₦airaland Forum

Klinee:
The problem with with this guys underrating Anambra is that they tends to compare Anambra to Lagos. We all knows that Lagos is far more urbanised than Anambra but is at least better than other states

Exactly and most of them don't know that when some cities like Onitsha, Nnewi etc are mentioned that includes the neighbouring Urban Towns like Obosi, Nkpor, Ogidi, Nkwelle, Ogbunike ...
Somebody who lives in Awada (Obosi), 3-3 (Nkwelle), Omaba Phase 3 (Nkpor) etc will always tell you they live at Onitsha but you can see that none of them are located at Onitsha.

zizytd:
Some of these towns are rural-urban settings, u called Oba, students in tansian university still visits nnewi and onitsha for most of the tins that they use.

Somebody at Umunya cannot buy whatever he/she needs at New Parts Nkpor? What can you find in Onitsha that's not at Nkpor?
You clearly fail to understand the Igbo philosophy at getting at the head of the stream (isi mmili). People visit Onitsha to buy things, not because they cannot be found at the neighbouring Ogbunike, Ogidi and Nkpor but becuase Onitsha is the biggest market in Nigeria and have the reputation on itself plus the fact that the transport fare between Umunaya (where the University is located to Onitsha Main market) is barley N100.

Tainsian University students visit Nnewi to buy what? Motorcycle? LOL!

lekkie073:
google is everybody's friend



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnewi_South


ezinifitie is in nnewi south!

Ezinifite I know is in Aguata, after Igbo-Ukwu. Maybe yours is in Nnewi South.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguata

Other towns in Aguata L.G.A
Other towns in Aguata L.G.A Anambra State are: Akpo, Achina, Uga, Igbo-Ukwu, Isuofia, Isuanaoma, Umuchu, Aguluezechukwu, Ezinifite, Ikenga, Amesi, Oraeri, Umuona, Nkpologwu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguata

https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2831075

I don't know about any other Ezinifite in Anambra State.

zizytd:
Obosi electrical market, wetin dae there again, nkwelle ogidi and ogbunike u will see this towns using the old onitsha road, those towns are just developing, na just houses them dae build. How many industries dae there.

LOL, I am now doubting if you have lived in Anambra State. Obosi starts from Upper Iweka Onitsha down to Eze Iweka, Awada, down to Electrical Market. Obosi is 3 times bigger than Onitsha and clearly have more population than Onitsha. You cannot see Nkwelle on Old Onitsha road but via express and I am sure you are not aware that the ever popular 3-3 and the Housing Estate is in Nkwelle. Please I am off this thread, go and live in Anambra before you start this empty argument.
Thanks.

lekkie073:
shut up my friend....ezinefitie is in nnewi south. i visited my friend there when i was serving in awka etiti (idemili south)

Dude is don't you mean Ezinifite? There is no town I known in Anambra called Ezinefitie and Ezinifite I know is in Aguata (after Igbo Ukwu). My aunt is married to that town and I was there for burial last month.

lekkie073:
what do u mean by 'anambra city'?
is there a place called anambra inside anambra state?so someone in awka etiti will reach nnewi before he can see atm to use. oba is a town and as such is not qualigied to be called an urban area.

I mean cities in Anambra State. Have you been to Oba? Have you been to the Old road of inside Oba? When las were you at Oba?

zizytd:
Umunze is not urban, umunze doesn't have life. Most towns you made mention are rurual-urban towns. Am an IT engineer for a bank in Anambra, I travel across the state.

Umunze that have common boundary with Abia State is not Urban? Have you been to Umunze axis that have the common boundary with Imo State and Abia State and it have no life?

Give me one town I mentioned above that is not urban let's redefine urban.

zizytd:
U know ezinifite in nnewi south, my mum is from there. The problem we have in the east is that we like to make noise. Apart from Nnewi, Awka and Onitsha , those other cities are hard to live in if you grew up in Lagos.

Lol!!! Ezinifite is nowhere near Nnewi South, Ezinifite is clearly in Aguata. Dude where are you from again?!

zizytd:
I live in Anambra bt grew up in Lagos. In truth Anambra just have three main cities, Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka. After these three main cities Ekwulobia and Nkpor are closely followed. States like Ogun ,Oyo and Rivers r urbanised states more than Anambra. Let's remove sentiments. Am from Anambra we never reach those states. Even Awka is lacking many things.

Have you ever heard of Obosi? Nkwelle? Ogidi? Ogbunike? Amawbia? Oba? Abagana? ... I seriously doubt you live in Anambra, omitting Obosi is enough to prove that.

lekkie073:
only three places are urbanized in anambra....awka onitsha and nnewi.

All other places are villages. As at 2008 a whole idemili south local govt doesnt have a single atm not to talk of bank.

LOL, just showing your ignorance. Anambra Cities is divided into 4 metropolitan areas

Awka - Awka, Amansi, Nise, Amawbia, Abagana ...
Onitsha - Onitsha, Obosi, Nkwelle,Nkpor, Ogidi, Ogbunike ...
Nnewi - Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, Nnewichi, Ichi, Ihiala, Oba ...
Aguata - Oko, Ekwulubia, Isuofia, Umuchu, Uga ...

I intentially ignored Umunze because I am not quite convinced it is qualified to be called a metropolitan city but it falls under the category of city. What your likes don't understand is whenever you hear Onitsha, it includes Main market area (Onitsha) 3-3 Housing Estate (Nkwelle), New Parts, Nkpor Junction Mgbuka (Nkpor), Building Material Market [Biggest building material market in West Africa], Bakery market (Ogidi and Ogbunike), Toll Gate, Plastic Market, Plywood Market (Ogbunike). I can go on with the 'unending' list.

Seriously, saying that Awka, Onistha and Nnewi is the only urban areas in Anambra State exposes your ignorance on the State. Maybe you always pass through the state while travelling.

Banks in Idemili South -
https://yellowpages.cybo.com/NG/oba-anambra/banks/

SuperS1Panther:
No ethnicity is without blemish but some have taken disgracing Nigeria and by extension, all of us, as a profession.

Yeah, that's what I am saying. The only 'profession' Ndigbo is disgracing Nigeria while the only profession of yours is honouring Nigeria but while at it let's honestly look into the selfless contribution of the great Igbo nation to Nigeria, Africa and humanity.
Your likes only look towards Igbo people in a typical expectation of disgrace your 'great' country, you must only look towards our weakness and turn your judgmental eyes on their strength and selfless contribution to humanity.

Maybe we should open a thread and list the honour and disgrace each Nigerian tribe has brought to Nigeria let's see how it goes.

SuperS1Panther:
I hope you remembered to make it a point of duty to train your children to stop bringing shame and disgrace to Nigeria, in the name of being Ugandan developers.

Same goes to every single tribe minus maybe your 'spotless' tribe. Igbo people are not angels, we have our weaknesses which we are not proud of and be rest assured that we are working towards that. Maybe we can one day be as 'spotless' and 'holy' as your tribe.
Thanks.

orunto27:
I hope this is not a 22nd century "Tower of Babel"? God bless the Igbos.

Tower of Babel is not possible in Igboland because it's not in our nature. Don't think it's possible to have Igbo kingdom but in all honesty, we need to start thinking home, we need to start focusing home, we need to start ignoring whoever ignores us.
We don't owe our lives or apology to anybody. I can't thank those that organised this summit enough as what they resolved in that summit is exactly what we need. Kudos.

DropShot:
The number one problem of the Igbo race. I guess it's in-built.

What problem are you talking about please? Speaking the truth now a problem?

This just concluded Summit was much anticipated among Igbo people, I think it should be moved to the front page.
Lalasticlala over to you.

We stand by their resolve, whatever was decided in that great summit is fully backed by the great Igbo nation.
Thanks.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE WORLD IGBO SUMMIT HELD AT GREGORY UNIVERSITY UTURU ABIA STATE BETWEEN 27TH - 30TH OCTOBER, 2016
My dear Igbo greats, following the completion of the 4-day Igbo Summit held at the Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, to herald the 50-year Visioning programme for the Igbo nation, I hereby present to you the official communique agreed and presented at the end of the Summit. This is the official and authentic version of the communique. Kindly disregard any previous communique as they were released without full authorization:

COMMUNIQUE OF THE WORLD IGBO SUMMIT HELD AT THE GREGORY UNIVERSITY UTURU ABIA STATE FROM 27TH – 30TH OCTOBER, 2016.
The World Igbo Summit took place at the Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, from 27th – 30th October, 2016. The Summit was organized to bring together the great minds of Ala-igbo from across the globe to dialogue and give for Igbo nation a strategic roadmap for growth and development going forward. The Summit heralded the 50-year Visioning Project initiated to strategize, document and design a roadmap for the sustainable development of Igbo nation to catalyze wealth repatriation and reinvestment in Igbo homeland by all Igbo sons and daughters in all parts of the world.
The theme of the World Igbo Summit is: Igboka – Visioning the Igbo Nation in 2066. The theme epitomizes Ndiigbo as a supreme race, a unique people, an autochthonous race and a great people of destiny whom God imbued with the manifest destiny of becoming the pride of the black race through her ingenuity, industry, dispersion, resourcefulness, creativity, hard work, honesty, perseverance and fear of God.

The meeting was co-chaired by General (Sen) Ike Nwachukwu, His Excellency Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Chief (Col.) Joe Achuzia, Chief Francis Oji and Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The well attended Summit has in attendance great leaders of Igbo extractions from the East and West of Igboland including His Royal Majesty Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe (Obi of Onitsha), Eze Eberechi d**k (Chairman South East Council of Traditional Rulers), Prof, Joe Irukwu, Prof George Obiozor, Prof Ihechukwu Madubuike, Igwe Prof Chukwuemeka Ike, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, Prof Epiphany Azinge, Prof Pat Utomi, Igwe Engr S.O Okafor, Dr Gregory Ibe, Iyom Josephine Anenih, Chief Simon Nsobundu Okeke, Dr Ifedi Okwenna, Prof Maurice Iwu and so many other Igbo great intellectuals, professionals, businessmen, Civil society activists, gender advocates and other experts of Igbo extraction residing in different parts of the world. The Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke. The Governor commended the World Igbo Summit Group and the Igbo Renaissance Centre of Gregory University Uturu for coming out with a commendable 50-years visioning project.
After a three day deliberation, the Summit resolves as follows:
Ndiigbo have made the biggest sacrifice and contributions to the building of the modern Nigeria and insist that henceforth will work for a Nation where the Igbo are allowed to live and operate as equal citizens without any discrimination, bias or intimidation.

Ndiigbo Insist that the 1999 Constitution should be repealed and a new one enacted that will recognize the inalienable right of each constituent group to self-determination and Regional autonomy as enshrined in the 1960 Independence Constitution and 1963 Republican Constitution.
We call for the implementation of the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference report as doing so will enhance the unity, peace and stability of the country.
Ndiigbo hereby resolve to take full responsibility for the rebuilding of the Igbo economy and development of Ala-Igbo and hereby shall adopt the digital economy as the organizing paradigm and implementation framework for the sustainable development of Alaigbo.
That in line with the recent resolution of the Southern Nigerian Peoples Assembly, the National Assembly and State Assemblies should legislate the prohibition of nomadic grazing by herdsmen and the establishment of grazing reserves and ranches with public funds. We therefore call on the National Assembly to oppose the grazing bill in both chambers.
That in view of the threat by the Fulani herdsmen which constitute present and imminent danger to peace and security in Igboland, the Summit called on the Igbo Governors and the States Assemblies to immediately legislate against any form of open grazing in Igbo land.

That the Biafran spirit is the Igbo spirit of enterprise, hard work and excellence that seeks for justice, equity, and fairness for all. The current agitations therefore is a cry for justice for Ndiigbo. Thus the Biafran agitation is not a threat to national security. We therefore urge the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu and all other prisoners of conscience in line with the rule of law.
The South East Governors should establish a Joint Commission for development of Ala-Igbo and be supportive of good Igbo initiatives.
It was further resolved that henceforth Igbo Political leadership (elected and appointed) must act in the best interest of Ndiigbo and be prepared to be held accountable by the people for all their actions and inactions.
We restate that the principles of Igbo Social Justice – Akulueuno, Eziokwubundu, Onyeaghana-nwaneya, Igwebuike, Ezi-afaka-ego, Egbe-bere-ugo-bere, Akon’uche, nwanyi-bu-ife, ntorobia bu-Ike Obodo would be fully applied in our interactions among Ndiigbo and our neighbours.
The Summit resolved to recognize the contributions of the NdiIgbo in the DIASPORA-Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia etc. to the achievement of our vision and committed to sharing their aspirations and challenges and we encourage them to think home and invest home.

The Summit expresses their appreciation to the Chancellor and Management of Gregory University Uturu for being a wonderful host and for their commitment to the reengineering of Igbo growth and development through her Igbo Renaissance Center.
Long Live Igbo Nation
Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria
Sen (Gen) Ike Nwachukwu ------------------------------
HE Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife -----------------------------
Chief Col. Joe Achuzie --------------------------------------
Chief Francis Oji -----------------------------------------------
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu --------------------------
Prof George Obiozor -----------------------------------------
Dr Gregory Ike Ibe -------------------
Iyom Josephine Anenih-------------------------------------
Dr Joe Nwaogu----------------------------------------------
Prof. Joe Irukwu (SAN) -------------------------'--
Prof. Ihe Chukwu Madubike -------------------------------
We thank all who came to Uturu and participated actively at the Summit.
My Special thanks goes to Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe who commuted from Onitsha to Uturu for two consecutive days and delivered a mind-lifting paper that form the fulcrum for the Visioning Process.
The Keynote speakers Prof Epiphany Azinge and Dr Chris Aniedobe were indeed very outstanding. To all resource persons. I say thank you. Dr Greg Ibe is indeed a gift to the Igbo nation and we shall ever appreciate him. May God keep him and continue to bless him. To all who were physically present and all who were with us in spirit, thank you and may the good lord bless you all. Oga adiri Igbo nma.
Dr Ifedi Okwenna Director General World Igbo Summit Group and Summit Secretary

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