₦airaland Forum

Afam4eva: [size=14pt]You're wrong. The reason why Europe and America is soo developed is because the people developed it and not the government. The government just provided the enabling environment for that to happen. But it seems in Nigeria, the government has relegated it's own duty and is doing what the citizens are supposed to be doing. Of what use is the government building beautiful structures which according to you will make them feel discouraged about poverty when they don't have the needed mechanism to achieve such feat by themselves. Even in the poorest countries in the world, they have seen the best of things whether in real life or on TV but their limitations will not enable them even dream for those things.[/size]

nameo: Is this man not a thief? Anambra people shine your eyes o

Why cant someone like Prof Akunyili made a Governor in Anambra?

cjrane: UBAH wants to be Governor simply to loot in order to pay back Coscharis and the banks the massive debts he incurred.

onye_ngbu*:
You are already sounding like its your post election killing spree already. CPC/ACN Tout!

Abagworo: Ibiasoegbe is a remote community in Oru, Imo State and from what I've read, the road leads to Isseke. Olauda Equiano's community. The villagers seem to be happy that they are finally being linked by tarred road not knowing it would have been better untarred. I guess this is one of those Rochas 6000km rural roads done by the fourth tier Government..

excellentmomma: Which aba, dat slum, Umuahia and the neighbouring towns will sure appreciate this more.

Abagworo: What I heard there was Anambra dialect though. Still the normal Onitsha but I noticed the normal heaps of laterite that I so much hate. There are also some streetlights being installed.

If this is a recent video, then it only goes to confirm the 7years of waste. I pray it was taken around 2010.

drnoel: its not my article. its in the dailies.

I believe so too but then these people said to be leading us do think they are smarter than us..

Abagworo: Some of them are mixed with Urban, semi-urban and rural. His response was on local governments with high population density. Ihiala for example is semi urban while most others are mixed except Onitshas and Awka South which are fully urban.

Okija_juju: And an Aboki will always be an Aboki.. Oya shine my shoe! Bloody Pool #InAbokiAccent..

okpara ugo: Still on Anambra, is there any of its villages without a motorable road?

I mean to still register my surprise that all villages in Anambra have modern eateries, filling stations, car washes, modern markets, shopping malls, nothing would make you feel you werent in a state capital.

Kudos again.

Chillypelly: It is laughable when people include enugu on the list. Outside cosmetic touches in enugu and nsukka the okpa spirit lives on. Akwa Ibom should be included but not before Lagos, Anambra, Rivers, Ogun, Edo, Delta and kano. Development is not about the flyovers and roads but the commercial transactions, road interconnectivity, literate population and standard of living as the measuring index. You may include provision of basic facilities in rural areas by govt and individuals as a yastic. Imo has a huge urban and semi urban population rested on the one city drive by the govt. Litracy level in Imo is mind bugging ( about 83%) highest in west and central africa according to UNESCO. With the insane development of cities in Imo state ( about 11 of them) its sure the are ready for the top. Cross River is just one big joke. Outside Calabar the state capital, lions and reptiles rule the the state.

greenmouse: Imo is the best state so far. Visit and confirm for yourself.

IGBO-SON:
^^^Exactly! I know i may draw some flack here, but Anambra is more urbanised than developed. When I talk of a developed state, states that are approaching such a status are Abuja, Akwa Ibom and parts of Lagos (mind you, for now we're talking more of the state capital here).

A developed state should have some (or all) of the following: an integrated inter/intracity transportation system consisting of buses, trains, taxis, boats, etc; constant power supply; constant water supply; an adequate and well equipped health service; adequate waste disposal service; adequate security; leisure, entertainment and tourist centres like parks, theatres, museums, 5-star Hotels, Golf clubs, gyms, etc; readily accessible maps of city layouts either in hard or softcopies; an airport or two; a well-appointed and spotless business district; gov't/private enabled mass housing; serene and beautiful upperclass residential areas for high networth individuals/families.

So you see that we still have a long way to go; but if things are done fairly in this country, with everyone allowed the space and resources to develop at their own pace, and with good visionary leadership in place, i see cities like Onitsha, Aba, Enugu Abakaliki and Owerri getting close to such a standard in the next 10 years; this is why we should elect a Solu.. the right kind of leaders for our respective states.

Omo_Tier1: You do not use one component.. Go back to the link. I posted in the update to my post... That will give you a better perspective on development and its sustainability. Development encompasses not just trade and commerce, but infrastructure, culture and well being.

Omo_Tier1: Can I candidly advice you to consult the dictionary and check for the definition of urbanisation? A place cannot be urbanised if it has not got a comparative advantage to other places, hence the reason an urbanised area is developed. It becomes subjective what you call development. Your example of country side being developed is a misnomer else they would not be called countryside aka glorified name for rural area. Going by your example again, money will exchange hands only if the sophistication in trade and commerce of that place is more developed compared to the other places, again this does not fit in the definition of development according to the United Nations habitat...

abdulkayus: Hey dude, ur list is trash. D only develop states i will say are Lagos, Abuja and den maybe Kano.
All d Anambra, Akwa ibom, oyo, delta and Edo are still glorified town. Which malls dey Anambra. Anambra is overhyped abeg.

Vision2017: I believe other posts in response to yours says it all. Also those preferences of yours in a 'small town' are only but a mirage and I don't see Delta attaining such by 2050. Yes, Nigeria as a whole is beclouded with leadership problem but Delta's case is something different with hooligans and cabals occupying even not too juicy positions as school principals. I look at this categorically and I can't help but feel pity for Deltans cause they all live in the rellics of the past age which Thomas Hobbes described as solitary,nasty, brutal and short life span. Forget all this media hypes about Delta on TV. Delta with all her oil could still be likened to Zamfara and Sokoto which today ranks amongst the poorest states in Nigeria. I repeat, there is nothing on ground in Delta caused I have been opportuned to tour round the nook and crannies of the state.

Omo_Tier1: Urbanisation is not development, can a state be urbanised and yet not developed? What are the indices of an urbanised state compared to a developed one? The reason people will move from A to B is because B is seen as a better place to live, I.e. more developed than B. Hence Urbanisation and development goes hand in hand.

Vision2017: Delta shouldn't make the list. Truth be told, there are only 2 major cities in Delta and these are Asaba the state capital and Warri. Other glorified towns cum cities are only but a mere shadow of what a city should be. Delta is mostly beclouded by thick bushes and forest virtually everywhere. Nothing is happening in Delta and I can't help but wonder why Delta made your list of the most developed state in Nigeria. Delta remains a dungeon where wild animals thrives

Omo_Tier1: Whoever compiled this list is a village champion!how can you say Akwa-Ibom is more developed than Edo? To even see Delta state on that list means the op really does not understand what development really is!

For all I care, the only state nearing anything called development in Nigeria is Lagos. Abuja comes closest but still years always from being a developed state. All others are glorified towns still developing.

cnnamoko: when i say developed states, i mean states that have good roads, good malls, best infrastructures and wider coverage outside their capital cities

cnnamoko: from my numerous tours all over 9ja, i have come to realise that these states are the most developed...just my observations, or what do you think?

1. Lagos
2. Anambra
3. Kano
4. Enugu
5. Akwa Ibom
6. Rivers
7. Kaduna
8. Oyo
9. Kastina
10.Delta

chinkelly: People like u are called "Akpa" in warri. S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ I shud travel around be4 I can tell whether the roads are in good shape right? That's not necessary. This is electronic age, bro wake up! Everybody sees what is happening and communicate it around! I don't have 2 travel 2 Akwa Ibom, or 2 Edo state or where ever 4 dat matter to SEE wats going on. Almost a hundred people got killed recently in autocrash along the Benin-Lagos express road. It was due 2 the condition of the road. S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ don't come here 2 fan ur stinky breath in our faces. Everybody can't be as dumb as u!

Biafra diplomat: God punish the devil, of all the wicked governors we have in Nigeria, people like T.A Orji, E.Uduaghan et al, its our amiable Rochas you set your sight on? May God destroy your evil antics! Though it is said that good things don't last but our dear governor shall live and continue his good works, your great deeds in Imo must continue and neither will you abandon the thousands of poor children across Nigeria that are under your care. People like you are a rare commodity in Nigeria, all we see at every turn are avaricious, gluttonous, primitive accumulators of state resources and evil men who do not want the common man to enjoy our collective patrimony. WE LOVE YOU ROCHAS, POSTERITY WILL JUDGE YOU WELL.

adexway: Thank GOD his health is stable. Minor scratch? That's fair enough. But why all this love for this man you guys dont know? Ask anyone who lives in that state, but isn't an indigene how well he's fairing and you'll know better. I've been in imo state for 10 months now on youth service and there's nothing significant to point to as a change. Just the political brain-washing and endless media propaganda. He's another average governor. Ask imo corps members, they will tell you better.

Biafra diplomat: God punish the devil, of all the wicked governors we have in Nigeria, people like T.A Orji, E.Uduaghan et al, its our amiable Rochas you set your sight on? May God destroy your evil antics! Though it is said that good things don't last but our dear governor shall live and continue his good works, your great deeds in Imo must continue and neither will you abandon the thousands of poor children across Nigeria that are under your care. People like you are a rare commodity in Nigeria, all we see at every turn are avaricious, gluttonous, primitive accumulators of state resources and evil men who do not want the common man to enjoy our collective patrimony. WE LOVE YOU ROCHAS, POSTERITY WILL JUDGE YOU WELL.

otokx: Is that the road in the picture?

Rossikk: Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.

Rossikk: Damn I hate that phrase, 'like seriously'. Reminds me of Tonto Dike in all her brainless, fake American glory.