₦airaland Forum

JiggamanGh:
Nigeria and Nigerians are synonymous with crime and chaos. There's mo rule of law, a country where people sell their mothers for juju and chop their fathers for egusi soup.

Announce the comming Economic Austerity that has began in Ghana to your fellow countrymen. they have to buckle up for the yoke of your new masters IMF/World bank they are no joke they will drive ghana and ghanians really hard, Ask your fellow borrow borrow make me rich country Greece.

By the way when is ghana going to learn to stop living beyond their means? No matter how much they borrow you guys should know by now that you cannot live large like Nigeria. You will only go broke and start borrowing and begging for bailouts, like its happening Now.

JiggamanGh:
Yet your Lagos was rated the worst city to live in.

The rating was done when ghanaians lived in lagos and constituted a nusiance to law and order and sanitation of lagos, they brought out the worst in lagos, since ghanaians went home. Lagos and nigeria has become better. If the ratings were done again today Lagos would be #1.

Ghana, IMF bail out comes with conditions-o ask Greece.

Ghanaian should start brushing up on their yourba, Ibo and other Nigerian Languages for they are going to need it. your economy has tanked in the next few years we are going to witness an exodus of job seeking Ghanaian in Nigeria.

Dont worry you big brother will play his role as usual, we have accomodated you guys before we will do it again. But this time with one condition. as you cross the border into Nigeria which you will eventually have to pay to cross into now unlike before, you must pledge the allegiance to respect and be amiable to every Nigerian for the rest of your live before you will be let in.

You guys should have gone to zenith bank branch in Aba, they could have raised the $800 million for your economy and treated you fairly than the hammer that IMF and world bank is going to use. But pride beclouded your sense of judgment.

Now this is a tip of iceberg of problems that ghana is into:
Ghana Sees About $800 Million Assistance From IMF by January http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-22/ghana-sees-about-800-million-assistance-from-imf-by-january.html

Ghana Turns to IMF for Help as Currency Crisis Deepens http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-04/ghana-turns-to-imf-for-emergency-help-as-currency-crisis-deepens.html

Ghana and the IMF Time for thrift http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21611155-mounting-deficit-forces-ghana-ask-help-time-thrift

ING Mulls Selling Ghana Debt as Vote Risks IMF Targets http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-04/ing-mulls-selling-ghana-debt-as-vote-risks-imf-targets.html

Ghanaians should prepare for the austerity that's about to hit ghana because of their mismanagement of their economy. Ghana is the next greece they have something in common both countries begin with the letter G and do not know how to live within their means spending what they dont have and trying to be like the Jones'es ( greece tried to be like the rest of the EU and ghana tried to be like Nigeria now that expensive live style is catching up with them and both countries are broke and in huge debt), Not surprising.

IMF is going to squeeze your country dry because of the loans you are getting from them, since who pays the pipers dictate the tune. In Africa It is called SAP structural adjustment program. where every economic policies has to be dictated by the IMF and World Bank. Your president must apply for permission from IMF and World bank to Fa..T
Ghana is no more a country but a subsidiary of IMF/World bank. you guys just sold your sovereignty for a cup of porridge. Now buckle up for the coming hardship, for your new masters will drive you really hard.

Inferiority complex they worry you this third generation ghanaian working as gate man in lagos, you and your parents refused to leave nigeria since the last exodus of job seeking ghanaians invaded nigeria, You prefered to live as an illegal alien in Lagos rather than go back to you country.

Nigerian do not need lessons from IMF on how to run our economy, thats why we are not running our economy aground and seeking handout/loans from IMF.

Haters, rumor millers, character assassins, Stop lying You cant keep a blessed Man Down no matter how hard you try. you are all invited to leave your lying ways and come to Gilgal for the opening of Akwa Ibom Stadium Complex maybe you will find peace.

nigerianvenom:
my own choice is udom,not because he is from my zone(eket senatorial district),but because of his his vision and the fact that he has brought stability to the akwa ibom government.apart from this,we need someone like obiano.we dont need career politicians again.

in his one year of stay in government,he was able to single handedly attract an investment worth over $2b to the state,i.e the petrochemical plant by jim ovia in ibeno,this to me is spectacular and unprecedented.we need more of this so that we will drift away from bin a totally civil service state.

yes,udom is my choice,what about urs?

cc:akpanakwaibom, anonimi , ujoinme, Nctrice, SELENAqueensy,Atouke

have they started construction of the said petrochemical plant? is there anything on ground yet? because my little research on the internet yielded no information on the project. I really hope this is not another political gimmick.

trexzee:
THE NEST OF CHAMPIONS

whats going on with ibom tropicana the hotel, park and convention centre? the new taxiway and new terminal at the airport, the specialist hospital, 5000 housing units at uruan etc.

ujoinme:
in politics you never use the word No in Absolute term for anything can happen. But in My Opinion looking at the political landscape in AkS It will be very unlikely for APC or any other political party to displace a PDP candidate in Akwa Ibom State guber.

UOU, Ekere Or any other decampee would have to face Akpan udohedehe at the APC primary which they may likely lose. Besides which sentiment will they use to ride the garner votes from the masses into office. The Idea of Ibibios want power back is muted because Of Udom is an ibibio man The ibibios that will not vote for him will be in the minority and basically members of either UOU,EKERE, etc group.
Majority of Ibibios who represent the largest voting block are already satisfied in the candidature of their own Udom who is the governors choice. Majority of Annangs the second largest voting block will vote the governors choice all that Udom need to do to ride into victory is divide the votes of the Ekets, and the Orons and he is in, barring any twist in the political dynamics of the state.

Another thing PDP has going for them is that Akpabio Has satisfied the yearnings of majority of the people in the state in terms of delivering the visible dividend of democracy, a minority will disagree but it is generally acceptable in AKS and Nigeria today that he is a performing governor.

All the campaign that the PDP needs is for Akpabio to keep commissioning projects, most of which are at advanced stages of completion, like the stadium. thats a big campaign issue for PDP in the state and nation, soon others like the Ibom tropicana, Hospital etc will be commissioned, He has project commisioning linned up from now till may, Those are big campaign bonuses for the PDP.
As long as the people see their governor as performing they will vote for his choice of successor and also support his own senatorial ambition.

I hate to admit it because am not a supporter of udom, but i must confess that you are spot on in your assessment. Whats your opinion on Governor Akpabio's Performance. And which ethnic group are you from?

ujoinme:
On the contrary, I did not discus zoning because, Zoning in a political sense is a false choice that politicians use when they want to confuse the polity in order for them to have their way. In the case of Akwa Ibom, Gov. Akpabio a very savvy political animal(whom i admire) Is just paying lip service to the term zoning, and using it for his advantage.
1). He is not a true believer in that term, which explains his flip flopping on the issue. favouring no zoning when UOU was in favour and not favouring it when he fell out with him.
2).If Gov. Akpabio Was a true disciple of zoning, he would have respected the zonning process of senate seat in his senatorial district to Abak.
3). If Gov. Akpabio Was a true disciple of zoning,The he would have respected the principle of zoning on ethnic bases and not the flawed SD bases. Can you imagine what would have happened if Victor Attah zone governorship to ikot Ekpene senatorial district and turned around and supported a candidate from the minority ibibios of Ikono or Ini LGA in that district? That is What our dear governor is doing In Eket SD.
If he was sincere about zonning then it would have gone to Oron ethnic group, Since they Are the majority in Eket SD.

Zoning is a term basterdized by politicians to have their way:
1). Gov. Akpabio Knew that the Ibibio's were ready to take back power from him no matter what, He came up with what i term a political masterstroke by claiming zonning but at the same time attempting to handover power to the same Ibibio. Udom who seem to be favoured is an Ibibio man from Onna! but onna happen to be one of the minority Ibibio's in Eket SD. That way Akpabio has managed to cunningly satisfy the Ibibio's By handing power back to them through the lacuna of zoning based on SD while apparently satisfying Eket SD.

Gov. Akpabio is a very savvy politician in My view and it seems he will succeed in his succession plan because he has both the coffers of the government and the support of the majority ethnic group for his plan. barring any new twist in the political calculation i think Akpabio will have his way.
And on Udoms experience, i have been reliably informed that he prior to being appointed SSG, He was the one moving and managing all the state funds from the background a defacto comptoller general of the state if you may. you dont get to move money for the state without knowing what the funds are for and how things work. In My Opinion Udom Has a better understanding of Akwa Ibom Politics, than His opponent seem to give him credit for, Do not underestimate the power of the purse,Remember that the man the controls the purse controls the organization/movement.

True talk my brother, So do you see APC making an inroad into Akwa Ibom politics if UOU or Ekere decamps there?

ujoinme:
I hate dabbling into the madness of the so-called succession plan, But since you asked i will give you my thought:
Of all the aspirant that are clamoring to succeed Akpabio, All of them were members of the governors kitchen cabinate at some point and hence in my opinion non of them is better than the other because all of them will spell continuity having been student of Akpabio style of politics. UOU, OBA, Ntekim, Eyo, Udom, Assam,Ekere etc. they are all the same am not going to cry over people who have all enriched themselves form the state coffers and are busy crying or smiling today based on who is favoured by Gov. Akpabio.
The only Aspirant in my opinion who will bring an opposing/fresh/new view to leadership in Akwa Ibom State who are not and were never members of Gov. Akpabios kitchen cabinate are Senator Esuene and Akpanudohedehe and lets be real non of these two stand a chance of succeeding Akpabio in 2015.

For me personally, It is very likely that Akpabio's successor will be any of his present or former kitchen cabinet members, so who ever amongst them succeeds will be good for enough for me, Since they are all schooled in the ideology/balance of stealing just enough that projects still gets completed and the state development is not grounded ie stealing but still able to provide tangible dividen of democracy.

Akpabio has been hugely successful because he was a kitchen cabinet member of Gov. Victor Attah where he learnt the principles of governance what worked and what didn't and understood the issues our state had and how to go about solving them, And the huge 13% derivation allocation helped that journey.

In My view all his members of kitchen cabinet past and present, that are clamoring to succeed him will do just fine in the absence of credible opposition. because they have also learnt for this Administration what is working and what is not, And I hope they have a plan on how to consolidate on what is working and improve what isn't.

Excellent insight as usual, But dont you think that Udom has not been a member of Akpabios cabinet long enough to have learnt the ropes of politics to be a strong leader like Akpabio? Unlike the others who have been around for longer than him. And i notice you carefully avoided the issue of zoning, I hope that wasn't delibrate? Lol

ujoinme:
^^ I think the government has forgotton about this project, I dont hear any news about it as before, Possibly due to election and concentration on the Stadium. Am glad the stadium is now complete maybe Gov. Akpabio will focus his attention on other projects that are begging his attention before he leaves office may next year.
Chief Amongst then is his signature project the Ibom Tropicana though the cinema and mall are complete, the hilton hotel, park,and convention centre are not,The 20th Anniversary hospital, this airport new taxiway/new terminal.

How I wish the primaries/ election is done so they can focus on governing.

Okay thanks @ ujoinme Whats your view on current politics of Akwa Ibom Viz the succession plan or who become next governor?

Whats going on with this project does any one know? The shell of the MRO is complete but have they equiped it yet or are there any contracts with foreign Technical partners?
There seem to be a lack of information on the Airport project? new taxiway/new terminal.

akpanakwaibom:
@Atuoke i saw some lovely pictures you posted on the ibeno thread why don't help and post them here too?

My brother nothing stops you from copying and posting those pictures here, If you like to.

adanny01:
Ufan mi, like i said before, i owe you no explanation or further details. If you wish, call me a liar. What i have seen, heard and the threats to my life were personal or official experiences which i am not willing to share on this forum.

Just like you said, Ibeno is a nice place, i visited it so many times to catch fun with friends and family. Like any other place, there are downsides and that is what i have mentioned. In several occasions, i found it hard to walk bare footed from where i parked without feeling like am walking on dirt. You talk about getting approvals like its the only thing you have to do to invest in a community. Once again, if you have no experience you need to keep quiet.

Your last line is way off. That beach if you don't know is a public natural recreational site which the government must maintain or develop. Our government is blinded by oil money that's why these little tourist sites are not converted to revenue generating source of the government.

Am not your friend, so don't call me one i dont make friends with people who are intellectually dishonest. You erroneous claimed that Ibeno people are impediment to growth and development of the beach, I called you out on it and asked for evidence to back up your claim, all am hearing from you is name dropping of ministers etc with no substance.

Like i said stop making unsubstantiated claims This is a public forum.

Pristine coastline of Ibeno waiting for more development.

[quote author=adanny01 post=27676239][/quote]which minister did you host and on which project? If you are telling the truth, bare it all out so we can all hear!Otherwise stop making unsubstantiated claims.
Ibeno is a nice peaceful communities that is welcoming to any legal investment that will benefit its communities. If your investment is legitimate and does not involve infringing on the locals who are very aware of their rights you should have no objections in getting approvals.
FYI its not the place for govt to do everything.

adanny01:
Yes, its true what most people have said about Ibeno beach. It is at most times dirty, the road leading to the beach (a federal road) is very bad and is only lively on Sundays. The local community seem but be a stumbling block to necessary development by private sector even as government does not have an interest in the beach development. I hear rehabilitation contract has been awarded by the FG.

Its still a nice place to be on sundays if you are an outdoor type, like me. See my wet feet on one of my visits below.

I disagree with your assessment. You probably havent been at the beach recently. be truthful and tell us, when was the last time you visited the beach? the road from eket to Ibeno and etinan to eket a federal road that had been abandoned for ages, Has currently been taken over by the state government and dualization of that road is ongoing by CCECC as we speak.
And can you expatiate on how the community has hindered the beach development? did you legally try to setup a business there or know someone that had the desire but was turned down? dont deal on cliches, support your statement with fact/evidence.

LEADING cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, weekend, announced drastic reduction of the prices of its cement.

The new price regime announced by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GMD/CEO, of Dangote Cement, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, pegged the Dangote 32.5 cement grade at N1,000 per 50 kg bag, while the higher 42.5 grade would sell for N1,150 per bag.

A statement by the company at the end of a management meeting said, however, that the new prices were exclusive of the Value Added Tax, VAT, representing about 40 per cent discount on the prevailing market price of the product currently sold for N1,700 irrespective of the grade, across the country.

Edwin said the move was in line with the company’s commitment to the nation’s dire need for the development of infrastructure and to boost the federal and state government’s ongoing effort to reduce the near 20 million housing deficit in Africa’s largest economy.

He said, “we recognize the need for an increased rapid response to the huge infrastructure and housing deficit in the country, and one of the ways of addressing the issue is bringing the price of building materials down to much more affordable levels especially cement which is within our control as part of our contribution to the transformation agenda of the Goodluck Jonathan administration and the attainment of key milestones in the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs.

“Since the commencement of the implementation of the backward integration policy for cement in the country over 12 years ago, the local production capacity of the product rose from less than three million metric tonnes per annum to about 38 million metric tonnes per annum. During the more than 12-year period of the backward integration policy, nearly $20 billion has been directly and indirectly injected into the Nigerian cement industry with Dangote Cement Plc accounting for 60 per cent of that spend.”

The GMD/CEO added that Dangote Cement Plc would continue to ensure alignment of its corporate social responsibility with its strategic business initiatives and will continue to evaluate its pricing regime in Nigeria’s best interest.

Meanwhile, the timing of the initiative has confounded industry watchers, who say that from experience, the cement market is on the verge of entering the accelerated demand phase as the raining season is tapering and the dry season which provides the opportunity for increased construction and building activities is setting in.

http://www.naijaline.com/dangote-slashes-cement-price-n1000-per-bag/

Nice @ujoinme. i love the pictures.

Bravo youths of Akwa Ibom, You love for cleanliness and your environment is legendary. keep it up Sofer intiative.

Head on down to Ibeno beach and Enjoy Gods gift to Akwa Ibom and Nigeria in general, while you are at it keep the environment clean by cleaning up after youself.

Work can be fun when it involves keeping our environment pristine!

Catching some fun after the clean up exercise

this is awesome Nigerian youths volunteering to keep their environment clean.

Some Nigerians do love their environment and love to keep it clean!

Environmental education/enlightenment, Some Barbecue and then work begins. Who says you cant combine work with fun.