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We Need Obiano to beautify open spaces in Onitsha begining from the Zik's roundabout on Oguta road by Awka road. Then the roundabout in front of Zik's masoleum on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by Awka road. If these two roundabouts and many others in Awka and Nnewi are beautified with flowers and fountains like in the picture, they will seriously change the ambiance of Onitsha and the other major cities.

Unfortunately, the Anambra government isn't tech. savvy for anyone there to ever see these picture examples of what the people want their roundabout to look like.

Unlike Atiku, Buhari is the Boko Haram grand patron and a religious bigot.

Sometimes, I wish Nigerians considered who will more likely develop the country than waste precious time, energy and resources attempting the impossible feat to Islamize Nigeria. As if that were a peaceful prospect for even the Muslims in Nigeria.

Abubakar Atiku is our choice for CHANGE!!!

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Amongst all the present contestants for the office of the President, Atiku is the only one that have showed he is completely a detribalized Nigerian. For the sake of Nigeria's unity, Atiku sacrificed his own presidential ambition in 1999 in order to support a southerner to become President at a time which Nigeria could have broken up in the aftermath of the June 12th annulment.A southern president that later reneged on his promise to support Atiku in turn to achieve his own Presidential ambition.

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar should be given a chance to help heal Nigeria. He is neither a tribalist nor a religious fanatic. Many other Nigerians that knew him personally continue to testify to the fact that he is a completely detribalized Nigerian.

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Anambra: Light of the nation marching into the future.

A closer view of the urban planning system used in Botswana.

VAQAXY:
You are right but I believe if we can aim higher..say aiming Dubai could land someone between Capetown or Pretoria..lol

So bottom-line is to aim higher so that even if you do not get to that level you can at least attain an enviable height. I believe that is what Obiano had in mind. Already he has kept to that dream by awarding several capital infrastructural projects including the flyovers which I believe is the first set of it, more is likely on its way.


Now listen to this report on how he plans to achieve this feat. Listen between 17th and 18th minutes..



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcgoWdUXK-U

When I praise Chime in Enugu, it is because he had found a way to apply his meager resources into viable projects to transform his state. Not that Enugu was the most developed place one had seen, but you could clearly see he has a modern plan for the place.

Hopefully Obiano will be able to achieve what he dreams about for Anambra state. Anambra indeed has great potentials, but has been a most disorganized state ruled by clueless governor (Except Obi). Governors that most tragically would not accept any form of advise because they believed they knew every subject in the world more than everyone else. It was not a surprise that the state stagnated for so long.

It is good for us to aim for Dubai and perhaps get around Capetown or Pretoria. Although I don't see how Anambra can get enough funds to replicate even Lagos or Abuja talk more of Cape Town. lol...
Although I would never admit this to a Botswanan or South African, the truth is that Nigerian cities are third world slums when compared to cities in the Southern Africa region, even such cities as Harare in cash strapped Zimbabwe! The only exceptions are Abuja and some parts of Lagos.

Botswana is not a bad target at all for Anambra. Remember Botswana was amongst the 5 poorest countries in Africa in 1960s, but quickly transformed itself with good governance and great wealth from diamonds to become amongst the top 5 richest people in Africa today!
I have been there and I know even Abuja cannot compete with their cities....especially Gaborone.Nigerians generally have expensive looking private homes than in Botswana, but the general ambiance of being a first world city with good roads and functioning public utilities is felt in Botswana than Nigeria. I am begging you to do your own research on Botswana and see what i am saying. Their hospitals where I had worked can only be achieved anywhere in Nigeria in the year 2050 ,... and i'm not kidding. Ask any Nigerian medical doctor practicing in that country. Some pics of Botswana for your day Sir.

VAQAXY:
Ok yea, I have seen the point you are making concerning Botswana. It is a well planned city but I don't know if the whole of the city is that much just like Onitsha or Enugu does not have all the well planned hoods looking like the entire city.

Obiano insisted that funds will not be his constraint, remember he is an accountant and a banker so he knows how to go about it just as he is going now with the infrastructural drive in Awka. He told the team to come up with the best that they should not be constrained by resources or whatever. Dude means business..

I hope he does. I am only concerned on a feasible ambition based on the available resources. We all want our hometown to look like New York or Atlanta, but can we afford it?

Post pictures of Dubai,South Africa or Saudi Arabia cities and you will see an average city there has multiple flyovers (NoT just 3).

Then look at Botswana, you will see that it has decent cities and uses roundabouts as interchanges. Which is close to something we can afford at this stage. We should aim at reproducing the Botswana example of city planning and we would have got it right. The Dubai example is a little bit phony considering our budget of $700 million dollar a year, with salaries and other issues included in that budget.

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VAQAXY:
You have made some good points though. Awka is getting Dubai treatment to be among the top 3 beautiful cities in Nigeria. With the ongoing Greenwood city as the key. Obiano has assembled the best team to achieve this. He showed them Dubai 2003 and what it became 13 years after. Obiano has a huge dream that can only be compared to what Soludo could have done. And he has not left anyone in doubt as he has since hit the ground to achieve this feat with the number of capital infrastructural project already ongoing in Awka.

As for Onitsha, apart from the new UN Habitat masterplan, it was well well planned city ab initio when you look at the layout of the city from the googleearth. What Onitsha needs is the continuous maintenance of the infrastructure and greenbelt of the city just as it is happening now. Obiano from all indications has all it takes right now to achieve the next level because he has got the toughness and strictness which he has already brought to bear on his successes so far.





Take Fegge for instance..I have not seen this sort of well tuned planning and organization elsewhere!

I have a lot of zeal to see a well planned city somewhere in Anambra.
Sometimes we like to copy the wrong examples. Dubai has as much money being spent in it than all Nigeria's annual budget.

Botswana has less money with mainly bungalow but a well planned place that makes it a better place to live than most cities in Nigeria.

Compare the select cities and see how Botswana in spite of having untarred roads in most of the estates, but you could clearly see the entire city is well planned. That is what we hope for Awka.

Chiwude:
Junaid Muhammed has finally let the cat out of the bag. His recent outburst proves that there are plans by some northern elements to carry out mass killings of Igbos should they lose out in the next election. How prepared is Ndigbo from (Delta, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers and other southern groups) in mitigating this subtle threat? What machinery is on group should a confrontation break out between Ndigbo and their enemies? The early we begin strategizing the better for us all. This isn't an ordinary threat oh.

http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-cant-win-in-2015-because-he-never-won-any-election-in-the-past-junaid-mohammed/

It is okay.
Nobody has a monopoly of violence and one hopes the abokiis will leave our land before 2015.

Ilovenigeria:
God bless you.
Awka our state capital need to be modernised. We need at least a city to be proud of.

Exactly Bro!

I hope reputable international city planners are engaged to plan the New Awka Capital city around the massive Greenwood estate at its nucleus.

Our people often just hate planning anything in advance, we just believe in fire brigade adhoc approach when we get to every stage of development, we'll cross the bridge anyhow we can.

However, a close look at Enugu and Abuja, two cities planned well in advance into the future, you'd see the difference with other unplanned albeit wealthier cities such as Port Harcourt. So in essence, a great city isn't just about it's wealth as we are quick to think, it is about making adequate provision for amenities that make life easier and healthier. I know a lot of very wealthy business people who could make billions if they set up outlets in Onitsha, but they cringe just at the mention of the word "Onitsha" because of the general planlessness of the city.

A well planned urban center does matter a lot more than we like to admit.

famousurch:
your hatred on peter Obi will kill u soon, cant u leave your life without peter okwute giving u nightmare. get a life looser

Peter Obi did some amazing transformation work in Anambra. One hopes his successor Obiano would do even better. But more importantly for a tough unruly state like Anambra, Obiano will have the courage to make tough decisions for the sake of a better society, which Peter Obi obviously lacked. Obiano's routine demolition of kidnappers den is an example of such tough courage required to lead Anambra into prosperity effectively.

The only two things I have against Peter Obi is that he didn't make the least effort to modernize Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi into beautiful cities.

Secondly, studies have showed that on the same exact amount of fuel, a Keke Napep rider makes about N5,000 naira every day or N80,000 - N100,000 naira per month, compared to a motorcycle okada operator who makes about N1,000 everyday or N20,000 to N25,000 per month. Keke Napep was obviously a better poverty alleviation tool!

Peter also seemed unconcerned with the mounting death toll amongst Anambrarians being maimed daily by Okada/ motorcycle taxis. Even poorer states like Ebonyi outlawed the use of Okada as a means of public transportation in their urban centers.

While many other states bought subsidized keke Napep in order to smoothly phase out the menace of motorcycles as a means of public transportation. Peter Obi could have easily asked INNOSON to design and supply subsidized Keke Napep for the smooth phasing out of Okada in Anambra's 3 major urban centers, but he simply chose to ignore the problem and pass the buck to the next man that will succeed him.
That was a very very poor sign of purposeful leadership.

[size=25pt]Abokii, Divide Nigeria first and you will know.













But you won't because you love to cheat the very ones you hate [/size]

cjrane:
[size=16pt]Lest we forget, some of Obi's achievements documented[/size]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ctfeciAb_Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLMPa1xF04g


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxYYSdVYylc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgE2IxAwdC4&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=52


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG_W9Rh1B1k&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=50


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VjUqTpjSZk&index=51&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPQ_l9DSBoo&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=42



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1jiqpFvV-s&index=44&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U0nBNSe6KU&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=45


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzLedRSK-ho&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=46


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74go4s2vLes&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=47


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhkloL1QbTA&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=49


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYEAjQNovLo&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=61



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImAmGM6uj4&index=69&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNqe2W_MGUY&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=70


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe4nLO0RPbg&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=75


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajt7xRKDm4E&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=76


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_9fefEORI&list=UUCn5QzSylrCpgCYmr2n9xaQ&index=73

I like this. It affords one the ability to know these things without searching the web.

Thank you sir.

I like the political discussions going on here.

That is what true democracy is about. Everyone should air their own contrary opinion and allow us to draw our own conclusions about who is lying or being economical with the truth.

Mallam. have some refined burantashi for weak erection!
No kidney cancer or sudden death like Abacha had from this one.

Sunnybobo3:
The Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, and delegate representing Kano state at the just concluded National Conference, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has spoken out about his hatred for people from Nigeria’s South East, a region populated by Igbos.

Dr Mohammed who was speaking recently with newsmen about issues in the country could not help but make it clear that he believes the Igbos constitute a problem in the country and he challenged anyone who disagrees with him to “go to hell”

Answering questions on his recent arrest by the Department of State Security after some allegedly inciting comments from him, Mohammed saidsaid he was arrested because the Director of Operations of the DSS was an Igbo man.

“The order for my arrest came directly from the Director of Operations, an Igbo man. Apparently, he does not like anyone who says anything uncomplimentary about Igbo people and their greed. I think he was particularly very unhappy because I said Igbo have taken charge of the economy and that they have also grabbed most of the land especially for estates in Abuja where they don’t have any historical claims or any other logical claim to even one square foot of land,” he said.

Speaking further, Junaid Mohammed described the Igbos as a shameless ethnic group with “greed, selfishness and contempt for other ethnic groups”

“If saying about 42 per cent of the key positions in the economic sector of Nigeria is dominated by Igbo, if that is what they call tribalism, then I stand by that tribalistic statement because these are verifiable facts and whenever I made that statement, I mentioned names and positions and institutions.

“For example, I said the most powerful person in this country is the Minister of Finance who is in fact, the de facto Prime Minister. What it means is that she is the de facto head of government. For a person who was not elected and the legitimacy of the government that appointed her still in doubt, anybody who thinks saying this is being tribalistic, so be it. They can burn to ashes and go to hell.

“Two, I said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is also an Igbo person, next I said the DG, Nigerian Economic Summit Group is an Igbo man, the DG, Sovereign Wealth Fund, is also an Igbo person, the DG, Securities and Exchange Commission is also an Igbo person, the DG, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria is also an Igbo person, other ministries which are very critical to the running of the economy like aviation, are also in the hands of Igbo people. So, what are we talking about?

“Igbo remains one ethnic group in Nigeria that is so devoid of any shame to show their greed, selfishness and contempt for other ethnic groups. I said and I will still say that the first time Igbo officers staged a coup and assassinated wholesale the political leaders of most other ethnic groups was when we had General Aguiyi Ironsi as the Supreme Commander of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was involved in the coup where the entire political leadership, the military and economic leadership of other regions especially the North was decapitated under him and he was from Umuahia.

“The next time we had another Igbo man as Chief of Army Staff was at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency and that man was (Azubuike) Ihejirika, who also comes from the same Abia State, from the same Umuahia. So, if this is what they use to call me a tribalist, then they can go to hell,” Mohammed said.

Walahi, this aboki is sad an Igbo man has been servicing his wife.
Mallam, this will help ya thing to work again.

Tosin7:
The Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, and delegate representing Kano state at the just concluded National Conference, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has spoken out about his hatred for people from Nigeria’s South East, a region populated by Igbos.

Dr Mohammed who was speaking recently with newsmen about issues in the country could not help but make it clear that he believes the Igbos constitute a problem in the country and he challenged anyone who disagrees with him to “go to hell”

Answering questions on his recent arrest by the Department of State Security after some allegedly inciting comments from him, Mohammed said he was arrested because the Director of Operations of the DSS was an Igbo man.

“The order for my arrest came directly from the Director of Operations, an Igbo man. Apparently, he does not like anyone who says anything uncomplimentary about Igbo people and their greed. I think he was particularly very unhappy because I said Igbo have taken charge of the economy and that they have also grabbed most of the land especially for estates in Abuja where they don’t have any historical claims or any other logical claim to even one square foot of land,” he said.

Speaking further, Junaid Mohammed described the Igbos as a shameless ethnic group with “greed, selfishness and contempt for other ethnic groups”

“If saying about 42 per cent of the key positions in the economic sector of Nigeria is dominated by Igbo, if that is what they call tribalism, then I stand by that tribalistic statement because these are verifiable facts and whenever I made that statement, I mentioned names and positions and institutions.

“For example, I said the most powerful person in this country is the Minister of Finance who is in fact, the de facto Prime Minister. What it means is that she is the de facto head of government. For a person who was not elected and the legitimacy of the government that appointed her still in doubt, anybody who thinks saying this is being tribalistic, so be it. They can burn to ashes and go to hell.

“Two, I said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is also an Igbo person, next I said the DG, Nigerian Economic Summit Group is an Igbo man, the DG, Sovereign Wealth Fund, is also an Igbo person, the DG, Securities and Exchange Commission is also an Igbo person, the DG, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria is also an Igbo person, other ministries which are very critical to the running of the economy like aviation, are also in the hands of Igbo people. So, what are we talking about?

“Igbo remains one ethnic group in Nigeria that is so devoid of any shame to show their greed, selfishness and contempt for other ethnic groups. I said and I will still say that the first time Igbo officers staged a coup and assassinated wholesale the political leaders of most other ethnic groups was when we had General Aguiyi Ironsi as the Supreme Commander of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was involved in the coup where the entire political leadership, the military and economic leadership of other regions especially the North was decapitated under him and he was from Umuahia.

“The next time we had another Igbo man as Chief of Army Staff was at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency and that man was (Azubuike) Ihejirika, who also comes from the same Abia State, from the same Umuahia. So, if this is what they use to call me a tribalist, then they can go to hell,” Mohammed said.

http://abusidiqu.com/igbos-shameless-ethnic-group-greed-selfishness-junaid-muhammed/

Mallam try these. It will help release ya frustrations

newsfeeed:
yea dats true, but keke napep is more expendive u can buy a bike of 100k but keke napep na 400k

I think FG should remove import duty on Keke parts to make it cheaper and at the same time raise the duty on motorcycles. In the long run, the riders of Keke have a higher standard of living because on the same amount of fuel as Okada, they make 4 times the income!

Not to mention that it is safer for the ordinary citizens and therefore reduces the incidence of bone fractures caused by okada. My mother said that she'd never used okada again since keke was introduced in Lagos.

First of all, the LGA should make sure there is a system in place to prevent double taxation of the traders.

Using thugs to get people who behave like thugs to pay their civic responsibility is like using kerosene to quench fire started by petrol.

The LGA should use a team of law enforcement POLICE / MILITARY OFFICERS to arrest trouble makers. Using thugs to threaten them all goes to show the poor understanding of what governance should be on the part of the LGA chairman.

InyinyaAgbaOku:
another governor can repaint it

What for?
Do you know how much it costs to repaint such buildings, not even minding the disruption to the civil service such action would cause?

I think we should just manage whatever outcome we get with the painting. At least structurally, the building is beautiful.

Same as how the inside of the renovated AIIA was painted bright pink. Have we not forgotten about that and moved on?

But seriously ooo, Our leaders need to learn how public buildings are painted abroad and stop using this pink stuff.

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This thread is finally alive and moving!

60 pages now courtesy of Chino's intervention [/size]

casualobserver1:
Venezuela under Hugo Chavez quietly helped Haiti by entering into a special trade relationship with them. Venezuela was sending fuel and oil while Haiti could pay in installments using agricultural products. Cuba quetly sends doctors and medical personnel to Haiti and provides training for Haitians.

The Haitian's and Caribbean people do not hate Africa and African things, but they are in a tight corner so they just have to pretend in order to survive. Imagine if your sister is kidnapped and told that if she does not call you a bastard, that she will be raped and killed. You can't blame her for whatever she says. These Haitians still practice a slight version of the Old Religion of the Yoruba people.

As for dependence they do not do it by choice. Haiti is an occupied country and nobody has helped them in spite of the help that Haiti has given to countries in the region. A lot of people don't know that Haiti sent soldiers to liberate South America after defeating France. The people in Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador were liberated under Simon Bolivar, but when things were tough for the great General, it was Haiti that send soldiers and supplies to them. That is why Chavez helped Haiti. over 10% of Venezuela's population is black, same with Columbia.

May be Haitians should research and flaunt their Yoruba ancestry.
Yoruba is a powerful group of Africans/Nigerians. Yoruba may be able to raise Haiti's appeal in Africa. Although One wonders if Haiti would accept African aid. They rejected Senegal's offer of land after the 2010 earthquake saying it was better being in devastated Haiti than Senegal! Land Haiti could have accepted and used for agriculture to help her economy!

fightforchange1:
Dependence on US y is DAT dangerous..

Even dependence on Jamaica is dangerous talkmore USA.

Ghana's electricity is suffering now because it depends on Nigeria for gas. Not that Nigeria intentionally did it. But depending on any country makes you suffer when they have any difficulty in meeting their obligation to help.
USA, does not really have any strategic interest to help Haiti nor Africa. Africa is even more strategic because they have abundance of many minerals that America wants to get. It is very unpopular to help Haiti and many Americans openly oppose it. Therefore if the USA economy falters a bit, the first aid to cut off is the one going to Haiti. Figure?

casualobserver1:
This is so true, but even without modernization the enforced dumping of American-grown produce is what is causing the Haitian agricultural sector to stagnate. Even Haiti's pigs which were very well suited to the environment were wiped out under American pressure in order to allow for American pigs to be shipped.

The US has forced them to reduce tarrifs around agricultural production making it impossible for the Haitian farmers to compete in the marketplace. This in turn forces rural-urban migration, which in turn causes overcrowding in the slums and the associated problems.

The US and their buddies want to reduce Haiti to a total banana republic which exports mangoes and refugees. Bill Clinton is leading the charge.

[size=18pt]RACISM is Haiti's problem.
Haiti is 100% black in a hemisphere that hates negroes.
However,i don't particularly pity blacks in the western hemisphere because they are the worst haters of anything black or African.

I can only advise Haiti to beg Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, Mexico and others to have a special trade relationship where they can buy some Haitian made goods and agricultural products.Haiti should plant more mangoes, oranges,spinnach and papaya to export fresh fruits & vegetables to these countries. While rice produced in Haiti should be banned from export to mitigate food scarcity.Total dependence on USA and France is a dangerous policy for Haiti.

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lordnammy:
[size=18pt]Obiano: We Raised Anambra IGR from N500m to N1bn in Six Months[/size]



Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, yesterday said his government in six months raised the Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state from N500 million to N1 billion.


Obiano, who spoke in Lagos at Anambra State First Security Fund Raising Dinner, said even though his government has done well in the last six months but the government is working tirelessly to ensure that the state derives up to N50 million every month so the state can use its federal allocation for important federal projects.


According to him, “the importance of this event can be seen from the fact that humanity is threatened by insecurity all across the world. There is the ISIS challenge in the Middle East and the threat of Boko Haram in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries.


He said: “In cities, towns and communities across Nigeria, the threat of violent crimes and kidnapping has caused a lot of sleepless nights among our people. Happily, in the last six months of my administration in Anambra State, Anambra people have slept with their two eyes closed.


“We are gathered here tonight to secure the new atmosphere of freedom in Anambra State and to ensure that our people sleep even better at night. We are gathered here to secure the Dream of a New Anambra State.”


To further underscore the importance of security to my administration, he disclosed was the reason he convened a Security Summit in Awka on April 10 and invited a world famous Israeli security expert, Moshe Keinan, to lead discussions at the summit.


“Our people have suffered from general insecurity and criminals for a long time. Long before kidnapping became a big business in Anambra State, we have had lived in an endless period of fear of armed robbers and brigands of all kinds,” Obiano added.

I hope Obiano will continue to plug the leakages in remitting government revenue to get Anambra where it should be in IGR.

It is scandalous that Ebonyi state tax collectors generated N 1 billion naira monthly in IGR while Anambra tax collectors submitted receipts worth only N500 million naira in IGR monthly!

God bless Willie Obiano!!

Willie is truly working ooooo!!!

spyder880:
Just a passing shot at the international airport terminal building, ..........

While all attention is focused on the International terminal building, other technical issues which will present challenges to the airport functioning as an Intl. airport has been conveniently dropped from the table.

When will they make the runway at Enugu to reach 3.5KM to take bigger planes? I just wonder if they are ever going to link the taxiway between the International and domestic terminal and extend it to at least one end of the runway, so that planes aren't dangerously using the only runway available to taxi to the end of the runway before takeoff and make a U-turn on the runway after landing.