₦airaland Forum

BADNEAT:
I believe every state has a dirty hostile points just as imo has Douglas road...The Governor has promised to relocate the Eke ukwu owerri(douglas)market before the end of his tenure

if only indigenes would agree.it is something that has to be done sooner or later so the indigenes should not see it as frustrating or getting back at rochas

Abagworo:
Sometimes to avoid jealousy some news are left for envious ones to continue living in fool's paradise.

I find rochas submission about Imo palm plantation in this interview suspect

http://thenationonlineng.net/i-ll-transform-imo-before-i-leave/

Saying that concessioning of Imo palm plantation is successful when the opposite seams to be the case with Roche group fiasco..unless he is saying that the pz discussion was successful but there has not being any news on that


By the way this news is ridiculous
http://m.guardian.ng/property/imo-lifts-ban-on-high-rise-buildings-in-aladinma-world-bank/

Abagworo:
You don't like creating topics..

I dont really fancy creating topic these days unlike before

investnow2013:
Adama of Adazi Nnukwu

read this and tell if Eric umeofia is saying the truth or just blabbing

http://www.authorityngr.com/2016/04/Recall-Anambra-investors-in-diaspora-Umeofia-tells-Obiano/

Mindless:
To be fair, the US has a lot of ridiculously ugly skyscrapers. And Nigeria has lots of lovely buildings too. It's not like all churches look like that.

Do you understand what is meant by landscaping?? What concerns building with landscaping?

Na so our brain reach na

http://247ureports.com/gov-ikpeazu-to-abandon-road-rehabilitation-projects/

Cc Ponponkon , nwadiuko1

tabletman1:
Ipob is a dead and inconsequential group in anambra, we don't know them.

with all those demonstrations in nnewi and Onitsha?

Though 1986 article the feeling has always being that way

kozmokaz:
no man!


am talking about the the construction of ukegbu road umuola road... ehere road... umuafor road... emelogu road... and the ongoing construction of ikot ekpene road...


the " re asphalted" east road is used by 80% of the people in aba every day !!

and all the people coming in to aba from akwa ibom and cross river



NB
I never like him initially... but bros!!! if I see better thing .I go talk am!!

on going construction of ikot ekpene rd? You mean the main aba ikot ekpene rd?

henchamb:
Don't believe any trash you see online. I'm visiting Imo state for the first time. I'm amazed by the level of cleanliness and good road network I'm seeing. No wonder rochas defeated pdp despite their propaganda

Imo goes beyond owerri though?

EasternActivist:
Are you OK?

I should ask you that

mifavour:
It's true. I live in ABA...work has paused since the ruling

maybe the 30bn loan he took has exhausted

Me no dey bothered..he is ngwa guy..if he cant fix aba well Na him know.

tabletman1:
I will choose stella oduah over 1000 soludos because he is an educated criminal who did equally nothing for anambra state when he was the cbn governor. i hate criminals who normally speak big english to deceive the populace with nothing tangible to show for it. My town is govern by rich men who don't go to school (we don't practice traditional ruler stuff,we rule ourselves with town union stuff), yet it is the most progressive town in Nigeria. Ngige will come back in 2018 since he is the only popular apc candidate.

ngige for governorship 2018? Doubt he would be interested in that..and the bad name ipob is giving apc will not help ngige in anambra..not with the brainwashing

EasternActivist:
Don't be mischievous, you punish both the government and the people.

punish which govt? You must be having a laugh

ebosie11:
Next time b4 u comment u look very.So u don't know this area of Mbaise road right?Look very well b4 commenting

please go and sit down with your childlike lies..you will tell where any place 'na ime owerri town' that mbaise rd is looks anywhere like that

More like mbaise rd in the op's village..any person conversant with owerri knows that mbaise rd in owerri is a dual carriage rd that links Douglas rd to fire service round about and then continue to what is call egbu rd

tabletman1:
Ifeanyi Ubah should be ready to lose his supporters because supporting obiano is evidence of stupidity.

apart from soludo I don't see any other person in anambra political space that I can consider good enough to replace Obiano...i doubt ngige will be interested in becoming 2018 governor since he is now a minister

kettykin:
The previous
Story was an April Fool the real story is below okMeanwhile, after years of prolonged controversies from its failure to respect and enforce the terms in the ‘ring-fencing’ agreement it reached in 2005 with Geometrics Aba Power Plant for distribution of electricity generated from the plant to Aba and Ariaria metropolis in Abia State, the federal government has finally retraced its steps.

Government is now negotiating a settlement between parties in the dispute, Geometrics Aba Power and Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (Disco).

Fashola, said yesterday in Abuja when both parties in the dispute put pen to papers to formalise the agreements they reached after their reported six months long out-of-court negotiation, that commonsense had finally prevailed against the long periods of contest for rights.

In 2005, the government reportedly concessioned Aba and Araiaria as the only security for Geometric to invest in the independent power project instead of the normal sovereign guarantee.

The same government however abandoned the concession agreement when in 2013 it unbundled from defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Enugu Disco and sold it including the concessioned units to Interstates Electrics, this subsequently sparked up the dispute.

Fashola explained at the meeting that the new development was momentous for Nigeria’s power sector. He described the decision of both parties to settle the dispute which was foisted on them by government’s decision as a win-win for the people of Aba and Nigeria.


According to him, the negotiation was first brokered by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who then handed it over to the ministry of power to continue with.

He said apart from parties in the dispute, several individuals including former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Louis Edozien played key roles in the negotiation and final outcome


Fashola stated that with the formalisation of the negotiated agreement, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) would now be asked to amend the licences of both Geometrics and Enugu Disco to reflect the agreements that were reached.
THISDAY however learnt that parts of what was reached by both parties included Geometrics getting back the ring-fenced units, as well as Enugu Disco buying the excess power that would be generated by the gas-fired plant.

Former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji and founder and former chairman of Diamond Bank, Mr. Pascal Dozie, led the team that signed the agreement on behalf of Geometrics, while former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, led that of Enugu Disco.

Fashola however said: “Commonsense will make more meaning to the people of Aba, it will make more meaning to the traders in Ariaria, it will make more meaning to our goal to produce more made in Nigeria goods because I know what is possible in that place. I used to shop there, I used to do business there and I know they make suites, they make good shoes and so they need power. That is commonsense and that is what you have achieved today.”

He further noted that: “Commonsense is also the realisation now that the electricity market is just beginning and many things will happen because there are many things that can happen that we have not even began. What has happened today is to show that within one Disco, there can be two players and that is a ground breaking event today. There are many more blessing and more hopefully.”

According to him: “With this now, investments of over $500 million can come in there (Aba and Ariaria) and feel safe, they can expect to see power delivered within a few months down the line. More importantly, you will see peace more than victory and I think this is the way to go.”

“I think these are some of the silver linings that we can see from our energy crisis. The power coming from Aba is defining because we do not have enough now,” he added.

In his remarks, Kayode said: “We thank you for your personal and official interest in resolving this intractable dispute between Interstate Electrics, owners of the Enugu Disco and Geometrics over Aba and Ariaria.

“I want to make it very clear that it has always been the intention on our side in EEDC to resolve this matter. It is just that we went to court but then we thought that it would make common sense to sit together with the support of government to resolve all issues between us.”

He further explained: “We have also laid the foundation for future partnerships because as soon as power begins to come out of the plant, we will take it for our own part of Enugu Disco and other parts of Nigeria.

“With the agreement we have signed, we are now positioned properly to deliver more power to the people of the east and the added advantage is that it has given the EEDC a charge to put on its thinking cap and expand its business opportunities in the east.”

Nnaji on his part noted that the parties eventually realised that it was better to sit and negotiate a resolution to the controversy than continuing with the court sessions. He added that the vice president had in his first meeting with them stated that he wanted the parties to adopt a different approach to resolving the issue.

“Today to us is historic in the sense that a sector that is supposed to be largely private sector driven has seen its major crisis resolved and it is wonderful that it is being resolved by the effort of the minister and this administration, and we thank you very much for the effort you have put to see this happen,” he said.

According to him: “Everybody had recognised that it was a mistake. We all went fighting in the court but sometimes even when you win in courts, you still have to find peace and that is what we have done here, we have achieved peace and we have achieved progress.”

it is still basically the same story..read the third paragraph well...it has been resolved and both parties signing the final agreement

tabletman1:
supported

Asha80 thanks for the mention but i think this news is fake because the poor and lazy write up is clear evidence .

I doubt it is fake since it was written in Ifeanyi ubah's newspaper too
http://authorityngr.com/2016/03/2017--Ifeanyi-Ubah-offers-to-campaign-for-Obiano/?fb_comment_id=1113543898665868_1113618818658376

IyaIode:
All thanks to fashola and osinbajo. There can't be biafra without yoruba blessing

Maybe your people are also tired just looking for an escape route
https://www.nairaland.com/3021452/ile-kaaro-ojiire-yoruba-nigeria

kettykin:
God bless Fashola, credit should be given when it is deserved and Osinbajo who facilitated it.

I just hope there would not be any shenanigans on this power issue if and when the power plant begins to fire..Nigeria is a country funny things happen to a good project

So who takes the glory since last administration could not resolve it? Just asking

By the company is no longer known as geometric

Abagworo:
At 250million per km then only Akwa Ibom and Rivers can construct Roads. How did Imo construct its roads going by the huge recurrent expenditure visa vis low income? I think 300million per km is good for that quality of highway.

you and i know quality of roads rochas constructed in Imo are suspect so make we no go there

Abagworo:
The plan is 8 lane within the urbanised area. It seems Uguru is behind the sudden resumption of work on the road after he discovered the fraud therein.

http://www.thereflector.com.ng/component/k2/2617-shocker-jonathan-approves-n500m-per-km-on-owerri-port-harcourt-express-road


The minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Useni Uguru
Useni yesterday became furious with the
contractor handling Owerri/Portharcourt road,
ARAB CONTRACTOR, on discovering that the
road was contracted between the contractor and
Jonathan's administration with the total sum of
500 million naira per kilometre.
The minister who could not hide his feelings
over the outrageous amount on the contract,
lashed out on the immediate past administration
over what he described as a total reap-off on
the country.


Inspecting the road project yesterday,
accompanied with his junior colleague minister,
pastor Uguru told the contractor to expedite
action over the project without further delay.
Those who were with them for the road
inspection were the Deputy Chief of Staff
Operations, government house Owerri, Engr.
Kingsley Chima Uju, some directors in the
ministry of Niger Delta affairs, among others.

I have seen in different fora where it is said to build a standard one km rd in Nigeria is 250m naira...now if we realise this is a dual way then 500m per km might not be over the top..however the contractor doing the work according to specification becomes another issue

I dont also see anywhere in that write up that it is specified that it would be 8 lanes in urban area...even if that is true a lot of demolitions have to be made

Abagworo:
I anticipated this claim even when y'all heaped every blame on that road to Rochas Okorocha. I wrote then that it was abandoned because of Okorocha's political stand and that if power changes hands work would resume on that road. Today I am happy being vindicated. I guess if Buhari constructs 2nd Niger bridge you will equally attribute it to the ineffectual buffoon. Ride on sir.

Finally Umuapu internal village roads as shown below were constructed by Rochas Okorocha led Imo Government. Work started there late 2015 and it was completed last month. It is now used as alternative route to avoid the bad part of Port Harcourt/Owerri expressway.

is arab contractors fully back on that owerri ph road?
Hope they know that rd ought to be dualized all the way to assumpta cathedral junction

obiak4:
scrapped and moved to a community between amassoma,ogobiri and tombia village it's about 80% completed
izonowei your ranting is too much as someone rightly said most Bayelsans prefer collecting salaries for work not done,they have enough ghost worker than any state in the federation, as I write this piece am in bayelsa so I know much about the state that said
but it not an excuse for Dickson not to have paid salaries, as at today verification of all staffs of govt. institutions is ongoing because probably he is trying to reduce ghost workers
most bayelsa youth are lazy but they like enjoyment (weed,cocaine, rum,women)
bayelsans should see this as a clarion call to start a business because most of the businesses are owned by stranger
ha izon ha izon

you mean things like this
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812190067.html

rusher14:
Tebrao my brother.

Nothing to weep over.

There's roughly 40 months to go.

Bayelsa has always been blessed with great leaders.

From Alams to Jonathan who was elevated to president on account of his brilliant performance in the state, and now Dickson who's been given a second go at it due to his marvellous works in our sight.

Let us continue to ask for such leaders.

It could be worse with that Almajiri party.

is tho supposed to be a joke?

Kryptonite...check whether there is an freakish kid in your neighbourhood.

chudionu58:
For your information, the road is under award (Dec. 2014 @ 24 billion) by the federal ministry of works and that is why it's not being touched by FERMA... Am expecting the contractor "RCC" to be remobilized to site once budget is passed! Already, 7 billion was provided in this years budget for it.
Work couldn't commence last year because of sever budget cuts of the FMoW.... I must commend Mike Onoloememen for remodeling that road from the debacle of Yar adua in 2009...Also, kudos to the current regime for continuing with such a project.

do you have evidence of 7bn naira being budgeted for Enugu Onitsha expressway this yr? This is because of the report of 2.9bn being budgeted for capital projects for se by daily trust some weeks ago.

aresa:
Lagos Ibadan was and is still tangled up with litigation, court cases and contractual fights so it's never been the ideal project to take on.

Lagos Ibadan road is also a National road used by hundreds of thousands of Nigerians daily and not just the folks in the SW so I don't see the SW funding that road and they turn around to charge the rest of Nigeria for using that road. but on the other hand, 2nd NB is used predominantly by the folks in SE.

what you wrote here is no excuse for that gaffe that you did..mind you second niger bridge connects delta (ss) and anambra (se) so if there should be a combined effort to build an fg project( unless you point to me where a rd or bridge that connect two states is no longer and fg project) why leave out delta state and focus on on se states only? Why would abia be more concerned that delta for instance? Also that line the se people will use 2nd bridge predominantly is largely myopic.why? The bridge has not being built yet.the non eastern workers from SW working in oil and other related firms in ph axis,ohaji and oguta axis etc will make use of it when built..if there is an economic boom in the aks axis or se the workforce that might want to partake in that boom from the west will use the bridge..mind you buses that go from Lagos to Benue and even taraba make use of Onitsha axis because it is shorter..so enough of the narrow mindedness of the 2nd niger bridge.

If I am to use your same premise why dont sw states come together to repair ogbomosho Oyo highway? Or is that a 'national' rd now since its users are mainly sw people?

aresa:
You don't have any international airport, it's international only by mouth and on paper, but in reality, it's not.

The woman missed a great opportunity to deliver one of the best airport in Nigeria, but did not because of the same National corruption disease and incompetence.

We've seen horrible pictures that basically confirmed the lousy state of things at this airport especially when it rains, we saw people walking in flood water in the rain to and from the plan as stated in this report.

Obviously, this report has nothing to do with tribalism and it shouldn't be. Stating the poor state of things in your backyard should be a source of concern when it comes to our safety and the safety of the people you love.

You have major airlines refusing to fly to enugu because of the lousy job the woman did and you are sitting here shouting tribalism and blaming other people instead of the person responsible for the mess that's threatening your safety and economic security.

Tribalism is very dangerous because it not only denies you your rightful entitlement,but also endangers you and your people and instead of seeking accountability, you blame other people and shielded and protect the culprit because of tribalism.

Other people are not responsible for the lack of 2nd NB, your tribal games, affiliations and uncaring and incompetent leaders. This bridge should have been built collectively by your own states a long time a ago, but because of their incompetence and uncaring behavior, they point fingers at every turn and make sure to tell you that other tribes are responsible for what's essentially their responsibility.

You should be happy if in fact the project was suspended or totally scraped as it stands contractually today because it was designed to swindle and scam you for 30 years.

To start with and as it stands, the FG is not building or funding that bridge, JB is building and funding the over inflated bridge because GEJ sold the deal to JB to build and fund and in return, you pay tolls to JB for 30 years.

Have you ever asked yourself why you should pay tolls to JB for 30 years just to use that bridge while people in other parts of the country are using FG bridges and infrastructures for free?

Have you ever asked yourself why GEJ didn't just get direct FG funding for the bridge instead of selling it to JB to toll you and make you and your people pay for that bridge out of your own pocket?

Why must you pay for that bridge fir 30 years and at the end of that 30 years, it's still not going to be yours locally, it's going to be the property of the FG of Nigeria, meaning it belongs to the whole country when in fact, the folks in SE paid for it out of their own pocket.


Why not just build your own bridge with your own money, toll your own bridge and use the money to fund other projects in your communities.

Lagos state built and tolled the Lekki bridge and whatever they make off the bridge funds other projects, but as it stands, you are helping the FG pay for a bridge that's never going to be yours while other people in Nigeria enjoy FG roads and bridges free of charge.


Fact is, you let tribalism mess you up, you let other people take advantage of you because you are always preoccupied with tribalism, you distract yourself with tribalism, you box yourself in a corner with tribalism and so on.

You are your own enemy and not other tribes. You basically rip what you sow either with your mentality, outlook, your association or the kind of people you call leaders and ultimately you yourself and your shallow and tribal thinking..


You didn't even address the deficiencies stated in the report to start with....well, that's a different story..

nice write up spoilt by the suggestion that se states should have come together to build 2nd niger bridge when Lagos,Oyo and ogun refuse to come together to repair the Lagos Ibadan expressway