₦airaland Forum

spyder880:
For those that don't know, leadership is not easy o, if you doubt me, just start from the leadership of your nuclear family, and then lead your umunna or your town. Pure hard work, most times thankless. But imagine leading a whole state! (uneasy lies the head that wears the crown) We must give credit to our leaders, even while subtly criticizing them and suggesting better ways of doing things, but spreading falsehood or personality attacks is very repugnant. It will achieve the wrong results.

I am not saying that Sullivan has done the impossible, and I think there are one or two places he should have done much better, but having said that we should also remember that until we come very close to see what their limitations were, you cannot claim to be making an objective criticism by just making blanket statements and throwing accusations on leaders.

And we are the cause of some of the problems. Some of us don't even know the names of who our village councilors are, or how our Local government chairman looks like, or where our state assembly member lives or what our senator's constituency allowance is? But we are quick to start screaming fraud whenever we hear sums of money spent by the state government!

Some of us has never tried anything difficult in our lives, we find it easy to sit on a comfortable chair and sling insults on our leaders when we have never made a success of the smallest task entrusted in our care! Some people find it easy to scream that the state government should dive into agriculture, these are people who cannot even cultivate one ridge of cassava plant or train even a small chicken and make profit, and they shout state government should do this and that! What stops you from going to your village to farm, since you think the government can make too much profit from that? Why not employ people and make the profit yourself?

Abeg make I go work for site......... no need debating with people who are only concerned with theories.

Absolutely Spyder!

I always ask those that suggest why not build a monorail, build an airport twice bigger than JFK, pave all Enugu sidewalk with gold, build shining skyscrapers all over town to beat Tokyo and lots of other frivolous things. Why can't they build it? Why is Dangote richer than them and their entire family lineage put together? Why aren't they the President of Nigeria or even the USA? If they cannot do all these themselves, We must accept the Reality of our lives and work hard to do our best based on our circumstance.

I have come to realize some of them are elementary school children here. If it makes sense for them to accept their humble position in life, that is exactly how it makes sense for Chime to accept he has only N100 billion to spend each year on salaries and infrastructure. Therefore, he must choose to provide the basic needs of the people before aiming for white elephant skyscrapers project. We the people applaud his astute financial management because he could very well have ruined Enugu by embarking on an endless monorail project like Amaechi. We thank God that Chime wisely used his tiny resource to transform Enugu state. We have not lowered the bar for him, we are only being realistic based on how much money he had to do the wonders he performed.

tabletman1:
In one of our discussion in peter obi's legacy thread, you told me you live at udoka estate.
I have not been to Ngozika estate, I don't even know most of the estate at awka cos I have been to only udoka and iyi-enu estate.

This is are pictures from ngozika estate,you have posted it in that peter obi's thread but I want to repost it here cos I love the buildings.

It's okay bro.

oneeast:
I live at Ngozika estates with my family..I had invited inno before to my house but he got scared that I may arrest him for insulting me last yr.

Bro, it is very hard to believe you are 200km close to Anambra border talk more of living in Awka. But, we could be wrong.

FKO81:
Onitsha ten lanes

FKO81, well done oo!
more ofe akwu to your elbow!
Some people will not sleep tonite!
They have been viewing this thread without commenting!

Ikengawo say something. Anambra jealousy dey run belle o! If abokiis and ofe couldn't stop it in many many year of military rule, you can't stop. Embrace Anambra and have peace bro.

Abagworo nobody cares about your opinion concerning Anambra. create an Ikwere thread if you must, but leave Imo state alone. Please Shove your yeye comment into You know what.

[size=28pt]Thank you Jesus!
Nagwode Allah!!!

Chai, Congrats to Anambra people ooo!

Una do well![/size]

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Ikengawo,
Ife osulugi mebe....
Anambra hypertension go kill you ooooo[/size]

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

[size=19pt]
Ikengawo,
Ife osulugi mebe....
Anambra hypertension go kill you ooooo[/size]

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

B2mario:
Nwanne, nna a muwa alakwa bee m ooo, i don't know that i was dealing with igala men who have the paramount aim of destroying Igbo nation.

Chai, so onyeara a wants to instigate more divisions upon the ones we are suffering in area of Ikwerre, Opobo, Bonny, Agbor and cross river igbos?

Bros,
Kwusi Ikpo ndi obodo ozo aha o'joo!

So Ndi Ofenmanu na ndi-abokii bu case Ndigbo n'isi na Naigeria!

Ndi ozo nile bu egwu ka ha ji ekwenyere ndi abokii na ndi-ofenmanu

[size=28pt]Thank you Jesus!

Chai, Congrats to Anambra people ooo!

Una do well![/size]

OdenigboAroli:
I have been around where Imolites and Enugites mock Anambrarians as uneducated primitive traders and this is a common occurrence and even you have said the same,and Abagworo. But when sshit hits the fan everybody wanna crucify nwa Omanbala because of your hate towards us. And for what ? Must all of us be graduates ? Why cant you have it in your thick block head that every Anambrarian strive to become the very best in whatever they do. Its an inborn thing,nnigga!

Anambra leads! Its natural for us to be ahead.....I dont have to prove to you that I am from Anambra. But when you sleep at night think of the EKE IDENMILI creeping into your bed but dont be scared fool!

Nwanne,
The shelling of the thread by amala and ewedu guys is still going on and you are responding to internal qualms?
Pipe down on internal politics until the shelling from the enemy is over....

[size=14pt]Yes,
Yoruba is number one in treachery and back stabbing aka: "Amala and ewedu politricks"[/size]

[size=28pt]Unu ahula ndi Chino kpobatara ebea[/size]

Naija voodoo statistics again

vanbonattel:
welcome to anambra skate

[size=18pt]The return of the Ofenmmanu corper! vanbonattel aka "all4naija"[/size]

B2mario:
Chineke mi ee! My perception about Anambra people is changing oo, i thought all of them behave like Chinonso, odenigbo, ACM10 and co. So there are truthful persons among them?

This was the impression i always wanted to correct, always saying that their cities are better than all igbo cities.

Pls, crane, presher rest this case, what of Umuahia and Awka, Aba and Onitsha, Abiriba and Nnewi?

Yes Umuahia is more developed than Awka .
Aba and Nnewi have more industries than Onitsha.

But, Onitsha has more commercial activity than Aba and nnewi

Comparing Abriba and Igberre axis to nnewi is missing the point because Nnewi is bigger than both combined. Now,this is not to under-estimate the wealth of people in this axis. Your comparison will be better to compare Abriba to Oraukwu, Nnobi,Ichida or Enugu-ukwu/Abagana area.

Ubakala can be comparable to Ozubulu and Oba axis in terms of being close to a major urban center and having some impressive urban transformation.

Arochukwu can be comparable to Isuofia or Okoh. Since Ekwulobia or Ihiala are way bigger and more populous. I have stated the facts as i have been to these areas many times.

asha80:
until river niger is thoroughly dredged your second point would be a pipe dream.

The river cruisers are so called "Flat Bottom" ships. They are typically designed for shallow water. They are not same design as big ship ocean liners which are designed for deep waters and high ocean waves.

Before the Niger bridge was built, such river ships were used to cross cars from Onitsha to Asaba. They still use such ships today to cross cars across the River Niger between Idah and Agenebode in Edo state.

Fact!

Please don't start the dredging excuse, because our leaders will soon latch on that to deceive our people. We just have the least visionary leaders in Africa. All they can think about is how to get a white man to drill a hole in the ground and start pumping out oil and selling. Then they sit back and start spending big money like crazy.

Nigeria is so blessed that every state can actually use locally available resources to build itself up. But everyone wants oil or nothing!

asha80:
not arguing your last statement after all I am owerri born and bred...i am talking economic activity.

Malaysia and Indonesia also too palm kernels from today's Imo / Rivers plantations.
They have since become the world leaders in palm production and all the associated agro industries using palm oil as raw materials.
Why can't we copy what Malaysia and Indonesia did to industrialize around palm oil based factories and created such massive wealth?

These would create a solid industrial base for Owerri if we had visionary leaders

asha80:
not arguing your last statement after all I am owerri born and bred...i am talking economic activity.

Always thinking oil is our big problem.
Two things Imo state must work towards is setting up a refinery and other petrochemical factories using our oil and gas resources in Imo state to create a local oil services economy in Owerri
2. Developing the Oguta lake tourism potential.
We could start with offering River cruises for tourists in the comfort of a cruise ship from Oguta lake to Onitsha and back to Oguta lake resort hotel.

Yeske2:
I know you hate anything Anambra but you and chino should stop this trash for good, Onitsha and Aba are the economic hotbeds of the SE. Are you guys Igbos sef?

I truly suspect these guys aren't Igbo. Chino had killed them with pictures of Ibadan and Osogbo and since they don't travel outside their state, they have no way to reciprocate with pictures.
So, the typical yoruba strategy on NL now is to say "I'm from Imo and i think Anambra is gutter" That bait statement encourage people to post ugly pics that they save for the day they will fight with the "flaties".

asha80:
sane wealthy?why are young husslers going to nnewi aba and onitsha and not owerri?are you an elitist?what is the major economic activity in owerri?

True,
Nnewi and Onitsha have more economic activities than Owerri. I can even say that Orlu may have more economic activities than Owerri.
But Owerri has the best inner city road network than all these cities.
....and that is an indisputable fact.

If Rochas completes the Owerri ring road system between Ikenegbu and Federal low cost housing, even Enugu will struggle to beat Owerri in internal road network.

B2mario:
Economic and commercial power house of the East, simple!

And let you and your folk don't derail it.

[size=18pt]Nnaa B2Mario,
Biko gaa mepere onwe gi Abia state thread with the appropriate title.
Just as you hate anything Anambra, Chino hates anything Abia and Imo state, so asking him to post complimentary things is akin to asking a chicken to piss.[/size]

Unless you just want to be beating about the bush here, so that this thread will be increasing in number of pages of senseless arguments.

oneeast:
Where are the roads because I pass the place every now and then. There are no roads there, do not been deceived by the selected pix abagowor throws about. Owerre is a very dirty place with shabby houses.

Bro,
I am only here to state the facts. Not on any side because i hate this argument.
But Owerri has better inner city roads than Onitsha and that is an indisputable fact.

oneeast:
Apart from the good major road in Onitsha, its innerhood roads beats everything Owerre can offer. Onitsha is a well planned city with different district with different type of houses. Below is Onitsha serene hood, Owerre cannot even boast of such place.

[size=18pt]Oga Chino,
I beg to differ!
Owerri has better inner city roads than Onitsha.
Fact!

Only Enugu beats Owerri in inner city roads in the SE.........and I am not a Rochas supporter.
But the truth is the truth [/size]

Yeske2:
Chino, chill abeg. Ndigbo bu ofu and don't help detailing.

[size=25pt] Chino and Abagworo,

Please stop your anti-Igbo agenda!

We are not interested in this argument again! [/size]

Abagworo:
Aba is much larger than Onitsha in landmass. Onitsha is same size as Owerri. We have google earth that clarifies things. In the Southeast Aba has the largest landmass followed closely by Enugu. Ariaria is bigger than all those markets combined. Simply go to google earth and check things for yourself. Onitsha area is more populated than Aba area but Onitsha is much smaller than Aba.

Onitsha is better today only on the ecpressway from Asaba to Owerri via Upper Iweka. The rest is just exactly same Igbotic houses on dirty roads in both cities.

That is being smart by half.
Enugu is the largest Igbo city by landmass, but Onitsha(+Nkpor) and Aba(+Osisioma) are clearly more populated than Enugu.

Reason being the type of 4 storey mass housing buildings in these cities. Comparing Owerri to these cities is being smart by half.

Ikengawo:
Enugu and Anambra and Abia are the biggest economies in the SE.Fact
Anambra is the loudest economy in the SE

Sir,point of correction.

http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/minister-hails-rising-anambras-gdp/

http://www.news247.com.ng/news/minister-hails-rising-anambras-gdp#.VISTvDHF9JI

Fact check:
Some Anambra peps may be cocky or even rude about this fact of GDP, but it doesn't mean it is false.

Is it possible to organize an investment summit of all Anambra business men in Awka early in January 2015?

The government could help direct these men into productive investment opportunities to help create jobs and improve the state's IGR base.
These people will all come back for the xmas, so call them to govt. house Awka on January 2nd to discuss Anambra investment opportunities.

Prof Chukwuma Soludo had a lot of great economic ideas to help transform Anambra. Gov. Obiano should reach out to him to chair the committee and help Anambra formulate an economic take off plan with her numerous business people.We cannot wait until Soludo becomes governor to tap into those ideas, we must begin to implement the feasible ideas now for the development of Anambra

BTW, what happened to the Anambra poultry Inc. floated by Anambra professionals and Emma Bishop Okonkwo initiative during Peter Obi administration? Such investments should be encouraged to take off by the state govt.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/anambra-professionals-commit-n420m-to-farm-project/83454/

http://allafrica.com/stories/201008200312.html


Aku luo uno.....amara onye kpara ya.

investnow2013:
@Cyrane, Do you know how many people in Nnewi alone selling Motor cycles & it's components?. It is over 1 Hundred Thousand!. How about Awka?, Ihiala, Nkpor,Onitsha etc. They are many!.Okay! Motor cycle Industries at Nnewi employ thousands of people!. How about the numbers of Okada riders in the Whole of Anambra-State!

Bro,
Stop that way of thinking. The same type of argument i heard in 1998 from land-line telephone dealers in Main market Onitsha that if the foreign South African MTN company was allowed into Nigeria, it will kill the phone market and cause a coup against Abacha as people will easily call abroad without the Nitel switch board and plot coup without their conversation being monitored. Today, more people earn their living via recharge cards and selling cell phones than in the past.

The same type of propaganda and mentality was used against the Oba-Onitsha airport. Which was killed because we thought that an airport close to Onitsha will ruin the luxury bus business to Lagos etc. Again, has the presence of Asaba airport stopped people from using luxury buses to Lagos? Anambra must progress and cannot be held back by the interest and propaganda of a few.

I hope you remember that INNOSON was a motorcycle parts dealer before he upgraded. Imagine if he had your mentality and decided never to upgrade.
Even Abia State taunted to be the worst governed state in the SE had enough compassion for the safety of her people to ban motorcycle use for mass transit. Anambra must consider the interest of the generality of her citizens over the interest of a few merchant traders still importing motorcycles from Vietnam and supporting their activities with propaganda.

Yeske2:
Another Christmas tree at Borromeo roundabout

If only they can transform [size=14pt]Borromeo roundabout[/size] to look like the picture!

The ambiance of Onitsha will be something else.

We truly need those landscapers brigade to complement the OCHA brigade! Can someone tell our governor we desperately need landscapers?

B2mario:
Look at what you are saying, he's just uploading selected designed pics of Anambra collected from Osha, Awka, nnewi, ozubulu and co while I'm showing pics of stretched roads in Umuahia alone collected this afternoon by me.

Bro,
instead of wasting your time and pictures here, open a thread to honor Abia state and Umuahia our former Biafran capital.
We shall come there to support you and help the thread succeed. Title your thread "Abia; the emerging industrial powerhouse of the east"

Stop being unproductive wasting your pictures here.

oneeast:
On the introduction of Operation Clean & Healthy Anambra, codenamed OCHA Brigade, Governor Obiano explained that it is “an Enforcement Unit with a mandate to facilitate improvement in our quality of life by enforcing environmental cleanliness, healthy living habits, good hygiene and general orderliness in the state.

According to him, “the mission of OCHA Brigade is to enforce cleanliness and orderliness as a culture among the residents of Anambra State; with the aim to become the task force most known for enforcing a clean, orderly and healthy environment in Nigeria. This initiative will be championed by 200 youths drafted from various ministries in the state who have been properly trained and equipped for this assignment.”

OCHA Brigade is a merger of the Enforcement Units of the Ministries of Health, Environment, Board of Internal Revenue Services, ASUDEB/ ACDA, the advertisement agency and ASWAMA. It represents a new enforcement model with inter-ministerial and inter-agency relationships that present an opportunity for the state to efficiently and effectively enforce discipline, orderliness, cleanliness and an excellent tax payment structure. “

[size=18pt]We also need a brigade of landscapers to go around all our cities planting flowers, trees and grass along our roads,parks and public places.

Anambra needs more flowers and trees to complement the clean environment like in the picture[/size]

oneeast:
I can't sit down and swallow falsehood and misinformation. That is me for you. Anyways where will I get the drugs now because I traveled to the country-side with madam.

Bro, you have to learn the art of ignoring trolls.
If someone makes a false allegation like that, the best way to answer them is to ignore it. B2mario must have seen pictures of all the places and houses in this thread. Re-posting it for him to see shows a child like him can dictate what you do with your time.