₦airaland Forum

Whynotthetruth:
Kindly note this...

The truth is that work has commenced on the Second Niger Bridge and is progressing. The project, which is divided into three phases, will bypass Onitsha and Asaba to connect the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway at Nkwerre Ezunaka, and then cross Atani to the Asaba-Benin Expressway at Okpanam with a total length of 44 kilometres.

With the above...I believe the possibility of the 44km...And the author can't write this knowing fully BPE, Mins of Works, & except Julius Berger are all under buhari now...hence can easily be verified...

Those towns mentioned are very long distance part plzzz...

something does not sound right here though..nkwelle ezunaka is oyi local govt..owerri Onitsha express does not cut through there unless they are talking about Onitsha Enugu express

basilo101:
44km includes the approach road.

I doubt approach rd is up to that..from mgbidi in Imo state along owerri Onitsha express to Onitsha is 30 km..so you can imagine

iamweird:
Don't wanna say where I got the pictures before some small minded people will say am hustling for traffic. Nigerians are always very good with insulting.. just feel your eyes shaa. If you want more, you can google or visit their shopping mall in Owerri and Abuja. Did I hear someone ask why I say the place is controversial?

Meanwhile, all the fine places no dey for only Lagos and Abuja. Ala Owerri is now rocking... Yudala just launched their experience store here.

Happy September too

you got it from mcc urrata rd..controversial because it is rumoured that a relation of rochas owns it and that the land mapped out as some kind of lawyers estate

obailala:
In the 60's, innocent Igbos were dragged out into the streets and murdered in mass numbers in different parts of the country; the aftermath of that led Ojukwu to call for a secession.

45 years after the war, a probably drunk ex-olokpa says Igbos would drown in the lagoon if they dont vote his candidate in lagos and someone thinks this empty statement from one man is a sensible justifications for secession and the imminent breakdown of law and order?... I think this is an insult to the memories of those who died in the war and also an insult to the sensibilities of reasonable Igbos.

I am actually against nnamdi kanu and his rhetoric as I dont listen to him broadcast anymore but I just wanted to treat that Oba issue in isolation

obailala:
From what you have just written, it is very clear you have been brainwashed and now lack the ability to reason objectively. I would try to address the misconceptions you have raised but I am very sure your brain would not still assimilate my explanations.


Not only Igbos were killed, even amongst the Corpers who died, there were several Yorubas and people of other tribes. Only a mischievous and paranoid mind would interpret that as an attack against Igbos in other to justify the imminent breakdown of law and order which IPOB youths are brewing. I dont expect you to assimilate this though.


A drunk retired policeman claims Igbos would drown in the lagoon (probably spiritually) if they don't vote his choice in an election, and you flare up claiming it is an attack on Igbos which warrants Igbos running away to a new country. Is that how petty you are?... the empty words of one man, is that what you want to compare with the massacre Igbos suffered in the 60's to warrant the recent call for war?

Fashola also deported destitute Yorubas to Oyo and all the other south-west states. In like manner, Peter Obi and even Amaechi and Akpabio's governments were also involved in some cases of deporting destitute people. Once again, I still cannot understand why some mischievously paranoid minds have interpreted fashola's action as a YORUBA ATTACK AGAINST IGBOS.

Northerners have always been blood thirsty vampires especially under the guise of their religion. That your mind has also interpreted this as a direct attack specifically against Igbos, this is beyond my comprehension.

Now a group of misguided jobless youths are on the streets in the SE hatching plans to unleash havoc all in the name of secession and some comfortable thoughtless people like yourself are behind their computers urging our youths to go kill themselves by fighting with the police. May i remind you that this is exactly how bokoharam started.

I disagree on that Oba own..it was not as 'harmless' as you want to portray it.it I just that the sw are laid back because not much difference btw what akiolu said and what kind of Zulu said that triggered of the crises in sa

peppyluv02:
You are right even thou our brothers won't agree with us. Igbos are first Imo,Ebonyi,Anambra, Abia,Enugu before being IGBO. Bitter truth!

'highest level of loyalty in igboland is their hometown'-chinua achebe..it is not state

Abagworo:
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/nollywood-city-underway-in-imo/


Nollywood City underway in Imo


From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri


The Micro Small, Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Business School, Okuku, Owerri in Imo State, has
initiated a massive project akin to America’s famous
Hollywood town, designed for accelerated
development of performing arts in the country.


The proposed Nollywood village, located at Okuku in
Owerri West Council Area, is a 100,000 square meters
expanse of land, with a viable palm plantation, is an
integrated scheme with the entire property mapped
out in plots and now on sale to the general public to
build residential houses, commercial developments,
hostels, tourist gardens, epic movie locations and
other facilities for the film industry and educational
purposes.


Announcing this to newsmen yesterday, in Owerri, the
initiator of the project, Ndukwe O. Ndukwe, a lawyer,
said critical in the planned infrastructure
development in the area, is the construction of an
international film studio, an African village square
setting, art gallery, artificial lake and fish pond to
attract tourists and film enthusiasts.
He pointed out that a small portion of the property,
which is known as the Nollywood City and Palm
Resort, Owerri, would serve as the permanent site of
the MSME Business School.


He said: “We believe it is time to forge a concerted
and structured development template.
“As conceived, we plan to commence our academic
programmes with the Faculty of Performing Arts, with
a variety of disciplines like Theatre, Make-up Artistry,
Directing, Cinematography, Dance, Music and the
likes, by opening the window for entrepreneurs to key
into the Nollywood phenomenon.”

how come I have never heard about these people or project before?already on sale?

castro316:
You see that is what I am saying. Nigerians like complaining but to cook up a solution.... No answer. Then why did u start insulting me that tried to air my opinion on how to go about it....I believe in solving problems and one attempt from you is a way to show that u r thinking actively in bringing unity to the igbos. providing one igbo man who will rule this country whether he does anything for us or not will be a step to uniting us and showing the world that we can do something together as one

nobody insulted you..you simply gave a wrong eg that is all..yorubas were united in voting awolowo in 1979 but shagari won, they were also united in voting for false in 1999 but obasanjo won..hausa fulani voted fir buhari in 2011 but Jonathan won..by the wat from your last statement you seem to be more concerned of what 'others' think about you rather than what you think about yourself

Abagworo:
My reason was the purpose of the market and its ability to compete with Aba and Onitsha. It might be viable as a special large market for phones and computers.

well since it is a private development I dont have any issue especially with m I okoro behind it(I know about his estate firm and exploits)..i even thought the project was abandoned

castro316:
Look let's not digress. Now what do u think then will solve the problem? If u haven't tot about iit before, think. I want answers from you.

why do you want answers from me ? I personally is more concerned on how to get the right leadership in our various states as those ones are closer to the people and moreover they are not going to be any other person except Igbo themselves..i am no longer hung up on that when will an Igbo becaome president anymore like used to do in the past..why? Simple go to otuoke what did Jonathan do really for his people?zilch..obasanjo kwanu? Who sigh..the north you are talking about still has the highest negative cases of hdi in the whole Nigeria..but if you are so passionate about how to get igbo presidency it is simply by bringing a candidate the other ethnicities are ready to vote for and align with them or not even if the guy has question marks about his competence and integrity

Abagworo:
If we must tell ourselves the truth, a lot has happened within the past 3 months in terms of investment in Imo State. We are not in a position to verify just like in other ones quoted in every other State. "Potential" investment in the State has gone past 10billion Dollar mark. I used potential because none has been completed. Shoprite will soon open store in their 500million Dollar investment. Lots of solid retail outlets have moved to Imo and we all know of the 3.5 billion gas plant as well as the largest bottling company in Okigwe. God bless Imo and let the investments keep pouring.

To me, I view these investments pouring in as evidence of good 1st tenure. Agbacha oso agua mile.

funny how you skipped the the part is Said I thought you said that market was not viable..well until the investment are completed

castro316:
So what you think is the problem. I ask you again what do you think is the problem. I dislike ppl who complain and don't try to ask. What could be the solution. Its no use yabbing me cos I won't change the situation or solve the problem. You don't have to agree with me just to let u know from my own opinion that. Once this problem is solved within us, there will be at least a head way then may be in the next 12 yrs we may come up with a president finally.

I am not the one who complained guy you did and I simply faulted the eg you gave simple..if you want an Igboman to be president then that man is who other ethnicities would want to vote in or are comfortable with irrespective of what the Igbo nation might feel about the man..if all igbomen decide to vote one man and others don't it will still not get the igboman president since that I your utmost concern here....by the way if you know the socio-cultural make up of the Igbo society right from time immemorial and behavioural pattern you would know why on the average Igbo people dont really have a herd mentality..there are advantages and disadvantages...this is one of the disadvantages

castro316:
My dear if u see see the truth there is no need to argue. Igbos non leadership cause comes from a source. A particular problem we face and that is lack of unity if not only unity, lack of a unified direction as igbos. How is the ohaneze fighting to create a one leader who will move for the cause of the igbos. Without that that seat is a no go area. Thank you.

if you want to give a good then give a good example not the hogwash you gave as a example...moreover the obasanjo became the president of this country without the votes of his people..stop throwing emotional tantrums here

castro316:
1. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Presidential Candidate – President Goodluck Jonathan
Running Mate – Vice-President Namadi Sambo
SOUTH-SOUTH


2. All Progressives Congress (APC)

Presidential Candidate – General Muhammadu Buhari
Running Mate – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
HAUSA


3. Kowa Party

Presidential Candidate – Prof. Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya
Running Mate – Saidu Bobboi
YORUBA
4. Hope Democratic Party (HDP)

Presidential Candidate – Ambrose Albert
Running Mate – Haruna Shaba
IGBO
5. Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)

Presidential Candidate – Ganiyu Galadima
Running Mate – Balarabe Ahmed
HAUSA


6. Alliance for Democracy (AD)

Presidential Candidate – Rafiu Salau
Running Mate – Prof. Clinton Cliff Akuchie
HAUSA
7. United Democratic Party (UDC)

Presidential Candidate – Godson Okoye
Running Mate – Haruna Adamu
IGBO
8. African Democratic Congress (ADC)

Presidential Candidate – Dr. Nani Ibrahim Ahmad
Running Mate – Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue
HAUSA
9. National Conscience Party (NCP)

Presidential Candidate – Martin Onovo
Running Mate – Ibrahim Mohammed
IGBO
10. Action Alliance (AA)

Presidential Candidate – Tunde Anifowoshe-Kelani
Running Mate – Comrade Paul Ishaka Ofomile
YORUBA

11. United Progressive Party (UPP)

Presidential Candidate – Chekwas Okorie
Running Mate – Bello Umar
IGBO

I said the main parties apc and pdp not all these mushroom parties..or your wildest dreams someone from these mushroom parties will win election in Nigeria?in these same list you posted hausa had 4 candidates so why weren't their votes splitted? The way some of you make argurement at times reeks of emotional imbalance than rational thinking

Abagworo:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/papda-takes-up-over-2000-shops-at-mgbidi-international-market/219035/


The Phones and Allied Product Dealers Association
(PAPDA), Computer Village Business People in Ikeja, Lagos,
have purchased a total of 2500 shops at the Heartland
Gateway International Market under construction in Mgbidi,
Imo State.
The signing of the purchase agreement was done recently at
the office of M.I. Okoro & Associates, the marketing firm to
the project, in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Present at the signing were the President, Phones & Allied
Products Dealers Association (PAPDA), Chief Godfrey Iyke
Nwosu; the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,
Graceland Channels Ltd, the developers, Pastor Nat
Omoruyi; Special Assistant to the Governor of Imo State and
Liaison Officer in Lagos, Mr. Alfred O. Ononugbo; and the
Principal Consultant M.I. Okoro & Associates, Dr. M.I.
Okoro; President, Imo State Town Union, Lagos, Pastor
Okey Anorue; Lawyers, among others.
By this, the Computer Village Business People, Ikeja, have
shown interest in the re-energizing of Imo state economic
activities in Eastern Nigeria.
The re-energizing of Imo state economic activities is to be
achieved through the development of 10,000 lock up shops,
warehouses, housing estates and other facilities.
Mr. Ononugbo, who represented Governor Rochas Okorocha
advised the business people to have “an integrity-driven
market. If our people buy a product for N30,000 then give
them a product that is worth N30,000.”ties in Igbo
land.”

On completion, the International Market will be the biggest,
most modern type of market in Nigeria and Africa.
This International Market is expected to play host to over
two million people doing business in the market city.
This teaming population coming from all parts of Nigeria
and the world would demand for land for various
developmental projects like- housing estates, Warehousing
complexes, Hotels, Industrial and allied activities, schools
and colleges and any other activities that may require the
use of land.

The increase in the demand for land purchase is expected to
increase the value of land in the area.
He said Governor Anayo Rochas Okorocha earmarked about
200hectres of land to Graceland Channels Ltd for the
development of over three thousand housing units for both
residential and commercial occupations in Mgbidi and
immediate environment.

The land supply will help accommodate the expected
teaming population as a preliminary measure to tackle the
demand for housing, and also to complement the Heartland
Gateway International Market.
In a bid to open up the Eastern region of Nigeria for effective
economic emancipation and to position it to compete with
the world economically, Okorocha launched the
development of an Industrial Park with some foreign
partnership.

The foreign partnership with the Imo State Government is
expected to cost over five billion US Dollars and is already
sited at Egbema, Imo state.
The Industrial Park shares immediate neighbourhood with
the Heartland Gateway International Market and Rivers
State of Nigeria.



“This will aid the ease of movement of goods via the Imo,
Port Harcourt and Asaba Airports plus the Governor’s
intention to also open up water ways for the transportation
of goods and materials via the Port Harcourt Seaport.
“The choice of Graceland Channels Ltd for the development
of the market City at Mgbidi is an evidence of Imo State
government’s pursuit for excellence, because this
construction firm has developed a lot of Estates in the past
that competes with International standard.”

thought you said that market was not good .
I guess those computer village guys are seeing something we are not seeing..maybe that is why they are business men and we are not...about this market being the most modern market is it going to be more modern that aba mall...by the way who they keep quoting 5b dollars for that egbema industrial park? Do they know what 5b dollars is?

castro316:
I am serving in abuja and I see it happening times without number. A Muslim friend of mine said it is part of their religion to be fair to their brothers no matter what. I guess it is naivity. Unlike us igbos wey don open eye. Everybody is hustling at the expense of one another. Gone are those days when igbos live as one whether u are my mother's own or not. Nowadays even blood brothers fight and kill themselves for money. The reason why we can't produce a president today is because. We can't allow one person come out to lead and others follow suit. look at this past election how many igbos come to contest. 4 how can u win an election when the igbo voters supposed to count as numbers to ur advantage are divided to other parties. That's wrong.

which Igbo contested the last election in the main parties?

Gabrinoz:
GEJ- President, Pius Aiym – SGF, Ngozi Okonjo-Finance, Allison Maduekwe- Petroleum, Urubebe –Works, Stella- Aviation, Ziakede Akpobolokemi – NIMASA, Ekpeyong- DSS, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu- One time Mins.for health, Gen. Minimah-COAS, Gen, Azubuike Ihejirika- one time COAS…etc

All the people are from the SS & SE, how they impacted our social, economic, infrastructural wellbeing.
We SS/SE had people who held key political position, but yet the SS/SE has the worst set of interstate road, has the worst set of federal infrastructure etc.


So what do we really need.

all these posts do not really matter to be honest but ihejirika's own is a bit of an exception...compare ohafia barracks before and after ihejirika's tenure

new2020:
Shattap there Yoruba imposter. Dividing what? His views on religion are backed with irrefutable facts...biblical, metaphysical; epistemological, ontological, and historical. Only learned people are very aware of what Nnamdi Kanu is doing especially with his criticism of modern religion that was brought and shoved down our throat, and responsible for the backwardness of black people especially Africans. You may not understand what he is doing now, however yrs from now you will understand. Nnamdi Kanu is only a mouthpiece of a much larger organization...IPOB; led by a team of very wealthy and highly educated Biafrans living abroad. Understand that whatever he says has been thoroughly vetted, deliberated and sanctioned by the IPOB leadership team before he comes on air. IPOB is bigger than Nnamdi Kanu.

you know next to nothing how religious issues are..go to mbaise or some parts of igboland and tell them that Catholicism is evil and see quickly how this kanu Biafra agitation will turn on its head..how enlightened you are living outside Nigeria is irrelevant if the people you want to lead feel slighted and angry you are talking down on their faith...and if truly issues are vetted in ipob before kanu goes on air then ipob lacks strategic thinking..you don castigate those guys who would ordinary be on your side before a battle

liberty300:
Pdp said nigeria's economy is getting worst under the new admin and everyone laughed at them..when in the reality, they're right

rubbish statement

CyberWolf:
it will work if we are sincere to ourselves. The reason why it's not working is because allocation will always come from FG. Cut FG allocation and see these governors sit up.

well you in a way right.
..once they know that money will no longer come from abj they would become proactive

Dhugal:
Don't know if it was OBJ that repaired the road n why,but Owerri-Okigwe rd is a state road,not federal.Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe is the federal road n that one too has k-leg

I believe fg repaired that rd not udenwa.
I can still remember ararume appealing on that rd then..
How sure are you that is federal rd?

CyberWolf:
yes I understand that. They know exactly what to do but they won't do it because they will say after all, I will collect allocation at the end of the month. If you see the kind of solid minerals we have in my state, you will know that we won't need FG allocation to survive. All this minerals has an end product. A reasonable government will source for loan to build factories where this minerals will be processed into end products. The fund you generate from marketing this products will be used to repay the loans and in the long run, invest in other areas like agriculture. We are not even talking of the employment opportunities you will create for our youths.. How many are we kwanu ...you can pay your workers salaries from this investments...but no they won't do it. Just like father Mbaka said, I wonder what these Politucians drink whenever they enter there

well now that fg allocation is dwindling they are supposed to have no other options than to encourage investments and companies...but i don't buy that gov should build and run outfits...e no go work guy

meforyou1:
the I huge axis u talk about is Owerri - ph road, which is a federal road. Owerri - Aba road is also a federal road. But owerri-okigwe rd has never been and is not a federal road

my friend I went to sec school in okigwe for 5 yrs and like 7 mins after passing anara junction you get to ihugbe..from that ihugbe to okigwe town is supposed to be just 10 mins but back then before 1999 it could take 30mins because of a very bad stretch of about 3km and the terrain is difficult with red earth...anybody that went to absu then from owerri knows the area I am talking about...it was repaired by obj regime but I am not sure how it is now

EastLebanon:
Everyday hundreds of truck come to this state to upload granite chippings,my question is,where are all those money going to,julius berger's granite querry in the state is enough to transform the state, instead the state is getting poorer.what is wrong?,they have one of the largest limestone and granite deposit in the nation but the dividends is not present in the state.
EBONYIANS,WAKE UP.

first cement companies must be encouraged to set up plants in the state likewise other outfits that the solid minerals in ebonyi are there primary resource not frustrating them (ibeto and elechi issues)

meforyou1:
so the roads belong to the federal government

yeah like inner Lagos city rds also belong to fg

CyberWolf:
That's why I support true federalism. Let every zone go and develop themselves with whatever they have. When it comes down to zone, let every state develop themselves...We Ebonyians will go back home and brainstorm on how to develop ourselves with whatever we have. Enough of these criminal minded, lazy, loquacious, greedy, ediotic and pot-belly Politucians that knows nothin other than to go cap in hand every month to beg for allocation in Abuja

it is not by having mineral resources you knowit is also by encouraging business and outfits to set up plants in ebonyi to encourage employment and economy...remember elechi and Ibeto and nigercem squabble

meforyou1:
Lagos used to be federal capital. As for the Arochukwu road, it used to be a federal road when we had only Imo - Anambra states. Adding Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia distorted the equation.

look owerri okigwe is not a state rd..that rd especially the ihugbe axis of that rd was repaired during obasanjo regime by the fg.i dont know the state now

meforyou1:
a road is only a federal road if it spans at least 2 states. Owerri-Okigwe doesn't qualify as such. So ask okorocha to repair the road as he has refused to repair arondizuogu-okigwe road

arondizuogu okigwe rd is part of Oba nnewi okigwe federal rd

abagoro:
The primary schools are very simple but much better than what was obtainable if you will be truthful but the secondary schools are more sophisticated as shown from the two photos of Ikenegbu girls at the bottom.


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truth be told some of those classrooms are useless and are not being used as I have seen some during school hrs

meforyou1:
how is it a federal road? Did it pass through another state?

third mainland bridge and arochukwu ohafia rds are federal rds ...did they pass through another state

meforyou1:
owerri-okigwe is a state road

it I a federal road

macolino:
Not really,though some women protested that the land is the source of there livelihood.but the good people of obokofia accepted the developement.Right now they have offered to give the govt the land.sighting that the jobs are for the youths.work is on going,waiting for the govt to reach MOU with the host community

good