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LastApostle: Aba is a cosmopolitan area that the state government with it meagre resources cannot conveniently solve it urban renewal problems.

Which one is 'meagre resources'? Do you know Abia's monthly allocation?
Even if it 'meagre resources' as you put it, what stops TA from doing at least one tangible thing for the people of ABA? Instead of Coming to commission a rubbish fly over at Abiapoly.
With the 'meagre resources' he ha bought up the whole of Ibeku and other parts of Umuahia......
with the 'meagre resources' his son is lavishing money (govt money) as if it were his inheritance.
Abeg let's speak the truth and sham the devil.

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customized13: Now let's treat dis issue logically, d op has a motive 4 posting only bad pix here, he can't swear dat he didn't see good places also, I went 2 aba last month, in as much as thr are bad places ( wch is common 2 all nigerian cities) there are stil good places in aba, am in uyo nw, if u want, I wil snap pix of bad places in uyo and post here, am serving in ph, choba road leading 2 rumuokoro is nothing different frm dis road, I leave in lagos, I cannot come and post d bad ago palace road here, if u really kw aba b4 nw @ op, u wil kw thngs hv changed an extent, I repeat u cnt swear dat u didn't see a lot of good roads in aba also.

What good places? The places built by Individuals or by govt.
Someone once came to this forum and posted pictures of PZ junction as evidence that T.A. is working.
Is The filling station at PZ built by TA.?
Is the Crest Hotel built by TA?
Is Eko Bank built by TA?
Abeg, let's shun all these OP has a motive and say the truth for once.

Ngwakwe: The truth of the matter is that the Op is sincere and I have to appreciate her desire to expose such injustice going on in Abia State by the present civilian Presidents and Abia State Governors.

As a matter of fact the Op missed my indigenous compound near one of her snap shots. However, let it be on record the the Op neglected those magnificent buildings and wonderful landscapes we have in those places.

That road in view is a federal road which was constantly reconstructed and greatly maintained by all the military heads of State only to be neglected by the civilian rulers.

The goodnews is that Godswill Akpabio has awarded the contract to Julius Begger to turn it to a multi lane highway from Ikot-Ekpene to Aba Factory Road junction. The Road in more important to Akwa-ibom State than Abia as it serves as the best route to Uyo. It takes me only 45 minutes to reach Uyo while Umuahia/Owerri takes about 50 minutes to 1 hour.

The unfortunate story is that the said road would have been in the finishing stage had Abia State Governor agreed on the bargain with Akwa Ibom State since two years ago.

This is the only truthful and honest post so far.. That the Op is from another tribe does not diminish the fact that some roads in Abia State need serious rehabilitation, reconstruction and other REs........
I just passed through that side this morning and the particular spot the op snapped (after Ehere going to Ikot Ekpene) is no longer motorable. You have to pass through One road like that off opobo...
That I am Igbo will not make me to see 'black' and say it is 'white'.

Gboliwe: with due respect, you are not making any sense. How does that your culture relate with the torturing of a widow? I do not see any iota of meeting point. Which one is your village?

Which one is torturing of a widow?
The point is that those villages that have a tradition of SHARING A DEAD MAN's WEALTH also practices 'ila ra ikwu nne', at least I mentioned some of them..... why not ask around, instead of saying I am not any sense.

Gboliwe: two different cultures you want to introduce now. 'ila ra ikwu nne' is completely different from torturing a widow.

PS. I am not from any of those towns you mentioned

My point is that, those who practice 'ila ra ikwu nne', also practice the sharing of their son or brother's wealth when he dies.
my village does not practice 'ila ra ikwu nne or sharing of brother or son's wealth'. But some greedy people in my village wants to bring it in through crooked ways.

Gboliwe: hold it there! Case study is from Ogidi-Anambra state, mentions of Awka, Anambra state. I am from old bende, I have never witnessed such. I only read of it like I am doing now.

@topic, take Yellow Pawpaw's advice. Flood that house with SARS, Army, Police, even navy. Lol. Flood them with every military and paramilitary group you can afford, they will hear by force.
The case Yellowp. mentioned may have happened in Nawfija. I heard of a story like that and it gladdened my heart

Nwanne m' nwami.... Ndi Abiriba, Ohafia, Mkporo n' ala ra ikwu nne... and that is their custom.... Je juo ajuju.....

UBA, ACCESS, Diamond, Eko
the only bank I know that don't really care about such things is GTB

Lordlexy: @arcis, beautiful. But be that as it may, the fact that the 1st lady hails from ph, i believe courtesy demands that the Governor pay her a condolence visit inspite of the political turmoil btw them. Agreed that the office of the 1st lady appears a bit petty, but the Governors action clearly demonstrate unsportmanship and one that has the tendency to further degenerate the already messed polity of the state, Imo though.

Shebi.... As per say she be.... Jesus of Okirika.

oxygen47: Are U a god dat he must worship?

You are talking about the Jesus oF Okirika...

Royal Roy: [size=28pt]2006 OLD STORY [/size]

these MODs are mischievious....
www.nairaland.com/1404203/aribisala-hurls-ogbunigwe-missile-ffk#17552019

I don't understand this El Rufai of a person.


www.nairaland.com/1404203/aribisala-hurls-ogbunigwe-missile-ffk#17552019

shymexx: I can't put the total number of miles to it but UK heads can calculate it.

I drove from London to Birmingham, then to Shrewsbury, back to Telford, then to Stoke, then to Chester, and straight on to Liverpool - and back to London the same day. Those were the days when I used to run down the mileage of every car that I buy within 3/4 months - then sell it afterwards. I would just wake up, look for a place on the history, get the sat nav and get my boys in the car - and off we go. Drove about 15 cars from age 17-22, believe that. I just love adventure.

Another psychotic driver and the greatest long-distance driving mofo ever has to be my boy Ezenna the Zen. That's only guy that moves a car without the clutch, just the accelerator and off we go. The only guy you would like to be in his car when he's high or drunk. The only guy that has never been caught in a car chase with the feds - he always get away. This guy used to run down the mileage of every car that he drives within 2 months and he drove more than 25 different cars within 4years. He'll drive you from anywhere to heaven and hell, and back in one piece, believe that.

And we both never went to driving school, we just picked a banger at age 14 and started driving it around South London.

Shyte, there are drivers and there are DRIVERRRRRSSSS!

Wow! I am imagining things...... Thumbs up.

Lagos to Aba
Aba to Enugu (to and from)
Aba to Aguleri (to and from)
Aba to Eket (To and from)
And countless other routes.... I love driving, especially long trips with a good car and sound engine.

I pity the owner.... He even has the new plate number. Anyway he should unscrew it for safe keeping and hope to use it when he replaces the burnt one

nbright: This is one thing I hate about the Igbo culture, why must a widow be subjected to such barbaric and inhumane tradition?,

It's not Igbo culture, because it is not practised in all Igbo villages. It is mainly the culture of those who practice "ila n' ikwu nne". Espessialy people of Old bende....."ndi ogbo"

You want us to visit your blog..... FTC

chaircover: Its not as if its a new thing and they know the types of families that they are married into, so they should be prepared.

Madam CC,
I bet you most times the woman is so 'loved and adored' while the hubby is alive. It is only at his demise that they will bare their fangs.
(This tradition is not really a tradition in my own village, but some greedy people wanted to introduce it.)
My parents brought us up to share with our cousins (as in we even eat from the same plate, wear the same clothes) but when my dad died, the same cousins and uncles started treating us as if we were lepers. Thank God that my mum and my sister were educated while they illiterates. In their presence landed documents and other important papers were removed from the house. And one of my uncles intervened knowing that the same could be meted out to his family if he dies (cos he has only girls).

[quote author=Efemena_xy]Na wa o!

What I honestly don't get is this: The woman's kids, do they not bear their father's name? And if so, shouldn't the man's family see those kids as part of them?

Let's put the wife aside. What about his kids? Their nieces and nephews? Do they not matter?[/quote]Efe,
what you need to understand is that greed can make a lot of wo/men become myopic. It makes them not to look beyond the here and now. It will surprise you that, tomorrow these wo/men will even want to claim the success of those children they left to suffer and even try to bias the children's mind against their mother (it happened in our case).
Women should try and secure their future and that of their children, while the man is still alive. If the man won't invest in the wife's name, he should at least invest in the children's name. A man making his brother next of kin, or telling him all about his business is just being foolish.
This kind of stories abound where I come from and there is no abolishment of this kind of tradition or practice anytime soon.

chaircover: In the first instance, how was it the brothers following him to India? What is the wifes duty? Where was she when her husband was going to India without her. How did she become relegated to the background as a glorified baby maker/house help while the mans extended family became his right hand people.

How did the family know the brothers business activities. How are they in control of the trucks in the first instance? Where were the trucks parked?

Aunty CC,
I have to post this story here for women to learn and more especially for men(Igbo) to have a glimpse of what could happen to thier family if they join their ancestors.
My late Dad was one of such men that loves his family (brothers & half-brothers) to a fault. And he believes that they also love him so much. In fact he made sure that I see my cousins as my own siblings.
But when he died, my uncles wanted to share his property and leave my mum and us the children with little or nothing. But thank God that their plans failed.
Today, they want us to see them as our "loving" Uncles who have our best interest at heart. Abeg No Time.

Chioma Odilinye, the young widow from Asaba but married to the late Onyebuchi Odilinye from Ogidi in Idemili Local Govt Area.