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Anyway, this the point I leave the thread for now.
I'll be back later.

Signing off,
Yours truly,

Onlytruth.

Dede1: I heard you sound and clear, bro. People who have never tried to bring partners to Nigeria through the ports other than Lagos or Abuja will never understand the essence of direct flight into Nigeria from abroad. I will not mind a quick and hassle-free road journey for my guests but the stopover in Lagos or Abuja with local flight inconsistence and in certain cases sudden outright cancellation of flights.

Exactly my brother!
And these are foreigners who would never understand some of the idiotic things happening in Nigeria.
Even your reputation as a partner suffers because your country doesn't make sense.
I would repeat it again, there are THREE international airports with 40 minutes drive of some US cities. My partners are US folks, and can never even think of investing in a place with so much convoluted development pattern.
Why should they invest in a city of 1 million lacking direct access from outside? Cities of 300,000 here have international airports.
It is more depressing that some Nigerians come here to say that we should never compare Nigeria with US, yet they hope for Nigeria to develop to US standards one day, without thinking that the US never got to be the way it is by thinking backwards. Someone woke up and envisioned that international airport in that city of 300,000 sometime in the 70s (when the city was about half its current population). Today it is a world class city.
Nigerians are very depressing, honestly.

I guess I'm actually thinking like Soludo. lol
When Soludo was calling for a "strategic" restructuring of the Naira to make it the currency of reference in Africa, a lot of Nigerians choked! They shouted him down saying the same things; "oh we need light, oh we need roads, bla bla". The man was fired and another thinking more like Nigerian was brought in. He quickly sent Nigeria back to permanent third world position where she feels comfortable. Today we know better.

I bet you all that if these airports are approved as international, and the federal government stays away from them, we will find investors who would gladly build them to world standards and manage them for agreed number of years.
The problem is that we don't have governors visionary enough, hungry enough and angry enough to give us the future we deserve; a future that is sustainable and not one based on sharing of oil revenues using DUBIOUS sharing criteria.

Now, let me address this fallacy of "oh we need roads first, bla blah".

I would start with a barrage of questions.

What have local roads to do with an international gateway which can bring in much needed FOREIGN investment to boost local economy?
Don't some of you know that there may be international investors who may be interested in concessioning some of the roads and other lacking infrastructure?
If we can attract big companies from abroad to locate in SE, won't they create an avenue for more money to be injected into the local economy thereby increasing tax revenue which states like Anambra can use to build roads?
Do you people ever think of where our future money would come from, or do you think that Nigeria's oil would never finish? If we are not building these types of strategic infrastructure today, how would we ever diversify our economy and ween it off oil revenue?
Nothing stops a smart and performing governor from pursuing BOTH roads and the INTERNATIONAL airport.
Most of you can't think past LOCAL airports.

I also know a lot of diapora folks who wants to move their business, or locate a branch of their business in Nigeria.
Most hate Lagos because it is crowded. I personally never stay more than one day in Lagos. It is that bad.

A lot of folks living abroad want to have easy access to their businesses at home, and a lot have since shelved the idea of ever starting a business in Nigeria because of the fact that SE is cut off from them. Even those who would have been coming home yearly don't.
By far the most pressing reason to have those airports is to be able to grow international class businesses.
Without those businesses, the states there will continue to depend wholly on federal government for funding.
I hate dependence on anybody for my survival, especially when that somebody has a nondescript bias against Igboland.

All we really need the federal government to do, is to designate those airports as international, and go away. Let the states find the funding for them. That is even the only way they can be built to world class standards.

@ALL,

Please I am not asking for LOCAL airports. I am asking for INTERNATIONAL airports. A whole lot of my estimate of usage and patronage come from the millions of Igbo diaspora, most of who have basically given up on ever visiting Nigeria.
For me, my company which I plan for Enugu, would need my consulting partners to fly in once in a while.
I cannot risk their lives flying into Lagos and flying one of those "air molues" to Enugu.
The quality of aircraft flying international routes are better than local ones.
I want my partners to fly straight into Enugu.
If they fly into PH and begin a journey to Enugu, they could be kidnapped even before getting to Enugu.

I hope y'all see some of the reasons behind my proposal.

BTW, I still maintain that the three airport would be viable once they are not LOCAL airports.
I have NEVER used a LOCAL flight in Nigeria.

safariman: I thought JEG promised new airport for every state. With these international airports, they'll be able to transport themselves to Germany for medical treatment

Abi o.
EVERY STATE.

Now, I am only asking for THREE in the whole of SE and people are committing suicide here.
Na wa o.

Aburom nwa Nnewi for nothing.

Well, at least I can see that some people who could not stomach the idea of ONE international airport in SE are now coming around.

Umunne m, anyi no faaaaaaaaaaaaaar ahead na ako na uche.

Let the debate continue.

We need THREE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS in SE.

I would comment more.

Abagworo: Owerri can serve both Onitsha and Aba as it is mere 50 mins drive from both towns.

Seriously all of una dey make me laugh. The only feasible airport in Nigeria is Lagos and that is because it serves the entire country. Our international air traffic is still low compared with Europe and America.

Let us leave the debate until we see the first INTERNATIONAL flight land at Owerri.
I know that some of you would try everything you can to convince us to accept the status quo. The irony is that you are the same people that would be going about saying that SE cities are villages. I wonder what you want. What is wrong with Onitsha and Owerri having international airports? One COUNTY (local government area here in the states) I know has up to FOUR airports. Why are you people determined to keep us backwards?

All I have to say is that Onitsha deserves a direct international airport because it is big enough (a city of over 1 million), and can pay for it if managed well. If Asaba plays that role, great too. Why drive 50 minutes when you can just drive 10 minutes across the bridge and get to the international gateway?

GAR3TH: Why 3? Port harcourt and Enugu international are enough to serve the 15 million or so people living in the south east. Why not just upgrade those two airports instead of building new ones just a couple of miles away. You also have Calabar, Asaba and the airport in Imo, once again you can just upgrade those airports so they can have international flights.

I never said anything about building NEW international airports. All I said is that SE needs international airports. I then went ahead to qualify the one for Onitsha, saying that Asaba can be upgraded to play that role.
My concern with Asaba is that I cannot go to Delta state and start pressuring their governor to take up this campaign. I can only pressure my governor in Anambra state to some extent to see whether Delta can partner with Anambra to develop that airport into a world class international airport. It is just across the bridge from Onitsha, so it is just fine, if developed for that. If delta slacks even for a minute, we will keep campaigning for one at Onitsha.

Second enugu international airport has a yearly passenger traffic of 270,000* [all domestic]** people and port harcourt international has a yearly traffic of 850,000* people out of which only 13,000 were international flights according to FAAN. Compare that to Lagos which has a yearly traffic of 6,300,000 people.***

For starters, Enugu is NOT an international airport. I am still waiting for a proof of that. The only proof I have so far is that Jerry Rawlings couldn't fly in there straight from Ghana,. He had to stop at Lagos "for clearance" before taking off again to land at Enugu. To me, that tells me clearly that Enugu is not an international airport. So, we need one there.
Secondly, you cannot use current traffic to estimate likely future international traffic. That is even a laughable method. I would say that about 20 -40 percent of the Lagos traffic originate or terminate in SE. I am even being conservative with that figure. So, look at Enugu in the neighborhood of 1 - 2 million annually if it is upgraded into a FULL international airport.

You cant justify building 3 airports in an area were international flight demands are low. Why not build something that will actaully give you return on your investment such as road or a rail way. There is no reason to build 3 new airports when the current ones dont even receive that much traffic. Like someone else said all this seems to be chest beating just so you can say the south east has 3 airports. but are the airports viable? cant those billions being spent be put to good use in other sectors?

Again, you can't use current statistics showing LOCAL operations to estimate the likely traffic for Enugu.

* 2009 stats, airports were closed in 2010 and following years for renovation.

** No international carrier has flights from enugu international airport [lack of demand just like port harcourt?]

***2010 stats

There are no international flights coming into Enugu because Enugu is NOT an international airport.
Please don't compare Enugu with PH because Enugu is yet to enjoy international status. When it has become an international airport like PH, then we can check again.

One_Naira: No I'm not getting your point yet. Having an international airport does not guarantee Owerri turning into a tourist city without it having any of the necessary attraction for the tourist. Las vegas you used for example is known for it's casino and the place where anything goes thus the reason it is a tourist haven. I cannot think of anything in owerri that will attract tourist unless the governor or the community or even a one man's investment creates an attraction that is similar to las vegas or disney world. IMO, I feel Owerri has the capability of becoming a business city just like Ontisha, Enugu, PH, etc and from the bolded I nk there is where you are going therefore I'm starting to get you alittle bit but still not there. Anyway, I feel like you are putting your eggs in one basket rather than separating. IMO, The international airport should go to more needed states such as Ebonyi. I'll explain: Ebonyi is lacking very much, it does not have the potential to be anything therefore we disregard it alot but I believe with the international airport within their community, it would increase the amount of Igbo visiting their community thus increasing the investment within their community.

Honestly I think that we can use the diversity that Owerri as a tourist city (if envisioned that way by a governor)can bring to the mix. Owerri does not need to become another Onitsha, or PH. I really see that city as a relaxation and cool networking city. A Las Vegas style touch won't be bad at all too. It is still developing, and the new areas to the suburbs can take on this new role. Also like I stated earlier, it would serve Aba and other Imo/Abia cities. We can never really have enough of international access.
As for Ebonyi, I really believe that Enugu can serve it well. All we need is to fully dualize Enugu-Abakaliki road. Emene, the Enugu airport location is right on that road. Also, I don't think that this is about emotions. Abakaliki is not central and does not boast of the type of commerce that obtains in say Aba. The airports need to be self sustaining and economically viable on their own without government intervention or funding.

One_Naira: I agree with the Ontisha and Enugu, not so sure about Owerri. Ontisha needs a major turnover both political, infrastructural and economical but there is no denying that Ontisha also needs an international airport as well as a port during this time. I do believe that is self explanatory
Enugu is also self explanatory.

Owerri, I don't know, do you mind elaborating more on Owerri's need for an Airport?

Owerri is an emerging hospitality hub in Igboland. It can develop into a major tourist city if big players from abroad can access it.
Las vegas is in the middle of the desert but it is a tourist haven. Owerri can too.
Secondly, it is also close to Aba and can serve Aba needs. I am really putting our development into our own hands by calling for these airports.
The balkanization of Nigeria through state creation has rendered cities formerly close, almost inaccessible to each other. That is part of why Port harcourt has performed below par with reference to Aba for example. If there is no Rivers state for example, the PH airport would even serve as far as Onitsha. I hope you get my point now.

Enugu should look like this if the governor is a big dreamer and understand that Enugu should be the Johannesburg of West Africa.

Owerri can also beat Enugu to it and be the Zurich of Africa!

Onitsha deserves an airport like this one. If delta state is prepared to work together with Anambra, then Asaba should become international, and should be upgraded to something like this!

jason123: ^^^

Bruv, you already have one though. In fact, three basically. They are Akanu Ibiam airport in Enugu, though the other two are in the SS but they are of close proximity, they are, Port harcourt international airport and Asaba international airport.

You also have Sam Mbakwe airport in Imo.

Dude, building three airports withing those 5 states in the SE, coupled with what they already have is senseless to say the least.

The SE governors have to take advantage of what they have and upgrade not build more.

Akanu Ibiam is NOT an international airport. If it were, former president of Ghana Jerry Rawlings would not have been forced to land in Lagos on his way to Enugu while attending Ojukwu's funeral service at Enugu. The man had to land in Lagos "for clearance" before taking off again to land in Enugu. By the time he got to Enugu, it was dark, and his private jet had to land in the dark. So, to me, Enugu is not an international airport. It is one of lies being bandied about. If it is any international airport, tell me which airline that flies there directly from outside Nigeria.
I am sad that Igbo leaders and politicians are not asking hard questions about that airport.

As for Asaba, I had stated in my openning remarks that if Delta state government would reach a memorandum of understanding with Anambra state, then both states can push for Asaba to become an international airport. Honestly, that would be my FIRST choice! But I am tired of having to reach out to people, and thus hinging my survival on their whims. I would take Asaba international airport anyday to serve Onitsha and Anambra state.

I also want Owerri to become a FULL international airport because a lot of Imo and Aba state citizens do a lot of international business. It would be viable, and support the economies of both states to move to the next level.

As for PH, it has been there with little or no impact on SE business, maybe because the governors there have not reached out to SE to own it and feel part of it. If that changes tomorrow, I would also accept it as the airport to serve southern Igboland. Bottomline is that current situation whereby the most viable region of Nigeria is treated like a captured territory, and our lands neglected, leading to mass exodus from our lands, MUST END!

Onye ekweghi ekwechitere ya!

jason123: . . . and that is all there is to it, "a potential". When are you going to learn to be honest with yourself? What is with all this chest-beating? I was talking in terms of land mass and population density.
Btw, in case you have forgotten the map of Nigeria. There you go:
Oh really? Why talk of the entire SW when I can simply put out one state. Does Oyo state have an international airport? Yet its economy is larger and generates more money internally than at least 3 or 4 SE states. Remember, there is no oil in Oyo.

I repeat, why stop at THREE? Why not FIFTY? You once told me on this forum that Nigeria can never develop if we keep politisicig issues such as this. Onlytruth, what are you doing now? Certainly, all three airport will NOT be viable, so why suggest three? One good one, yes but two? three? its pointless . . . How many zones have more than 2 good airports?
If memory serves me right. The SW has 1 good one in Lagos; SS, the best is in Rivers state, hence just 1 good one; The SE has Akanu Ibiam International Airport, hence 1 good one. The MB/NC has 1 good one in Niger/minna (Abuja is the FCT); The NW has 1 I think and the NE has none (you can correct me).




Onlytruth, what you typed above is insulting to your fellow countrymen. Are you saying other people are not good enough. The way I see it is, the SE economic team should upgrade the Enugu airport, if you think its needed badly.

I have decided to make the issue of these airports the focal point of my kingship for the rest of my term as Eze Ndigbo on this forum. I will not stop because I have sat down to thoroughly diagnose the problem of SE and Ndigbo.
BTW I'm serious about what I said about Niger state.
The way I look at it, Switzerland is richer than Afghanistan. So, land mass means nothing. The SE is even bigger than many countries both in land mass and population.

@all the Yoruba wandering around this thread, please you should go and face your own region.
I wonder what you would lose if SE gets those airports. Oh I get it now, your Lagos may deflate! oops!
However, this is not what this thread is about.

BTW the statistic you brandish about is only part of why I want SE to have international airports and reverse emigration from our region. I know that your region has everything it needs. lol
So, face your front and don't let my brothers catch you here. Nuff said.

ndu_chucks: Eze Ndigbo NL is a fool who thinks with his hinny.He accuses others of politicizing the constuction of Airports in the SE while he himself provides only political reasons for the airport.

Onlytruth, please tell us if you or any organization you know has conducted any feasibility study. Have you examined the business need from the National Aviation Activity Perspective,regional aviation perspective, or looked at the business climate in the region? Start with these issues if you people want to be taken seriously.

Mr dan kwaya,

I am talking about things you can never wrap your brains around; things that differentiate you and I.
Your whole worldview is about sharing of oil revenue by cooked up population figures and large wastelands you call land mass. You and your type NEVER think about how to diversify Nigeria's economy. All you do all year is to bicker about OIL money and 13% derivation given to the owners of the resources. All you dream about is how to waste Nigeria's billions in oil revenue on searching for oil in the desert. In the 38 years of your rule in Nigeria, you set us back between 50 and 100 years! If you have any brains at all in your goat cranium you would at least know that SE can drag you along and maybe one day make you proud to be called a Nigerian. As for me, I am poking every issue of logic and common sense and facts to convince my people Ndigbo that we deserve much more. We can either attain our God given potentials in Nigeria, or secede and secure a progressive space for our children.
Mass emigration from Igbo must be reversed whether idiotic one Nigerianists like you want it or not.
You want one Nigeria, but you want it to be a 17th century dump.
Atulu ugwu.

jason123: Onlytruth, you should not have asked for 3 airport, why not 20 airports?

What would three airports do that Asaba airport (at its full potential) cannot do?

You were the one that was talking about river-niger dredging. Now that that is done, what economic value has that added to onitsha? We keep wasting money on IRRELIVANT things in Nigeria.
Not to sound condescending, take a look at the size of the SE. Do you think building 3 airport within Niger state (Niger state alone is at least 2.5 times bigger than the entire SE) assuming the same population density; would make sense??

Do you think building an airport IN the SE is essential in jump starting economic activities there? What is wrong with Asaba airport? Moreover, has the so called "sea port" or "river-port" in Onitsha increase the economic activities in Onitsha and the SE?

And please, stop this 50% of airport user are igbo propaganda, abeg!


In my humble opinion, I think the SE should be looking at a rail way and a second Niger-bridge while collaborating with neigbouring states such as Rivers on access to the international market.

Let me just address the bolded LIE which has been repeated countlessly by enemies of Ndigbo to continue to cheat us out of our fair entitlements in Nigeria. Why not make SE smaller than the whole of Bayelsa? You idiots think that lies endure for ever.
Let me tell you, it would take about 100 Niger states to equate ONE SE state in ECONOMIC potentials. FACT.
Apart from Lagos, the whole of SW is not able to compete with Anambra alone if we get our fair share of federal government infrastructure such as airports.
Now that I have situated your warped head properly, you can now go on to keep deceiving those who are still in the dark.
SE Nigeria needs THREE international airports to liberate our economy. If you can build international airports inside deserts which only serve Islamic pilgrims, you can build for areas that can actually generate revenue for Nigeria.
You can build it for areas that can put Nigeria on the world map of manufacturing and invention.

shymmex: Keep living in denial! We're tired of face-lifts, and elephant projects in Nigeria - the whole country needs a complete overhaul, and a new mentality. We need houses, food, good health care etc. The airport pipe dream is elitist! The people in Aba don't an airport to get their goods to buyers in Nigeria - they need a good and working rail transport, and good roads.

You see this is the Nigerian CAVE MENTALITY.
Who would give you food, houses and good health care? Let me guess: GOVERNMENT!

Do you know what about 10 BIG companies can do to the economic health of the whole of SE? I mean companies that employ THOUSANDS of workers. Do you know how many BILLIONS in tax revenue they can give to the government? How else would they ever come to Igboland with Igboland being well cut off from the rest of the world?
Do you know how many states in the US that depend only on big businesses for tax revenue?
Do you know that Anambra state can compete with some of those US states if we have an international airport?

BTW, HOW do you people hope to replace OIL REVENUE in Nigeria?
For DECADES, government after government come to lie and say that they want to stop over dependence on oil.
How would they do that if they are determined to cage the only zone which can actually drag the whole dead nation along?

I know you would struggle to see my point, but that is the difference between me and you.

The trajectory of my argument is that big or small business is what sustains a modern economy. People from other zones in Nigeria have accused Ndigbo of being just merchandisers, traders, and all other names. They argue that we cannot grow modern corporate business. Of course we know that is not true, but how else can we prove it?

Look at Innoson Auto manufacturing company at Nnewi. That man went through HELL to set up that company.
He is barely making it for now, but if we don't get an international airport somewhere near, just watch, soon he will stagnate because there is only so much you can do "inside the bush". The man wants to start making vehicle engines in Nigeria; he has big dreams, but Nigeria will kill those dreams if our governors don't rise up to DEMAND international airports.

Let me say now, that the only reason South west has been economically viable is because of the airport at Lagos.
We need our own airport in South East. We need THREE.

Infact the more I think about this, the more I become convinced that we really don't have the right men as governors in SE. None of them has dreams matching the REAL potential of our zone. Yet people wonder why our people leave in droves to other places.
These governors, for being too local and reclusive, have failed Igboland. ALL OF THEM.
With that said now, I am more convinced than ever that only a "Soludo-esque" kind of governors are what we need in Igboland; that is, assuming he won't be "downpressed" by the Nigerian system to stop thinking big.
I reject these cave mindset of thinking that our problem is just basic infrastructure. It is more. Much more.

When I look at Igboland, I see South Korea, that is if we have my type of big visionary types of governors in place.

I started this thread to educate my people Ndigbo about what is possible, and to remind us that we are EAGLES.
We must reject all these evil schemes to turn us into chicken. Meanwhile we keep leaving our lands and keep developing other zones in Nigeria because we refuse to think.

I laugh at those telling me that Nigeria has three half used international airports!
Like, has any of you really sat down to find out WHY those airports are half used?
Do you build airports away from its main users?

I bet you all that about 50% of those who would have used airports in the SE for instance (being Nigeria's ONLY REAL commerce region), are not using it. In fact they have probably downgraded their businesses to conform with the retrogressive and recidivist Nigerian reality. The only ones that travel all the way to Lagos to do their travels are the DIE HARD business people. Should that be the case? Why must simple things be so hard in Nigeria?
And for someone to come here and shamelessly say that Nigeria is a "developing nation" (read hopeless and never to grow) is truly depressing and saddening.

If you people don't know, I would demolish 10 so called international airports in commercially backwards parts of Nigeria, and build one at Onitsha to serve Onitsha and Nnewi.

The three airports I identified would be serving about 40 million people in Igboland.
Is that too much for us?

This is why I say that our people need a different type of education.

Onitsha for example is a city of 1 million people. It is still growing but the commerce there has atrophied and stagnated because there is only so much you can do without a breath of international expertise.
Constant interaction with international class opinions would boost Onitsha and Nnewi.
The two cities are at the most critical stages of development.If nothing is done to solve this problem, both towns would crash and die. Experts need to fly in and out with ease. Only then would they come and invest there.
We have to halt emigration out of Igboland. In fact we must reverse it!
Millions of diaspora Igbo would be more willing to come home and invest if these airports are in place.
We must fight and defeat any force sitting on top of these to develop our lands!

Onye nwere nti ya nuru!

I strongly believe that our people need EDUCATION, and I don't mean just class room education, but INFORMATION education.
Here in the US, there are three international airports within 40 minutes drive of each other, and they are all always busy.
The South East needs THREE international airports: one in or around Onitsha to serve Onitsha, Otuocha, Awka and Nnewi axis; another at Owerri [/b]to serve Owerri and Aba axis; and one at [b]Enugu to serve Enugu, Nsukka and Abakaliki.
The Onitsha international airport can be remedied if there is a working relationship between Delta state and Anambra state to effectively convert Asaba into an international airport to serve the needs of Onitsha businesses.
If such agreement cannot materialize, then Onitsha needs an international airport. Too many business men travel to Dubai and far east from Onitsha. THEY GO THROUGH HELL doing that currently because they have to travel to Lagos first.
A friend relayed a story about how she was robbed and her brother killed in Port Harcourt on landing from the US.
I doubt it would have happened if she landed in Owerri.
I personally believe that if our people are informed, it would be harder to elect uninformed and local minded folks to lead our states.
We need these airports in SE to liberate our economies and create massive growth and arrest emigration from Igboland. I personally suspect that evil minded, die hard "One Nigerianists" are behind these killing and stifling of Igboland in order to force us out of our lands into other parts of Nigeria to be developing those areas while neglecting our own land.

Uzu na amaghi akpu ogene, ya nee egbe anya n'odu.

International airports link cities and metropolitan areas directly with the outside world. This is HUGE DEAL.
None of world class businesses would locate in areas that are not quickly accessible.
That is why Igboland is dying.
If international businesses are currently trickling into Igboland now, it would become a DELUGE if we have these airports in place.

Solution:

Every governor in Anambra, Imo and Enugu should take this issue as the CORE issue of development.
This is 21st century, and the world has become a village. Most of the money in the future would come by way of INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE AND INVESTMENT.

Do not allow anybody to lie to you about Igboland being "small". The truth is that if we do this, Igboland will become the biggest center of commerce and economic saturation in AFRICA. Some are afraid of that possibility, but we must not buy into their lies.

Here I stand!

Onlytruth, Ndu di n'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland.

Abagworo: I think it is not really about airports as our States are so small in land mass that it is not safe to have airports in every city. What the Southeast is suffering is the effects of mid to long term systemic neglect by the FG. Igbos are still however the least poor as they spread themselves across the world to tap from the many opportunities. This systemic neglect is not peculiar to Igbos as Akwa-Ibom and Cross River people also suffered the same punishment.

With the current trend of events, by 2020 , Igboland will be back on track.

The bolded is exactly why I strongly believe that our people need EDUCATION, and I don't mean just class room education, but INFORMATION education.
Here in the US, there are three international airports within 40 minutes drive of each other, and they are all always busy.
Let me tell you, the SE needs THREE international airports: one in or around Onitsha to serve Onitsha, Otuocha and Nnewi axis; another at Enugu to serve Enugu, Nsukka and Abakaliki; and one at Owerri to serve Owerri and Aba axis.
I personally believe that if our people are informed, it would be harder to elect uninformed and local minded folks to lead our states.
So, nwannne, we need these airports in SE to liberate our economies and create a massive growth and arrest emigration from Igboland. I personally suspect that die hard One Nigerianists are killing and stifling Igboland in order to force us out of our lands into other parts of Nigeria, to be developing those areas while neglecting our own land.

Uzu na amaghi akpu ogene, ya nee egbe anya n'odu.

International airports link cities and metropolitan areas directly to the outside world.
None of world class businesses would locate in areas that are not quickly accessible.
That is why Igboland is dying.

I am particularly offended that even the Niger bridge is a political tool.
Why should dead Northern towns have international airports but not Onitsha?

ndu_chucks

I'm happy that my brother PROUD-IGBO has already sent you back to almajiri school.
Now go back to a western school.
Why should Minna and Maiduguri have international airports but not Onitsha?
Atulu awusa.

An efficient governor of Anambra state will build all the roads in Onitsha and Nnewi industrial layout roads. Build an international airport, or partner with Delta state to make Asaba an international airport. Bottomline is that if there is an international airport somewhere near Onitsha, the town will come alive again.
Infrastructural investment in these towns would create huge business boom in them creating tax revenue for the state. The state government can then use such funds to build roads and other infrastructure for Awka and rest of the state.
Onitsha is a cash cow waiting for revival. This town used to be a gem. It can be revived! All you need is vision and courage.

This is satellite picture of Fegge Onitsha.
IMHO, it is one of the best planned neighborhoods in Nigeria.
This is where it all happened in Onitsha.
It has been abandoned by rogue governments over the years.

Onitsha used to be a center of excellence, commerce and hospitality. Now the town is almost dead thanks to some stupid marginalization scheme by a wicked federal government.
This is part of why I am a RESOLUTE SECESSIONIST because the Nigerian system is EVIL and wants to kill my people.
If nothing is done, my children has no future in Africa.
I'll do my darnedest to ensure that doesn't happen.

And I won't wait for any Federal government approval before I start building an International airport somewhere near Onitsha.
I would borrow, punch, kick, shoot, bite and shoot to kill any human being standing between Anambra state and international access.
I don't want to talk about Enugu international airport now because Enugu governor should be doing same to get that airport operational.
My Igbo governors are like women waiting on some idiotic federal government to give us our dues as Nigerians.
If I were the governor of Anambra state, woe betide any idiot that tries to stop me from building an international airport.

That is what is CRITICALLY MISSING in Igboland.

WE MUST GET IT.