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Crime › Re: BOKO HARAM Strikes ASO ROCK ! (viewers Discretion) by macjive01(op): 10:19pm On Jul 06, 2011

all these are people's parents.

Crime › BOKO HARAM Strikes ASO ROCK ! (viewers Discretion) by macjive01(op): 10:10pm On Jul 06, 2011

Politics › Re: Okorocha Empowers Royal Fathers by macjive01: 9:49pm On Jul 06, 2011

^^^^ Mehn that some bad arse thinking.

However to reverse the existing autonomous will never go down well. Rather he should ensure the all comply and meet up with those pre-requisites for awarding an Autonomous community or face stiff sanctions.

Politics › Re: Lagos Rains: Women Protest Flooding In Lekki Area by macjive01: 9:32pm On Jul 06, 2011

ALL YOU FASHOLA APOLOGIST take a look at this project

Underground Drainage Project for National Geographic By Anietie Ekong

One of the highlights of the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, would be the commissioning of the underground drainage project in Uyo. During his last visit to the state, the President had marvelled at the deployment of the “pipe jacking” technology which he described as the first in Africa, to curb the flooding in the state capital.

During the visit on July 15, 2011, President Jonathan while commending Governor Akpabio for the massive project had said, “I am quite happy to be a part of this ceremony to see what the State is doing. One of the projects that is quite interesting to me is the drainage system. I think this is the first time I have seen that kind of drainage system, and I believe it must be one of the firsts in the whole continent of Africa. That goes to tell you that our Country is growing,” he said.

The project which is top-rated by the Federal Government, we learnt, has been documented for National Geographic. This move, another ‘first’ by Governor Godswill Akpabio promises to end the perennial flood problem in the state capital, is part of his vision for a new Akwa Ibom.

One of the major problems that have confronted successive administrations in Akwa Ibom state is the flooding of the state capital, Uyo. Living in some parts of Uyo during the rainy season is always a nightmare. From the Idoro area through Itam road area to Ikot Ekpene road area, it is always a pool of water after rainfall.

A first time visitor to Uyo after a downpour may think he has driven into a river. It was so bad that many houses in the flood-prone areas were submerged and washed away. In the last dispensation, residents of these areas, out of frustration on their plight, had decided to name the pool of water after the reigning Governor at the time, like “Inyang Attah,” literarily meaning “River Attah”.

In fairness to the immediate past administration in Akwa Ibom State, it was not as if the government was totally unconcerned about the plight of the residents. Our checks revealed that year in, year out, huge budgetary provisions were made to curb the problem of flooding and erosion in Uyo, but the problem simply defied every solution. Governor Akpabio was not unmindful of the popular saying that the best definition of insanity is to continue to do the same thing, the same way and expect a different result.

This, we learnt was the reason that the Governor decided to take the bull by the horns and confront the problem of flooding in Uyo once and for all. While some construction companies are also handling flood control projects in some parts of Uyo with low density water, a giant construction company, was engaged and it decided to deploy the “pipe jacking” or “micro-tunnelling” technology to put an end to the menace that had become a yearly horrific experience for the people of the city. Flood water from the city is channelled into a 40 metres deep tunnel which discharges into a river. And for this, the state government had to cough up about N13.6 billion, an amount some people have said is being literarily buried in the ground.

But according to a public affairs analyst, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, the government may have decided to bury the money in the ground to save the people and their properties. “The Ekim Itam, Idoro and Ikot Ekpene road areas are largely residential areas. You know some people do not employ the services of professionals when building their houses. Once they see a piece of land in the dry season, they will go and build there, but they cannot live in these houses during the rainy season because these structures would be entirely submerged. So, essentially, the money is buried in the ground to save the people from further calamity” he said.

Apart from saving the structures in the areas from being submerged, we also learnt that Governor Akpabio had reckoned that flood would make nonsense of the billions of naira that had been sunk into road construction and the fly over project in the Itam area if the issue of flooding was not addressed. A Town Planning expert, Mr. Ndifreke Ebong, said that the centre of the city of Uyo is located on a plateau. He said the majority of the flooding problem in the city occurred due to the inability of the drainage system to discharge storm water and this was why the Akwa Ibom State government may have decided to award a contract for an efficient drainage system for the North West Area of Uyo.

Checks revealed that initially, the project was designed to be a surface drain but it was discovered that water would not be able to flow well and a trench of about 40 metres needed to be dug to effectively discharge the flood water. Apart from digging the trench, an open drainage system, we also learnt, would have had to contend with the filth that would have been thrown in it by the people from time to time. There would also have arisen the problem of maintenance.

According to the expert the problems that would have been associated with the open construction method included, “building pit with sheet pile wall and embankment (about 800,000m3 earthwork); temporary construction of road along sheet pile wall and permanent service road on both sides of the cascade necessary in terms of maintenance accessibility; low slope of only 0.3% causing self cleansing difficulties: silting is likely to occur due to lack of maintenance; complicated construction of cascade; strong impact on the environment/risk of erosion and limited construction progress in the rainy season,” he said.

Mr Ebong further said it was after due consideration of these drawbacks of the open construction method that the state government decided to deploy pipe jacking underground technology, which we learnt, the ideal subsoil conditions are available. But apart from the soil condition, we learnt that pipe jacking method has less negative environmental impact.

Since the work is mostly done under the ground, not many residents of the area where the massive construction work was going on were even aware that a project of such magnitude was being carried out in their backyard. And also with the pipe jacking method, less compensation would be paid in the high density areas as the construction work would not interfere with human habitat, while construction method is independent from road works.

A source in the construction company handling the mega-project also informed us that the pipe jacking method has water drainage capacity of about 29m3/s with DN2000 and has improved self-cleansing capability of the pipes. We learnt that in the open drains, additional man-power would have had to be engaged after the construction to clean them up from time to time, otherwise they would be blocked. While the present construction work would take care of Ikot Ekpene road, Itam and Idoro areas, it was also gathered that the advantage of the underground technology is that increased and additional catchment areas can be connected.

Under the pipe jacking method, water is channelled into well lubricated huge pipelines buried under the ground, passing through the discharge drain at Ekim Itam-Ikot Oku road, Uyo. The suspension for lubrication, it was learnt, reduces friction between pipes and the surrounding ground (earth) and also supports the gap between pipes and ground in order to avoid or minimize settlements. The fluids for the support, according to experts are long-lasting and able to resist chemical and mechanical attacks. This method solves complicated de-watering problems.

When our reporter visited the project site at Ekim Itam last week, not many people were aware that a project of such magnitude was going on in their backyard. According to a community leader, Chief Etim Uko, “we have seen heavy duty equipment working in our community but we thought what they are doing is part of construction of the fly-over that took them here. We didn’t know that what they are doing here is totally a different project to solve our perennial flooding problem, though we have seen them dig huge trenches. This is because what they are doing does not directly affect us or our farmland,” he said.

Another community leader who said he was aware of the project as he was in the team that had discussed the impact of the project on the environment with the construction company and the state government, Architect Godwin Akpan, was full of praises for Governor Akpabio for the political will in solving the recurrent flooding problem in the state capital once and for all. “I want to tell you that it takes a lot of political will to do this project and we are grateful to our Governor for this.

“This is because if you consider the amount that is involved, I mean he could have decided to use it and build an imposing structure or road for all to see and applaud. But this one is like burying the money in the ground where nobody will see. But I have been told that as people do not see when this project is going on since it is underground, so would they not see when the rain stops and the water will just disappear, and they will wonder where the water has gone.

“I believe this will be one of the “magical tricks” that the Akpabio administration would play on our people. It is then that our people will cease to live in perpetual fear of their houses being submerged during the rainy season,” he said.

The undulating topography where the flood water is discharged has itself become a tourist attraction because of the beautiful scenery. Our reporter noticed many people who had thronged the area to behold the new environmental beautification even though movement into the area was still being restricted by the construction firm since work was still going on. Governor Akpabio has said that the flow of the discharged drainage water stored in a reservoir could be used to drive a mini-turbine to generate electricity for indigenes of the area and other parts of the State capital. And as is being done in advanced countries, we also learnt that the water could be treated and reticulated to the people to use for domestic purposes.

For now kudos have continued to pour in for Governor Akpabio for the political will he has mustered to execute this project. According to Umanah, “This turn-key initiative underscores Governor Akpabio’s drive towards a holistic development of infrastructure in the state, as well as his vision of moving Uyo from its old rural status to an urban city with modern amenities. The administration wants to ensure a better life for its citizenry and is sparing nothing at achieving this,” he said

Politics › Re: Let's Have Your Complaints Here by macjive01: 9:32am On Jul 06, 2011

Dude what d fork is wrong with u?

Must u rub it in that a tribalist Yoruba owns this site?

Has one no longer the right to question politically motivated discrepancies n ethnic biases he sees daily in his life?

Whenever Yoruba, or Awolowo or Adeboye is mention u turn fanatic all of a sudden, what Is wrong with u? Are u epileptic ?

Please Don't go thinking u hv built anything outstanding by this site, £250 pounds will get me something much more befitting, that's if I don't want to task my cells.

Politics › Re: Okorocha Empowers Royal Fathers by macjive01: 9:20am On Jul 06, 2011

Jesus! Someone has been stealing my ideas.

Politics › Re: Okorocha To Terminate N18b Imo Bond Deal, Embarks On Reforms by macjive01: 8:29am On Jul 06, 2011

It's ery difficult to disagree with a people's-man, but sincerely what is the sense in sacking Rhas construction managing Concord hotel?

For they -Rhas has done extremely well.
They hv establish an enviable track record in that hotel in just over 10 years . From udenwa.

On the industrial estate, so becos u re not satisfied with what "them" Industrialist are doing, you decide to revoke?
No warning?
No ultimatum?
No doubt most applied for plots since the are given out for free and simply fence n shikina colonise the land.
Yet, it could hv been more judicious to give an ultimatum first before revoking.

So governor, what will happen to the ogutta lake n wonder ? He said little has been done indicating something was actual in the works. Sincere everybody agrees that the project is Indeed a laudable one, with ability to pay itself off in a few years,

So rochas nipping it in the bud is that the best possible action?

Celebrities › Re: Pictures Of Lepacious Bose And Her Happy Family. by macjive01: 5:38am On Jul 06, 2011

@tpia, are u married? if not

are u searching? if yes

Are u ready to settle down in the next 12 months- including dating, courting, and marriage rite, then start having children ? if yes

i have a man for u.

He is Igbo anyway, i know u re from the north, he is a gentleman, a fine one at that.

u wud definitely like him. He is handsome and having. good, tight job and his own apartment.

He wants a girl with a broad sense and mindset, someone who is modern and yet courteous.

He wants a girl who is intelligent and can engage him in intellectual and constructive argument and discussion.

a girl who is not boring. someone who is versatile. someone who luvs to travel.

a girl who wudnt full her face with food and transform into a bag of cassava over night.

He wants a christian, but im sure a casual laid- back Muslim won't kill him (after all, he hasn't been to church in 4and half years).

i strongly believe u fit that description, if only u re single. or whatever, but still available.

please, regard this with most attention and genuineness ooh.

Travel › Re: Aviation Ministers since GEJ: Covert Reason For Enugu Int. Airport?? by macjive01: 7:48am On Jul 05, 2011

Dumbass reasoning, will she b the first Igbo in that position?
We had Kema chikwe
Then njema

Tho this present woman I heard, Na real ajakaja woman, n even beds or has a way to GEJ's loins and heart. Hope it mms a difference.

Cos left to GEJ I bet He has forgotten he even mentioned n penciled Enugu for international airport.

I believe GEJ had been jazzed he seriously needs stronger intervention. (be it trado or prayer,) something need to b done.

Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: I'm Falling For A Nairaland Member. Is It Real Love? by macjive01: 10:09pm On Jul 04, 2011

@coco29, sorry im going to ask a personal question; did u end with him- 4play ? for real?

Politics › Re: PETITION TO RECONSTRUCT NIGERIANS's ARCHAEOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS by macjive01(op): 10:04am On Jul 04, 2011

^^^ Its really unfortunate the silly causes we pursue in that country. Such a relic, a priceless entity, our heritage wudnt b celebrated, preserved n maintained.

Why is very successive govt all same?

What does our tourism n culture minister do?
What could possibly be a higher priority for the ministry than to saveguard n preserve our heritage?

This country can b really unbelievable!

Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala, Omobola, Duke, Pepple In Last Eight by macjive01: 9:56am On Jul 04, 2011

What has aganga done to be anywhere near Abuja let alone government?

How about pat utomi for commerce ?

Donald duke for tourism ?

Return soludo to central bank and mk terrorist sanusi EFCC chairman.
That way he cud watch and scrutinise excesses.

Past NBL chairman- odimegwu. He is a very accomplished man, with a proven record.

Sincerely there is no one in that cabinet so far that is reassuring.

Nairaland General › Re: On Sahalareporters' Wicked Attempt To Tarnish My Image by macjive01: 3:47pm On Jul 02, 2011

[size=28pt]FAKE ! ! ! FAKE! ! ! FAKE ! ! ![/size]

Nairaland General › Re: On Sahalareporters' Wicked Attempt To Tarnish My Image by macjive01: 11:21am On Jul 02, 2011

Seun, what kind of silly defense are u putting up.

someone named you as a co-founder of a fraud front.

SHR had the decency to even call you up to question you before the published, yet u didnt thought it wise to defend ursef at that point, thereby making ursef A FRAUD CO-FOUNDER.

if a judge was to ask you :" guilty or not guilty ?"

and u "I decided not to ~~send it~~ say anything because
I was [size=18pt]afraid[/size] that ~~SahalaReporters~~ the judge would find a way to twist my statement."

How incongruous !

(better return the money ooh if u hv de-frauded any body)

No wonder Aisha left, ceased any association with ur arse.

Politics › Re: Let's Have Your Complaints Here by macjive01: 10:11am On Jul 02, 2011

MODs do u not think such thread deserve the front page ?

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-702320.32.html#msg8634370

please do , lets send out awareness and gather support to this relic.

Politics › Re: PETITION TO RECONSTRUCT NIGERIANS's ARCHAEOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS by macjive01(op): 10:09am On Jul 02, 2011

people in talking terms with the Mods and seun shud get them to move this thread to the front page. a little awareness would do nobody any harm rather it wud promote the cause to gather attention to this archaeological relic .

Politics › Re: PETITION TO RECONSTRUCT NIGERIANS's ARCHAEOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS by macjive01(op): 12:28pm On Jul 01, 2011

seun does this topic not deserve the front page ?

Politics › Re: Let's Have Your Complaints Here by macjive01: 2:26pm On Jun 30, 2011

Jarus, what explanation cud u possibly give for ileke's still presence on nairaland ? If not for her being Yoruba as seun, oamj, muriwa are?
Is it that difficult to ban her ?
Abi, did she contribute part of the coding for this site?

How is it possibly her actions, Her crock vile, is still allowed to exhibit n continously being churned out. Hers is not just ethnocentric but pure unadulterated tribalism ?

No wonder I don't see kobojunkie, the finess gracious beauty on nairaland, anymore or as much as she use to; she cant afford to have her mere posts associated with anything ileke.

On the recent ekiti drug thread, a thread which was purely politics, more politics than 80% of what u get on the politics section, but was allowed to be derailed by ileke's malicious, ethno-maligning invectives, what did seun or his tribal cohort do on seeing that, on seeing her actions ?

They moved the thread instead of to clean it as is commonly practiced.

Sincerely, I still don't know how I keep finding mysef here.

Nairaland General › Re: Banning Of Beaf, Rhino5dm, Aisha And Others Unnecessary, Illogical Or Autocratic?. by macjive01: 2:20pm On Jun 30, 2011

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