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Yyeske:
Zik's roundabout, Awka road Onitsha.
Beautiful masterpiece when finished

nazzyon:
Buhari’s media group attacks Obasanjo over $16bn power project



The President Muhammadu Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has cautioned the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to stay away with unnecessary explanations on his failure to deliver power which $16 billion was claimed to had been spent on.

It said that since the former president could to produce proof agaist the allegation, there was no need for Obasanjo to justify how the $16 billion was move away from Nigerian economy with pretext of power projects in Nigeria?

Advising the former president through a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, it noted that the lengthy communication of Obasanjo still failed to address the salient point and that evident needed was not that of article.

it said: “Nigerians may be many things, but they are not fools. They would definitely have been able to tell if the $16 billion allocated to power projects was actually expended as proposed.

“Even the poorest mathematicians among us would have been able to calculate the disbursement of that amount in the increased number of hours per day their light bulbs, television sets and refrigerators stayed on, and in the decreased hours their generators stayed on.


http://www.theguildng.com/buharis-media-group-attacks-obasanjo-over-16bn-power-project-saga/

anambrang:
The State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Federal Govt to reimburse the State Government the sum of forty three point five billion naira (₦43.5b) being the the total amount expended on the rehabilitation, maintenance and reconstruction of federal roads in the state.

The motion was moved by the member representing Anambra East Constituency, Hon. Pharm.Chris Obinna Emeneka during plenary in Awka.

Moving the motion, Hon.Pharm.Chris Obinna Emeneka emphasized that the said contracts have been completely executed and the various contractors fully paid at the expense of Anambra State Government while waiting to be reimbursed by the Federal Government despite the fact that several requests have already been made for the reimbursement.

Hon Emeneka said that if the money is reimbursed, it will help our hard working Governor Willie Obiano Continue and Complete the good work he is doing.

On his part,the member representing Njikoka Two Constituency, Dr.Pete Ibida appealed to the Federal Government to pay back Anambra State Government the money as non reimbursement of the fund has adversely affected the economy of the state.

In his contribution, the Majority Leader,Chief Victor Okoye noted that the continued delay in reimbursing the State Government the said sum has stalled the completing of other ongoing road projects.

In their separate contributions, the member representing Orumba South Constituency, Princess Nikky Ugochukwu and her Idemili South Constituency counterpart, Mr Chuka Ezenwune ,the member for Awka South one constituency, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor and Chief Romanus Obi representing Orumba North Constituency spoke in favour of the motion.

The Deputy Speaker, Chief Hafford Oseke and the member representing Aguata One constituency, Dr.Ikechukwu Umeh called on legislators from Anambra State in the National Assembly to get the Federal Government to reimburse the said sum as representatives of the state.

Speaker of the House, Barrister Rita Maduagwu urged the Federal Government to reimburse the present administration the said sum to enable it rehabilitate other roads that need other attention

https://www.anambrastateblog.com.ng/2018/05/anambra-lawmakers-urges-fg-to-pay-435b.html

spyder880:
The tank base, after we lifted the tank to the top.

spyder880:
From the side...... works on the fence cap also ongoing. .....

ANSMEDIA:
Thanks bro. Massive road projects are presently ongoing in Awka and environ. More big roads like the below will be awarded in a couple weeks in Awka and Onitsha. Also the government has finalised arrangements to flag off the Revenue Junction inter-change. Road leading to Nnewi mall has been marked for expansion. More cabs will be floated soon to cushion the effect. .

Abagworo:
New NLC secretariat almost ready.

Imo1stson:
Okorocha enters the next stage in urban renewal after completion of over 20km of 10 lane expressways through Owerri city. Other States will have a lot of catch up to do in the coming years as grassing and tree planting has taken over the highways. This is not Abuja or New Owerri but old Owerri which had illegal structures demolished and major roads expanded. Presently Douglas Road and Wetheral Road are receiving the magic touch.

johnnyvid:
Full story: They were hired to picket the office of Amnesty International in Abuja for indicting Buhari’s Government and Nigerian army of killings and human right abuses in Nigeria; negotiation changed between the hired protesters and their recruiter after the job is done. That’s how fight started ��

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQeHw6FHEA.

anambraeyes:
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Mr James Eze, released a press statement after the state exco today, disclosing the state plan to ban Okada riders in two major cities.

Read below


Commercial motorbike (Okada) operators in Onitsha and Awka, the capital city of Anambra State have been given until July 1, 2018 to change to another trade or vacate the two cities for good.

This is one of the many resolutions from the meeting of the Anambra State Executive Council today, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The ultimatum given to Okada operators in the two cities is part of the overall strategy adopted by the state government to deepen its crackdown on crime and restore sanity to Onitsha and Awka.

Similarly, residents of some make-shift structures on the banks of the River Niger stretching from Onitsha to Ogbaru have also been given until August 1, 2018 to relocate from those places along the waterfront as they have been marked for demolition. This is also a part of the campaign against the men of the underworld in the state.

The deadlines given to Okada operators and the shanty-dwellers are intended to offer them enough time to make the necessary adjustments in order to fit into the emerging socio-cultural scenario in the state.

Other far ranging resolutions of the Council include the establishment of a Committee on Environment with a mandate to clean up Anambra State, clearing out garbage dumps and overflowing drainages and demolishing illegal structures that are either obstructing the way or ruining the aesthetics of the Anambra environment. The committee is expected to sustain the on-going campaign to put an end to roadside trading that often leads to avoidable traffic congestion and return sanity to the roads and highways of Anambra State.

Re-inforcing the hard line posture of his administration against street-trading and erection of illegal structures across the state, Governor Willie Obiano specifically commended the agencies behind the on-going demolition exercise in the state, urging them to sustain the momentum until the state begins to wear a better look. He also sent a note of warning to owners of illegal structures along the famous Awka Road in Onitsha, saying that very soon the demolition team would sweep through the area.

He frowned at the current practice by Awka residents who sometimes dump their waste bins right in the middle of Zik Avenue and warned that anyone caught doing that would pay a heavy penalty.

The governor further announced that important public places like the Prof Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Alex Ekwueme Square and the vast premises of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) would soon be given a facelift and properly remodelled to fit into the dynamics of the day.

According to him, the Amphitheatre of the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre would be redesigned to serve as a stadium and completed as soon as possible.

The governor also frowned at the spate of daring encroachment on government land in the state by speculators and warned that there would be severe consequences for anyone who wanted to flagrantly break the law.


Source: http://www.anambrablog.ng/2018/05/obiano-gives-quit-notice-to-okada.html

lillan042:
WHAT OF PEOPLE THAT DEPENDS ON IT?

WHAT DID THE GOV. PUT INPLACE WHEN OKADA IS BAN??

enairaprof:
PMB asked where was the power after $16 billion was reportedly spent by the Obasanjo's administration on Power.

I am not holding brief for OBJ...but I understand that many Nigerians may forget easily.

Two things we cannot take away from Obasanjo's Achievements.

1. During his time, Paris Club cancelled Nigeria's $18 billion debt

2. Also, Telecommunications business began to thrive

Now that PMB is president, over N11 trillion has been incurred as debt within 3 years without significant positive effect on common man.

Someone please help me list PMB's achievements

nairavsdollars:
What will happen if President Muhammadu Buhari orders the arrest and prosecution of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the $16b power probe?

Will the Yorubas rise up in defence of their son? (Is that why Obasanjo is romancing Afenifere his former sworn enemies?).

Will the international community intervene on OBJ's behalf?

Will this probe signal the end of Buhari and APC?

investnow2013:
Okada Ban: My View=== The govt should have put in place a good transport policy before banning okada. They should contact innoson Nnewi to produce 30 to 50 seater capacity air condition buses for INNER & intra city transport. The franchise should go to 4 to 6 ANAMBRA based transport companies like Young shall grow,GUO,IZUCHUKWU,EKESON ETC to provide these Innoson special buses for the Cities of Awka,Onitsha and Nnewi. THIS franchise will be renewed every 4 years based on performance!. THIS will bring new and secure jobs and increase the industrialization of the STATE!. The govt will be the regulator!. They will fix fare prices!.This will bring billions of money to the STATE purse.It will bring sanity to our cities!. To be continued

OlakunleSmith:
https://www.360lens.com.ng/2018/05/breaking-news-obj-in-trouble-has-fg.html

Ofodirinwa:
As private citizens build these by the hundreds in Anambra, you now want the government to come in and join them? So that the government will be collecting rent, fixing toilets, and settling renters disputes? How many new staff and resources will have to be thrown into government managed apartments which our already inflated governments?

Awada is almost 90% multistory apartments, why should the government come and add it's own? Those projects in India and China lead to the development of slums.

oneeast2:
Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Fashola arrives Anambra, inspects work on second Niger Bridge.

Kenechukwu Ofomah

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola is presently in Anambra State to inspect ongoing Federal Government's projects in the State.
After he was received at the State's Border at Amansea by the State Commissioner for Road Infrastructure, Furniture and Maintenance, Mr Marcel Ifejiofor, the Minister proceeded to inspect work on the 1.59 kilometer second Niger Bridge.
During the visit, it was observed that piling work has been done 15 percent from the Delta end while pile cases to be used for reinforcing the foundation of the bridge, had started arriving.

ANSMEDIA:
Many gains of Aku Luo Uno" an initiative of Gov Obiano led APGA Govt.

Yutong is a Chinese franchise,these brand of luxury buses are being assembled in Igbo Ukwu town,Anambra state.

The vehicle assembling plant is being operated by kojo motors and their brands are gradually taking over the market.

The process of making a developed state is on,invest home,think Anambra..

AmericanQuarter:
Work on the Second bridge across the River Niger has been accelerated.

Staff reporter, Ogochukwu Oranu who visited Okoh town in Delta state , and Odekpe in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, where the bridge transverses, reports that heavy construction equipment , and Scientists were seen there.

Also seen was a team of Engineers laying beams that will carry the bridge as well as other construction works.


According to the report, a reliable source from Julius Berger, the construction company handling the project, explained that the second Niger Bridge, starts from Asaba Airport to Benin Expressway, linking Okoh and Amakom which will serve as the gateway to Odekpe and Atani respectively in Ogaru Local Government Area and then links the interchange at Obosi in Idemili North local Government Area, which is under the stage one of the project.


The source further disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge which the ground breaking ceremony was performed four years ago by former President Goodluck Jonathan, was awarded under public private partnership, adding that early work one and two , is carried out under the agreement by the present administration which decided to extend the project in a conventional way and re-awarded it under the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing , therby bridging the financial responsibility and brought Julius Berger back to site to carry out the early work three.


It was also gathered from the source that in February this year, early work four which was awarded has been executed up to forty percent.

It is expected that the Federal Government will award the contract for the main work to commence between now and August.

investnow2013:
Urban Renewal of the UNIZIK Temp Site Junction Awka and Environs – A View through a Different Spectrum

To view the desired transformation of the UNIZIK Temp Site Junction Awka and Environs is to shun cynicisms. This is a journey into vision. In this journey, you must first free your mind and the rest will follow.

Awka is a University City. And as such the economy of the city is closely related with the university activity and highly supported by the entire university structure, which includes university hospital and clinics, printing houses, libraries, business incubators, student lodges, students' unions, student societies, and academic festivities. Thus, the history of Awka, since the inception of Anambra State in 1991, is often intertwined with that of UNIZIK.

In the particular case of the UNIZIK Temp Site Junction and Environs, whilst the seat of the university activities is at the UNIZIK Perm Site, the studentification of the UNIZIK Temp Site area is still prevalent. For this reason, the area must wear a certain je ne sais quoi – unique and befitting of a University City neighborhood.

It is no wonder, in a bid to decongest the streets of urban cities of Anambra State (starting with Onitsha) and to ensure clean & heathy Anambra State, the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency Chief (Dr.) Willie M. Obiano, ordered the ongoing “Operation No Street Trading in Anambra State.” That operation recently hit the UNIZIK Temp Site Junction Awka and Environs, with a view to renew the neighborhood that has otherwise degenerated.

Urban decay and degeneration, following rapid urbanization, is a very serious contemporary environmental challenge in most Nigerian urban cities such as the Awka Capital Territory. Urban renewal action is a task that must be pursued and accomplished to bring our sub-standard urban cities environments to the standard reflective of our time – the 21st century, and in tandem with those of other comparable nations. Integrated efforts from international, national and local fronts as well as the private sector, different professionals in the built-environment, among others are required to realize sustainable urban renewal in our cities. The renewed or regenerated UNIZIK Temp Site Junction and environs would not only ensure harmonious, attractive and aesthetically pleasant environment but also enhanced socio-economic development, safe, secure, healthy and quality urban life for both the present and future generations.

Imagine the UNIZIK Temp Site Junction and Environs in a new light, I dare you.

Arc. Michael M. Okonkwo
Honorable Commissioner for Environment
Anambra State

spyder880:
Size and cost of each plot

Each of these plots measures about 50 ft x 100 ft.

The cost we propose to sell the first batch of plots is N1,500,000.00 per plot, but this will not be for only land cost. The above mentioned amount is meant to cover for all of these;

1. Cost of your land.
2. Agent commission
3. 4 copies of original (registered) Survey plans on your name
4. A land transfer document prepared by a lawyer, conferring ownership of the plot to you.
5. Cost of courier to deliver the documents to your preferred address in Nigeria or overseas.
6. One trip of sand and 10 bags of cement any time you want to start your building or fence.
7. Cost of building a perimeter fence on this land, and an estate office and administrative structure. (Please note that the fence I promised to do is not individual fences for each plot, but the perimeter fencing of the whole estate.

OkutaNla:
These are parts of the architecture I was talking about. Classic stuff. All 042 baby.

asuustrike2009:
Enugu is beautiful. I wonder why movie producers prefer Asaba and Lagos to shot movies