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PhysicsQED: I don't know if option 3 alone would work for an airport that is just now getting international status. If only that approach was used, it might take a while before foreign airlines do start using it. As for the minister's actions I don't think it's really tribalism. If there is an existing imbalance which has an ethnic/regional pattern, taking measures to balance things out is not really the same as engaging in tribalism. I think there's an important distinction there and I think that if people took more time to think about it, they would see that. Anyway, I hope the issue doesn't become too unnecessarily polarizing.

That is one of the banes of Nigeria: deliberately under-developing some regions and the feeling that any measure to correct such an imbalance is tribalistic. When will this evil cycle end?

Onlytruth: I generally agree provided he is CURRENTLY working on them before 2015. I personally believe that he can deliver Enugu international airport fully functioning before 2014.
We can hold onto that and support him again in 2015.

And hey, any Nigerian (Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, Ijaw, etc) who can deliver states equivalency in the different regions get my vote. Less states for us is the most potent factor militating against SE progress. You need to know to what tune of billions of Naira the SE is shortchanged annually.

Onlytruth: Yes you are correct my brother. I also think that if the airport runway and terminal are completed, foreign airlines will start to extend their routes to it. I know that they have been receiving a barrage of phone calls and the like demanding this route, but they can't build the airport by themselves.

So, the FG should complete work on it speedily.

Of course the airport has to be ready to use. Otherwise, not even a local airline should use it. Fliers/ safety is paramount

Onlytruth: Yes, we take him as one of us. Just look at him. His entire body language says something like "I'm home!".

Jona na awa man.

I think Igbos should suspend any intention to contest in 2015 and support Jonathan, on the condition that the airport and Niger bridge are completed. After all, it is known that Nigerian presidents don't do stuff for their people. An Igbo president may not solve the Igbo problem:lack of befitting federal presence.

PhysicsQED: I'm not Igbo, but I think that the arguments put forward in favor of the Enugu international airport just make a lot of sense. I don't think all the controversy is really justified. Even if there is some perception that some foreign airlines don't want to use that airport right now, that doesn't mean that in the near future the case might not be very different as the economy and population change. A country with Nigeria's population and potential/future economic prospects cannot serve the entire country adequately with most of the air traffic going through only a few airports.

Correct. But how do you make the foreign airlines to patronize an international airport other than

(1) persuading them to use the airport, employing some govt fiat/regulation
(2) Sharing the routes among the airlines, so some can use the new airport while others continue with other airports. So creating hubs for certain routes
(3) informing fliers from the area, for whom the airport was built, to patronize the airport thereby indirectly forcing the planes to fly there

The aviation minister, who just happens to be Igbo, took the first two measures and people are complaining and accusing her of tribalism. Can the third measure work?

pazienza: GEJ should know that he cannot get igbo votes again,if he cannot deliver a simple thing like international airport to us. God help him and ohanaeze ndiigbo, if by 2015 we are yet to get the international airport,second niger bridge and maybe a seaport.

Yes, I agree on the airport and Niger Bridge. And, GEJ just commissioned the River Port today. We cannot get a sea port technically speaking, because there is no direct sea access to mainland Igbo.

I prefer to have an hausa, Yorober or Ijaw president who will do these things in Igboland and equalize the number of states, than an Igbo president who will likely do nothing (like Obasanjo and Yaradua did nothing for their areas) in order to be seen as a nationalist and for fear of being labelled a tribalist.

But, I doubt that a Yorrober can ever show any mercy to the Igbo problem. They are indoctrinated Awo style. An hausa is more likely to show mercy than a Yorrober.

PhysicsQED: Hmmm. . .Chris Azu Aligbe. I don't know what his ethnic background is just from looking at his name, but anyway, his assessment/argument is sound, wherever he's from. I really don't think there should be all this controversy over Enugu airport.

Lol. Some Delta folks claim non-Igbo and he might be one of them . BTW, Aligbe does not sound Igbo as far as I know. Azu is a middle name that anyone, Igbo and non-Igbo alike, can bear, depending on the circumstance of their birth. Segun Arinze is not Igbo but with an Igbo name because he was born in Onitsha. Mustafa Chike Obi is from Anambra with an hausa first name because he was born in the North. What matters is the family name.

That said, I am glad that you agree that Enugu airport will be a viable international airport and you are not Igbo, or are you?

PhysicsQED: He's probably from Delta state:

http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/prime/2002/29072002/fob10730230636.htm

Unless of course, you already know where in Edo state he's from.

Thanks. No I do not know where he comes exactly from but the name sounded Edoish enough for me to presume. The point I am making is that he is not Igbo as to say that he was biased in his assessment. I will make the correction in the article

I am completely justified by my stance here https://www.nairaland.com/1032392/denial-licence-airlines-oduah-sectional/10#12001810

1. We need an international airport in each region and each could be a hub for travel to certain parts of the world
2. Enugu will make a very viable international airport (to Asia, the USA, East and Southern Africa, etc)
3. Many of the international travelers in Nigeria originate from the East
4. A yoruba tried to kill/diminish the internationalization of the Enugu airport

Omotoba and Controversy over Enugu Airport This is a 2009 article, but still very topical as of today.

Last week, the Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, said while flagging off rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam Airport , Enugu, that the Federal Government had not given international status to Enugu airport. He made the statement in response to the speech delivered the same day, November 30, in the same city by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who reiterated the upgrading of the airport by President Musa Yaradua. Omotoba said, I cannot confirm that Enugu airport has become an international airport for now. We have four international airports, Lagos , Abuja , Kano and Port Harcourt but we have other airports that have started showing signs of strong traffic. That is Calabar, Enugu , Kaduna and Benin , and government is determined to ensure that available systems in the airports meet up with relevant standards.

The statement seems to contradict earlier pronouncement credited to President Yaradua that the airport has been upgraded to international status and which was not denied by the office of the President. The decision to upgrade the airport was made public by the erstwhile Minister of Transport, Diezani Madueke, as the Office of the Federal Ministry of Transport issued a press statement on November 14, 2007 titled: President Musa Yaradua Approves Upgrading of Enugu Airport, which was signed by Lawrence Ojabo, the then Chief Press Secretary of the Ministry.
The statement said, The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua, has given approval for the upgrading of the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, to the status of an international airport.
The statement also said, The Minister of Transport, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, disclosed today, Tuesday, 13th November 2007, that the President’s action was aimed at alleviating the travails of the many business men and travellers from the zone. The President’s approval would enable the Ministry commence on a phased programme of major infrastructural upgrading and developments at the airport, to transform it into a major sub-regional transportation hub, utilizing existing budgetary appropriations along with new initiatives under Private Investment Schemes to generate the requisite funds. She expressed the hope that the exercise could be completed within the next few years.

The statement was reported in the media on November 15, 2007 and the reports were never denied by the Federal Government; nor did the Federal Ministry of Transport retract the statement.

Disappointment
This explained why many were alarmed at the Aviation Minister’s statement. Many who spoke to THISDAY said that either the Minister was ignorant of this development or he was mischievous. After the announcement of the upgrading of the airport, Senator Ekweremandu commended the President and said that the decision of the Federal Executive Council to approve the upgrading projects has sent clear signals to people of the South East geo-political zone of the President’s good will and commitment to equal development of all the parts of the country. Ekweremadu said with the right disposition by our governors, especially Governor Sullivan Chime, it was easy for the legislators to sustain the request that has today, resulted in a bouquet of projects that will ensure the internationalization of the Akanu Ibiam Airport.

All these were made public at that time and this is why many Nigerians were shocked by the Minister’s statement.

High Traffic
THISDAY learnt from a senior official of one of the major airlines that operate to Enugu that the airport records 18 flights daily, noting that this is even inadequate because every day many passengers are stranded at the airport because of limited number of flights.

The source disclosed that ticket racketeering is still a big business in Enugu because there are never enough seats for passengers, so the touts connive with some airline officials and sell tickets to only those who are ready to bribe their way.

Today Arik Air operates five in-bound and five out-bound flights from Lagos and Abuja to Enugu; Aero three in-bound and three out-bound flights while Dana air now operates one in-bound and one out-bound, which is a total of 18 flights a day. This is not enough. If you come to the airport you will see that on daily basis passengers are left behind. Many who want to travel are forced to defer their flights because aircraft cannot take them. That is why touting is still rampant at the airport. Every aircraft that leaves Enugu airport is fully laden with passengers. The load factor is very high. As Christmas is approaching you will see the scramble that will be going on at the airport every day the source said.

Industry observer and former public affairs manager of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited, Chris Aligbe (from Delta State; highlighted by me), told THISDAY in an interview that when President Yaradua made a policy that there should be international airport in every geo-political zone of the country, he was pre-emptive of the growing aviation market in the country.

Obviously, when the President decided that every geo-political zone should have an international airport, that’s when he named Enugu as one of the airports that will become an international airport. Enugu is sitting on a market, an air travel market. When you get to Onitsha , Nnewi you will know where the traffic is going; they are going to the Far East . Look at the itinerant traders. If you designate the Enugu airport and give it international status, probably the first airline that will get there will be China Southern.
He said that Enugu airport could be lucrative for international operators because many Nigerian travellers who go to Asia and Middle East to buy goods come from Aba, Onitsha, Enugu, Abakaliki, Nnewi, Awka and other towns from the East, so if the airport is designated for international operation it will save these passengers the hassles of travelling to other far away cities to board international flights.
Regional Hubs

Aligbe suggests that if Enugu, Kano, Port Harcourt, Maiduguri are given the chance to develop their market potentials, they would in future grow into sub-regional hubs. But he noted that the Aviation Minister, who once said in an interview that the Federal Government had lost enthusiasm about developing a central hub, but would grow international airports, modernize and expand them to be some of the best in the world, did not want to give the Enugu airport such chance to grow.

Aligbe said, We have growing markets at the major airports in the country. Kano is there, Abuja is there. And we are looking at Maiduguri , Port Harcourt and Enugu . And you know the trend of the traffic. So you designate these airports and adopt developmental programme that will focus on these markets. And you know that this will be the centre of air travel operations within that geo-political zone. Other airports will become feeders to these major airports. The idea of having one hub or making only Lagos a hub has become an anathema, it is outdated. So I don’t believe on a single hub in this country. There should be hubs. I don’t see why Kano should not be a hub for Middle East and North Africa travel. I don’t see why it should not be a hub for that. Abuja can be a hub because Abuja is the country’s capital. Lagos is the commercial capital. Enugu can be a hub for flights going to certain destinations looking at the trend of the air passenger traffic.

THISDAY learnt that this was among the reason behind the decision of the Federal Government when it upgraded the status of Enugu and other airports. A senior Federal Government official in the aviation sector told THISDAY that Abuja as Federal Capital Territory would be made a hub and would have its facilities upgraded so that it would acquire the physical status that reflects its location, which is the seat of government.
This is why concerted effort is being made to rehabilitate and expand the airport, starting with the dualisation of the runway. The source also said that by upgrading the status of some airports, government wished to be abreast of the trend in the aviation world, where airports, which are largely private sector driven these days, are encouraged to grow without encumbrances and their growth determined by the volume of passenger traffic.

A travel expert, Ikechi Ukoh, told THISDAY that the Minister might have a reason that may not be known by the Nigerian public why Enugu airport should not be given international status, but by volume of traffic and its potential, it deserves to be an international airport.It is only the Minister that knows why he said that Enugu airport is not international airport, but from what we know about the traffic from that airport and the fact that international airlines would record huge load factor if they operate from that airport, it should be made an international airportt Ukoh said.
Provocation.

Reactions from Nigerians, especially from the South East zone indicate that Omotoba by that statement has touched a raw nerve in the heart of the people of the zone. The Internet and Nigerian media have been inundated with protest comments in response to the Minister’s statement.

But not all are angry with Omotoba’s comment, which was largely described as political statement. An industry observer who spoke to THISDAY on condition of anonymity said that the Minister was just being realistic because with the kind of terminal and obsolete facilities at the Enugu airport, no reasonable government would designate it international airport.

The airport has been neglected over the years that it has become so rustic and outmoded. First, the Federal Government should rehabilitate it, expand it before pronouncing it international airport; not in the state it is now. But government, represented by the Minister has no plans for that airport, he said. But observers believe that all that is needed is to upgrade the facilities in the airport so that it can meet international standard.
Industry observers who are angry with the Minister say that he seemed to be ignorant of the Federal Executive Council’s decision to upgrade the airport.
A source who described such ignorance as unbefitting of a Minister, said:

You should acknowledge that government once took that decision but now it may not be realistic, but not to denounce it. By his statement it shows that he has his own agenda which is incompatible with that of the Federal Government.


https://www.google.com/search?q=Omotoba+and+Controversy+over+Enugu+Airport&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

I am completely justified:

1. We need an international airport in each region and each should be a hub for travel to certain parts of the world
2. Enugu will make a very viable international airport (to Asia, the USA, East and Southern Africa, etc)
3. Many of the international travelers in Nigeria originate from the East
4. A yoruba tried to kill/diminish the internationalization of the airport

Omotoba and Controversy over Enugu Airport This is a 2009 article.

Last week, the Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, said while flagging off rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam Airport , Enugu, that the Federal Government had not given international status to Enugu airport. He made the statement in response to the speech delivered the same day, November 30, in the same city by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who reiterated the upgrading of the airport by President Musa Yaradua. Omotoba said, I cannot confirm that Enugu airport has become an international airport for now. We have four international airports, Lagos , Abuja , Kano and Port Harcourt but we have other airports that have started showing signs of strong traffic. That is Calabar, Enugu , Kaduna and Benin , and government is determined to ensure that available systems in the airports meet up with relevant standards.

The statement seems to contradict earlier pronouncement credited to President Yaradua that the airport has been upgraded to international status and which was not denied by the office of the President. The decision to upgrade the airport was made public by the erstwhile Minister of Transport, Diezani Madueke, as the Office of the Federal Ministry of Transport issued a press statement on November 14, 2007 titled: President Musa Yaradua Approves Upgrading of Enugu Airport, which was signed by Lawrence Ojabo, the then Chief Press Secretary of the Ministry.
The statement said, The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua, has given approval for the upgrading of the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, to the status of an international airport.
The statement also said, The Minister of Transport, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, disclosed today, Tuesday, 13th November 2007, that the President’s action was aimed at alleviating the travails of the many business men and travellers from the zone. The President’s approval would enable the Ministry commence on a phased programme of major infrastructural upgrading and developments at the airport, to transform it into a major sub-regional transportation hub, utilizing existing budgetary appropriations along with new initiatives under Private Investment Schemes to generate the requisite funds. She expressed the hope that the exercise could be completed within the next few years.

The statement was reported in the media on November 15, 2007 and the reports were never denied by the Federal Government; nor did the Federal Ministry of Transport retract the statement.

Disappointment
This explained why many were alarmed at the Aviation Minister’s statement. Many who spoke to THISDAY said that either the Minister was ignorant of this development or he was mischievous. After the announcement of the upgrading of the airport, Senator Ekweremandu commended the President and said that the decision of the Federal Executive Council to approve the upgrading projects has sent clear signals to people of the South East geo-political zone of the President’s good will and commitment to equal development of all the parts of the country. Ekweremadu said with the right disposition by our governors, especially Governor Sullivan Chime, it was easy for the legislators to sustain the request that has today, resulted in a bouquet of projects that will ensure the internationalization of the Akanu Ibiam Airport.

All these were made public at that time and this is why many Nigerians were shocked by the Minister’s statement.

High Traffic
THISDAY learnt from a senior official of one of the major airlines that operate to Enugu that the airport records 18 flights daily, noting that this is even inadequate because every day many passengers are stranded at the airport because of limited number of flights.

The source disclosed that ticket racketeering is still a big business in Enugu because there are never enough seats for passengers, so the touts connive with some airline officials and sell tickets to only those who are ready to bribe their way.

Today Arik Air operates five in-bound and five out-bound flights from Lagos and Abuja to Enugu; Aero three in-bound and three out-bound flights while Dana air now operates one in-bound and one out-bound, which is a total of 18 flights a day. This is not enough. If you come to the airport you will see that on daily basis passengers are left behind. Many who want to travel are forced to defer their flights because aircraft cannot take them. That is why touting is still rampant at the airport. Every aircraft that leaves Enugu airport is fully laden with passengers. The load factor is very high. As Christmas is approaching you will see the scramble that will be going on at the airport every day the source said.

Industry observer and former public affairs manager of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited, Chris Aligbe (from Edo State), told THISDAY in an interview that when President Yaradua made a policy that there should be international airport in every geo-political zone of the country, he was pre-emptive of the growing aviation market in the country.

O[b]bviously, when the President decided that every geo-political zone should have an international airport, that’s when he named Enugu as one of the airports that will become an international airport. Enugu is sitting on a market, an air travel market. When you get to Onitsha , Nnewi you will know where the traffic is going; they are going to the Far East . Look at the itinerant traders. If you designate the Enugu airport and give it international status, probably the first airline that will get there will be China Southern.[/b]
He said that Enugu airport could be lucrative for international operators because many Nigerian travellers who go to Asia and Middle East to buy goods come from Aba, Onitsha, Enugu, Abakaliki, Nnewi, Awka and other towns from the East, so if the airport is designated for international operation it will save these passengers the hassles of travelling to other far away cities to board international flights.
Regional Hubs

Aligbe suggests that if Enugu, Kano, Port Harcourt, Maiduguri are given the chance to develop their market potentials, they would in future grow into sub-regional hubs. But he noted that the Aviation Minister, who once said in an interview that the Federal Government had lost enthusiasm about developing a central hub, but would grow international airports, modernize and expand them to be some of the best in the world, did not want to give the Enugu airport such chance to grow.

Aligbe said, We have growing markets at the major airports in the country. Kano is there, Abuja is there. And we are looking at Maiduguri , Port Harcourt and Enugu . And you know the trend of the traffic. So you designate these airports and adopt developmental programme that will focus on these markets. And you know that this will be the centre of air travel operations within that geo-political zone. Other airports will become feeders to these major airports. The idea of having one hub or making only Lagos a hub has become an anathema, it is outdated. So I don’t believe on a single hub in this country. There should be hubs. I don’t see why Kano should not be a hub for Middle East and North Africa travel. I don’t see why it should not be a hub for that. Abuja can be a hub because Abuja is the country’s capital. Lagos is the commercial capital. Enugu can be a hub for flights going to certain destinations looking at the trend of the air passenger traffic.

THISDAY learnt that this was among the reason behind the decision of the Federal Government when it upgraded the status of Enugu and other airports. A senior Federal Government official in the aviation sector told THISDAY that Abuja as Federal Capital Territory would be made a hub and would have its facilities upgraded so that it would acquire the physical status that reflects its location, which is the seat of government.
This is why concerted effort is being made to rehabilitate and expand the airport, starting with the dualisation of the runway. The source also said that by upgrading the status of some airports, government wished to be abreast of the trend in the aviation world, where airports, which are largely private sector driven these days, are encouraged to grow without encumbrances and their growth determined by the volume of passenger traffic.

A travel expert, Ikechi Ukoh, told THISDAY that the Minister might have a reason that may not be known by the Nigerian public why Enugu airport should not be given international status, but by volume of traffic and its potential, it deserves to be an international airport.It is only the Minister that knows why he said that Enugu airport is not international airport, but from what we know about the traffic from that airport and the fact that international airlines would record huge load factor if they operate from that airport, it should be made an international airportt Ukoh said.
Provocation.

Reactions from Nigerians, especially from the South East zone indicate that Omotoba by that statement has touched a raw nerve in the heart of the people of the zone. The Internet and Nigerian media have been inundated with protest comments in response to the Minister’s statement.

But not all are angry with Omotoba’s comment, which was largely described as political statement. An industry observer who spoke to THISDAY on condition of anonymity said that the Minister was just being realistic because with the kind of terminal and obsolete facilities at the Enugu airport, no reasonable government would designate it international airport.

The airport has been neglected over the years that it has become so rustic and outmoded. First, the Federal Government should rehabilitate it, expand it before pronouncing it international airport; not in the state it is now. But government, represented by the Minister has no plans for that airport, he said. But observers believe that all that is needed is to upgrade the facilities in the airport so that it can meet international standard.
Industry observers who are angry with the Minister say that he seemed to be ignorant of the Federal Executive Council’s decision to upgrade the airport.
A source who described such ignorance as unbefitting of a Minister, said:

You should acknowledge that government once took that decision but now it may not be realistic, but not to denounce it. By his statement it shows that he has his own agenda which is incompatible with that of the Federal Government.


https://www.google.com/search?q=Omotoba+and+Controversy+over+Enugu+Airport&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://allafrica.com/stories/200912070668.html

Nigeria: South East Senators Tackle Omotoba Over Enugu Airport
Tagged: Business, Infrastructure, Nigeria, Travel, West Africa
By Christopher Isiguzo, 7 December 2009

Comment

Enugu — Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu yesterday dismissed the recent statement credited to the Aviation Minister, Babatunde Omotoba to the effect that the Akanu Ibiam airport has not been designated as an international airport by the Federal Government, saying that the minister was being economical with the truth.

Ekweremadu's remark is coming even as the South East Caucus of the Senate has vowed to pursue the internationalisation of the Enugu Airport to a logical conclusion, insisting that since President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua had already approved the new status of the airport, it remains irreversible.

Its not today that Yorrobers began undermining Igbos

pluto04: He was appointed by aunty Ngozi because he is Igbo. Nothing to do with his 'high' achievement. Many Nigerians (of all tribes) have similar CVs. There is no big deal in those titles. Those companies usually have many 'MDs'. Those MD titles are just equivalent to those of a GM in a large Nigerian bank.

Think carefully next time before you throw stones and celebrate your nepotism.

So a Nigerian who is a GM in a ''large Nigerian bank'' is not qualified to head something like this? Is that what you imply?
And the same Ngozi appointed the Chairman a Yorrober, and other board members right? You guys reek of tribalism and envy, true and true

logica: I don't know your status in life, but I know enough execs that travel that much; and they are NOT even top execs. And Airtel recently had a position open for a Solutions Architect domiciled in Lagos to oversee Senegal, Rwanda, Ghana and Equitorial Guinea amongst others. Now don't ask me how come I know so much about the position.

That fellow will not travel to those places 3-4 times a week. He will most certainly do so periodicaly and resolve issues on phone with teh resient administrators. And that is even one person. How many others are out there compared to the volume of traders who travel in and out of Nigeria every other hour?

And hey dude stopping felling big on cyberspace, some of us can pay your bills, okay?

Can anyone help compile a list of Nigerian blue chip companies operating abroad but headquartered in Nigeria, so we can count them? How many, other than a few banks which I know have their own resident managers, many of whom are not Nigerians? I remember the countries forced the Nigerian banks to employ their citizens at the top level.

logica: 'Bushness' with no limit like Master P's label. So it's when he travels to US and Switzerland that be becomes "executive" in your eyes. LMAO. Dude, we are not all in the same social status; na Internet join us. There are execs managing offices in Lagos, Accra, Dakar, etc and they need to visit those offices; and with Lagos usually being the main office.

Just like an Igbo trader who owns a shop in Ghana and Cameroon but domiciled in Nnewi would do, traveling round those places to see his containers (investments). Hhahahah!

Katsumoto: I don't get your point now.

You refuse to accept that an exec can travel 3-4 times a week but then turn around to accept that an importer can also do it.

Are they not mutually exclusive industries?

Is there some sort of competition between execs and importers?

Are you insinuating that only Igbos are traders? Are you also insinuating that there are no Igbo execs?

I don't agree any Nigerian (executive/business man/trader) travels 3-4 times a week overseas. If you insist so for your ''mobile executive'', you have to convince me why an Nnewi trader/business man, some of whom are 100x richer than a bank executive (except he is stealing bank money like Akigbola and Cecilia) cannot travel at same frequency.

Katsumoto: I don't know why you think it is impossible for an exec to travel 3-4 times in a week.

Would you be surprised if GTB officials travel that much within Africa going to Ghana, Gambia, Kenya?

Perhaps there is a misunderstanding here. Are you thinking it's 3-4 times a week, every single week?

Those banks have branches in those countries manned by executie-level people, precluding the need to travel 3-4 times a week to those branches. Find a better analogy.

Katsumoto: I don't know why you think it is impossible for an exec to travel 3-4 times in a week.

Would you be surprised if GTB officials travel that much within Africa going to Ghana, Gambia, Kenya?

Perhaps there is a misunderstanding here. Are you thinking it's 3-4 times a week, every single week?

That can be perfectly said about an importer too, no?

rhymz: you should know sarcasm when you see it unlike the illogical claims of Nigerian "mobile execs" travelling abroad 3-4 times weekly all in an effort to win an argument. Na wa for una sef, even the few ones that use to be objective have been infected too with the tribalism disease

I even missed the koko of the matter. Traveling abroad 3-4 times a week from Nigeria means they make 6-8 flights a week, since they have to return to travel out again. That one na ogbonge executive traveller.

Katsumoto: What has tribalism got to do with executives traveling 3-4 times in a week?

Are there no Igbo execs? Or are they excluded from those sort of trips?

Igbo executives[b] swim[/b], they dont fly. Most have not seen the inside of a plane before

Katsumoto: It doesn't have to be a joke just because you personally don't know any such individuals.

Why do you chaps judge others based on your experiences?

You are joining in the cheap lie?

Katsumoto: You are being slimy.

You questioned the itinerary of executives who travel 3-4 times a week but then proceeded to provide an analogy of a trader who goes to Dubai, China through Brazil and Pacific region, back to Lagos. Before deciding on where next to go before the week ends.

Have you traveled by air before? Do you think Lagos to China is the same as Benin to Onitsha?

Don't be ridiculous. I am telling that liar that what he claims is impossible except he is talking about flying to Accra and Cotonou and back and I do not know the sort of ''executive'' business Nigerians do in Accra.

And no, I have not traveled by air, I normally swim to my overseas locations.

This is the only good piece of news coming out of Naija for some time now, and Igbo women are behind it. What will Nigeria look like without Igbos piloting the affairs in very many areas, aside the presidency?

Falconets qualify, edge into semis past brave Mexico

Sports Thursday, August 30, 2012



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Nigeria have won their into their second successive FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup semi-final with a hard-fought 1-0 extra-time victory over a resilient Mexico in Tokyo.

Nigeria, beaten finalists in Germany two years ago, were dominant throughout the first hour, but were unable to make the breakthrough on the scoreboard until Desire Oparanozie's decisive goal on 109 minutes.

The Africans made much of the early running and appeared to have a crucial early goal as[b] Francisca Ordega's[/b] shot deflected past goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago on the quarter-hour, only for the offside flag to be raised for an earlier infringement.

Almost immediately Oparanozie forced Santiago into a sprawling save as Nigeria looked to turn the screws in the late afternoon heat.

With far more possession in midfield Nigeria were inching their way closer to breaking the deadlock and Oparanozie rattled the crossbar with her shot eight minutes before the interval.

The always dangerous Sofia Huerta, scorer of three goals in the tournament, made a rare incursion into the Africans' penalty area just before the break, to provide some impetus for the Mexicans.

However, the one-way traffic continued immediately upon the resumption, much to the delight of a large and buoyant group of Nigeria supporters, whose tunes and singing resonated around the National Stadium throughout the match.

Approaching the hour mark Santiago again thwarted the Africans with an important block fro[b]m Gloria Ofoegbu's[/b] effort, and then again a few minutes later from Oparanozie.

Mexico slowly started to make an impression and enjoyed a rare sight of goal midway through the second half, only for inspirational skipper Nayeli Rangel to push her back-post header narrowly over.

Nigeria's midfield play became less cohesive and Mexico could have won it in injury time as a corner looped onto the crossbar.

A fairly disjointed period of extra time was enlivened only on a few occasions, notably by Mexico's Yamile Franco hitting the bar with an angled free-kick.

With the match starting to swing back Mexico's way, it was Nigeria who conjured a winner, with Oparanozie looping a perfectly executed header from [b]Ugo Njoku's [/b]cross over a stranded Santiago.

logica: LMAO. I like the fact that you've started speaking gibberish (your language which I don't understand).

Once again, I will change it to the manner you like it: answer this basic question and stop jabbering like a monkey:

That's too cheap for a ''mobile executive''. Ordinary ''non-executive immobile'' Igbo traders from Nnewi travel from Lagos to Dubai and back next day, and then head to China enroute Brazil via the Pacific route, and back to Lagos within 5 days. They still have 2 day left to decide where next to head out to before the week ends.

logica: Olori buruku. OK the monkey doesn't like 'Accra', I'll change it. Answer the simple question:

Nwa mpama, ogara sukulu amaghi akwukwo:

No Nigerian executive will fly to London and return and fly back to London (and then return to Naija) within one week (3-4 flights/per week). You are a cheap liar.

logica: I already provided a stvpid answer to a stvpid question. While you are waiting, let me show you up as a dyslexia patient. Answer the question below.

Oloshi. Na Accra your so-called ''mobile executives'' they go do business. You for fly go Cotonou now, where you can make 20 trips a day. You small-time local champion.