₦airaland Forum

Uche2005: Bight of Bonny is going where ever the igbos are going., and the Bight of Benin is going where ever the yorubas are going.

There will never be niger delta, you see, it is just the govt shouting niger delta because jonathan goodluck is there for his own politics game. it does not exit.
Jonathan Goodluck is just using it as a political porn. He know amachie is an igboman. and he know the history of port harcourt. He knows all story. But he is using the issue for his own only political gain. How do you give amachie to the ijaw. are you going to change amachie name.

So if we Niger-Deltans decide to go our own way, do you even have the balls to stop us? Anyway, keep dreaming.

MLS12: Hi NL. I am a married young girl. I would like to have a divided attention like flirting online to ease the tension in my home each time me and my hubby has a misunderstanding.

Talk about putting out fire with a bucket of petrol. Abi you want to destroy your marriage? Oya, go ahead with your flirting scheme, oh "beautiful" and "intelligent" 600 Level student/married "woman".

Mumuye

Gaiden k: How old are u?? U tink dis is mills n boon?? Will u go to bed!

LMAO!!

My answer: NEVER!!

Overall, I suspect the water level at the Dams are very low due to the current dry season. As a result, these dams up north are not pumping in much power into the national grid, hence the current load shedding we now experience.

Over here in Jalingo (Taraba state) it's abit better, though the heat is killing us here. Usually, we have light for 22-23hrs everyday. But ever since the repairs at Kianji Dam, power supply dropped to about 12hrs.

glowithdan: Life is a challenge my brother, so face it. If you are of age and still reason this way, I suggest you seek help somewhere(no hard feelings).
I challenge you to challenge your self today into accepting the realities of life,which marriage is one of it. And come to think of it, who told you there is any perfect one anywhere? Wonder what could have become of you, if your parents had said what you are saying now.

Life is too short to be lonely bro- Enjoy it with someone you love while it last!!

Uhmmm..last time I checked, being single wasn't a sin. So if the young man intends to stay that way, let him be.

The bus definitely looks aight design-wise. Kudos to INNOSON

debosky: So you need to fly people directly to an airport to have contact?

When people in modern countries are collaborating across continents using IT technologies like virtual offices,digital libraries, teleconferencing, virtual conferencing, webcasts, webinars and the like, you phoolishly think you need to fly people directly into an area before they can be contact?

So your attorney friend needs to be able to feel the spit coming from the mouths of the people he is talking to before he can pass on knowledge?

Heck you should also say phones should be banned and people only talk face to face.

Backwards doesn't even begin to describe your mindset.

GBAM!!

Seriously, proponents for the new airports really need to have a rethink. Have you seen the current state of your road networks/death traps? Yet you want to build new airports (international/local)? Haba!! Why not focus on the basics?

-rebuild and upgrade your roads
-Build a modern rail network that will connect your economic hubs to the airports, seaports, economic hubs/zones within or outside the SE region
-upgrade/modernize the existing ports you have

You don't need another damn airport at Onitsha. Utilize the newly built airstrip @ Asaba.

wirinet: 3 international airports in the south east? . I think some igbo people love ego tripping, they just think of vanities to massage their ego. When igbo land has Huge infrastructural challenges of virtually no motorable roads, no power, no health facilities and gully erosion threatening to swallow the while east and someones priority is international airports. Mind you I am not saying the south east having one airport to serve the whole Region, but three is unrealistic. As igbo land has a relatively small land mass, with good roads, you can reach any part of igbo land from onitsha in less than 2 hrs.
Please tell me how many countries in the world has three international airports even within the industrialized countries. Even Abuja airport which is the international airport serving the capital and most northern states is grossly under utilized.

So please get your priority right. If you ask an average igbo market woman or even trader, international airport would be the least of his worries.

Excellent post. Well said.

As some posters have suggested, why not focus on improving/upgrading the existing transport infrastructure? I suggest a blue print from the UK be copied and applied. Think about it: an integrated transport network consisting of excellent roads and rail systems that connect to deep seaports in the SS and SW, and all major economic hubs across the country. Now that ain't a bad idea.

zenus: You will really know Ibibbio Man from his post, the are just like the Boko Guys from the North

Uhmmmm...one lil problem with your post: I'm Annang, through and through.

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]Wait until Akpabio leaves office, I am sure your mouth that is running like cold gravy would sing a different tune![/quote]Dude, do me a favour: Bleep off.

What's needed is not another airport, but a great rail network that can haul bigger payloads of goods and even pax between major economic hubs within the SE, and probably with other regions (SS, SW to the North). Along with the upgrade of existing airports within the region.

pssword: Why do people write about Akwaibom without at least doing their homework. The airport was started by the previous government to a very advanced state and completed by Akpabio. Also most of the major roads going somewhere were started by the previous government, like the road to Le Meridian and Calabar. The others, well, go nowhere and are just waste of resources..

My friend stop right there. You may fool non-indigenes with this post of yours, but not me. Attah spent EIGHT BLOODY YEARS "planning" but did zilch/nada/nothing. During his tenure, Akwa Ibom was no better than Ekiti state. And please tell the house what "advance" stage Attah left the Airport project, and please do not lie to anyone here. It was during the first year of Akpabio's tenure that the construction of the runway, taxiways, the massive MRO facility, and other facilities began. I doubt if Attah even cleared the fucking bushes. And which bloody road did Attah build during his 8 year tenure. Is it the old Abak road that was filled with so many pot holes I stopped counting? Or the Abak-Afaha Obong-Ikot Ekpene road that was almost cut off by gully erosion? Hey, maybe it was the old Etim Ekpo road that looked like something from National Geographic?

Please stop spewing lies and give Gov. Akpabio his dues. That man has performed.

Dede1: Nigerian must learn to proportion blames and praises. Akpabio did not start this project. The project was completed under his watch which deserves commendations. But the praise of visionary wit to construct the roads and bridges to join the infrastructural demands of deepwater seaport being constructed in Akwa Ibom shall go to the former governor of Akwa Ibom State who started the project.

Governors should be judged based on the visionary input to state development not on completion of thought out projects by a former governor.

Please leave ex-gov. Attah out of this. That old fool was in power for 8 years but did not do JACK. Yet you want us to praise him for someone else's feat? Hell no!

crusifis: i did my nysc at akwaibom, ikotekpene to be precise. yes, he is building very good roads, but for no reason, u will see a good road leading to no where, no houses, schools or anythinh, but road go just dey, make e be say e dey. i think roads should be built where they have economic value, the same way peter obi is doing

Bros, thunder fire your left eye. Apparently, you were never observant. So the road that connects Aba (a SE economic hub) to Uyo (the state capital) via Ikot Ekpene was built for nothing? How about the Etim Ekpo road that connects the state to Port Harcourt via Abia? I guess that was also built for nothing, abi?

How many states can boast of the same civil infrastructures Akwa Ibom state has? From the excellent road networks, the recreational spots (Le Meredien, Tropicana, Silverbird gallaria, etc), the really active airport with daily flights to LAG and ABJ and an MRO facility that can comfortably house a single Airbus A-380 or two 747s, the health facilities including the cottage hospitals, and lots more?


Seriously all haters of Akwa Ibom state and her action governor should do me a favour: go give the closest PHCN transformer to you a lapdance.

That is my action Governor. Akwa Ibom ado ok!

What do you expect? This is what you get when the so-called progressive party ACN is being led by a known criminal and drug addict/pusher. I only hope Fashola won't bow to pressure from the "godfather".

Uhmm..am I the only one that thinks the article stinks of garbage due to lack of research on the part of the journalist. First of all M15 is a DOMESTIC intelligence unit, and do not operate outside British territory. MI6/SIS does. Also, 6.22 specialist rounds? Really? I know the 7.62mm and the NATO 5.56mm. But never heard of the 6.22.

MY EYES!!!

Ok. The poster's question sure reeks of stupidity. Even children know that it's dangerous to talk to strangers. Yet the poster, who I believe is over 20 years old, is asking if it's ok to jump into the vehicle of one. Sure, go ahead. Oh btw, the last time I checked, ritualists and kidnappers were equally "sweet".

Well, I think the word "own" is a bit strong as I don't see my wife as my property. Still, I don't run a democracy in MY house, but a benevolent dictatorship, and my wife knows that. Her opinions are always welcomed, but my words and approval are FINAL. Oh, and I don't believe in all that 21st century 50/50 bullshyte. Like my parents, I'm pretty much old school.

People, the fulanis are NOT the same as the Hausas. The former are nomads, and both tribes speak totally different languages.

I must commend the engineering team at Kianji Dam. Thanks to the repairs done, I now enjoy close to 22-23hrs of power supply up here in Jalingo. Please keep up the good work.

Well, the 13% derivation from solid minerals isn't a bad idea, provided the said minerals actually contribute to the revenue earned by the FG.

@ Ndu chucks, sorry to burst your bubble, but the northern states have ABSOLUTELY ZERO claim to the territorial waters of southern states and the resources found there. Rather than whine about the funds rightly paid to oil producing states, why not push the FG to develop the solid minerals found in yours, and invest in your states, and not the damn almariji system found there. The 13% derivation from oil revenue aint going anywhere.

Proudly Naija!

I happened to have known the DIG. DIG Haruna was indeed a very disciplined officer with a kick-ass-take-names-later attitude; one of the best Ops minds in the Police Force. May the soul of this gallant officer RIP.

The new uniform is actually.....not bad . I kinda like it. Still, I suggest that this be given to the Police's special Ops units like the Mobile Police Units (MOPOL) and the Anti Terror Squadron (ATS).

From recent operations against BH, it is now obvious that the Police have been totally sidelined. And I don't blame the FG one bit for such decision. My only hope is that the new IG will re-instill professionalism in the force, thus returning it to its glory days.