₦airaland Forum

betterABIAstate:
can't wait for this issue to be rectified, its going to bring economic buoyancy to the state.

pray it gets rectified fast...atleast sambo is no longer there

Horus:
Hakeem Bello-Osagie, a Nigerian businessman listed by Forbes as the 40th richest man in Africa.

Na Wao silent man

chuna1985:
Still no igbo.

sorry but this is useless submission...if you bothered to look at the governors going with him they are all close to Cameroon or have borders with them

Horus:
[size=21pt]July Update of Jabi Lake Mall (Abuja)[/size]

https://jabilakemall.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_5654.jpg

https://jabilakemall.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_5655.jpg

https://jabilakemall.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_5660.jpg

https://jabilakemall.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_5691.jpg

https://jabilakemall.com/wp-content/uploads/imagio_photography_Jabi_lake_Mall_unretouched-231.jpg

who owns this mall?

slap1:
Some started yesterday. I met two people who had #30,000 and #40,000 deducted from their salaries respectively. Rochas is a shame.

what does this mean?that their salaries has been slashed?

shachris:
Because i know rochas.

you make me laugh..well all I know is that this is his second term so he has no excuse for non performance whether it is difference from political parties (as people are want to say under gej),there is no issue of second term angling where he might want to compromise because of second term

shachris:
check aba road and old Nekede road that rochas constructed with ROACH group.....his company. Check the quality of the road. But people started castigating him, people started pressuring him to use local contractors. He has done so and we are seeing the results now. Besides those roads are already marked for rehabilitation once the rainy season is over.

how do you know the roads are marked for rehabilitation?

shachris:
True. But at least we should cut him some slack that he tried to build the roads in the least. Do you know how many new roads rochas has constructed? The only time imo state witnessed this kind of opening up of access roads was during mbakwe's tenure. He uses local contractor because he believes in empowering imo citizens. And most times, these contractors do not do the best of works, i must say.

if you are building a house and the contractor is misbehaving you either caution the contractor or replace him because you are monitoring his work so your last line does not hold water

shachris:
But at least he did construct the roads. The roads that are getting bad were those constructed by the previous administration that he refurbished. Like the Douglas road.

at least he constructed roads is not good enough because Imo state is a located within a rainforest region therefore adequate drainage and thickness of asphalt must be put into consideration..no need constructing roads that would fail in three yrs..ok the roads that are getting bad are those he refurbished which were constructed by previous admin..does this sound right to your ear?how would you feel if fg reconstructs owerri aba federal road and it started failing in three yrs? So because he reconstructed previous admin roads is an excuse for road failing instead of poor quality works? And no it is nor just reconstructed roads..go and visit ongoing umuguma road construction and see if the quality of construction will make you proud

shachris:
All what you just wrote there are backyard gossips....Didn't rochas contruct roads in owerri? do you live in owerri at all? NEKEDE ROAD, OLD NEKEDE ROAD, SAM MBAKWE ROAD....infact the roads are too numerous to mention.

Are IMO state students paying school fees in IMO state owned schools and instituitons? if you say they are, bring your proof.

Rochas studied Law in Unijos. You either believe it or you don't, doesn't make any diffrence. it's not everybody that studied law that is a practicing lawyer.

Until you bring up concrete evidences to back up those you backyard gossips, i would never take your seriously.

the quality of his roads are suspect...free education in tertiary institutions in the state has been stopped

And just when the Imo state govt is trying to douse the criticism of this photo another sycophant is let loose..maybe he is speaking for the people that did that billboard...just read the trash below

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/okorochas-symbolic-handshake-with-obama-by-joseph-chimezie/

Change2015:
Actually we have the reports from the recent election and the comments of many in the state here, so like with most Nigerians, I would say yes, they are indeed unexposed. Your comments inclusive!

confused comment

Change2015:
He would not be a good politician if he did not know how to milk a photo-opportunity. This is what politicians do. Stop trifling... You have four more years so pace yourselves. #pathetic

milk a photo opportunity for who?you think people from the state are unexposed people?even market women and men from the state would tell you this is a stupid stunt

AnambraDota:
Does it mean Imo and Abians in diaspora don't bring something tangible for home advantage.
This is dangerous trend ooooo

Imagine Abia State, what about all these Hotels, restraunts and estates in Owerri who build them.
Enugu ahead of Anambra, this is wonderful I must confess.

Open a thread with link let debate it.

enugu city is the trick....abia would have probably commanded the same attention but i think the neglect of aba necessisated some kind of flight of that city....as for imo i have nothing to say

AnambraDota:
We have started, you need to join Igboville on FB so that you will understand what is going on.

i hope you constantly drum it into the heads of those in igboville about that inverted intelligence thing because i think that is our greatest problem

Lovesdaisied:
But a larger population almost always guarantees a larger population with disposable income.

We need some of these back especially those domiciled in Lagos, Abuja. It's about laying the ground work to attract them, I think.

yes i agree about laying the groundwork but just touting population without attracting the ones with disposable cash does not really pay otherwise you would be inviting criminality back

People talking about population it is not population per say but people with disposable income...the reason why lagos,rivers and abj command lots of biz people is because of disposable income that is large in those places....having a large population of people without corresponding large disposable income is not worth it.

abagoro:
If he will use it judiciously for infrastructural development then no qualms. But what is it with Governors and 30billion? Like Wike like Ikpeazu.

by the way there was an earlier 200m dollar facility granted by afd bank to abia state early this month

AnamCity:
This is a good development as Onitsha city is being developed into a mega city. All shopping/trading centers should be moved to the outskirts just like it's being implemented already by the OCHA brigade.



http://www.channelstv.com/2015/07/22/williams-street-traders-forced-to-relocate-to-permanent-site-in-anambra /

our people can be stubborn

RareDiamond:
Glimmer of hope for forgotten Enyimba Hotel
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By Our Reporter on July 22, 2015 Oriental News

…As state govt gives illegal occupiers quit notice

From OKEY SAMPSON, Aba

Are you looking for a place where human beings struggle with rodents for accommodation? If so, travel to Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State and take a ride to the abandoned Enyimba Hotel located by the side of the Aba River, a few metres from the city’s main motor park.

For those who may not know, Enyimba Hotel was built by the late Dr Sam Mbakwe administration over 30 years ago, the foundation stone haven been laid shortly before that of Concord Hotel, Owerri.

While Concord, a three-star hotel like Enyimba Hotel is still bubbling with activities year in year out, churning out revenue for the Imo State government, Enyimba Hotel is standing as a wasted edifice and free abode for policemen and rodents.

Despite the fact that some policemen and members of their families reside inside the abandoned hotel, grasses and weeds have taken over the expansive compound housing the six-storey three-star hotel.

Added to this development is that fact that relations of the policemen leaving inside the hotel have also converted the compound into car parks, kiosks and shops.

To be precise, Enyimba Hotel’s foundation stone was laid by Dr Mbakwe in 1979 before the administration was booted out by the General Muhammadu Buhari-led military junta in 1983, and then the main building had been completed but without furniture and fittings.

But this gigantic edifice that could have added to the aesthetics of the Enyimba City, as well as boost the internally generated revenue of the state has been lying fallow, and serving as a hideout for Indian hemp smokers before mobile policemen affected by inadequate accommodation illegally took over the premises.

A visit to the expansive compound lying beside the waterside river showed that the adjoining buildings which appeared to be the staff quarters were yet to be completed, while its surroundings had been taken over by overgrown weeds and thick bushes.

Speaking to Oriental News, a resident of an adjoining street to the hotel, Mr Azubuike Nweze, who claimed to have witnessed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the edifice, lamented that the hotel which he said would have been a major revenue earner for the government, as well as a source of employment and relaxation to the people of the city has been allowed to lie waste.

While commending Mbakwe for his vision in siting industries and hotels across the old Imo State which now comprises Abia, Imo and the Afikpo bloc in Ebonyi State, he, however, expressed some reservations that Enyimba Hotel was abandoned in preference to the completion of Concord Hotel in Owerri.

His words: “It is unfortunate that Enyimba Hotel has been abandoned by successive governments after being also abandoned by the Mbakwe administration in preference to the completion of the Concord Hotel in Owerri, Imo State.

“It was built by Governor Sam Mbakwe, but it is regrettable succeeding administrations have not found it worthy to complete the hotel which would be a major revenue earner for the state. Look at the scenery situation beside the Ogbor Hill River, it can serve as a tourist centre attraction and you know what that means. Governor Sam Mbakwe’s vision of siting industries across the then old Imo State is commendable. He laid the foundation stone of Enyimba Hotel which was started before Concord Hotel in Owerri, but he completed Concord Hotel. The Abia State government should make haste to complete the abandoned hotel.”

It was in the midst of the abandonment of such edifice that some policemen who were hit by accommodation problem converted the hotel to their quarters and due to the unkempt nature of the place, rodents also found some spaces in the hotel, co-habiting and finding the police as their good ‘friends’.

However, this co-habitation has got an expiring date as the current government in Abia has given the ‘occupiers’ of the hotel quit notice.

In a statement released in Umuahia, the government said it was giving those living in the hotel two weeks to quit or they would be forcefully evicted.

The government’s action it was gathered was to re-acquire the hotel, rehabilitate and put it into proper use.

Residents have applauded the government’s move, describing it as the right step in the right direction.

They contended that since the hotel was among the projects to which the Mbakwe administration borrowed substantially to build and to which successive governments in the state laboured to pay back, that everything possible should be done to ensure that the hotel comes on stream for the state to recoup the money it spent in building it and then serve as a source of avenue for IGR for the state.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/glimmer-of-hope-for-forgotten-enyimba-hotel/

if abia state government decides to rehabilitate and make the hotel functional they must bring professionals to run it and nit govt running it

lygn19:
One day d fates shall be changed.
Whatever was done to us wud eventually favour us at the end.

not sure how it would favour us

yang:
should there be?

why don't you leave the man alone

if you have 1 million, follow his example and give to schools

Our children must be educated

I said publicly and not why he still donates

Handsomegod:
I recalled informing you,my learned brethren on this thread, a month ago about the collection of diaspora technocrats whose sole aim is to drive an influx of FDIs never seen before into Enugu under Ugwuanyi.I equally told you guys some of them were already enroute to China and Europe? Gburugburu just confirmed that in his opening speech. The contigent to South Africa will be enroute to Joburg next week and the target is 3 billion dollars worth of Investments with low cost housing and solid mineral development having the upper focus.
Suffice it to say that great times are here in Enugu and the good news is that this bunch of technocrats are not only wawa born but also brothers from other states with prime interests in Enugu's mega-super-bright future! I pray Gburugburu does not become parochial and clannish! An all inclusive government is the real deal.
In another vein,mods,supermods,super-super mods,please,I beg all of you in the name of whatever (G) god you worship,push this thread back to the politics section where it belongs! There are countless trashy garbagges a.k.a threads with no substance for enlightenment and life occupying Politics section. This thread,just like the Anambra and Imo threads are our mirrors and meters to assess the quality of governance in the eastern states. The focus is pure State and Economy(Political Economy) and I struggle to know why and what d heck it is doing here@Travel session.
Meanwhile,have urself a soulful and sober Biafra remebrance day! I lost countless uncles and relatives,including 4 lawyers and 6 Engineers in the war.They did not die in vain.God bless us all!

this your post is still valid?especially the first three paragraphs?

Any reason peter obi is still doing this publicly?

abagoro:
My interest is mainly on the coal to power project. Those are the angle I expect wise Igbos to route for in Buhari's admin. Let Buhari encourage this man to make use of our coal laying fallow in Enugu to generate much needed power.

Jonathan's admin frustrated Barth Nnaji who invested heavily in Aba courtesy of Obasanjo's earlier encouragement in 2005. I will try at my own capacity to bring it to knowledge of responsible Igbos the beautiful idea of Mr Obiyo.

I guess it is the same person below

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/firm-to-build-500mw-coal-power-plant-in-enugu/202562/

And there is a website and a face behind the whole thing..it is hoping the guy is genuine

http://www.multinetnigeria.com/group.html

mikkypel:
Essss, look here son, why are you head over heels on politician registering there children abroad instead of you hustling for a better future so that u can do the same.. Btw, who told you Nigeria educational system is wack, how are those students who Schooled abroad better than we that schooled here?

I repeat if you do not have brains I will understand why you made your initial comment

abagoro:
http://imostateonline.com/economy/1234-ikeduru-born-businessman-set-to-build-abattoir-across-nigeria


Decrying the poor meat condition round the country, an
Ikeduru, Imo State born businessman,Dr Uzoma Obiyo,
may have stepped in to rescue the situation as his
Group,Multi-Net, entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Federal Government on the
development and operation of Modern International
standard abattoirs in the six geo-political zones of the
country.


Rising from the brief signing ceremony in Abuja
recently,the Permanent Secretary,Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sonny Echono
tasked the Multi-Net Group to deliver healthy,quality fresh
meat locally and further generate income and livelihood
for the livestock farmers.


Speaking to the Press after putting pen to paper,Dr Obiyo
said: “My dream and objective for this modern abattoir is to
produce healthy and quality fresh and local produced
animals, provide income and livelihood for livestock farmers
of whom he is intending to work with, towards achieving his
dreams, and also to attract young unemployed youths into
farming and live-stock production.”


He said his company expects a situation where a young
person will be proud to say that he or she is a butchery
expert and earning good living with it.
Obiyo noted that Africa, especially Nigeria, has no excuse to
rely on imported meat products.


He said: “I believe that Africa and Nigeria should not be
relying on imported meat products of which the hygiene and
quality are questionable, he wants to develop a meat and
livestock process value-chain whereby there will be
traceability in our meat products, and also the quality and
hygiene will be guaranteed.

“ At the moment such facility and process is lacking, so it is
of no surprise that most of the large hotels and restaurants in
Nigeria, import their meat and livestock products from South
Africa, and costing the nation a large chunk of its scarce
dollars in capital flight and of cause denying our local
farmers their needed in-come.”

The Chairman of Multi-Net maintained that he is on a
mission and will not stop until Nigeria and Africa is self-
sufficient in feeding its populations and providing them with
adequate energy for domestic use and industrialisation.
He stressed that his company is also concerned about the
provision of locally produced petroleum products for local
consumption.


Obiyo said that issues of local content unsettles him, noting
Nigeria has the human and natural resources to drive its
economy without a recourse to foreigners.
“I believe we have the capacity both in human-resources and
natural resources and it is for that reason. I am a passionate
supporter and promoter of Local Content in every sector,
because I see no reason our best are running out of the
country and helping to build other country’s viable economy
while we are employing people from those foreign countries,
whom their own countries will not employ,” he said.
Projecting into the future, the chairman maintained that he is
committed to seeing Nigeria dominates the global economy in
food export and production.


At the moment, Obiyo said that he wants to produce healthy
and fresh quality food for Nigeria with zero wastage because
everything in the farm and in the abattoir will be utilised.
He regretted seeing a lot of wastes in the food, agricultural
and livestock chain. He revealed that he has also got a viable
and implementable plan to go into fisheries and fish
processing and storage.


Obiyo called on the Federal Government, the citizenry,
especially other entrepreneurs to emulate the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) to support the local industries.
On his own, he said he is ready to collaborate with Federal
and State governments and agencies to make foods and
livestock, healthy, hygienic and affordable by all.
He sought the concerted efforts of all Nigerians and the
President for a serious and sincere fight for locally produced
food in the country.


Obiyo recalled that Multi-Net Group Limited had early this
year signed an MoU with the Federal Ministry of Power for
the development of the coal fields in Enugu.
The MoU, said the chairman, is for the generation 500mega-
watts (mw) in the first instant and in the long-term increase
the generation to 1,000mw.
He revealed that after the pact with the Ministry of Power, he
has flagged-off the studies necessary for the implementation
of its project -”Using coal to Light Up Nigeria.”
The chairman noted that unlike many who just sign MOU and
do nothing with it, he “ is a restless, creative, energetic and
innovator who is resolute and convinced that we have all it
takes to produce enough power for domestic and industrial
use but also for export.”


Since signing the MOU, Obiyo noted that he has commenced
and nearly completed all the necessary studies needed to
commence the next stage of making his project “Using Coal to
Light Up Nigeria” a reality.


He however explained that “the only delay now in bringing
my dream to reality is the Coal licence of which I am hoping
that, with the intervention of the Federal Ministry of Power
and all the necessary agencies that I will move fast with his
very detailed and time-lined road–map on generating 500mw
of electricity from coal.”


Commenting on his enterprise, he said MULTI-NET GROUP
LIMITED is wholly owned and an indigenous Nigerian
company, of whom he is the Chairman.
He described himself as an established and successful
entrepreneur in the Telecom Industry.


Continuing, the chaiman said he “is a man with a good nose
for business opportunities that sometimes people are
becoming to imagine me as the Warren Buffet of our own but
they can see me by-passing the success of Warren Buffet, so
the only comparison between us is our noses in smelling out
business opportunities even when others do not see it.
“For Dr. Obiyo, any difficulty I encounter in the process
everyday life and business becomes another business
potential, because I do not believe in moaning or passing
bucks but I believe that Nigerians and Africans should solve
all our infrastructure problems.”

l hope he can finish one first before jumping to the other

bushdoc9919:
That's because our universities are poorly funded.

ASUU has been going on strike over the issue...and govt told them last time that there was no money .

So...we are left with these options....find an extra N10 trillion for universities....or raise fees.

the politicians' children are also schooling outside so the politicians who should fund these universities do not care...left to me I will say that any individual that wants to become a politician in the country must have his or her children in the public institutions in the country...let me see if they would not buckle up

mikkypel:
And how does that put food on your table this morning?

if you do not have brains then I can understand why you asked this question

abagoro:
If he will use it judiciously for infrastructural development then no qualms. But what is it with Governors and 30billion? Like Wike like Ikpeazu.

I really have a problem with governors borrowing money especially this type of amt being peddled here...only if the money goes to strictly capital projects and the projects strictly monitored...by the way the was a 200m dollars grant recently to abia by adb bank

Has anyone notice that most of our big men both biz men and politicians children do not go to university in the country anymore?I just pity our education in the country