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aresa: Where is the largest state budget in West Africa and N60 billion worth of Akwa Ibom debt? A few roads in Uyo, scores of uncompleted projects private jet, 4 luxury benz trucks, money for luxury gifts for celebrities and private Dubai wedding for dozes, free awoof dash dash on Abuja Hotel and confiscation in the US...

Who is going to pay all that debt? Poor people of Akwa Ibom right?

SW states are killing their generation unborn with debt. This is not to bash the region but for real their governors are taking them for a ride.
Its just plain injustice to borrow/owe such ungodly debt.

[size=13pt] Every newborn child That is born in the five SW states has a debt of N8,480 hanging on their necks the day they are born for no fault of their own, other than the fact that APC governors has mismanaged their economy and pilled these debts on their behalf. They now have to grow up get a job and pay their taxes to offset these loans that their Usless governors are borrowing th train their kids, and treat headaches/fever abroad, by private jet, payoff their God father BAT and stuff their personal foreign accounts. deris God O!
We need to protest this injustice perpetrated by Tinubu and his Minions running the APC states in the SW [/size]

Chei please we should reign in our south west governors before they borrow the whole country to death. These APC governors sabi borrow too much

[size=13pt] Every newborn child That is born in the five SW states has a debt of N8,480 hanging on their necks the day they are born for no fault of their own, other than the fact that APC governors has mismanaged their economy and pilled these debts on their behalf. They now have to grow up get a job and pay their taxes to offset these loans that their Usless governors are borrowing th train their kids, and treat headaches/fever abroad, by private jet, payoff their God father BAT and stuff their personal foreign accounts. deris God O!
We need to protest this injustice perpetrated by Tinubu and his Minions running the APC states in the SW[/size]

Each time you see anyone from the south west tell him or her that they are each owing N8,480 courtesy of their borrowing governors.

Every citizen from the five states has a debt burden of N8,480 hanging on their neck courtesy of their state governors.

The population of the five South west state above is 25,323,475 according to 2006 census http://www.population.gov.ng/images/Vol%2003%20Table%20DSx%20LGAPop%20by%20SDistrict-PDF.pdf

If you divide the debt of these five states by their population you can find out how much debt is hanging on each individual fron those states.

Calculaton : Total external debt owed by 5 south west states = $ 1,342,056,129 billion
Total population of the 5 south west states = 25,323,475 people ( 2006 census fig)


Total external debt owed by 5 south west states/ Total population of the 5 south west states
$ 1,342,056,129/25,323,475
= $53 per head
=N8,480 per person

considering world bank statistics that average citizens of this region live on $1 a day it will take 53 days of hunger,not paying rent or spending any money to repay the loans, if they go hungry and not spend any money for 53 days so they can repay loans no bi die be that?

aresa: See olodo debt logic.

... Is this not why they are ahead of your villages and commission projects everyday while you remain backward and also why your villages haven't commissioned even one single classroom in almost 16 years?


You people and your illiterate logic sef..

So they are borrowing to build village classroom blocks? Borrow borrow make south west rich LOL

haba south west why are these states drowning Nigeria in debt.

Total amount of external debt owed by 36 states in Nigeria $3,013,216,977 billion.
Total Amount owed by South west states $1,342,056,129 billion

calculation: Tota lamount owed by south west states/ Total amount owed by 36 states X 100
$1,342,056,129/$3,013,216,977 x 100
45%

State Amount Owed
1) Lagos $1,020,410 674 billion ( the most by any state and over 1/3 of the total amount owed by 36 states)
2)Ogun $116,689,249 billion
3)Ondo $51,439,910 billion
4)osun $73,404,212 billion
5)Oyo $80,112,064 billion.

TOTAL $1,342,056,129 billion equivalent to N 214,717,000,000 billion Naira

Total amount owed by 36 states in Nigeria = $3,013,216,977 billion

If all the states were borrowing at the rate that the south west states are then The country will be in a more serious trouble than we are at the moment.

all data from the debt management office http://www.dmo.gov.ng/oci/subn/docs/Federal%20and%20State%20Governments%20External%20Debt%20Stock%20as%20at%2030th%20June_%202014.pdf

same road after transformation

Agbor is the land of the Great. it is currently witnessing lots of transformation.

pazienza: Bro, as an Igbo, i see Akwa ibomites as my natural ally. A united Akwa ibom front without identity crisis that occured in rivers state, would be of a better benefit to Ndiigbo, than a balkanized and Landlocked Akwa ibom.

That was why i took interest in this thread, i want Akwa ibom people to recognize this oil rivers state ish whether real or imagined as a great threat, and deal with it, using all means and tactics necessary.

Okay lets see what will happen this is politics.

pazienza: I don't know how serious this state creation ish is, but for attah and co to be angry over it, it must be serious.


If i were in attah and the rest of Akwa ibom shoe, i would be meeting and lobbying the leaders of Ibeno and Eastern Obolo, to remember the bond of kinship between all Akwa ibom people and not to leave Akwa ibom. I would equally quicken the infrastructural development of Ibeno and Eastern Obolo,to win the people's heart, give them equity and a sense of belonging.


They have enough time on their hand to accomplish all that, so they should start already.

well let them bring it on this will be fun to watch in the next 4 years. But i can assure you that the Ibibios will fight this to a stand still that you can be sure of thats their seaward boundary you are talking about.

pazienza: I don't think the opinion of chiefs from other parts of Akwa ibom matters in this issue. The only people whose opinion matter are those of the people and chiefs of Ibeno and Eastern Obolo.


If the leaders and people of Ibeno and Eastern Obolo say yes to Oil rivers state, there is nothing the rest of Akwa ibom can do about that, and i suspect this was why they kept this oil rivers state a secret during the conference,as they didn't what the Akwa ibom delegates majority of whom are not from Ibeno and Eastern Obolo to have a say in the matter.

okay let them keep on hiding their agenda. you know what its no more the military era where states were created by decree. we are in a democracy and the rules of engagement for state creation is well spelled out in the constitution.
Even the proposed states that have wide support will be difficult to create talk less of the one like oil rivers that is contentious.

Mrdifferent: hahaha... Mehn... You guys can boast even in your ignorance! Five brand new general hospitals! Is that what you use such big words to describe? I will call the Primary Health Care Centre. Is it the three bungalow with poor landscaping that you call a general hospital? It's a pity!

You just posted a picture of a hospital that has been built for seven years now, so for the seven years where do people go to access tertiary health facilities?

4000 schools where are they located? Are these brand new or renovated? From your cooked lies, there should be no fewer than 129 primary and secondary schools in each L.G.A.

Post pictures of just five lets seen the standard. The brand new model schools Amaechi is building is far better than that glorified secondary school you call a university!

Should we compare with pictures?

There are 31 general hospitals in Akwa Ibom state. 5 of the brand new built by Akpabio. how many did obi build? There will be a psychiatric ward in the new hospital to treat people like you from the ignorance that you are obviously suffering from.

pazienza: Keep consoling yourselves.


With the loss of the offshore wells, the new rivers state would have to depend solely on it's onshore oil wells to survive. I don't see the orashis sacrificing their huge oil wealth for the ikwerres to keep developing and running Ph,when they have Omoku to build, they would be stupid to do that.*grins*


Ph the oil hub of ND? Haha! You think say nah only you better thing dey sweet?
You think the Ibibios don't have big plans for Eket? *grins*

Nah only you waka come? In what land does the tail wag the dog?

I think the oil rivers state espercially is DOA. if they did not join Akwa Ibom land maybe it would have succeded. but Akwa ibom state chieftains are already saying no to the proposal.they dont want any Akwa Ibom land to be added to the proposed oil rivers.

pazienza: Firstly, the highest onshore oil producing wells in present Rivers state are located at the Orashi region and not in Ikwerreland.


Secondly, i never insinuated that Ikwerre has no oil wells, but Ikwerre oil wells when compared to that of Orashi region,pales. And when we factor in the fact that the new landlocked rivers state that Ikwerre would inherit with the creation of Oil rivers state would lose all the previous offshore oil allocation it once controlled, it becomes obvious that the new rivers state would only be a shadow of the present rivers state, financially and economically speaking.

why are you so sure that these states will be created? do you know the process involved in state creation?

OdenigboAroli: Peter Obi with the meagre resources he had to work with managed to make Anambra the state with the best road network. Anambra has more than ten nursing and midwifery school which Obi initiated their accreditation. Anambra University Teaching Hospital was built and accredited by Obi. Go to Borromeo general hospitals,check all the hospitals in Anambra he rehabilitated most of them and equiped them with drugs. Go to DMGS,QRC,CKC,St.CHARLES. Go to Anambra and assess Obi's performance. I dont have time for disgruntled old liars who cant speak the truth. Dont compare Obi with Akpabia because thats an insult. People like Fashola has respect for Obis vision and prudence. Its obvious you know nothing about Anambra,if not you wont be spewing this rubbish.

Take a look at this:pictures.

Thats akwa ibom specialist hospital 298 bed capacity + 60 special wards the stand alone building will house the school of nursing and technology will be opened by the end of the year, building 95% complete installation of equipment has started You might be comming there for treatment from your ignorance.
In addition, Akpabio has built completed and put to use 5 brand new general hospitals in the remaining LGA that had none. Its about quality not 10 mushrooms schools of nursing.

As per school Akpabio has built 4000 primary and sec school buildings across the state and a has built a brand new state university. am sure that obi did not do 1/4 of that.

OdenigboAroli: Peter Obi with the meagre resources he had to work with managed to make Anambra the state with the best road network. Anambra has more than ten nursing and midwifery school which Obi initiated their accreditation. Anambra University Teaching Hospital was built and accredited by Obi. Go to Borromeo general hospitals,check all the hospitals in Anambra he rehabilitated most of them and equiped them with drugs. Go to DMGS,QRC,CKC,St.CHARLES. Go to Anambra and assess Obi's performance. I dont have time for disgruntled old liars who cant speak the truth. Dont compare Obi with Akpabia because thats an insult. People like Fashola has respect for Obis vision and prudence. Its obvious you know nothing about Anambra,if not you wont be spewing this rubbish.

Peter obi wins if that makes you happy now go and rest.

Amaechi has gone mad. he should be in a straight jacket.

[size=14pt]Gov. Akpabio Has written his name in Gold all over Akwa Ibom State and there is nothing anyone can do about it, his legacy in the state will tarry for a long time to come.This is what Nigerian leaders should emulate, leave legacies behind not the lootcracy we experience with no meaningful impact.[/size]

Eyop: Wetin make you laugh? You follow OP castigate me that am spreading false information. Otuoke...i repeat am an insider and anything i say or post is nothing but the truth. Forget the issue of publishing news in the papers,anybody can do that. I will not use any nasty words on you because you don't know what's going on.

Until you can back up your claim with evidence they remain a rumor. Look above i did some search for you on the stadium cost since aquafima supported your N60b claim.there are similar stadiums in europe that cost as much.
Akpabio can still defend the cost of the stadium even if it cost that much

Aroca2013: Don't mind them....very soon you will hear "akwa-ibom ayaya" like dey take am swear for them like national anthem. There are numerous graduates that are ingene without jobs and so many industries that are supposed to be revived are just there without any attention. Of what use is this stadium to the poor masses? There are so many things to be done in the state rather than investing funds like this in stadium as an avenue to loot money. I just they look them. Nonsense.

Nigeria has a lot of jobs am sure where you come from there are no unemployed graduate. unemployed graduate are only in AKS. Good luck to you and your reasoning.

Akwafinaaa: Ok Guys, the Gov actually said the cost of the Stadium complex was N60 billion last week on a Super Sport Documentary about the Uyo stadium, however he also said that the contract involves Julius Berger maintaining the stadium for the next 10 years so that it does not end the way of the other stadia in the country. So lets calm down, I am an Akwa Ibomite of Annang extraction. Cheers all

eyop: Again thank God you've admitted that the governor said that. Do you know the reason why? The financial records of the state states so though #62Billion is what we have there and not #60Billion and he wants that to tally with what we have on record. There's nothing like Julius Berger maintaining the stadium for 10 years is just an avenue to cover up since it's already known. For your information too,i am 100% Ibibio and from Uyo LGA to be precise.

Cheers
Eyop

Assuming both of you are correct i have scourced the net to compare ibom stadium with similar stadiums in modern times in Europe to figure the price disparity :
1.)Allianz riviera Nice france multipurpose capacity 35,624 All covered Price Euros 245million = N 56.4bn but was completed in sept 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz_Riviera

2.)Arena Lviv, Ukraine Football specific stadium capacity 34,915 All covered cost: Euros 211million =N 45.8b but was completed in oct 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Lviv

3.)Tele 2 Arena Stockholm Sweden multi purpose stadium capacity 30,001 football all seated cost :Euros 290million = N63bn was completed july 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tele2_Arena

by my estimation assuming that you guys are correct which i havent seen any evidence to buttress the N62bn cost except your word of mouth. I think Akpabio can still defend the cost of the stadium when you adjust for inflation and additional cost of building in Africa. but i now believe that if that stadium cost N62bn its on the high side.

Eyop there are lots of things that can inflate cost of a project besides looting. look at the figures and you will notice that even your N62bn is within range for a project of such magnitude and quality.

Eyop: Have you ever heard of a state publishing looted funds? Except those that have benefited from the massive looting may be like the OP,Akwa-Ibomites knows that the governor of that state has looted massively.

@Jazzydee has provided two concrete links from 2 credible national dailies putting the cost of the stadium at N16bn. incase you missed them : http://community.vanguardngr.com/profiles/blogs/will-akpabio-end-stronger-1
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/11/the-essence-of-akwa-ibom-olympic-stadium/

where is your own proof of the N62b? O boy you be rumor monger we don catch you today o!

Eyop: Guy for your information i am never an APC supporter. Forget the nonsense article posted here,so are you saying all published article are real?

where then is your proof of the N62bn.stadium cost

Eyop: You created this thread and you are definitely in support of Akpabio whether good or bad. I don't have the time to exchange words with you & like i said,i rest my case.

I have read the newspaper article that jazzydee posted and the cost of the stadium is N16bn can you please show us proof of your N62bn? LOL this is getting interesting this eyop guy Na APC propagandist.

gabrielmorinho: Any other state receiving the federal allocation akwa ibom is receiving. could do even more provided its a governor that loot and leave some change for the state.

Its a normal thing that should b done on average. maintainance will really be a problem.

for the past three years, i have been to ph, calabar, uyo and yenagoa, i realise realised akwa ibom state is just trying to imitate there father state - cross river.
i don't think they can catch up with them in the next decade.

prestigious states to visit in the various geo-political zones:
south-south : ph, calabar.

southwest: lagos, ibadan

southeast: enugu, awka

north central: lokoja, jos

northwest and Northeast: kaduna, kano.

REASONS WHY AKWA IBOM SHOULD SURPASS OTHER STATES IN NIGERIA. IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
1.She is one of the smallest state in nigeria with huge allocation if not the smallest.

2.good number of. her people are scattered outside the state.

3. Its leaders are fund of mimicking cross river culture of maintenance but cant keep up.
AND MANY MORE. NO TIME TO CONTINUE.

Keep resting on your past achievement cross river state! Akwa Ibom in just 14 yrs of Attah and Akpabio has caught up with cross river if not surpass cross river. If Akwa Ibomites withdraw their investment for Cross River the whole state will grind to a halt. Akwa Ibomites run things in Cross river private sector thats for a fact i have been there.
If the pace of development in Akwa Ibom continues in the next 10 yrs no state in the SS will see the brake light of Akwa Ibom inculding the older and more established states.

kennygee: I have heard that Akwa Ibom has been completely transformed, Kogi state Governor is still Comatose and no one is saying anything about it.

But it's none of my business.

kogi state has a lot of industries and jobs dangote cement is there providing jobs and the ajoukuta steel mill is open again etc.

oops

The Akwa Ibom government has announced an upward review of allowances to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the state.
Gov Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during the opening session of the NYSC Batch “B” camp at Ikot Itie Udung recently.
Akpabio said the state government would henceforth be paying each corps member monthly allowance of N10,000 against N6,000 that was previously paid, explaining that the review would be added to whatever amount paid by the institutions where the corps members’ serves directly.
The governor remarked that the upward review of corps members’ allowance was to enable them meet basic needs considering the increasing cost of daily living, advising them to shun high standards of living during their national service.
Akpabio stated that the state government was working assiduously to ensure that the health care of the corps members was protected from the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease, urging the NYSC authorities to ensure a clean environment at the camp.
The state chief executive officer said his administration would not shelter any corps members associated with acts of cultism and other ills of the society, stressing that the state government would continue to maintain the security of all law-abiding individuals.
The commissioner for youth and sports, Mr Monday Uko, said the ministry was delighted to receive the corps members in good health condition, adding that the state government would collaborate with the NYSC to make the national service fruitful.
Uko said arrangements have been made by the state government to make living at the camp interesting through engaging the services of reputable entertainers on weekends.
The induction of the corps members was watched by top government officials, officials of the NYSC and community leaders in the state.
http://pioneernewsng.com/?p=1285

Op thank you for this thread. Moderators front page please.