₦airaland Forum

manny4life: First off, back off with your unwarranted insults and make your point

Second, financially speaking, Nigeria is NOT a rich nor wealthy nation, Nigeria is POOR.

Third, the fact Nigeria is the 7th largest oil exporter don't mean jack in 2012. It's not what we export, it's how we're able to fully maximize our resources.

Fourth, it's because we're poor that we go borrowing, however, borrowing IS NOT a bad thing, even rich and wealthy nations such as U.S. in North America, UAE in Middle East, South Africa in Africa, Japan in Asia, Brazil in South America even China in Asia all borrow. All these nations have int/ext debt profiles, although the amount, idk.

Finally, don't start up subsidy talks and claims you cannot defend...

Nigeria is not rich?.. you need to visit Germany too.. You must be mentally unstable!..Geesh...

werepeLeri: Most of the people talking about JFK, Heathrow, Oliver Tambo etc are people who havent been to these airports before. 2006 - Oliver Tambo airport was as bad as the remodelled airport - it was refurbished before the World Cup and what's the talk about it. Most people sit on the internet and search for pictures to make a point. How many airports have they been to? I bet none, they just keep talking about mediocrity like they just learnt the word. LOL. What else will you want them to do? Build Airports with Gold? Na wa. The Kotoka airport in Ghana cant even stand MM2- People will just talk no matter what - but then, no be them get their mouth?

So because people smile when government officials are around then means they are boot lickers? That opinion is the worst I have listened to lately. Maybe they should be crying then when they are with govt officials.

Sharrrap there! Task leader gang of 40!... Even if they have not been there, atleast they have seen the pictures on the internet and they know what modern airport should look like. As someone who travels regularly, I have seen enough of what Airports should look like and not that shack! Even here in the UK, I saw two Locally managed international airport and I said to myself.. why can't the FG have even average of what these airports have?

That GAT remodelling is a disgrace. Seeing the entrance alone tells me what low level job they did there. For N600million, the aviation minister ought to be cooling off in a jail in a sane country.

Billyonaire: Mr Ajimobi needs to step down pending the results of Independent Investigations. If Mr Ajimobi makes any visit to the UK, he needs to be arrested and investigated.

Despite the loots your PDP has made away with from Nigeria treasury, they still can't send you to Germany to go fix your brain

billante: All these oliver twist that are always finding a way to criticize! First of all GAT is a local terminal for local flights and was rehabilated with a budget of only 650 million naira! You don't expect a heaven paved with gold with dat kind of peanut money....

And those asking for schipol or jfk standard, pls go and check the budget for those international terminals,new terminal at heathrow and atlanta airport has a budget of 1 billion dollars plus...if FG spends a whooping 180 billion plus to build a terminal you guys will be d first to start shouting why waste some much money while ore benin or enugu-osha expressway is bad or people dnt have three square meals and they are wasting money building a billion dollar terminal...

FG is building new internatinal terminals at five airport with bigger budget tru good negotiated loans from china at five airports...expect better designs and finishing in those terminals....dnt come and expect schipol standard with low budget of 650 million naira...

They shouldn't waste large sums of money on Local airport terminals to build world class terminals...let them just be presentable neat and regularly maintained.

Maybe you need to see the GATs in CDG in Paris and know where life has left you! I really do not understand how you guys seems to put up with mediocrity! You life must be really terrible to see such a cosmetic dressing with a whooping N650million! Shame on your likes that continue to encourage mediocrity in the land!

highlandre: Nice one; more to go

A mediocre will always remain such... even if you have not travelled, just use you small Mb to Google the airports in South Africa for a start and know how far the world has left you behind!

What a disgrace! Commissioning a terminal building yet uncompleted, and of very low standard and yet calling the whole world to dinner. Yet you have supposedly sane Nigerians here calling this an achievement. Such a Terminal belongs to 1984 era of Airports....

[size=18pt]WHEN WILL NIGERIA EVER LEARN TO DO THINGS RIGHT LIKE THE OTHER SANE PART OF THE WORLD ?[/size]

ikeyman00: omo tier
[size=28pt]too many e-TERRORISTs on NAIRALAND[/size]

sadly u are one of them

Are you a Biafran pikin

[size=38pt]too many e-TERRORISTs on NAIRALAND[/size]

ossagy: Am Edo state, I will not stand by and watch you people sit on the truth. Very soon we will drive your silly yoruba party acn from my dear state so that it can move forward..

Will you stop telling lies Edo State is ACN and ACN is Edo State... beside, I am sure you are one of those igbos that live on Lagos Street.. that brush their teeths from the stairs at 4am .. Yes I have seen them there when last I was in Benin City around November last year!

[quote author=nnenna.1]Could you quote any Igbo (in this forum or out of it) that had made this claim literally?[/quote]Its late here.. and I do not have the time to go dig out all of those threads... you probably would be ashamed of your people by the time you read them...

AjCityOne: If Aba is Dubai what are you and your family doing in Lagos? Nah by force to live for Lagos. The last time I checked Igbo people constitute 95% of people living in Ajegunle and the surrounding slums in Lagos. If you SE is so beautiful, why come to Lagos to live in the slums. Maybe you know deep in your hearth that SE is nothing but another Mini Somalia and kidnapping is the highest paying industry. lol

Dude, I do not live in Lagos and I am not from South Eastern Nigeria. Where I live.. you will need to sum up your pay for the past 10years to live here...

ossagy: You don run of ideas

By the here the new picture of looplat just took him this picture in his silly and senseless yorubaland

But you can see from that picture that the dude is from South East

[quote author=nnenna.1]The way some Nigerians go on and on about Igbos migrating and living elsewhere in Nigeria other than the SE (and leaving the SE to be underdeveloped, or so they say), one would think that:

1. There is no abundance of non-Igbos living in the south-east, living, working, with everyone minding their business.
2. The vast majority of Nigerian regions outside the south-east are far from being remote, rural, and underdeveloped.
3. That there are no other Nigerian groups known for their migratory culture.


And we question whether the average Nigerian has an IQ of 69.[/quote]But other groups do not claim that their land is the dubai of Africa

topazjosh: that road is underconstruction my man,stop all dis tribal stunt,imagine u even reside in lagos southwest smh,to be sincere dis topic 'aba road' shouldn't result to generalisation of all d roads in south east,our leaders keep defrauding us we here fighting and dragging senseless thing.

Whilst your point is valid, however, any visitor to NL who reads the comments by igbos on here would think true to their words, Aba was another dubai ...hence this picture is generating so much bashing on Igbos. Ordinarily, one would think any sane human being would deplore the governor, LG chairman, House Rep, Senator, House of Assembly members than come from that state, constituency, etc, but no.. the igbos are busy comparing it to some other dirty places in Lagos or Ibadan... living in denial of their pigs pegg..

looplat: Can you see how dirty yiboland is?
Add erosion to it and you'll get your answer.

I can not be deceived by any body. Yes I live in the UK, but I visit Nigeria always and each time I visit, I tour places, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Anambra, P/H, Abuja, you name it and I see things for myself.From my visits, I know areas that are making progress albeit very slow progress and I also know areas that are retrogressing at gear 5! And certainly, South Eastern part of Nigeria is in retrogression!

ossagy: This picture drew my attention once more..

Mehn please analyze this crip..

This is yorubaland -Nigeria..

I am not yoruba, but your bashing of a region that is making giant strides in development compared to yours that is retrogressing in ever human facet will yield you nothing! Accept the truth, infrastructure wise, your governors are short changing you seriously compared to other parts of Nigeria. Even though every part of Nigeria is seriously being short changed, I think South East is a disaster in the making!

I do not like bashing an ethnic group, but the way Igbos constitute themselves on NL leaves one with a sour taste about Igbos. I always ask, if Igbo land was the heaven in Nigeria as they have always claimed, why then do we find them all over Nigeria? Not just in small numbers! They claim they do trade, but we know that the Hausa do more trade than any other ethnic group in Nigeria, yet when they come to a state to trade, they go home when things get going for them. But that can not be said of the Igbos. Is that not a testament that all is not well at home?

I remember going to Gwagwalada in Abuaj, Yanya axis en co... I was amazed how many of them were oozing out of the 3 bed room houses in those quarters!

ossagy: Lets be sincere to ourselves for once. Am from Edo state serving in Anambra state precisely Awka. With my assessment of Awka and other SW towns/cities, Awka is more organized, neat, developed with modern architecture/edifices and enormous hospitality industry than all the state capitals in the SW with the exception of Lagos which is Aworis, and was developed by FG, Igbos and hausas as former capital and also the dirtiest city in West African sub-region.

When you live in denial, you become an enemy of progress! To begin, entering Benin City from all axis, N,E,W,S, Its a jolly ride. I say this cause I have used them all and I know them too well! Entering from Delta State vai Warri/Sapele... I guess the Four-lane road that greets you, (I.e. Sapele Road) will be a miracle in Aba! Entering from the West, the Four-Lane road the greets you is a dream in Owerri. Entering from the north, the Four lane road that greets you, Ikpoba-Akpakpava axis is a wish in Onitsha! When it comes to layout, I have lived in Owerri, seen Aba, Ariria market..ewww, I have been to Onitsha, ..it's omg!..Awka... God help me!.. I told you.. I was there.. towards the area where you have the Immigration office... that road was newly constructed...I could not believe that was a new road! I went to Umuahia... I could not believe that was a state capital. St Micheals road in Aba is a joke

To other regions of South West, Ondo, Ogun, Ibadan, Osun, Ekiti, Lagos... are way better than most of the Eastern states!

illitrate: I have unlimited 32mb pers second, I watch internet tv steady

and even lack what to do. all my tv channels are online.

etisalat e-life here in dubai is wonderful. less than 20k
in naija currency. I mean unlimited and 32mb per second.

My speed here in the UK is way faster than that! Optic fibre no shaking.... 68mb/s download upload off peak 20mb/s

salam001: do you mean Akwa ibom?

Forgie me if I spelt it wrongly, no I mean the capital of Anambra state! I was there last year with my American mate, gosh... we could not drink or eat anything! The air smelt really bad.. but when we crossed the bridge over to Asaba, life seems to be worth living again!

I can see all the Biafra Warlords are on the run from this thread . So much for "Igbos are the jews of Nigeria". I remember last year when I went to Akwa with my American mate, I saw mud at waist height of humans and people were still trading in it! We refused to buy anything from Awka until we got to Asaba.

I continue to say this: South East governors are amongst the worst in the country!

Default01: Seunfly why u de lie,u fit compare delta wit any state 4 southwest my guy we ar having difficulties nw bt we wold overcom.delta state in terms of healthcare has d best facilities and doctors.asaba airport is working and is a winner even b4 being commissioned.delta state hav nt even taped 1/4 of our resources,we ar buildin a new delta state 4rm d scratch lagos wont see our backs wen we hanes just 50% of our resources.god bless delta state,haters kep hatin while delta state is moving

Educated lies don't get you far these days. Currently, Edo State, given her resources is by far more developed than Delta State. Your claim that you are building a new delta from scratch is laughable. Need I remind you how old Delta State is? A State where the wife of the governor is the contractor that supplies diesel used to power generators for street light, is that what you call development? Other States are investing in IPP.

As for ASABA air strip (cause you can't that an airport to start with) it is a white elephant project. Benin City has an Airport and the road leading to Asaba and environs from Benin City is in good condition and was reconstructed during the Obj regime.The 40billion Naira wasted on Asaba airstrip would have been spent in Osubi Air strip, and also renovate the water ways in and around warri and perhaps a mini-port like we see in Amsterdam, Holland.

Can I ask you what has come off the 30bn Naira holiday resorts? What is the current level completion

teepeehall: Its really sad That the Mighty ones are falling. Our Leaders should embrace Charity. RIP

Charity they say begins at home and not with the leaders! Here in the UK, despite the economic situation, you see people raising money through different means to help others! In my office, not a single week passes by that you would not see a Charity pot collection go round each desk with a card to sign on. Why can't Nigerians embrace this culture? Must we wait for our leaders to do everything? Can't we be leaders in our own eyes?

See how hypocritical humans can be! Many here accused Pastors of Churches of not helping this gospel singer, however they forget to understand that the greatest mission of any man on earth is to see a human need and meet it!

How many of you here accusing Pastors of big churches ever carried out an awareness campaign to raise money for this man? How many of you ever made mention of it on Nairaland even?

I my own words, the guilty are never to be blamed! I must admit I do not know this man, but listening to His tracks on youtube today, I must admit hearing some of them aired in those days when I was still in the eastern part of Nigeria..

Also, seeing that we lots of wealthy men in His clan, could they not have stepped in to help too? After all, we heard how Edo State stepped in to help Majek fashek or how is His name spelt again?

Now His Spirit dwell with Christ, least We who are left here, lets take heed His messages and live such worthy lives that when we also depart, Heaven will welcome us with rejoicing while the earth will be glad we were once here.

chux76: Hypocrisy..and how many average family children attend the purported universities that empowers,or is it only the children of the wealthy that should be empowered alone?. Abegi park well

you should be ashamed of yourself.Why cant the celebs build the universities or school for the poor given that 70% of them came out of the ghetto?

Abagworo: And I believe you must be an opposition to write all these about Amaechi. I challenge all you Amaechi haters to tell me the number of major roads in Port Harcourt before the coming of Amaechi. The only dual roads in Port Harcourt were Aba road, Ikwerre road(re-constructed by Amaechi), Olu Obasanjo(Re-constructed by Amaechi) , Stadium to Rukpowu(Re-constructed by Amaechi), Odili(re-paved by Amaechi) and Trans-Amadi road. Amaechi has his shortcomings but I see most people condemning him as being mischievous and envious. Same with those condemning Rochas.

You must be innately wicked, and callous at heart. With the money Rivers earn, we ought be talking rural transformation and not urban white painting. Say the truth and the truth shall set you free.Tell amaechi to go to states like Edo with very little resources yet are making development real in rural areas. Beside, Adams Oshiomhole is not sleeping even though He also won second term.

I know if someone like Adams get a hold of $50million, He sure knows what to do with it. Like someone already said, Amaechi has lost it completely, jets is no a priority for the people. He should listen to the people and not His ego! Otherwise, He would be Suntai in no distant future

[size=18pt]What a disgrace [/size]

[size=18pt]GOD PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS FG LED BY GEJ TO TAKE OVER ALSCON, SHE IS TOO CORRUPT [/size]

Alonga: Pls let appreciate dis,i believe d governor has try in transportation sector in d state,kodus to uduagha for this great work.

backwardness is not something to sing aloud about He should go for tutorials on governance from Edo

This OP don kolo... ..Toyota don suffer Bugatti veyron

You all be deceiving yourself! GEJ knows Mimiko is His right hand, so why bother? If you claim GEJ is an apostle of free and fair elections why did He not allow same to prevail in Bayelsa and Delta States? The truth remains that in Edo, the doggedness of Oshiomhole, coupled with the fact that the people were on His side scared the hell out of PDP to rig the election. More so, in Ondo, the fact that ACN and Mimiko locked horns meant any rigging by PDP would result in wild wild west!

In a sane society, the fact that the President's own party has lost two consecutive elections would be seen as a vote of no confidence by the people of that region on His party and by extension the President! Or was this not the same Ondo GEJ swept during the Presidential election? Oh don't you come up with that bull crap that it's a different election and all of those blah blah blah...

texazzpete: Hallmarks of a lazy Government.

You haven't solved the terrible traffic gridlocks that keep folks on the road for hours...making Okada a much faster means of transport for short distances. You haven't adequately exploited rail and water transport schemes to get more folks off the congested roads. You haven't taken a critical look at the numbers of folks plying Okadas and estimated how many thousands of cars and buses would enter the roads to offset this number (thereby increasing congestion). You haven't asked yourself how the tens of thousands of Okada riders are supposed to find work now with their means of livelihood gone.

And you want to remove Okadas.

The bigger cretins are the elitist, narrow minded and myopic Lagos motorists who support a proposed ban. These m0r0ns don't realize that the inconvenience of seeing these admittedly pesky Okadas is nothing compared to the massive increase in traffic from the increased number of buses, keke and cabs to cater for the Okada riding crowd.

Absolute trash! Lagos State government has done much of what is required to get these people behave orderly but they have refused! I am sorry if your family members are Okada riders in Lagos, but we can not because of the sake of the minute minority allow lawlessness to reign. Enough is Enough, Okada must go!