₦airaland Forum

slivertongue:
less than one percent of population will use that airport so let them focus more on the everyday need of the masses or commoners. there are too many airports in Nigeria which are not in use yet scarce resources are been sunk in new ones that will be abandoned tomorrow

You don't know that the one percent according to you that will use the airport are the ones with the capital to invest and create jobs for the masses that you seem to be concerned about.

if you don't invest in infrastructure that will help you attract the capital like the airport, how will they come an invest and create jobs? the Turkish, Chinese, Singaporeans etc that are investing their capital in Akwa Ibom today, how do you think they could have gotten to Akwa Ibom without the Air port in Uyo?
would they have driven from Lagos and Abuja via the bad roads in country and the eyesore called Aba - Ikot Ekpene road
or land in calabar airport and drive through the Nightmare called Itu - Calabar highway?

Appreciate good things when you see it. this is going to be a great blessing for our state, can you imagine what will happen to the economy of Akwa Ibom when Uyo becomes the hub where most people coming to Nigeria will land first?

Dakkada FC new home! cant wait for Akwa Ibom Football league. we will have enough football club to form a State league, competition will include 3 regional championship from the 3 e
senatorial districts and a Governors cup as state championship trophy!

Connect the Apron to the taxiway, and don't wait till the terminal building is complete before you do the Apron, this are ways that will fast track the completion of the project.

I think they should start the Apron simultaneously with the terminal building.

slivertongue:
good but too much investment in elite taste

What? An airport terminal is not an elite investment. It's a basic infrastructure that every state need to have.

NgwalandAbia:
South south my ass, keep talking trash as if Igbos are not found there, by the way they are closer to us than your people, do we share things in common with you guys? Anwser is NO.

Eastern Nigeria is all that counts, you can hang if you don't like it.

You cant think for us, just because you don't like the construct of South South does not mean it doesn't exist. you are entitled to you opinion just as i and the people who feel like me are entitled to ours, no need for insult.

We already tried biafra and eastern region it left a bitter taste in our mouth. we want something new, If the eastern region was that good there would have been no need for further division, if the western region was that good there would have been no need for Mid western region.
the dominant groups, in those regions were playing the part that the Fulanis are playing in one Nigeria today.

This is the view of the generality of Minorities in both the former South western and Eastern region of Old Nigeria. this are facts and you cant create your own fact.

We will take our chances in a Niger Delta Republic where no ethnic group will lord over others. because we are almost equal in Numbers and spread.

JustBeingFrank:
No go tell your Abia governor to develop your vvillage. Keep beating your dirty chest for South South States.

No need for insult.
The Abia that you people keep shading is one of the most urbanized states in Nigeria filled with the most hardworking people on planet Earth.

the government has failed to build roads and keep sanitation of up to date. The day those basic things are done and Abia state gets constant electricity, very few states will compare to Abia State, Abia is a diamond in the rough, all it needs is one leader who will be committed to reshape it.
Reshaping Aba alone will generate enough IGR to reposition that whole state.

I say this because i know Abia State intimately, most people that talk about Abia State have no idea what they are talking about, they bash Abia because of Aba but Abia state is more than Aba. And Aba is not a village. it one of the greatest cities in the Eastern region, in has issues just like any big city in the world.

NgwalandAbia:
Eastern Region illiterate, go and consult your google.

Former Eastern Nigeria, now there is Northern Nigeria, Middle Belt, South western Nigeria, Eastern Nigeria and Niger Delta Republic.

This are the new regions in Nigeria today.

Northern Nigeria = Northwest and Northeast

Middle belt = North central and other northern ethnic minorities.

Southwest Nigeria = Youroba land

Eastern Nigeria = Igbo land

Niger Delta Republic = All Ethnic Minorities of the 6 South South states.

More pictures

Air side model with 5 avio bridges.

Model of the airport

The Victor Attah international Airport Uyo, Akwa ibom state is getting a state of the arts 30,000sqm new terminal, the new terminal will stand on 3 floors, with 5 avio bridges, with the ability to process 1 million passengers per year.

The terminal will be the first Airport terminal in Nigeria with inbuilt biosecurity and biosafety systems in place, which will include a contactless checkin at the gate coordinated by a robot.

The governor's mr udom Emmanuel has promised to deliver a world class facility in this terminal building that will compete and beat similar facilities abroad.

The construction of the terminal is handled by a Turkish construction company VKS construction that built the 21 storey dakkada tower in Uyo which is the tallest building in south south Nigeria.

The airport terminal building was designed by Turkish leading architectural firm.

The new terminal building will serve as a hub for the state owned airline Ibom air, this new terminal will enable the airline to begin its international route which will serve West,
Central and Eastern African countries,
Douala Cameroon , Gabon, Congo, CAR, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and principe ECOWAS and East Africa are the main regional target cities for the airline

FarahAideed:
Keep fooling yourself you are the one suffering from bad govt choices not me ..Na u dey follow bad road , na u Dem go kidnap , na u dey suffer not ..I am not from Akwa Ibom oo..Keep fooling yourself it can't stop me from living my great life

Yes we like this type of "bad government " that leave on ground excellent infrastructure on ground for us and our children to come an enjoy.

You can go an enjoy your "good government " that steal all your state resources with nothing on ground to show for it.

In Akwa all our governors have left us with great legacy projects visible for all to see, whether you like the infrastructure or not is another story, but there have been delivered and they keep delivering.

If this is "bad government " we want more of it!!!

FarahAideed:
What does Eket need a 17 thousand stadium for when there is a huge one wasting in Uyo .. .? Instead of using the money to open up roads and bring pipeborne water

No they don't, simply because you say or think so.
But now that they are about to get it what are you going to do about it?

To everyone that thinks like you am sure there are 1000 others who are delighted to have the stadium.

Am sure there were these who thought or still think like you about the Nest of champions, and the ikot ekpene stadium, but that has not stopped those edifice from being built.

You folks have to know that government job is to provide social infrastructure like roads, stadium, schools, libraries etc,those are not profit making ventures but provide a bedrock for better society,

NkanAkpanika:
@atuoke when did all the roofing materials arrived?

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The ongoing 17,000 seat All covered stadium in the oil city of Eket in Akwa Ibom South District has reached the roofing and cladding level, the special fibre glass cladding materials which were imported from Europe, was delayed due to the covid 19, the materials are expected to arrive Eket before the end of the year,

The stadium is expected to be open for use by the first quarter of 2021. meanwhile work is ongoing at the site in preparation for the arrival of the expected materials from Abroad, The FIFA standard synthetic turf has been laid, the tartan tracks are ongoing, the 17,000 seats have already arrived and will be installed as soon as the roofing is done to avoid Damage. This Stadium will complement the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, and the ikot Ekpene Stadium. the Godswill Akpabio Stadium is Home of the Uyo Based NPFL club side Akwa United FC www.akwaunitedfc.com and Female Team Ibom Angels FC while the Ikot Ekpene stadium is home to Vandrezzer FC www.vandrezzerfc.com, The new Eket Stadium is expected to become the home grounds of Dakkada FC. The completion of this new edifice will bring Verve to the sports community in the state and the nation Nigeria at large.
This Stadium facility besides meeting FIFA standards for international soccer Which Akwa Ibom is famous for, is also expected to meet international athletics federation IAAF Standards for Athletics , Which is Expected in turn to help revive the famous Exxon Mobil track and field events which the city of Eket Used to Host

The Old Uyo township Stadium which has a 10,000 seating capacity is also Undergoing renovation and the turf is being laid by one of Nigeria's finest indigenous turf masters monimichelle LTD , who did the Enyimba and Bayelsa Stadium Turf.

When completed Akwa Ibom will have 4 FIFA rated stadiums spread evenly in the 3 senatorial district with Uyo the state capital having two.
this will set the stage for the State football league which is in the works.

Construction coming along nicely

The roofing of the soon to be completed eket stadium in Akwa ibom state.

Quota system judge, International jurisprudence is based on intellect not on quota system!

wow Akwa ibom keep shining!

a diving platform like this will help train swimmers and make them competitive in international events like the olympic and commonwealth games etc.

Akwa ibom also need to build facility for water sports like this an indoor one or an outdoor one like this:

NkanAkpanika:
How much was it??

good question

KosiGee:
The person you quoted has inferiority complex issues.
This stadium though I completed and even at 17,000 capacity is better than lots of stadium playing in their top leagues and in the European cups.

Stadium Adriatico for example plays in Serie A and is just under 17,000 capacity. That’s the stadium where Crotone play their home matches.
Most European stadiums are built exclusively for football with no running tracks for athletics.
Some posters have disappointing way of thinking.

Bournemouth stadium is even less than 12,000. SPAL in Italy isn’t up to 15,000, Molde which is a top team in Norway is even less.

Thats why i tried to educate him, in Akwa ibom the infrastructures are top notch, we already have a stadium that has been internationally rated to be better than most in europe, it wasnt done by Nigerians, but by World Experts on Stadium ratings.

from the experience garnered from the Godswill Akpabio stadium Uyo, the Eket Stadium will Also meet similar standard. Some Nigerians have a Bad habit of condemning everything Nigerian.

a swimming complex is also needed in the list of state sports facilities, we are a riverine people water sports should be elevated in the state as some of our kid learn swim first before the learn to walk. that's an area of natural advantage

Akwa Ibom needs at least 7000 - 10000 indoor sports complex like this , which can host all sorts of indoor events like basket ball, hand ball, hockey, volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis etc. the indoor hall can be converted to suit any of this sport when it is needed. it can also serve as an event centre and convention centre when needed.

Camos:
Substandard stadium, but good for outdoor event E.g Traditional marriage.

Bad belle person Spotted!!! If we ask you to show pictures of the stadium/ Stadia in your state to Nairaland make we compare, you go enter mute.

All Akwa ibom needs is a standard indoor sports hall of at least 10,000 seats all covered with natural lights and an water sports centre and it will become the No 1 sports heaven in the country.

Brandstudio01:
This is nothing to compare with the least stadium in Europe oga

Are we in Europe? Besides Akwa Ibom has the Nest of Champions that meet and beat a lot of european stadiums. Uyo Stadium was featured in stadium of the Year award of 2014 when it was opened, The stadium was rated No.16 with 40,733 points beating out many european stadium.
the stadium of the year award rates the best stadiums built all over the world yearly. http://stadiumdb.com/competitions/stadium_of_the_year_2014 google and learn and stop talking down your country.

I will not be surprised if the Eket Stadium is featured in the world best stadium when it is opened in 2021. Akwa Ibom has been there done that and keeps representing Nigeria proudly to the international community in good light