₦airaland Forum

afam4eva: There seems to be doesn't mean there aren't. I think citizens of Abi and Ebonyi who are making waves outisde the shores of this country will have to come back.

Pls i need names!!
Like u said maybe there are UNKNOWN citizens that have good intentions for the state esp in the diaspora.
However, this is Nigerian politics we are talking about.
They need to start now to align with state politics, which for many of the honest ones, is a huge sacrifice, that may mar their image.
That is why i say that i dont see ANYBODY suited for the job NOW!
What a BLEAK FUTURE!!

Abia and Ebonyi are like INFESTED WOUNDS on the the body of ndigbo.
We need to procure a remedy fast, before they sicken the whole body.
(Imo is becoming feverish already!)
Unfortunately, after looking around there seems to be no politician worthy to take up that mantle of leadership in these states!
They may well have to seek the help of their sister states.

idlaw2k3: 60,000 PILGRIMS SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT! MULTIPLY N400,000 BY 60,000 EVERY YEAR AND YOU WILL SEE WHY THE NORTH IS STILL UNDEVELOPED

Absolutely agree with u, 60 000 pilgrims!!!!
With tax payers money(and a token contribution by the pilgrims i heard)
What a COLOSSAL WASTE!
Gosh! I think Saudi Arabia and Israel shld BAN Nigerians permanently frm MASS pilgrimage.
Thousands of almajiris are begging on the streets and instead of using those funds to help them, they are used by politrickians to send their 'crew' to Mecca and Israel.
Do u see almajiris on the streets of Riyadh?

kandiikane: Lol@ how some little b!tch is vibrating all over this thread.

The thing tire me oh.
I think 'he' is suffering frm some sort of post traumatic stress disorder following crayola bashing.

shymexx: Wtf are you on about? Don't chat shyte, just fvck off... You're on here now because I mentioned Igbo GTFOH...

And was I on the other thread? - do your damn job and piss off, prick...

U were just given a friendly advice and u're going all gaga.
Don't blame odumchi blame crayola who did u in.

olaheavy: LOL! Of course, you Igbos are 'rootless' and 'cultureless' indeed. You sure don't have a clue where your ancestry was from: If you motherfvckers don't claim Isreals, some of you dogs will readily claim Ethiopia. Walahi talahi, I even heard some Igbo cannibals claim your origin was from Japan. Why do you shamwless animals go about looking for more and more territories to claim as yours? You fools claim not to be Nigerian (that you want Biafra or some sh!!t like that) but at the same time, Igbo scumbags like Afam4nothing and bashiru8 cintend that Lagos state would be divided if Nigeria disintegrated. Tell us, what do you usurping maggots really want? Oleeeeeee! Omo Igbo aj'eniyan!

SAWDUST

Josh090: I want to take a stab at the many issues being discussed
@topic, a lagosian is anyone who lives permanently in lagos.
@d girl dt insulted ibadan for no reason, u are senseless to say d least.
@afam4eva, you are a yoruba hater, admit it, I've seen most of your post on NL.
Now, there are so many yoruba sub-groups living in different parts of yorubaland, they are not usually discriminated against as they can easily contest and win elections in where ever state they are, but most likely they still keep their ties to their original state of origin. No sane yoruba man will deny his fathers home town.
Note: being referred to as a lagosian in modern time is nothing more than just saying someone that lives in lagos, it does not translate to you being having equal rights with an indigenous lagosian or a yoruba person when it comes to elections or positions in the state (fashola is actually from osun state). And also for those that seem not to know, lagos is indeed part of yorubaland as it is a member of the oodua states!

DUST

Una no go sleep today, or have u been locked out by your Igbo landlords?

Does anyone know how much is spent anually on religious pilgrimages by the Nigerian govt?
Pls i need to know.
Cause that a HUGE WASTE of taxpayers' money!!

shymexx: Outside football, do you think John Fashanu is considered English?? If he fills an application form tomorrow morning, he's still going to fill-in Black African like another Black African guy who got off the boat yesterday... John Fashanu knows he isn't English, hence why he moved back to Nigeria...

Yoruba people have subgroups and those who're from Lagos know themselves... However, I don't think Yoruba people would want to lay claim to a place different from their home towns... Surname and family background is very important in Yoruba culture... Don't bring other Yoruba people into this..

O boy, stop twisting the truth. John Fashanu is as English as they come and for ur info he could't even represent Nigeria in internationals.

sbeezy8: end of the day outside SW Nigeria im not paying attention like another world not even that im tribalistic or whatever i just dont want to live, invest or even visit.

Ehee! I thought as much.
This clearly explains your very limited reasoning abilities.

Hahaahahahaha!
See emotions flying up and down!
The funny thing is there are more ANAMBRARIANS living in Lagos than INDIGENOUS LAGOSIANS!
And these ANAMBRARIANS enjoy a much higher standard of living than the 'indigenes' (really wonder if such thing exists though).
So i advise the OP to quickly do a head count on his extended/immediate family members, cause i strongly believe they might be in those buses!

maclatunji: People like you are clueless about what governance is all about, the government knew the volume of rain was expected to be humongous, this didn't come to this government as a surprise, Yet, they did next to nothing except for the occasional bland TV and radio advert. Do you know how much work Lagos State for example has done to mitigate flooding within its boundaries? The Federal Government has done next to nothing!

GEJ was busy teling the world yesterday that his government is ready and able to defend neighbouring countries from terrorists whilst a huge part of his own country is under water. Let's not talk about Boko Haram at the moment.

By now, a State of Emergency should have been declared in affected areas with all relevant government agencies fully mobilised to offer relief to the stricken people. GEJ should have requested global aid for the victims by now.

I have to agree with u on this one.
The National.Meteorological Institute had put up a warning very many months ago abt the floods which was ignored.
It's true the floods may not be preventable but the govt would have been ready for the anticipatd effects.
That's the difference btw naija and the rest.

Thank u mods for 'fixing' the topic. It was misleading.
And a brilliant response frm the Police.

@ OP
Well done!
U've succeeded in driving up traffic to the site.
Can u now buzz off!

I just stumbled across this thread and i find it very shocking that Seun would go all out to be this tribalistic.
Putting up such a sensitive unconfirmed post that could cause civil unrest, without any shame.
My advice to u is,
in a bid to appear smart by asking such a question just know that some of these enterprises have LAWYERS, and they will not take lighlty to u peddling unconfirmed reports.
They too can ask TWISTED questions in COURT. BEWARE!

[quote author=ozo-dimgba]Searchcop abi na searchgoat thank u for ur sensational report, when nxt u want to report do dat without sentiments. Is Onitsha in Asaba or Asaba in Onitsha? Why then d mixeup about d where of d story, u beta take note.[/quote]Thank u , i thought i was the only one that noticed!
Which BUSH is FEW MINS AWAY FRM ASABA, when going towards Onitsha because as far as i know once u cross the Niger bridge u enter Onitsha and all u see is urban jungle!
And if u have not crossed the bridge u are in ASABA.
So WHERE exactly did the incident occur?
Asaba, Onitsha or after Onitsha?

Next thing we go hear say Jimoh Ibrahim don buy one.
Mschewwwwww!

[quote author=PROUD-IGBO]^^^Thanks bruh. If that Ohakim had been put under this much pressure in his first year in office, then maybe Rochas would have been able to focus on less areas of intervention.

I'm also a bit frustrated at the pace of development in Imo, but i'm also aware of the situation of things before Rochas took over, and the paucity of funds he has to work with (that's why i ignore peeps that compare him with Amaechi and Akpabio); why i'm cutting him some slack (well at least until his 3rd year in office) is b'cos his heart is in the right place and i believe he means well for Imo state.....he just needs to focus less on handouts and welfarist schemes, and focus more on things that impact more on the majority of Ndi-Imo; like 'quality' roads, schools, urban regeneration, hospitals, and attracting investors to set up factories and industries.

It's ok to criticise provided it's done constructivley.[/quote]Your first paragraph just summarizes my aim.
It's very impt to keep up the demands for good governance. Not just to slouch because of a few 'flash in the pan' projects.
If Ohakim had been attacked this way from day one, we wouldnt have had a self proclaimed IKIRI.
Am yet to see a credible contractor handling any of the road projects.
And pls when it comes to funds, Imo is the richest in the south east and Enugu was in a worse state when Chime took over!

BlackPikiN: Ohakim spent 4yrs!!
This is Rochas first yr.

That is why the comparism shldnt come up yet.

PointB: I get your point, but I doubt if the 'average' Owerri man has a car. If that is the case, they clearly do not represent the majority. Policies should target the majority, not the few.

I also doubt if owerri (the capital) is as flooded as you portray it, perhaps the hinterland. So would suggest that though, his educational policy is targeted at the average Imolite, I would however like to see decent road (with drainage)into the hinterlands, and of course moves to bring in more investments to the state. But I wouldn't agree to government building factories or running businesses by itself. Private business ownership is what should be encouraged.

ALL major roads are not flooded(that will obviously mean a state of emergency being declared), though a good number do get affected(Okigwe rd etc).
However, woe betide u if u turn off those roads. If u dont live close to them, u'll literally need to swim thru to get there.
That is one of the reasons why housing is unnecessarily expensive in Owerri, because there are few places that afford a passable thoroughfare to get to those major roads.
Believe me even those on foot find it hard navigating thru those roads esp the laterite infested ones.

Abagworo: A lot of ongoing work is on in Imo but my fear remains if they will end up being abandoned. Go to Orlu and you will be surprised as well as disappointed. ROCHAS needs to FOCUS ON FEW projects TILL they are COMPLETED before moving to others. Rochas has done more in Imo State than any other Governor before him. Those talking about concorde area are quite wrong. It wasn't done by Mbakwe but Achike Udenwa and now Rochas has transformed and expanded it. That area was bush as at 1999 with concorde hotel as the only building and no good roads. That Secretariat was constructed by Udenwa administration and not Mbakwe while the hospitality industry also witnessed the surge during Udenwa and continued till now. No hotel or nite club was there before 2002. Rochas has constructed at least 3 new dualised roads in that area. I also saw a dualised road near old Imo hotel done by Rochas. There's one in my earlier post done by Rochas too on the Onitsha road. NDDC is also complementing by constructing a lot of roads in the new Owerri and MCC Uratta new area.

God bless u for ur understanding!
Projects are done in phases not all at the same time. That is the major problem Rochas is having now.
But i must quickly disagree with u on Rochas doing more than the previous governors. He is yet to surpass Ohakim not to talk of others.
Lets learn not to stretch the truth esp with govt, it inevitably comes around to haunt us.

Cyberknight: More and more misleading pics, nwanne. The second picture in this set is Wetheral Road, one of the oldest roads in the city which was actually constructed during the colonial era (and that is why it is still in wonderful condition, with excellent drainage and so forth, because in those days things were bulit to last). The green road sign up there was placed there during Ohakim's tenure, and so Rochas has nothing to do with it. The third picture in the series is of the road to Concorde Hotel area, which again was an old road constructed during Mbakwe's era. All that was done there is landscaping. Try and be balanced. Dont you have any pictures of Prefab, Akwakuma, Ikenegbu extension or Federal Housing to show us? The areas which are now like the kind of areas CNN uses when they want to advertise for aid for Africa?

Nwanne m, u seem to be the only one who shares my frustration here.
The earlier these imolites end this camaraderie they are keeping up with their government the better for them.
I will keep saying it now is the time to shout out for democracy dividends!
Ask the average Owerri resident his wish frm the govt, he will tell u he prays for the day he'll stop changing his SHOCKS 2x a month and stop SWIMMING to work in his car.
The govt is busy constructing monuments eg at control(Assumpta rnd abt) when there is a giant crater developing infront of that place.
Pls show us pics of Rochas achievements!

Seriously, anyone who can afford it shld say a prayer, get to the nearest airport and buy a flight ticket.
Those roads are death traps.

Olodostein: I thought you went for brain sugery. It is very clear that it was unsuccessful.

Listen man ... Back off OR..... Don't let me start digging the psychological, social, moral and philosophical decay of you lot.

A piece of advise for your folks. Employ an environmental scientist and let him or her do a study for the next few years and lets see the result. I won't tell you how the rate of cancer and other fatal illnesses is on the rise in your back yard; which you lack the facilities to diagonize.

Do you think building archaic polluted factories here and there is 21century development ?

We don't want that kind of self centered rash and visionless development in our land....... This is why getting educated is far better than love for extreem materialism at a tender age.

Haven't u realized that this kind of threads give him a constant hard on and he is just baiting u guys.

chino11: I don't care where you are related to, the fact is that we Anambrans are not in any way related to any part of imo state. All of you in that imo state, whether owerre, njaba, orlu, ikeduru you people are same and one people, we Anambra people has nothing in common with you lot. We are a monolithic state in the SE.

Chai! O gini?
This is so not true and u know it.
No need to be divisive.

Nightshift: Enugu has always been blessed with great radio voices . Personally, the best radio crew in Enugu were those at the former ESBS 'Sunrise 96.1 FM'. Chuzzy Iboko (known as Mr C.), Mike Anene, Rosemary Azinge, Gboliwe Iwuobi, Ik Agu and co were the best Coal City radio crew ever. Anthony Okofuu and Barikomo Ador were equally a great duo at Radio Nigeria Enugu as well. On Igbo language programmes on the 2 stations , i will never forget ' Önu Ökwa' Linda Mmenakaya dishing her Özi ekene requests, Ichie Onwuagba Onwuagba, Nduka Obikwelu, Nath Obigbo, Okechukwu Okereke, Dumeh Nnamoko, Jevas Chukwuemezie, Chukwuma Ogbonna, Paddy Ekeh. Pete Edochie was presenting 'music of the masters' every Sunday for 2hrs on ABS 1 Enugu. Emmanuel Udokwu, Chinwetalu Agu and Patience Ozokwo were all doing plays and programmes for both radio stations .

Wow! what a trip down memory lane, golden times indeed.

chino11: Then your governor should build his own Port so that investors will come and you fools will invest in your place..we don't need you ediots on our soil because we are not in yours. Imo state is the only place you will find the cheapest LovePeddler, they will even be dragging you as you pass thru the state.

Your governor should start developing the state instead of talking everyday. Most of the people selling fake drugs in Onitsha are all from Imo state. Go to Head Bridge and find out.

Pls soft pedal. no need to derail the thread.

[quote author=Ricky_Ross]Tony Ezenna has a plant in Onitsha because of the port, and not because of anything else.
Onitsha is the DIRTIEST city in Nigeria by far, give me free land I will not build nothing in onitsha or aba bc these dirty cities are for animals only.
You are right owerri has been over run by armed bandits and kidnappers, and we all know these criminal elements are from Anambra. The kidnappers they arrested in Imo state this month are all from Anambra, especially Aguleri and Nnewi and Ekwulobia? DEM SWEAR FOR YOU PEOPLE??
The cheapest whooores are found in onitsha and not owerri. There are prostitutesss in owerri but they are mostly poor students and many of them are from Anambra as well.[/quote]Damnn! this guy Chino really got under ur skin. lol!
If Onitsha is the dirtiest city then i guess Aba is a big refuse bin.

[quote author=Okija_juju][b]Lets leave Rochas out of this dicussion.. We are talking about working governments not propagandist..

If all you did was drive from Port-Harcourt to Enugu upon arrival, then I will forgive your analysis.. However, ask anybody who knows Port-Harcourt before Amaechi and now, Nna, even 7-up sef no clear like am.. The city is so over-crowded that atimes I thank God its not legal to carry firearms, alot of Niggas would have died.. However, have you heard of 'THE GREATER PORT-HARCOURT PROJECT'?! Its no jokes, its real.. The government is opening up 5 new cities around the Present port-Harcourt. I have been itching and waiting to lay my hands on some of the lands when they come out for sale.... All roads constructed by Amaechi all come with under ground drainages, Schools are top class in infrastructure (he is still working on the teachers), housing and urbanization, the Rivers State Mono Rail Project, Electricity projects, Ultra Mordern Markets, e.t.c.. I am a big critic of government, but in Amaechi and Apkabio, I cant find any blemish...

_{NNA, this thread is about discussing Rochas' f`uck ups and pissing all over him.. Names like Amaechi and Apkabio should not be found in threads like this.}[/b][/quote]I know PH, Owerri and Enugu well enough.
Amaechi has done some positive things (education and health esp), believe me so have Elechi and Orji.
Akpabio and Chime shld not be brought into this discussion.
I wish for the greater PH city project to succeed but right now it reeks of 'WHITE ELEPHANT'.
Back to Imo.
Now is the time to pile on pressure on the govt thru constructive criticism, not blind praise singing.
Imo is in it's worst state. Owerri is cut off from its environs. I hear Okigwe to Owerri is a federal road (not sure). But Akabo abt 4 mins frm Owerri is impassable.
Pls show us more pics!

Cyberknight: Precisely. Well said. In truth, the blame for the awfulness of PH, Owerri, Lagos or any other city cannot necessarily be placed on the head of the incumbent governor (with an exception made for the Abia state governor for Aba), because generally speaking its a cumulation of neglect, theft, poor planning, etc that borught these cities to the low levels that they are at currently. However, in Owerri, the governor does bear the responsiblity for the current state of the town, for while he met it in a bad condition last year, as at now it is worse as a consequence of his acts.

Gates are being built all over the main roads; the question is for what? Apparently to reinforce security. For those who live in Lagos, imagine building street gates along Adeniran Ogunsanya, Bode Thomas or Masha, for example. They broke down all the street gates that estate residents had painstakingly built up over the years to protect themselves and now crime is rampant. I agree that street gates are not necessarily a foolproof form of protection, but goodness knows that they at least deter the amateur criminals from petty crime.

Enough has been said about the roads, people are weeping in Owerri, literally.

And then there was the plan to shut down the civil service. Yes, believe me, the governor said that the civil service is a wasteful instituion, the source of much corruption and waste in the state, and that the government would stop paying civil servants' salaries and that each ministry would have to generate revenue to pay its staff. Sounds unbelievable, but true. So how is a modern institution supposed to function without administrative staff? Blaming the civil service for corruption and waste is pointless, everybody in Nigeria steals, both political office holders, govt employees and anyone who can put themselves in any position to make an extra buck. But how, how can one conceive of running an organization, any organization, let alone one as complex as a givernment, without administrative staff? And just how are ministries supposed to be self sufficient? The civil service is not a business, it is a necessary part of government, as we all know.

The sad fact is that the Imo State government is drifting, doing nothing at all, and has descended to the level of the worst government of all, that of Ohakim.

Thank u for ur unbiased remarks!
We are getting used to poor governance that we now hardly know right from wrong.