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IGBOSON1:
Crisis looms in Anambra community, as youths allege illegal oil deal

By Nwabueze Okonkwo

ONITSHA-The ongoing misunderstanding between the youths and stakeholders of Umerike na Umia village of Umolum in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State would have degenerated into a full blown communal crisis, last weekend, but for the quick intervention of Governor Willie Obiano.

The youths had embarked on a demonstration against what they described as a grand conspiracy between a priest and a retired headmaster in the area to strike an illegal oil deal with Orient Petroleum Plc without the consent of elders and youths in the area.

The youths, numbering up to 100, gathered at Nwoye Junction, from where they embarked on the protest that took them to Shell Road and reserved Oil wells at the Otu Umolum water side in search of Orient Petroleum workers.

While the demonstration lasted, the youths accused the Catholic priest and the ex-headmaster (names withheld) of inviting some people believed to be workers of Orient Petroleum to the site earlier in the month for possible oil exploration, without their consent and that of the elders.

When the youths could not trace the whereabouts of the oil workers, they also matched to the priest's residence where they demanded to know about the visitors, who they were and the purpose of their visit.

Spokesman of the youth group, Comrade Mocha Anierobi, said their demonstration stemmed from the fact that they could no longer trust the priest because of the manner with which he represented the community in previous dealings with other oil companies in the area.

He alleged that the N9 million royalty paid by Shell Development Corporation to the villages of Amikwe, Ikenga and Umerike na Umia through the Rev. Father since January 22, 2010, was yet to be released to the villagers or accounted for by the priest till date.

He said the youths had cancelled any agreement reached between the priest and Shell, Cetrap, Elf or Orient Petroleum on behalf of the villages, either in part or in full without the consent of the elders and the youths in the area.

The protesting youth called on Governor Obiano to urgently wade into the matter and call the priest and his allies to order, to prevent the situation from escalating into communal crises capable of leading to a total breakdown of law and order

However, in a reply, priest addressed the protesters in a subtle manner, telling them that the people that came into the area were not workers of Orient Petroleum, adding that they were there to install a power generating plant that will supply electricity to Orient Petroleum Refinery at Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area.

He assured that Orient Petroleum workers would still come to do meet the yearnings of the villages at the appropriate time.

http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2015/jan/20/303.html

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This post raises a number of questions for those of us not kept abreast of happenings in Anambra as regards Orient Petroleum and oil exploration generally!

Can anyone help with these questions:

* Has Orient Petroleum started exploration, exploitation and exporting/refining of crude oil?

* Are Shell, Cetrap and Elf also operating in the state?

* If answers to the above questions are in the afirmative, how come the Senate had problems with Senator Andy Ubahs' proposal to make Anambra a member of the NDDC?

* Does Orient Petroleum have a refinery in Nsugbe; as it was stated in the report that a generator was installed at their refinery there?

* Have they finished delineating the boundary between Anambra and Kogi that we were told would be concluded by december last year?

Thanks!

They are fighting us very hard but one thing they did not realized is that both drilling and exploiting going on more than half of the funds are going straight back to anambra state treasury,this is the same reason why the state government is not announcing the huge reserve gas we have in the river basin which is the one of the biggest in oil producing states.We are not fools the music is on we will dance till the last man drop

asadike:
nnam, idikwa sure?

very sure

asadike:
I pray with a leader like obiano, boko haram will not penetrate d east. Coz if d truth b told. Nna tu kwa ndia ezigbo ujo,maka ofu mbosi, ndia nwere ike ibata ala igbo.

Ndi Allaha Aka-bomb ama abata alaigbo at all,ha fu chance ha aga abato go long time ago,site kwa na ndi be ha adiro ka ndi be anyi both looks and stature. Kita ala-igbo bu the safest place umu akabomb e give go up, maka na ha enwero chance,ebe ka ha go ezuko wee na planu attack? ofo nna alaigbo adighi aralu ura, O ga esi ike

oneeast:
I cant wait nwanne m..lol

inwero nsogbu

oneeast:
Can you imagine such a facility under my nose. Chai madam no dey allow me crawl for night. Chei I miss those bachelorhood days..lol

hahahahahaha i enjoy to the fullest i got nothing to lose nwanne eji mu mma nwoke so muna umu nwa dika umu model kam nna chill with.No worries i will come and pick you for the weekend your wife will understand when i come into town next

oneeast:
Nwanne I want to know where this Best Western hotel is located in Awka! From the look of it it is no less a 5 star facility..

Anambra erika..

Not far from etete road next to power hold company i have stayed there many times is more like 5 star hotel Ife eji bu Anambra erika

More meanwhile they are enjoying our local made in nnewi bus

Investors are enjoying the new environment Anambra Bu egwu eji

The intense investment drive of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has had a flying start to the New Year as a strong team of international businessmen from Thailand arrives Awka, the Anambra State capital tomorrow to take advantage of the growing investment opportunities in the state.

The delegation is scheduled to arrive the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on Ethiopian Airlines flight via Addis Ababa to be received by top functionaries of the Anambra State Government including the representatives of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) which facilitated the trade mission.

The delegation is made up of a formidable team of 13 Thai businesses with vast interests cutting across oil and gas, agriculture, electricity generation, waste and water management, mining as well as agricultural equipment manufacturing among other interests.

The Thai businessmen will be in Anambra for a period of six days during which time they would attend a series of programmes that were specifically mapped out to provide them a comprehensive view of the investment opportunities in Anambra State and the processes involved in taking advantage of them.

[b]They will be rubbing minds with their Nigerian counterparts on Tuesday, January 21 at the conference hall of Best Western Meloch Hotel, Awka where they will first listen to different presentations on agriculture, industry, trade and commerce, ANSIPPA, Real estate and urban development, oil and gas, waste recycling and management, tourism, Awka capital Development Authority as well as power and electricity generation and distribution.

The delegation will also get a chance to tour Anambra and gain first-hand knowledge of the terrain and what it has to offer to investors. They will specifically be visiting key locations like the Coscharis Farm at Anaku in Ayamelum Local Government Area, Ogbunike Cave in Oyi Local Government, the famous Onitsha Main Market, SABMiller Breweries, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing at Nnewi, Anambra State University at Igbariam, Orient Petroleum Plant in Aguleri and the Ufuma Irrigation Project site.

The delegation is made up of the Rayong Purify Group who is interested in oil refining, bio-diesel production with palm oil, tank farms and ethanol by cassava. There is also the S.S Furn-Tech Group which is the oldest group of furniture, particle board and plywood production and wood processing factories in Thailand as well as the Electricity Generating Authority Thailand (EGAT), an equivalent of the Nigerian PHCN.[/b]

[b]Others include the DOS Dhammasorn Group which is interested in waste and water management, the Natawee Technology Group that manufactures agricultural equipment and machinery, the Aqua Product and Fish Supplier Group, the Waste Management and Garbage Factory, the Siam DUT KPN Mining Inter Trade Group, and the Production and Business Group which is the biggest group in the delegation.

Also on the list of the delegation is the Global Service Interlink Group (GSI), CYR Agro-Tech Center, Knowledge Education Center, Luvam Global Solutions Company, Sun Tech Seeds Company and finally the Vegetable Group and Organic Fertilizer who represent the biggest group of herbal medicine in Thailand.

The Anambra State government has made elaborate arrangements to ensure the comfort and safety of the delegation which is the very first such initiative in the New Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano is recreating.

The arrival of the delegation comes on the heels of an impressive four months of intense investment drive that led to the attraction of close to $2bn investments into Anambra State.

Anambra is on another level nwanne –[/b]



http://247ureports.com/obianos-investment-drive-revs-up-as-tai-business-delegation-storms-anambra/

Gov Obiano transform Anambra state to be the best states in the country

President Jonathan today made a stopover at the palace of the Obi of Onitsha to receive royal blessings. The President was in Onitsha, Anambra State for his re-election campaign.
The President is moving ahead, great doors are open unto him, thou many enemies abound.

Beautiful song (Igbo Amaka)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCyIiyOLV3o

SHM

ebonyi have a boundary with benue the hausa fulani/kanuri terrorist are involved in it

Anambra Honoured the 3.7million BIAFRA citizen massacred in 1967to1970 by the british led niZOOria gangsters.

Anambra Bids Fallen War Heroes, Civilian Victims, children starved to death by awolowo Farewell, 45 years After Biafra... "Ndigbo do not have a single story" – Obiano declares
Following the clamour for a formal burial for millions of Anambra indigenes who lost their lives in the biafran Civil War, the Government of Anambra State today performed a formal rite of passage for the fallen heroes and heroines as well as the civilian victims of the pogroms and those that killed recently by the bokoharam

This picture made my heart bleed it say it all never again

levelszik:
the car dey enticing, na only one pix of the car you get?

no

chino11:
Cross-Section of Traditional Rulers. Goodbye to our fallen Heroes

nwanne that was fantastic

My cousin new IVM SUV just arrived on 23 of December 2014 fully loaded with AC, airbags at the front doors,dash boards cruise control alloy wheels 26 inches auto seat adjustment means the seat will automatically adjust itself depend on your weight comes with tracking system.The car got some up to date technology build

Iheanacho is the next governor for sure

spyder880:
I am in a first class Nigerian railway corporation train from Enugu to Port Harcourt. Pictures later in a new thread.

post it here

knowledgeable:
Cashing on nollywood going global. The global "Igwe" phenomenon.

O ihe mere eme

Obiano with his traditional attire receiving salute from security forces his title hat and shoes to match

berem:
mind your business Odenigbo Aroli. Focus on your state and leave Imo people alone. You and your fellow supremacists should not tell Rochas what to do with Imo funds.
Jeeez! I dunno what's wrong with these Anambra peeps.

berem APGA is going to liberate imo state from the shackle of darkness.Even though we still doubt your igboness, we cannot forget that enemy within can be use against us. Berem you are like a bat which shows that you cannot convinced even a 3 years old in owerri that you are igbo

BuddahMonk:
Serious that is why i stopped posting them roads because they all look similar and many people will think your posting similar roads.

I went to Okija, Azia, Ihembosi, Mbosi, Orsumoghu, Iseeke, Uli through Ota Mmili bypass,...from Atani to Ozubulu to Oraifite they all loook alike, i got tired of snaping and i started looking for other projects to snap.

Even all the secondary schools and Primary schools look similar, their buses look similar that someone that is new in Anambra will thing all the schools have only bus.

The uniformity of the works and the zeal behind it make me trip walahi.

Am snapping any road again, i will be moving to other government businesses and individual efforts.

Roads full Anambra dey waste.

Nna afurum kwe,the way they fix all the anambra roads not only the major roads villages and town centers as-well i could not believe my eyes. Obi and obiano surprise people,if you have Lamborghini or Ferrari anambra is the best place to drive such super fast cars