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[quote author=Okija_juju]Flyover collapsing?! 'Odili Government"... TIMARIV ridden?!! 'A worthwhile nuisance'.... Crime Strangulating?!! "Now you are just talking shiit'... Polution Choking?! 'Now you've started manufacturing shiit'.... Slum Swallowing?! 'Now you've started selling shiit'.. River State (Port-Harcourt) may be an under-achieving State, but My brother, IMO state and Rochas dont even measure up to either Obio Apkor Local Government Area or even Omoku Township.. Enjoy the rubbish that is Rochas.. Commissioners lodge! With State money!! While the civil servants proper and the citizens live in squalor. I have been to IMO state! Barely two months back.. If what I saw is the definition of 'a Working Government', then Imo States problem is not the government but the people.. [/quote]LoL! at ur analysis. It's clear for all to see that anyone who has stepped into PH will attest to what am saying. Am not heaping ALL the blame on Amechi cause he seems to be struggling along making snail strides in the right direction (to whom much is given...). But he needs to do alot more. PH is an overcrowded, disaster prone city, with purgatorial traffic that keeps u on the edge! If u read my previous posts. It's clear that i'm very umimpressed with Rochas' performance. |
afam4eva: Whenever i think of Anambra, what comes to mind is Onitsha and Nnewi. Why can't those towns/cities be turned into economic giants by putting in place the necessary machinery to put these towns in a pedestal that will make it compete with any major city in Africa or the world. Onitsah and Nnewi are underutilised and the human resources of Anambra is also under-utilized. By now Anambra should be the pride of not just Nigeria but Africa. That's why we need to vote in someone like Chukwuma Soludo into the governorship seat. Because it's a shame that an Anambra will expect accolades for building some rural roads and abandoning the majore cities and towns.I mostly agree with u! But u have to appreciate also the unique make up of Anambra that makes rural roads SO important. Anambra has the 2nd smallest landmass and the 2nd highest population density in Nigeria after Lagos. Towns merge imperceptibly with one another and are mostly semiurban. Nnewi for eg merges with many surrounding towns like Ozubulu, Nnobi etc not to talk of Onitsha. It is because of these so called 'RURAL' roads which provide ease of movt btw these towns that make Onitsha and Nnewi marginally habitable as pple can easily commute frm their indegenous towns. Otherwise, I wonder how Onitsha and Nnewi would be. Remember, Awka is still there begging for attention (albeit hardly getting any). I wonder if the resources are enough to go round. |
afam4eva: I know the potentials that Anambra possesses and i always score the Omanbala government using those variables and if they fail to tackle those problems, it means they've failed in my eye. It doesn't matter the number of rural roads that they've constructed. I keep saying that Anambra is the lifeline of Ala Igbo but the government have failed to solve the most important problem bedeviling that state. That does nit mean i hate Anambra.Pls enlighten us further on THE most important problem. |
berem: you are right! Orlu road needs to be decongested.too much of government establishment on that axis.don't forget the police barracks,a high court and the populated shell camp which houses Alvan lecturers (old comissioners' quarters).the traffic situation was terrible 4years back when I was residing in owerri.I don't know the traffic situation presently.Traffic is 2x as bad now! The town is becoming more congested because of lack of bypass roads. The state Owerri is in now cannot attract any major investment. |
[quote author=Okija_juju]WTF!!!!!! ![]() Where did you see any new projects in Owerri on your drive biko?! Nwokem talk the one you see o!! I drove to Owerri from Port-Harcourt and the first thing you notice at the boundary between Port-Harcourt and Owerri is 'The good well tarred dual carriage road with street lights ends at the boundary between both States. IMO State looked like an abandoned project.. I kept switching from lane to lane during the drive through to Owerri.. The bridges/flyovers I saw looked like they were built and abandoned by the previous administration and its still the same.. The road at some point almost destroyed my car.. I dont know the names or roadsin Owerri, however, I think a school of health or something like that was on that road... PH- 1st, Enugu- 2nd & Imo... last.[/quote]PH first?!? Are u referring to another PH (perharps Philly or Phoenix) or to the run down overcrowded, flyover collapsing, TIMARIV ridden, Crime strangulating, pollution choking, slum swallowing, PORT HARCOURT? Haba! nawa u no even talk Enugu. |
Abagworo: The city itself has expanded by what I've seen recently. It is no more as compact as you think. Amakohia and Akwakuma are not decent by Owerri standards but is the typical of most other Nigerian cities and mind you they alongside Orji are populated villages that somehow joined the city. The population of the villages in Imo State has increased also and not only Owerri.. |
Abagworo: The city itself has expanded by what I've seen recently. It is no more as compact as you think. Amakohia and Akwakuma are not decent by Owerri standards but is the typical of most other Nigerian cities and mind you they alongside Orji are populated villages that somehow joined the city. The population of the villages in Imo State has increased also and not only Owerri.Amakohia and Akwakuma have long been part of Owerri and World bank is presently in the same state with them in terms of roads.The govt house is arguably in Amakohia (shell camp) What am trying to say is that, there needs to be an urgent replanning of Owerri with purpose built residential layouts catering for all income groups which are linked to the older parts of the city. The govt house shld be relocated with the police command near it to New Owerri axis to decongest that area that already has Alvan, and FMC struggling for space on the pseudo dualized Orlu road. Owerri has a lot of potential to grow but it seems the govt is not putting its priorities right. It presently has its hands in too many pie and is confused. |
Abagworo: The population of Owerri has doubled in the past 2 years. As at 2009/2010 there was no traffic in Owerri and no hawkers and no much hustling and bustling except the Douglas area. Owerri is now over-populated and housing has gone the way of Port Harcourt and Abuja. Rochas should try and face that Ohakim's planned ring road. That's the only thing that can forestall total gridlock from happening in the next 2 years. I wonder what swelled the Population of Owerri at that rate.DOUBLED! Hell No! Increased yes, just like many other cities including Enugu and Awka. But they seem to be coping better esp in terms on housing and roads why? You have to remember that the surge in traffic also seen in Owerri has alot to do with the state of Enugu PH expressway which has failed. So that virtually all vehicular traffic going to Enugu/ after Okigwe frm PH Elele axis passes thru Owerri. The truth is that Owerri is very compact and there is an urgent need to expand it. Perharps toward Avu. The good part of New Owerri(and essentially Owerri as a whole) is concord boulevard, that's all. There is no liveable layout with decent roads. World Bank is a mess. Amakohia and Akwakuma are slums. Aladinma and prefab are fast deteriorating. Graceland is expensive for no good reason. The government needs to focus on ROADS and HOUSING. |
cjrane: OMG!Almost the same thing happened to me!!!Bwuhahahahahaahaha!! Chei! I've been laughing for the past 15 minutes. U just made the OP look incredibly stewpid! |
I just landed at the Lekki Epe international Palmport Eko o ni baje o! |
Ikenna351: Apologise to who and for what reason? For mentioning shops with Igbos or for trying to correct him for saying all Yorubas employ only yorubas, using myself and my office as an example?Pls what is the level of manpower required to run a "SHOP" vs a "BUSINESS". Don't u see that by the use of the former(shop), as referred to in our local context, a ceiling has been put to the nature of "business" being run and thus the subsequent manpower required? Eg an electronic shop, a motor parts shop etc . How many pple are needed in such a shop and how feasible is it then to employ other ethnic groups. Vs a "business enterprise" which maybe of any scale. That is the simple reason Okija Juju referred to it as ethnic profiling by the discriminatory use of those terms. U shld have stuck to shop or business in both egs. if u wanted to be sincere. However u unwittingly or more likely purposefully chose not to. |
Funny how things can change in just a few months. This is an old thread but presently there is sincerely no way one can begin to compare both. Owerri is just a small run down town, that needs an overhaul of its infrastructure esp roads. Apart from Concord boulevard, evry other part of Owerri is just prone to annoying traffic and bad roads. Enugu on the other hand has a good road network which makes movt so easy. And that,s just roads. Not to talk of security, shopping, recreation. Enugu trounces Owerri in ALL aspects. |
Did they really have to slap the handcuffs on, just to lead her away? Pls i need to know if this is a civil or criminal offence. Does this deserve deportation or is it because they are Nigerians? Remember these people have spent 3 YEARS already in Canada without any bad record. If we dont know the details of the Canadian law on such an offence then one can't really blame the authorities for whatever action they take. However,if there are other options of punishment, then deportation is way too HARSH. If the authorities go through with this considering the number of years already spent by the students, i'll advise prospective foreign students to look elsewhere. |
logica: Eh ehn. Employ marketer now. Sebi you sabi. Generate traffic pass Google. What's stopping you?Kudos to Ekiti, but please bury that shallow arguement about "best" site being equivalent to traffic or else poorn sites would be considered the "best" sites. |
Vultures and chicken which is easier to come by? Am just curious. If i get some vulture hatchlings and breed them with fresh meat till maturity, then put it up for sale as EXOTIC MEAT (point and kill vulture). Am sure i will get customers! Just curious. |
BB - unlimited data plan〓 CRAPPY PHONE. Till then (unlimited data on other phones) we just have to stick with the CRAPPY PHONE. |
afam4eva: Someone just takes a picture of a particular place in Aba and uploads it as a true representation of Aba. Yes, we know Aba is bad but not this bad and not everywhere. When i went to Aba 3 years ago, i was trying very hard to find the dirty Aba i kept hearing and seeing all over the internet but i couldn't find any. Even Ogbor hill that seems like a middle to lower-class neigbourhood is not that bad.Am not sure it's Aba u visited. Aba is in an unimaginably bad state. Granted that it's not the capital does not give that clueless puppet T(hieving) A(***ole) Orji the right to neglect it. Kudos to the lawyers! |
afam4eva: You're yet to see a descent picture of Aba because the one's you've seen are the only pictures that can paint Aba as it's known to popular wisdom. Of course, we can't compare the senerity of Aba to those of Enugu, OWERRI, Uyo or Calabar but it has some decent(average) places just like every other average city. Those pictures are not only astronomical but were taken in the eyes of mischief makers with a camera purchased from hell and produced by satan with materials assembled by his demons.Pls strike Owerri off the list, it's fast deteriorating. |
Know a friend going to Lagos today who had to reroute from Owerri to Enugu,so as to join Aero. He was very lucky to get a ticket for 20k because he knew someone. On getting to the airport (an hr before departure) he was told how lucky he was as the agent was under intense pressure to resell the ticket for 40k. And he's meant to leave the country tonite frm Lagos. I really pity the hundreds of stranded passengers. |
saxywale: This is not just about FRSC campaigns, the accident is MECHANICAL NOT BEHAVIORAL and FRSC are tilted towardd enforcing proper driving. We really have to look in dept into traffic regulation laws in Nigeria. If EU countries without bodies similar to FRSC can be safest in the world in terms of traffic accidents, then we should even have lower rates. So something is definitely wrong.I partly agree with u, but i dont understand the part in capitals. I beleive the ATTITUDE of the driver, is about the most important when it comes to safety. Not every one would speed off with an articulated truck just to avoid a police check point knowing the grave dangers that may lead to, many drivers do this out of ignorance or shear lack of respect for human life. Imagine i had to get my speed up to 120km/hr! on an occasion to enable me overtake an articulated truck! I was convinced the brakes had failed as it ran other vehicles off the road. To my utter dismay it came to a complete stop when it got to a check point! On another occasion i had to get my speed up to 90km/hr to overtaked a fully loaded PETROL TANKER(that road was a smooth dual carriage so the driver "FORGOT" what he was carrying. I tried flagging him down to reduce speed but i dont know if he had a clue what i was doing. saxywale: This is not just about FRSC campaigns, the accident is MECHANICAL NOT BEHAVIORAL and FRSC are tilted towardd enforcing proper driving. We really have to look in dept into traffic regulation laws in Nigeria. If EU countries without bodies similar to FRSC can be safest in the world in terms of traffic accidents, then we should even have lower rates. So something is definitely wrong.I partly agree with u, but i dont understand the part in capitals. I beleive the ATTITUDE of the driver, is about the most important when it comes to safety. Not every one would speed off with an articulated truck just to avoid a police check point knowing the grave dangers that may lead to, many drivers do this out of ignorance or shear lack of respect for human life. Imagine i had to get my speed up to 120km/hr! on an occasion to enable me overtake an articulated truck! I was convinced the brakes had failed as it ran other vehicles off the road. To my utter dismay it came to a complete stop when it got to a check point! On another occasion i had to get my speed up to 90km/hr to overtaked a fully loaded PETROL TANKER(that road was a smooth dual carriage so the driver "FORGOT" what he was carrying. I tried flagging him down to reduce speed but i dont know if he had a clue what i was doing. |
naja2: five reasons why it wont happen in saner climes.U would have made more sense if u deleted number 5. However, in order to prove ur theory on the intelligence of Nigerians, by using urself as a guinea pig/example, u didn't. "A surge in vehicular traffic is usually witnessed during the EMBER months because of the festivities and the start of the dry season (events are preferrably held). There is thus a propensity for RTAs/MVAs. This is a world wide phenomenon and timing may vary depending on the holiday period of the country. It has nothing to do with the sound of the "ember" months. |
Most of these articulated truck drivers, have this extremely dangerous attitude of looking down on other road users in smaller vehicles as if they are untouchable. Apart from most of the vehicles being in a poor state, the new ones are equally dangerous and wont hesitate to run u off the road(road construction trucks esp). Many of the drivers spend very long hrs on the road and are mentally drained. The FRSC has to start a campaign on SAFE TRUCKING and EMBER months. This is VERY VERY SAD. |
dayokanu: Angry cos Im not Igbo? Who wants to be a cannibal?Gosh. U dont have to reply to every single post especially if u dont have anything meaningful to say. Try and control the craving before u go naked in the market square, typing frantically on the air. Pls try HARD not to reply.. |
free2ryhme: Does your level of Christianity attained states that you should go nude in photo shots.. Who are you deceiving?Aaaaaah!! What is this na? Pls, abeg quickly modify this post. We shouldnt always put the blame on TYPO. Ur username is a paradox of what u just posted. U cant even make a coherent sentence. |
Arsenate: personally, I'd prefer to live in the North than in any state in the SE. At least In the north if one avoids crowds one can be safe to some extent. But in the SE one can be hunted at any place at any time. The Mikels , despite the fact that they can afford to live in any city in Nigeria still prefer to live up north.That depends on what ur religion and ethnic group is. Do u know how many Southerners have fled the North back home in recent years? Do you know how many corp members have forfieted months just to avoid serving in the north? Is the North now devoid of armed robbery incidents? Where was Mikel's father even kidnapped? U cannot begin to compare highly targeted crime incidents to some one opening fire or throwing stones in a market place(BOKO HARAM), the latter could hit anyone. |
cap28: I cant beleive someone with limited analytical skills can refer to someone as a "nitwit".[b] cap28: I cant beleive someone with limited analytical skills can refer to someone as a "nitwit".[/b] cap28: I cant beleive someone with limited analytical skills can refer to someone as a "nitwit".Where were u radicalized? Niger, Chad, or is it Pakistan? U are blindly echoing the arguements of radical islamic fundamentalists which they use to justify their terrorist acts. I'm still trying to hold on to the belief that not all muslims are like that. |
hardbody: How about the US just close down permanently and go home? Must they be everywhere? Is there anything they forgot in Nigeria that they want to take. I believe in Africa for Africans, enough of all these their 'nose in the air' attitude. Who even needs America? The eediots themselves are relying on China for economic survival. Humongous fwools.Misdirected aggression. |
PURE COCCK N BULL STORY! Nissan is not that stuipid! Ghana and SA no dey again? Anyway i guess its the local investors that will bear most of the economic burden. A lot needs to be in place first. Antecedents are there to show the outcome. |
Temistatics 007: you are not getting me,i meant how did the dog(captain) transport itself from europe to argentina?Bwuhahahahahahahaha!! I seriously thought u were being sarcastic, but u've kept pushing it. U mean GERMAN Sheperd fron GERMANY to ARGENTINA abi? U are irredeemably dumb! |
Billyonaire: You call my $2,000 BB Porsche cheap and glorified ? That's pretty low IQ, do you not agree ?Chai!! It would have made more sense if u held $1200 to the edge of a lighter and burnt it, then used the change to get a Galaxy S3. And no one will even accuse u of having a low IQ. |
kunle357: One thing i know for sure is that any car is good for nigerian roads, most cars are great however, nigerian car owners/drivers are just the worst! their maintenance cultures are the worst and no one can save such vehicles after they have been through such drivers.. im a car dealer and i import vehicles from only USA and Canada and i can tell you authoritatively that its the divers that are bad and not the cars!U're somewhat right. But even with good maintenance, our roads can wreck almost any vehicle or at the least reduce its lifespan by 50%. Going from PH to Enugu for eg will put a giant strain on a Range rover. When oyibo said 'offroad', am sure they didnt have Nigerian roads in mind. |
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