEY PUT THIER INTEREST FORWARD AND STAND BY IT FOR LIFE.
MAJORITY OF NORTHERN STATE BENEFITED FROM GOODLUCK ADMINISTRATION AND THAT I CAN SAY BOLDLY.
GOODLUCK WILL NOT HAVE ISSUE TO BE ADOPTED.

politicoNG:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10162318711842837&id=803267836

OGBENI SOWORE, GO PICK UP FORM FOR SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPs.

BRING BACK OUR PROJECT FAME AND KNOW YOUR LYRICS

Zee0007:
My fellow nairalanders help me out on this. My immediate elder sister said she can't marry the guy she's dating.

The guy is a successful barber. I love the guy because he seem responsible and well cultured. From the looks of things, he will make a good husband for her.

But my sister shook the whole house yesterday when the supposed barber proposed to her, She outrightly rejected the guy because of his profession.

She's in her mid 20s. Please what should we do? She's getting older but she seems not to realise.

The guy called me this morning and pleaded with me to talk to her. What will I say to her, now?

A wider view will be much appreciated.

THAT GUY IS BETTER AND HEALTHIER THAN AN AVERAGE BANKER.I KNOW OF HAIR STYLIST THAT MAKES 600K MONTHLY

MadeINchenzen2:
Well, in my own opinion I think being single has a lot of benefits than being married.

COMPANIONSHIP. ASK A WIDOW OR WIDOWER FOR BETTER EXPLANATION

Optimistic4life:
I'm trying hard to live a life free from sin and sexual immorality and I am doing pretty well but of recent, my hormones/body have been raging and I am finding it difficult to cope.

It's 18months I have been separated and there is no getting back together.

Were you ever in my situation, how did you overcome without involving in sex/masturbation?

I just need some words of encouragement.

Its really not easy and it has become some sort of distraction.

The reason I do not want to have a male friend is because of my fear for God.

MADAM, WE ALL FACE CHALLENGES IN OUR MARRIAGES DAILY.
LET ME SHARE WITH YOU MY OWN EXPERIENCE:
I GOT MARRIED IN 2010 AND MY WIFE WAS A BEST WOMAN FOR ME THEN BUT IMMEDIATELY WE GOT MARRIED I NOTICED SO MANY NEGATIVE CHANGES WHICH I TRIED TO CORRECT BUT NO WAY. I MANAGED THE SITUATION FOR TWO YEARS AND WHEN I COULD NOT,I CALLED HER MOTHER AND NARRATED THE WHOLE STUFF.I ACTUALLY WANTED HER TO PUT HER IN ORDER BUT WHAT I GOT WAS CONTRARY AND I HAD TO APOLOGIZED TO MY MOTHER IN LAW FOR PEACE TO REIGN AND FOR THE SAKE OF MY LITTLE DAUGHTER. I WAS SO SURE THAT I CAN NEVER DIVORCE AND THE MATTER ON GROUND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFIDELITY BUT INSOBURDINATION AND ENTITLEMENT MENTALITY.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT AM A FIGHTER BY DEFAULT BUT NOT PHYSICAL, SO I DECIDED TO ACTIVATE SILENT MODE JUST LOOKING AT EVERYONE AND COMMITTED TO MY LIFE,ENGAGE 24 HOURS,EXPLORE SO MANY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ARE HELPING ME TODAY.
I REALISED THAT MY WIFE WAS COMMUNICATING WITH HER PARENTS AND THAT GAVE HER ANOTHER BOOSTER TO BE MORE DISRESPECTFUL UNTIL ONE DAY HER MOTHER ASKED HER IF AM STILL HAVING SEX WITH HER AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE FAMILY AND SHE SAID YES,AT THAT POINTS THEY WERE ALL DISAPPONTED BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPECTING TO COME BACK AND BEG. WHEN THE ISSUE WAS TOO MUCH TO BEAR I REQUESTED FOR TRANSFER IN MY PLACE OF WORK TO THE NORTH EAST AND I WAS GRANTED WITH HUGE TRANSFER AND HAZARD ALLOWANCES.
SAME WEEK I LEFT MY WIFE EVERYBODY FELL SICK IN MY HOUSE INCLUDING CHILDREN,COOK AND GATEMAN . I WAS CALLED AND I TOLD THEM THAT THE BEST I CAN DO IS TO SEND A DOCTOR TO ATTEND TO THE SITUATION,LONG STORY SHORT MY WIFE SPENT 3-WEEKS IN HOSPITAL AND AFTER SHE WAS DISCHARGED,SHE CONFESSED TO ME THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY CANT LIVE WITHOUT ME,I JUST LAUGHED.
MADAM, LET ME TELL YOU THE HONEST TRUTH, YOUR HUSBAND IS FEELING THE THING YOU ARE FELLING .
FIND A WAY TO RECONNECT BACK TO HIM THROUGH YOUR CHILDREN.
DIVORCE IS NOT AN OPTION IN YOUR CASE. NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT A MAN IS,THERE IS STILL SOMEONE IN THAT FAMILY THAT HE LISTENS TO. SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE,RE-WRITE YOUR STORY,DISSOCIATE YOURSELF FROM ALL THESE FEMINISTS AND YOU WILL SEE POSITIVE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE.
THE TRUTH IS THAT BOTH OF YOU NEED EACH OTHER. BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK TO YOUR HUSBAND YOU WILL HEAR HIS OWN SIDE OF STORY TO VALIDATE MY POINT.
IN CONCLUSION,YOUR CASE IS REDEEMABLE IF AND ONLY IF YOU CAN FORGIVE .

Rastaramsey:
North Korea are trying to get relevant once more

USA will destroy those motherfuckers within a day

Trust me, it won't be as slow and incomplete like Putin's

THIER DESTRUCTION WILL BE COORDINATED BY THIER NEIGHBOURS,SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN

Betscoreodds:
North Korea says it is 'fully ready for a long-standing confrontation with the US' after successfully testing 'monster' nuclear missile capable of striking anywhere on Earth



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10650451/North-Korea-releases-photos-test-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-capable-reaching-planet.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR0az5jR0CtEo4kHvBBgC5k88AkBIRcMdBGgq2ErAz3CziPWtMZtbwqrX5M

WHICH NORTH KOREA,WHERE DEM DEY SINCE?
AWON OLOSHI

Videour:
Actually she's a good girl in all aspects. We have been dating for 3year now, she's all I want in a woman, her smile gives me joy every time with dimples.

I am 35 years she should be going to 25 this year. A career lady that has this hustle spirit in her but my problem is that she's obsessed with sex.

Imagine a man at my age having 2 to three times a week, which I know if I don't put in work she's definitely going to get it else where.

Psychologically, it's affecting me.
Please what is the best way to handle this?
My Nairaland family.

ENGAGE HER ON MORE DEMANDING TASKS

blamingthedevil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Okldpgdcac



https://twitter.com/olliecarroll/status/1506888821073453061




https://twitter.com/CovertShores/status/1506900560167026690



https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1506885289519861760

A Russian landing ship docked in a Ukrainian city under enemy rule has caught fire amid suggestions of an "explosion" heard nearby.

Thick plumes of black smoke were pictured billowing into the air by shocked locals who shared the images on social media.

They showed a Russian ship, believed to be the alligator-class Orsk, ablaze with flames visible on the deck of the vessel. Some nearby have suggested another vessel has sank, although it has not been confirmed.

The shocking pictures were taken in occupied Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov.

Its port, 50 miles from besieged Mariupol, is being used by Moscow to resupply its troops nearby with armour, food and weaponry.

As the ship burned several suggested they heard explosions nearby, while others believe it was the sound of thousands of rounds of ammunition burning.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-russian-landing-ship-destroyed-26543135

NATO IN ACTION

envoymedia:
Honourable Oladele Ademola Samuel has sparked conversation on social media after he reportedly renovated a community well in Ilawe-Ekiti as his constituency project, IGBERETV reports.

A photo of the well renovated with the name of the former lawmaker in the Ekiti State House of Assembly engraved on it has been shared online.

https://www.facebook.com/196454254404524/posts/894084171308192/

HONORABLE,
AM FROM YOUR STATE BUT LIVING IN NORTH FOR YEARS. KINDLY BE INFORMED THAT YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO ALL POLITICIAN IN NIGERIA.
I NEED TO ASK YOU THESE QUESTIONS:
1)CAN YOU DRINK FROM SAME WELL
2) HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DRILL A SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLE?
3) CAN YOU PRESENT THIS PICTURE TO YOUR GRAND CHILDREN IN FUTURE?

jaybenugo:
A Nigerian woman, Yvonne Stanley, has taken to social media to narrate how she and her entire family survived a ceiling fan accident in the home, IGBERETV reports.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, she revealed that their ceiling fan fell on the bed just as she and her husband were about to go to sleep.

According to her, the incident happened at exactly 11:55 pm on Tuesday with her two kids already fast asleep on the bed.

The lady marvelled at how it fell without touching the kids lying on the bed despite their 'gymnastic sleeping skills.'

She added that it fell at a spot she and her husband usually sat, it just happened that they didn't sit there as of the time the fan fell.

Her post read;



https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5466104276766884&id=100001020968373

FAITHFUL GOD

[quote author= post=111316650]Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2022/3/teenager-kills-housewife-with-pestle-in-kano-steals-her-phones-2.html[/quote]WE HAVE LOST OUR VALUES.
YOU KILLED SOMEONE BECAUSE OF PHONE?

Gospelpreacher1:
https://www.politico.eu/article/world-food-programme-eu-fund-us-food-aid-ukraine-russia/amp/

we knew this even before Ukraine invasion. If you follow FAO handle, you will realize that they will be food shortage till the next 20 years. So there is need to push more FUND into R and D if we want a way out.

Antoeni:
https://www.withinnigeria.com/news/2022/03/22/ogun-police-disown-patrol-van-seized-by-customs-for-smuggling-rice/

NA BANK'S CAR

Dmiller123:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/when-i-become-president-all-my-ministers-of-state-will-be-under-35-says-saraki/tpgnzt8&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi2_8DG0Nv2AhUFxoUKHQaYB6MQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw3xzSM-9FOwpfXUtBJF9Dnx

Naso BUHARI promised 1 Naira to 1 usd

tuoyoojo:
Cavet
I am not a TSTV agent

Just a customer who has used Dstv and TSTV.
Everything here is my personal accessment
It is not meant to discredit on over another but to give a fairly balanced review of both

BACKGROUND
So I have been subscribing DSTV since 2015 and gradually up graded to compact plus with xtra view which cost me a total of 14,900 monthly

I was particularly impressed with DSTV rewind and pause feature on explora and the information icon for programs being aired

However, I was getting worried with the consistent increase in price of the bouquet i was on and the diminished satisfaction derived from their services

Like many of us, we would grumble about tariff hike and still go and queue up to pay for the next month subscription

So one day, I just vex cut chain and stopped my dstv subscription and went to buy TSTV

MY TSTV EXPERIENCE
I got my TSTV decode , remote control and dish for 18k since January and started enjoying their services

They have over 100 channels which covers
Very recent movies, both local and international showing recent movies, lovely music channels, many lovely educative children channels include Tom and Jerry channel ( for those young at heart), religious channels, soap opera channels , sport channels and several others

Once u put on the decoder, u just wait for a few seconds and it's on unlike dstv that u have to wait for long

I am not very keen on football so I don't watch much of foot ball but I was told free sport channel shows live football.

DSTV has the edge with sports channels showing uefa champions football and likes
But so far so good I am enjoying TSTV

Since I subscribed in January , I have not paid shi shi since. I had to call the customer care to ask what's up. Them say no problem, make I just dey enjoy they go

PROS of TSTV
Some channels cost one naira or two naira a day while some are free

You can choose the channels you want and pay for that but if u want everything they are offering its not more than 4k

Once u pay 18k, u get the decoder, dish and remote and the channels for a least a month, however ,since I have been enjoying it for 3 months free of charge

If you are travelling, you can pause ur subscription by informing the customer care


Some of the channels are High definition

According to them, you can get their channels in any part of the country. However I do not know if they have accredited dealers in all part of the country.

If you have any inquires you can go to their website

Very pocket friendly.

CONS
No pause and rewind option

No Uefa champion match

Few channels have the info option to tell u the name and summary of a program being aired


Like I said bf, this is my personal bias

well the issue here is area of coverage in Nigeria,as we speak some state in northern Nigeria can not access gotv

Lyydia:
Hi Nairalanders,
What is the best way to invest funds without actually being engaged in doing anything? I have what I do that brings in money, I just feel like some funds are idle in my account and Naira - dollar fluctuations isn't helping matter.

For example fixed deposit accounts, which Nigerian bank has the best interest rate?

No cryptocurrency
No forex
No betting
No scam investment
No PM

Thank you.

IT DEPENDS ON YOUR LOCATION.
GO LEARN A SKILL AND MANAGE YOUR MONEY YOURSELF. IF YOU ARE IN THE NORTH, ENTER GRAIN BUSINESS BUT TRY TO LEARN THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND START WITH 50-BAGS TO TEST THE WATER. IF YOU ARE CONVINCE,YOU CAN TRY ADDITIONAL BAGS NEXT SEASON. FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS THERE WOULD BE FOOD SHORTAGE DUE TO COVID 19 YEAR AND BANDIT ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA.NO ONE IS READY TO GO TO FARM DUE TO UNCERTAINTY.

naptu2:
Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs



https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGs/status/1506143481244364800

THIS IS 21CENTURY,NO ONE SHOULD BE DISTURBING OTHERS.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ORGANIZER SHOULD STATION CHOPPERS THAT SHOULD PICK THE DIGNATORIES FROM AIRPORT TO THE VENUE. ALL OTHERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE AXIS A NIGHT BEFORE BOOK A HOTEL AND FREE OTHERS FROM ALL THESE RUBBISH

1)GO AND LEARN HOW TO SEW CLOTH. MAKE SURE YOU LEARN IT FROM PROFFESSIONALS NOT ROAD SIDE.SET UP YOUR OWN BUSINESS OUTFIT WHICH YOU CAN RUN AND COORDINATE WHILE IN SCHOOL.
PUT YOUR MONEY IN WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL.
IF YOU ARE SMART,IN 3-MONTH TO 6-MONTH YOU SHOULD THROUGH WITH THE TRAINING.

2)GO AND LEARN dreadlock. HERE IN THE NORTH PPL CAN SPEND 15K TO LOCK HAIR AND I KNOW A GUY DOING IT IN BAUCHI THAT MAKES AN AVEARGE OF 300K MONTHLY.
ALL THESE SUBMISSION ARE VERIFIABLE.
DO YOUR RESEARCH AND MAKE DECISION

NaijaCoverBlog:
A Boy of about six months has been found abandoned in Edhemuoyavwe in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State.

According to report, the council chairman and DPO have been informed of the development.

See Photos As Obtained By Below:

HE LOOKS LIKE OKOWA

benuejosh:
I think the Igbos should leave Politics alone and focus on business only. It is from one complain to another.

THEY SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON INDUSTRIALIZATION AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ,ALL OTHER GEO-POLITICAL ZONES WILL BRING MONEY TO THIER ZONE.

Mooh247:
Small peanut

Lagos makes 30 billion monthly and 360 billion only on just Lagos Inland Revenue Tax

WHY BORROWING?

ijustdey:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/police-nab-man-for-killing-24yrs-old-girl-for-alleged-ritual-purposes/

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO PASS A BILL OF DEALTH SENTENCE AT THE UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBER.

kirajustice:
POLITICSNIGERIA.COM

THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE GOOD LEADERS BUT NIGERIA SYSTEM PERMITS IT.

odinson1:
If you don't listen and open your eyes to the Real world around you,you will have no one but yourself to Blame. Continue Sacrificing your Resources,energy and time on Women who don't and will never LOVE you. Keep on being The Good man who will come like a Knight and sweep them off their feet. No one's stopping you really.

We'll just wait here,when you make a thread about how "my wife is denying me sex" "i took my wife abroad and she chased me out of our home" "my girlfriend who I'm paying her school fees is cheating on me" , we will be ever ready to give you some Advice.

The Photo below is the Summary of Many things We Guys have been saying in this forum over and over. Women Will never Appreciate your sacrifices for her,she will leave you for the man her Privates Beats for. They lack the Ability to Grasp the concept of Gratitude,honour and Sacrifice.
A word is enough for the wise

Lalasticlala please take this to the Frontpage so more men can see and Avoid Making sacrifices for women who Can't love them.

IF THERE IS NO SEXUAL INTERCOUSE ATTACHED WITH THE NEW GUY.
GO AHEAD AND TELL HIM,GOD WILL REWARD HIM.
PERSONALLY,ANYTHING I DO FOR WOMAN I DONT EXPECT ANYTHING IN RTETURN.

asphalt thickness not enough

[quote author= post=111078615]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nDSedB89g

I Touched a Dream

Being the farewell speech to the people of Anambra State from the Governor, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano on March 16, 2022

Ndi Anambra ekenem unu.

Eight years ago, when I gave my inaugural address, I shared my vision of a greater Anambra State with you. To some people, it sounded like a dream. To many, it came across as the usual sweet-talk from a politician. And yet to others, it carried the light of hope. Umu nnem, today, most of those dreams I shared with you have come true!

You asked for safety, we gave you “Nigeria’s safest state.” You asked for dignity; we sent our children to a global contest of intelligence and they defeated America, China, Spain and Turkey and brought back dignity and honour. You asked for legacies, we gave you monuments. Ndi Anambra, I touched a dream!

Brothers and sisters, as your governor, I worked under extreme pressure. I took many hard decisions. I stepped on toes. I didn’t answer some phone calls. I lost some friends on account of these. If you are one of those who felt offended by what I did or did not do, please forgive me. For in the words of the great Nelson Mandela, “Forgiveness liberates the soul.” A governor is also human. Whatever I did was for the good of Anambra State. Dalunu!

Umu nnem, I’m also aware that I did not fulfill every promise I made. But no government in the world has ever kept all its promises or solved all the problems of its time. However, my intentions were pure and my ambitions sincere. Let history be the judge!

Now, let’s take a look at what we did. Our efforts were audacious; covering major areas of development, from the softest to the hardest issues that challenge modern governance. While I have decided to leave my account of stewardship to historians and students of leadership, it may be necessary to recall that my Team and I began by defining the realities of our environment.

SECURITY

We figured that we would not be able to make reasonable progress unless we found a solution to the challenge of insecurity and public safety in Anambra State. In response to that, we organized Nigeria’s first international conference on security and flew in an Israeli security expert to facilitate the conference. The outcome was a revolutionary security architecture which helped us launch an all-out war on crime in our dear state. The crackdown was heavy; but in the end, we took back our state from the men of the underworld. I have not the slightest doubt that the glory of the new Anambra began with our victory over crime and criminalities.

The Soft Issues of Governance

Our campaign to return self-belief to our people was subtle but effective. The melodious Anambra Anthem, the Anambra logo and symbols of unique identity, the core values which are recited by school children every day; are all silent efforts to give our people’s pride back to them. Through these silent efforts, we have succeeded in raising some generations of Anambra children who have enough self-esteem to compete with their mates from across the world. Our concept of ana alu olu, ana alu mmadu which emphasizes commitment to the welfare of Anambra workers also led to improved loyalty and productivity from the workers. I must however recall that my administration was hit by two major recessions. But we still increased workers’ salaries and never owed salaries or pensions for one day. Our policy of “Doing more with Less” ensured that Anambra was insulated from the ravages of recession while we rolled out a Stimulus Package to reflate our sub-national economy.

The N20m Community-Choose-Your-Projects-Initiative

It is interesting to recall that our Economic Stimulus Package actually gave rise to the highly acclaimed N20m Community Choose-Your-Project Initiative, which has become a much sought-after model in rural development studies. This initiative also ensured that my administration touched all the 181 communities in Anambra State with projects of their own choices. The success recorded in the first phase of the project encouraged the administration to do even more; leading to the commencement of the second phase of the project. As a result of this, all the communities got projects worth N40m each from my administration.

Indeed, one of the major achievements that I look back to with pride is the establishment of a Court of Appeal in Awka. Until that development, our people had always travelled to Enugu to seek justice. But the setting up of the court has restored our people’s pride and dignity.

Education

We approached Education in three broad areas: Students’ Welfare, Teachers’ Welfare and Infrastructure Development. Essentially, my administration set out to maintain the competitive advantage our state has enjoyed in education over other states in the country and take it a notch higher. To achieve that, we sent Anambra teachers on off-shore training and exposed them to global best practices. We did that because we knew that the best way to take charge of tomorrow is to inculcate the right character in our teachers today. This is one of the secrets of Anambra’s great performances in education under my watch. In infrastructure, the 1000-room hostels we built in 12 technical colleges across the state are monuments that will speak for me long after I’m gone. In addition, we funded both missionary and public schools in equal measure. We donated the sum of N2.8bn to both Mission and Public Schoools. In Students’ Welfare, we have offered scholarships to over 300 students. A direct outcome of this is that both our school children and their teachers won impressive awards under my watch. And with this development, I have no doubt that the future belongs to Anambra State!

Health

In the words of America’s Ralph Waldo Emerson, “the first wealth is health.” My Team and I believed in this axiom. Health comes before wealth. One of our greatest legacies in the health sector is the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) which was set up to make quality health delivery services easy and accessible to the greater number of our people. With only N12,000 per year, residents of this state can access high quality healthcare as they like. Our second major legacy in the health sector is the Anambra Oxygen Plant which is the biggest state-owned oxygen plant in Nigeria. This investment has continued to play an unforgettable role in the fight against COVID-19. The third major legacy is the Immaculate Heart Multi-Specialist Hospital Aguleri. This hospital is a showpiece of medical excellence. It is equipped with the most modern facilities that can be seen in any hospital across the world. Beyond these, we also paid a great deal of attention to the challenges of delivering quality healthcare to the riverine areas. We floated 26 water ambulances to deliver medical supplies to riverine communities. We also provided Keke ambulances for quick emergency shuttles in locations where conventional vehicles cannot easily access. And finally, we donated the sum of N1.2bn to all mission and government owned hospitals in the state to strengthen their capacities to respond to the medical needs of our people.

My Economic Blueprint

Fellow citizens, when leadership is focused and innovative, it invokes the future. My team and I worked very hard to invoke the future of Anambra State. We worked on my Economic Blueprint which is anchored on Agriculture, Industrialization, Trade & Commerce and Oil & Gas.

Agriculture

When we lit the fire of agricultural revolution in Nteje on May 15, 2014, we created a fertile soil for big industrial farms like Coscharis, JOSAN Agro, Chelsea Farms, Excel Farms and Lynden Farms to thrive. Our story changed immediately afterwards. Rice production output climbed from 80,000 metric tons in 2014 to 525,000 metric tons in 2021. Maize production rose from 15,902 metric tons to 74,255 metric tons. Cassava rose from 275,832 metric tons in 2014 to 2,060,687 and Vegetables from 48,032 metric tons in 2014 to 482,400 metric tons. We now have over 160,000 farmers and 3000 co-operative societies for farmers. In less than five years of operation, Coscharis Farms had quickly added a fully automated 40,000 metric tons rice mill to its investments. JOSAN Agro also added 50,000 metric tons rice mill at Umumbo to its fast expanding line of operation. Similarly, Lynden Farms expanded its scope beyond the 90,000 bird-facility it started with in Igbariam. It now has three production houses with an output of 265,000 birds laying an average of 72,000 crates of eggs per day.

Industrialization:

Our foray into industrialization was driven by the Anambra Small Business Agency (ASBA) which I set up on December 8, 2014. Since then, ASBA has successfully funded 10,000 cooperatives, micro enterprises and artisans while also providing operating capital to 300 small and medium enterprises. ASBA’s success has attracted Nigeria’s most modern Small and Medium Enterprises complex to Nkwelle Ezunaka. The complex houses an ultramodern industrial shoe-making hub with cutting edge technology and a capacity to produce shoes that compare with shoes made in Europe. One of the machines in the complex has a capacity to produce 1,500 soles per hour. On the strength of these stellar achievements, Anambra was declared the “Best State in Support of SMEs” and honoured at the Presidential Villa, Abuja in 2018. Today, made in Anambra shoes are exported to other West African countries on a weekly basis.

Oil and Gas

The crowning glory of our efforts in oil and gas is the recognition of Anambra State as an oil-producing state by the federal government. We have 15 oil wells at the moment. With this achievement, our dear state is now qualified to receive additional revenues from the 13% derivation fund given to oil producing states. This will definitely give a big financial elbowroom to my successor and make it easier for the state to undertake more ambitious projects. In addition, we successfully constructed two bridges to open access to the oilfields. They are the Aguleri Otu Bridge (which is also the longest bridge in the South East; measuring 280 meters long) and the Umueje Bridge. The Umueje Bridge also offers a direct access to the multibillion Naira worth Chelsea Farms. Before now, the oilfields could only be accessed through Enugu State.

Trade and Commerce

Our remarkable legacy in Trade and Commerce is the market modernization scheme which ensured the disbursement of the sum of N10m each to the 63 markets in Anambra State. It helped the various Traders’ Associations to upgrade the facilities in their markets. We also relocated many markets to lend depth to commerce and boost the capacity of our markets.

Power Supply

Ndi Anambra, you may recall that in my Inaugural Address I had assured you that my administration would pay a great deal of attention to power supply in our dear state. Today, I am delighted to report that we successfully constructed a 33 kVa distribution line from Oji River sub-station in Enugu State to supply electricity in Orumba North and South and even Isuochi town in Abia State. We also constructed another 33 kVa line from Agu Awka to Anambra International Airport to ensure a 22-hour supply of electricity to the airport per day. But perhaps even more important than that is our partnership with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for the construction of electricity projects in Ifite-dunu, Umuchu, Amansea and Aguleri that will change power supply in Anambra State for the better.

The Overall Impact of my Blueprint

Fellow citizens, the direct result of implementing my blueprint is that under my watch, the economy of Anambra State grew from N3.2trn to N4.4trn. That comfortably placed us as Nigeria’s fourth largest economy. Another direct result is that under my watch again, Anambra joined Lagos and Rivers as the only states in Nigeria that could meet their operating obligations with funds from their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and earnings from Value Added Tax (VAT). Still under my watch, poverty rate in our dear state dropped from 53% in 2010 to 14.8% in 2020. Our dear state was also rated as the state with the lowest unemployment rate in Nigeria in 2020 at a stunning 13.1%. That was a time when the national average stood at 27%. Similarly, we were also rated as the state with the best Fiscal Responsibility Index in Nigeria after only Rivers State. And finally, to crown it all, Anambra State attracted the sum of $10.2m in foreign direct investment in 2020. Ndi Anambra, these statistics tell a simple story. A story of resilience in the face of incredible odds. A story of my stewardship to you.

Our Fight against Gully Erosion

It is important to mention our titanic struggle against gully erosion which threatens to swallow up our 4,844 square kilometers of land. Some of those gully erosion sites had swallowed large areas and several buildings before we moved in. A good example is the 100 Foot Road Nnewi which was threatening to swallow the famous Nkwo Nnewi Spare-parts Market before we moved in. The perplexity of fighting gully erosion is that you sink billions of naira in a big hole only to show a resurfaced patch of land afterwards. Anybody could walk past a reclaimed erosion site without knowing the enormous financial resources that went into reclaiming it. But that’s what we did in Nnewi, Amachalla Awka, Ugamuma Obosi, Minaj Obosi, Abagana, Enugwu-Ukwu, Nkpor, Nnewichi, Ezinifite, Ojoto, Ikenga Ogidi, Ekwueme Square and Nkisi Aroli among many other places.

Anambra International Passenger/Cargo Airport Umueri

Ndi Anambra, no experience compares to the pleasure of touching a dream. The feeling is unbelievable. It is even more so if the dream had lasted for 30 long years. Ndi Anambra we touched a dream when we commissioned the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport Umueri. We are a people who covet dignity and honour. That airport has restored the dignity of our people and opened a new economic corridor for the entire South East region. The airport is a monument onto the ambitions of Ndi Anambra. It is a tribute to our desire to reject average and expand the frontiers of excellence in all we do!

International Convention Center Awka

The Awka International Convention Center represents the size of our dream. In its grandeur and sublime aesthetics, the Center points at the huge possibilities for Anambra State. In concept and execution, the International Convention Center did not pay attention to modesty. It reflects our collective drive for the best in whatever we do.
In both the City Stadium and the iconic flyovers in Awka and Amawbia, we see a statement in disarming beauty. They speak the language of the future. Just like the dazzle of the streetlights that shimmer all over our landscape at night. The 17 bridges and 113 roads we completed are also part of our distinctive landmarks. The robust development of Tourism Treasures like the Ogba Ukwu Caves and Waterfalls at Owerre-Ezukala and Ogbunike Caves in Ogbunike has added tourism to the many attractive offerings from Anambra State. They are things that remind us that we are the Light of the Nation.

A Promise Kept

Ndi Anambra, you may recall that the title of my inaugural address is “Expanding the Frontiers of Excellence.” Now if you look at the sparkling elegance of the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport and the intimidating immensity of the International Convention Center, you may accept that my Team and I have indeed walked our talk. Also, in the same inaugural address, I had declared and I quote that “under my administration, we have no choice than to decide whether we are truly the sons and daughters of our fathers and true heirs to their long history of pioneering excellence.” Again, I think we have shown that we are true sons and daughters of our fathers and mothers. I think we have pioneered a few things and set a few standards for the future generation. Ndi Anambra, I think we have run this race well. I can look history boldly in the eye and dare it to judge me. I know it will be kind to me!

Historic Elections Under my Watch

Umunnem, I cannot end this speech without thanking you for the incredible support you gave me in the past eight years. I look back to all the historic records we made with pride. I look back to 21/21 with a deep sense of gratitude. What comes to my mind when I do that is the brilliant quote from American basketball icon, Kobe Bryant that “Winning takes precedence over all things.” Ndi b’anyi, winning is such a wonderful experience! Twenty-one over twenty is a watershed in the political history of this country. It was a moment when a proud people rose to their feet as one to reject every attempt at imposition. I thank you for that. I also thank you for the memorable nineteen-over-twenty-one victory you gave Prof Chukwuma Soludo in the last election. You rose against threats of violence and brazen intimidation to ensure that the vision of society we had worked hard to entrench in the past eight years is sustained. Dalunu rinne.

Ndi Anambra, it is not always easy to say goodbye. But I am happy that I am leaving you in good hands. I pray you to give the same support I enjoyed from you to our new governor. I have no doubt that he will surpass all our expectations.

Umunnem, dalunu
Oga adili unu mma o!
God bless Anambra State.

God bless Nigeria


Willie Obiano[/quote]well i reside in Yola and i supplied cocharis 33,000 metric tones of JEMILA RICE PADDY last year.
so i can attest to that