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After 8 years of Obiano and 4 years of soludo, soludo is still blaming obi for erosion and roads. If soludo really cares for Anambra he should use the money he is wasting on a second airport to fix erosion and roads. The first airport is not fully utilised yet you are building a second when there is erosion sites and bad road. This is how umahi and Nwifuru spent 57 billion on a crayon airport that no one is using when health care, education, roads are in shambles |
Soludo thinks he is clever. He doesn't want to tell us the loans collected by obi and whether the money was disbursed to obi or obiano. He also doesn't want to mention the loans obiano took or the payments obiano made. Simply He acts like obi handed over to him and obiano 8 years never existed |
baghera:Erodogan also held him by the hand. |
[quote author=Igbo post=140674046] did not pay. Did that stop Obiano from paying. Soludo has been there for 4 years. Why hasn't it been paid. 12 years after obi left water workers are still been owed. How much is their outstanding that 12 years of Obiano and soludo did not pay. Soludo is building a useless second airport when the first airport has not been 50% utilised. Why not use d money to pay them |
naptu2:Soludo should tell us how much loan obiano inherited from obi. How much loan he took, how much Obiano paid for us to get the true picture not acting like Obiano 8 years never existed |
Absolute rubbish. Do you know how many producers for a single item that you can find in China. Example clothing they are over 11,000 producers in China. So are all of them in Nigeria. That one or two are in Nigeria doesn't mean that they can meet demand |
Why is he holding tinubu hand in photo shoot when his wife is there. |
According to op, soludo inherited obi debt. How come Obiano did not service the debt for 8 years. How come Obiano did not pay pensions and gratuity. Soludo is acting like Obiano 8 years never existed. Also he claim Anambra debt is 157 billion. But dmo doesn't show Anambra having such debr. When soludo was bragging about not browsing or taking loans he claimed he met little debts. So how come suddenly there is debt of 157 billion |
So tinubu removed subsidy and floated naira so that there would be enough money to pay 2.7 million workers and 1 million students. so what happens to the remaining 200 million plus Nigerians. |
deji17:Is unn not a federal university. Engage your brain before you Engage your mouth . |
Nduka172:Where are you getting your lies from. Abia govt is not in charge of any power. Geometric supplies only aba. Who supplies the remaining part of the state. If fed govt handed power to states did it hand transmission lines, feeder, wires and poles, substation or it only handed a piece of legislation. When enugu govt decided to regulate pricing of electricity, what did ekdc tell them. To go and build their own electricity infrastructure. You expect state govt to build electricity infrastructure from scratch in 1 year of autonomy but fed govt cannot donso in 66 years |
EXCLUSIVE: 'White Elephant': How Ebonyi Government Squandered Over N53billion Borrowed Funds On Abandoned Airport, Serving Only Umahi, Family September 12, 2026 News While the former Umahi administration expended over N36 billion in borrowed funds to construct the edifice, structural defects on the concrete runway forced the new government to sink an additional N17.3 billion into major remedial overhauls on the runway with asphalt. A visit to the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke, Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, reveals a stark monument of fiscal recklessness, and wasted public resources in a state battling severe poverty and infrastructural decay. Conceived and constructed by the former Governor of Ebonyi State and current Minister of Works, David Umahi, the facility was officially inaugurated on May 26, 2023, by late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Weeks earlier, on April 26, 2023, Umahi had celebrated the touchdown of two inaugural Air Peace flights to mark the symbolic launch of the project. However, approximately 40 months, or over 1,200 days, since its official commissioning, the multi-billion-Naira infrastructure remains largely inactive, yielding no measurable economic return or revenue for the state. A recent visit to the facility by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, revealed a completely deserted compound, characterised by eerie silence and empty access roads stretching from the Airport Junction along Onueke road to the main terminal gates. At the security checkpoint, hungry-looking security personnel barred visitors and journalists from entering, confirming that strict directives had been issued to prevent unauthorised public access. "Workers only come to the airport on the rare days a chartered flight is scheduled to land," one security guard disclosed under anonymity. Sources familiar with the operational history of the facility revealed that despite a combined capital outlay exceeding N53 billion, the airport has not recorded up to 55 total flight landings, including both commercial and private chartered flights, since its inception. Despite attempts by the administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru to salvage the project by offering a 50 percent subsidy on passenger airfares to encourage patronage, commercial airlines have consistently recorded fewer than 20 passengers per flight. "Chartered flights only come to the airport when former Governor David Umahi and his family are visiting Abakaliki from Abuja, or when the current governor is travelling out," an insider source revealed. "With the prevailing economic hardship, even the subsidised flights cannot attract passengers. There are simply no travelers to sustain commercial flights." The financial drain of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport escalated further under the current administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru. While the former Umahi administration expended over N36 billion in borrowed funds to construct the edifice, structural defects on the concrete runway forced the new government to sink an additional N17.3 billion into major remedial overhauls on the runway with asphalt. Addressing stakeholders on the technical flaws inherited at the facility, Governor Nwifuru previously recounted how construction blunders damaged aircraft landing gear and alienated commercial airline operators. "A governor called me and we discussed at length on the approval of N13.75 billion for the airport that is deemed to have been completed and handed over," Nwifuru had stated. "The question that the governor asked me is the question every reasonable Ebonyi man is asking. The truth is that the mindset of those that started the airport is germane; but did we get it right? In the area of runway, we didn’t get it right because the runway is jumping and it is destroying aircraft tyres." Nwifuru admitted that despite early attempts to fill expansion joints, aircraft continued to suffer damages, forcing the state government to consult the Federal Ministry of Aviation. "They told us that we need to do certification, put tie-rods and start laying asphalt. When you look at the amount that was sunk into that airport, it is not something you get up and say you want to abandon. The former administration sunk over N36 billion into that edifice," Nwifuru added, noting that the total cost of corrections subsequently swelled to N17.3 billion. During his one-year anniversary in office, Governor Nwifuru announced the completion of the runway repairs, alongside ongoing work on the control tower and terminal building. Yet, months later, commercial flight schedules remain non-existent. In a further bid to revive the dormant asset, Governor Nwifuru announced during his January 2026 New Year address that the state government had procured three aircraft to establish a state-owned fleet expected to land before the end of that month. However, nine months after the public declaration, no aircraft has arrived in the state, generating intense public criticism and allegations of procurement fraud. Insider sources told SaharaReporters that state officials were defrauded during negotiations to acquire the aircraft, though government representatives have maintained absolute silence on the status of the procurement and the whereabouts of the funds. Speaking to SaharaReporters on the state of the airport and the government's priorities, legal practitioner Barrister Gerald Moses Ede described the project as an economic misadventure that ignores the basic needs of the local populace. "The airport is a misplaced priority. You count one before you count two," Barr. Ede said. "If you calculate the amount spent on flyovers, the moribund shopping mall, the Ecumenical Centre, and over N50 billion on an empty airport, these funds run into hundreds of billions. Is this what Ebonyi needs? No! Ebonyi needs factories, but Ebonyi cannot host factories because there is no serious power substation in the state to power heavy industries." Ede stressed that without industrialization and commercial hubs, an airport cannot thrive. "Ebonyi has no functional factories, no major regional markets, yet they built an airport first. It is like going to the university when you haven't attended primary or secondary school," he added. "Even as big as Enugu is, airlines only operate once or twice daily to Abuja. How do you expect Ebonyi to generate passenger traffic when there is no economic activity?" A businessman, Solomon Ugochukwu told SaharaReporters that the former and current administration should have channelled these monies to building industries. "But instead of Ebonyi State government to consider doing this, they have been building projects that are not impactful in the life of the people. And that is why that airport cannot grow, because it's where you have factories that you see - businesses, serious businesses thriving. "If you have factories, it will also power microeconomic sectors of the state. When you have one factory in a location, just only that factory alone that function. Other small, small businesses will also grow around it. That is how economy grows. "But Ebonyi doesn't have factories, so everything is dependent on the state government civil service. That is why the airport is not going to work, at least for now. All those monies, if they had taken all those monies of all these gigantic projects that nobody is using, and what they are doing for the state, and invested in power, it would have mean that there would have been industries, which will now lead to influx of people in the state, influx of other sectors to develop. And then, that's when you now have the need for airports. Enugu state does not just wake up and start building airport, it build other things, factories, industries. Even Anambra, as big as they are, with all the markets and everything, was it not just under Obiano that they had an airport?" The massive expenditure on white-elephant projects occurs against the backdrop of acute poverty and infrastructural deprivation across rural Ebonyi. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ranks Ebonyi among the ten poorest states in Nigeria, with a poverty head-count rate standing at 79.76 percent. Basic infrastructure remains absent in several rural communities, including the border areas of Obeagu and Nkalaha, where deplorable roads have exposed residents to repeated violent attacks by armed herdsmen. Meanwhile, local activists and citizens who question the financial prudence of the state government face severe intimidation, surveillance, and harassment by state apparatuses. Sharing his experience regarding state repression, activist Godwin Onyekachi disclosed that critical voices in Abakaliki have been systematically silenced through state power and co-optation. "Those of us who are here, if you speak out, they will trace you and deal with you. I know what I passed through under the previous administration — at a point, I was frequenting the DSS office almost on a daily basis," Onyekachi stated. "They tell you that you are a threat to state security. Having a family to cater for, you have to play safe because Abakaliki is very small. We have all been cowed into 'see something, say nothing.'" Onyekachi added that political leaders routinely leverage institutional influence and material inducement to neutralize opposition, including religious leaders and civil society organisations. "They use materialism to condemn critical institutions into silence," he added. "The irony is that while innocent citizens are criminalised and intimidated, those responsible for squandering public resources walk free." Meanwhile, SaharaReporters' efforts to speak with the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, were unsuccessful as he did not take his calls. Also a text message to his phone seeking for an explanation to some issues raised in the report wasn't responded to as of the time of filing the report. SaharaReporters |
Mumu girl. Why does she feel the need to make a video if the intention was not to mock him. Every small thing you whip out phone and start making videos |
Kushites:Let tinubu use chatgp. Abi did atiku invent chapgp |
michlins:They just added 40k to salaries across board and called it increase in minimum wage. Meanwhile most workers in private sector are not earning the 70k wage. If you check the number of workers at fed, state and LG. Dem no reach 3million. What happens to the remaining 100 plus million in labour force. That is why value of currency matters not volume |
Alliswell248:So if another president comes in and devalue the currency to 2500 and tell you that the price under tinubu is an artificial price. What will you say |
7000 classrooms and no pictures 1600 km of road and no pictures 260 phc and no pictures But he has hundreds of media aides, pr people, tens of channels on YouTube and twitter. You begin to wonder why they don't show these achievements rather they keep showing icc hotel, one hospital and already tarred roads |
Kobojunkie:Trump would have to send the bill to Congress and deep down he knows Congress would reject it. Even the feds would kick against it. So it will be opportunity for him to say I kept my promise but Congress and feds are against the American people |
Lamba. Where would he get 1.35 trillion from for a country with a deficit budget of 3 trillion for 2026 and borrows a trillion dollars every 146 days. Not to talk of the resulting inflation it will create. Even Kevin warsh will be saying see who is asking us not to increase rates yet he is fuelling inflation |
lordm:It's by premium times owned by jide. Your fellow yoruba man |
First time of hearing of charismatic bishop. What money cannot do more money will do |
Ezeama400:Kai. Haba mana. Ordinary push u give am upper cut |
Obedience40:After Russia the west will face China. Not tru war but economic warfare. Since China economy is built around export they will come for them. What am I saying. They have already started. First Venezuela and Iran war is all about China. Next is multiple investment in Austria, Congo drc, Greenland for rare earth. Next is to target north America free trade to limit Chinese exports. Meanwhile euro is busy grumbling of Chinese trade surplus of 1 billion dollars a day. Once they are tru with Russia China is next on the menu. When last did u hear China fight a war. They need Russia arms and war experiences. |
obedience4:Broaden which horizon. Since when did two nations trading with each other become a master slave relationship. China largest exports go to United States and Europe union. Does that make China a slave to both. Europe largest exports go to United State. Does that make them a slave to America. America largest exports go to Europe, China, Japan and Korea. Does it make America slaves. Dude you are just mad that Russia and China are close. |
obedience4:You mean the same China buying air s300 and s400 air defences from Russia. The same China buying engines for their fighter jets from Russia. The same China buying rocket engines from Russia. The same China buying 17% of oil and 23% of gas from Russia. The same China preparing hundreds of billions of dollars to buy weapons from Russia. Who taught China, india, Pakistan how to launch satellite into space. |
Fake statistics. Coal mining up by 74%. Where exactly is the coal mining taking place and for what purpose since Nigeria has no coal power plant. Cement production increased so why has price gone up by 200% |
Arrant rubbish. Was there boko attacks on Abuja during buhari. Who said killings in Nigeria has stopped. It hasn't it's the reporting by news media that has stopped. Only Sahara reporters report such news. Govt claims gdp rising, foreign reserve rising, inflation falling. Yet price of cement, fuel, diesel, gas, food stuff is rising. When other nations report gap growth they mention no of jobs created. But in Nigeria gdp doesn't lead to job creation |
obedience4:Thank you. You said each state decides independently on course of action. Which means some can decide its none of awa business we will rather offer moral support than fight |
obedience4:Oga don't lie to yourself. If Israel should attack Turkey. Nato will not trigger any article 5. I am damn sure the United States, Germany and UK won't allow that. Rather they will call for calm, investigation and tell you that diplomatic channels are open towards de escalation. |
Obedience40:What in the world makes you think a war between Russia and nato would involve use of missiles. Do you think 6000 plus nukes is for decoration. What also makes you think if Germany activates article 5, other nato countries will join them. Let me ask if lsreal attacks Turkey and Turkey activate article 5. Will Germany join to fight lsreal. We all know the answer |
Which one is Benin onitsha expressway. Can you get to onitsha without passing delta |
You see how heartless and wasteful Nigeria leaders are. Umahi spent billions building crayon airport that no one is using. His successor spent billions upgrading same airport that no one is using. Money that would have been spent building a bridge for this people, school and primary health care centre |