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Politics › Re: Among These Three Anambra Governors, Who Is The Best Performer? by OreMI22: 11:03am On Sep 18, 2018

OBIANO is the undisputed best.

In 4 years, he is almost surpassing Peter Obi. Let us wait for another 4 years as see his plans unfold.

By the way, Peter Obi was also a very good governor. He just lacked great vision like Obiano

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Politics › Pdp Should Sue Inec For Banning Voters With Phones by OreMI22(op): 10:56am On Sep 18, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must immediately go to court and challenge the illegal INEC order to ban the phones of voters.

To begin with, personal cell phones are a fundamental right of every citizen. Just as their right to vote. Therefore, one's right to vote should not be used as an excuse to deny anybody of their right to use a phone.

The question is : WHY IS INEC AFRAID OF VOTERS PHONES?

We know in the past, voters have been able to take pictures of INEC officials receiving bribes at the polling stations. Voters have been able to take pictures of publicly displayed result sheets of who won in their polling units. These things which should be commended has irked INEC because their nefarious agenda to falsify results are usually exposed by these pictures.

We know the present INEC chairman is a card carrying member of APC. We also know that as a result, INEC is not an unbiased umpire. INEC is determined to rig the ruling party into power.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should therefore immediately challenge illegal pronouncements by INEC in court.
To fold your hands while INEC is plotting how to rig elections then cry later after they falsify all electoral results does not make sense. This is the time to stand and fight illegal orders from INEC.

Meanwhile, Nigerians should DISREGARD the illegal attempt to deprive them of their cell phones no matter the excuses given

Politics › Re: FG Moves To Rehabilitate Enugu Airport, Plans To Destroy Illegal Structures by OreMI22: 10:43am On Sep 18, 2018

The FG is still adamant to divert all Enugu flights to Lagos instead of Owerri or Port Harcourt airports which are the closest convenient airports for the passengers.

Tomorrow, they are the first to say they want to carry out rehabilitation as they did in Abuja while diverting flights to the closest airports for the convenience of the passengers. Well, they diverted Abuja flights to Kaduna which was just 2 hours away instead of Lagos which was 8 hours away by road

So why must Enugu flights be diverted to Lagos which is 10 hour away instead of Owerri which is 2 hours away by road?

You will smell the bad faith and hypocrisy in everything they say and do.

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Politics › Re: INEC Bars Phones, Video Recording In Polling Booths During Osun Election by OreMI22: 11:32pm On Sep 17, 2018

Nigerians should disregard this illegality.

Take your phones a vote.
If they won't let you take your phones, rain stones into the area.

You can later vote, then guy o and get your phone to snap the result

INEC cannot be allowed to rig elections guy or politicians. They are either unbiased umpires or they should quit

Politics › Re: Foreign Reserves Decline By $2.3bn In 11 Weeks by OreMI22: 7:52pm On Sep 15, 2018

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theoldpretender:
Perhaps.

Nigeria's external debt went from $360,260,000 in 1985 to $1,093,661,000 in 1993...

Obasanjo paid 1/3 rd of the debt, the remainfer was forgiven by the G7

We will continue to accumulate debts until we take our economy off oil...which is my ultimate point.

Sorry you missed it.

I am not into your PDP and APC fight.

ADDENDUM

According to Omoleye, and Ezeonu (2006), Nigeria is the largest debtor nation in the Sub-Saharan Africa. The genesis of Nigeria’s external debt can be traced to 1958 when 28 million US dollars was contracted from the World Bank for railway construction. Between 1958 and 1977, the need for external debt was on the low side. However, due to the fall in oil prices in 1978 which exerted a negative influence on government finances, it became necessary to borrow to correct balance of payment difficulties and finance projects. The firstmajor borrowing of 1billion US dollars referred to as Jumbo loan was contracted from the international capital market (ICM) in 1978 increasing the total to 2.2 billion U.S dollars (Adesola, 2009).

The rate of borrowing increased thereafter with the entry of the state government into external loan contractual obligation. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria’s external debt outstanding stood at N17.3 billion. In order to solve the problem, several external debt-financing options were adopted under the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in 1986. Since the introduction of this programme, Nigerians have been plunged into one hardship after another ranging from the devaluation of the naira through Second Tie Foreign Exchange Market (SFEM) now Foreign Exchange Market (FEM) to the rising prices of commodities, inflation etc. (Ayadi, 2008). The objective of this paper is to review Nigeria’s external debt and the burden it imposes, and use the various indicators and prevailing global economic circumstances to justify the need for substantial debt relief for the country.

The increasing fiscal deficits driven by the higher level of external debt servicing is a major threat to growth of the nation. The resultant effect of large accumulation of debt exposes the nation to high debt burden. Nigeria is about the richest on the continent of Africa, yet due to the numerous macro-economic problems, such as inflation, unemployment, sole dependency on crude oil as a major source of revenue, corruption and mounting external debt and debt service payment, majority of her citizen fall below the poverty line.

Prior to the $18 billion debt cancellation granted to Nigeria in 2005 by the Paris Club, the country had external debt of close to $40 billion with over $30 billion of the amount being owed to Paris Club alone (Semenitari, 2005). The history of Nigeria’s huge debts can hardly be separated from its decades of misrule and the continued recklessness of its rulers. Nigeria’s debt stock in 1971 was $1 billion (Semenitari, 2005). By 1991, it had risen to $33.4 billion, and rather than decrease, it has been on the increase, particularly with the insurmountable regime of debt servicing and the insatiable desire of political leaders to obtain loans for the execution of dubious projects (Semenitari, 2005).

[b]Before the debt cancellation deal, Nigeria was to pay a whopping sum of $4.9 billion every year on debt servicing (Aluko and Arowolo, 2010). It would have been impossible to achieve exchange rate stability or any meaningful growth under such indebtedness. The effect of the Paris Club debt cancellation was immediately observed in the sequential reduction of the exchange rate of Nigeria vis-à-vis the Dollar from 130.6 Naira in 2005 to 128.2 Naira in 2006, and then 120.9 in 2007 (CBN, 2009). Although the growth rate of the economy has been inconsistent in the post-debt relief period as it plunged from 6.5% in 2005 to 6% in 2006 and then increased to 6.5% in 2007 (CBN, 2008), it could have been worse if the debt had not been cancelled However, the benefits of the debt cancellation, which was expected to manifest after couple of years, was wiped up in 2009 by the global financial and economic crisis, which was precipitated in August 2007 by the collapse of the sub-prime lending market in the United States. The effect of the crisis on Nigeria’s exchange rate was phenomenal as the Naira exchange rate vis-à-vis the Dollar rose astronomically from about N120/$ in the last quarter of 2007 to more than N150/$ (about 25% increase) in the third quarter of 2009 (CBN, 2009). This is attributable to the sharp drop in foreign earnings of Nigeria as a result of the persistent fall of crude oil price, which plunged from an all-time high of US$147 per barrel in July 2007 to a low of US$45 per barrel in December 2008 (CBN, 2008)[/b]

Available statistics show that the external debt stock of Nigeria has been on the increase after the debt cancellation in 2005. The country’s external debt outstanding increased from $3,545 million in 2006 to $3,654 million in 2007, and then to $3,720 million and $3,947 in 2008 and 2009 respectively (CBN, 2009). Therefore, the study seeks to thoroughly and empirically investigate the consequential effect of Nigeria’s external debt on her economy for us to appreciate the need to avoid being back in the group of highly indebted nations..

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Shameless liar!

Now, your theory is that the USA recession of 2008 that is responsible for our reckless rate of borrowing.

I have said it that Nigeria had so many leaders who loved and cared for Nigeria genuinely. They worked hard for debt forgiveness and restrained themselves from borrowing wildly so that Nigeria will not collapse financially.

Buhari does not love Nigeria. He is bent on making Nigeria insolvent by the time he is removed from office. By raising the foreign debt to $50 - $60 billion dollars, when oil price is still above $70 dollars is beyond criminal.

The question is Who will pay for all these debts being piled up by Buhari on largely non-existent projects?

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 7:33pm On Sep 15, 2018

AnambraDota:
Nwanne God bless you, Pita Obi was clueless but its Obiano's cluelessnes is beyond redemption, i dont know if its because he drinks alot or he is too clannish to consider some projects beneficial to others not his.
Anambra are busy buying every available space at Asaba, every weekend Onitsha business community will relocate to Asaba to unwind thereby enriching the economy of the state. Do you know how much Anambra State have lost to Delta State in terms of tourism and real estate? Obiano is not futuristic like Rochas, Obiano is too petty believe me.

Kindly look at the GoogleMap below and see where paradise is wasting just because some people chose noisemaking over proactive leadership. If Obiano and co were to be futuristic, this Island would have been connected with a bridge and watch how fast it will develop. If ANSG were to construct one bridge to connect this island and build a state polythecnic there, the rate property will appreciate there will not be qunatified, but telling arrogant people what to do is like flogging a dead Horse. Let keep calm until this clueless government is over.

The island is bigger than Awada, the bridge that will open it up is less than 2 kilometers. There are more than 5 River Beaches that can be developed to a robust tourist attraction.

What you have said will make sense ONLY on one condition.

1. THEY WILL PLAN THE AREA AND RESTRICT DEVELOPMENT TO ONLY HOTELS AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS LIKE EKO-ATLANTIC PROJECT.

If that vital area is opened up for residential houses, it will be better to leave it as the arable farmland it is now. Let the residential houses be built in Oba, Obosi or Nkwelle.

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 6:53pm On Sep 15, 2018

horsepower101:
Another thing that projects the beauty of Enugu City is the tarring of inner roads. Just imagine how ugly it would have looked if the inner roads weren’t tarred.

I have asked this question before and I will ask again:

How come Enugu was able to afford to tar most of their inner streets roads when other south east states don’t do the same?

Using the housing estates model to develop is actually a good thing. But Planting trees and flowers must be taken seriously in Nigeria. Recently, Nigerian estates look like Agadez where no single plan is found and everything is just concrete and sand.

A culture of planting flowers and trees must be incorporated into our culture. Even currently built up areas must be impressed upon to plant trees and flowers. It makes all the difference between Nigerian estates that look terrible and unhabitable to even Ghanaian estates that look clean and inviting. See pictures below.
1st picture Nigeria
2nd picture Ghana

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 6:46pm On Sep 15, 2018

horsepower101:
Honestly after looking at these beautiful pictures, I have understood how extremely important City planning is. This used to be a Lower ranked issue for me but it’s now one of the top issues we should bring to the attention of our governors.

No matter how beautiful the houses are, if the city is not well planned, it ends up diminishing the beauty.

Ofcourse, the ONLY reason an average American town looks better than equivalent European city is that they took time to plan every city, then plant LOTS of trees and flowers.

The reason new owerri looks better than regular Owerri town is that the entire area was well planned.

The reason Enugu looks better and more habitable than other Equivalent sized cities in the SE is that it is well planned while the others aren't

Infact, if you looked at just buildings, other SE states will totally defeat Enugu. But since these beautiful houses are in largely unplanned or poorly planned estates, even basic building in well planned estates appear a lot better!

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 6:02pm On Sep 15, 2018

arinzeejikonye:
Enugu got a good headstart regarding her masterplan,
Enugu can carve a nitch for herself, she got the attitude of metamorphosing into Silicon Valley East of the niger, she equally has the posture of becoming a beehive for fun seeking Tourists to have pleasurable unforgettable moments , she could become a prime destination for medi-tourism.

Nefgik

Enugu didn't have a headstart that other cities could not achieve. The problem with SE is poor visionary leaders over a long time.

Enugu is a clear indicator of how quality and visionary leadership evaporated from the Southeast.

Enugu was planned even when the funds to build the new city were not available. Yet, they mapped out areas for the city. Today, the average Igbo governor cannot even have a master plan they will follow for a village talkmore a state.

If we had leaders today who mapped out territories of how the master plan of the city / state should be and they maintained it, even when they didn't immediately have the money to build the master plan, we will get there. Unfortunately, we do not have such people who plan for an organized future. How increasingly planless SE cities have become is a testimony to how plan-lessness our SE leaders have become.

I will give some credit to Dave Umahi, Sullivan Chime and Obiano to some degree for taking steps to pull down illegal structures distorting the master plan of their cities. Such practice MUST continue until our people learn the virtue of building in an organized way to stop the rise of slums in our inner cities.

Even in Enugu today, the planlessness of the present generation of leaders can be increasingly noticed.For instance, Goshen estates blocked a key access road into Independence layout phase 2 with their estate gate and forced everybody to drive around their gates to continue beyond Goshen estate to access buildings further in Phase 2 Independence layout. Yet, nobody has said anything about that gate. If you compare the rate of planlessness in Independence layout Phase II that later day Igbo leaders are supervising to the clearly well planned layout of Independence layout Phase I planned in the 1960s, you will understand this drift in visionary leaders.

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Politics › Re: FG Moves To Rehabilitate Enugu Airport, Plans To Destroy Illegal Structures by OreMI22: 4:02pm On Sep 15, 2018

pazienza:
It's really dehumanizing what Ndiigbo pass through in this country.
We all know what they want to achieve with this closure. It's demonic and totally unfair. Yet we are supposed to have Igbo political office holders, who were supposedly elected to fight for us and bring issues like this to the fore of public debate and awareness of the undercurrent sinister motives. But that's not happening. Yet these shameless political office holders in Igboland parade themselves around shamelessly while their people suffer in humiliation.
Igbo history will not be fair to the current brand of Political office holders in Igboland and all those amongst us who support them. Water would eventually find its level, this too will pass. There is a limit to the amount of suppression you can subject a people under until they rather chose death than take it anymore.

Part of the reasons Ndigbo pass through these things is that nobody pays attention to import issues like this and call them out exactly for what they are. Plot by the Buhari FG to deny the entire region any type of international access whatsoever! Yet, they are doing everything humanly possible to shore up Kaduna airport which is just 2 hours away from Abuja or Kano!

Ndigbo must drop this "I don't care" attitude and maintain watchful vigilance and resist such brazen oppressive agenda

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Politics › Re: Foreign Reserves Decline By $2.3bn In 11 Weeks by OreMI22: 3:54pm On Sep 15, 2018

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theoldpretender:
In response....

Nigeria needs oil to be at $140 per barrel for us not to borrow.

The $45 you mention does not make sense...and even IF there was no corruption....we would still be borrowing.

Here is a list of countries's breakeven oil prices, according to global ratings company Fitch (as at 2017)

Nigeria at $139
Bahrain at $84
Angola at $82
Oman at $75
Saudi Arabia at $74
Russia at $72
Kazakhstan at $71
Gabon at $66
Azerbaijan at $66
Iraq at $61
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at $60
Republic of Congo at $52
Qatar at $51
Kuwait at $45

Sauce

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Bloody liars!

Even if oil is at $50,000 per barrel, Buhari will still ask for $200, 000 for him not to steal.

When has oil been at $140 per barrel? Babangida built most of what we see in Abuja and Ajaokuta to Warri railway line with oil price at average of $15 per barrel. HE DID NOT ACCUMULATE FOREIGN DEBT!

Obasanjo paid back our Paris club debt, built the LNG plant at Bonny, rebuilt most of the federal roads at average oil price of $25-$30 dollars per barrel. HE DID NOT ACCUMULATE FOREIGN DEBT!

Again, what has Buhari built in Nigeria with average oil price at $75 dollars? WHY HAS BUHARI CONTINUED TO ACCUMULATE UNSUSTAINABLE FOREIGN DEBTS?
who will pay back these debts?

Politics › Re: EGYPT Is The Biggest Economy In Africa NOT Nigeria by OreMI22(op): 3:48pm On Sep 15, 2018

I don't even think Nigerians understand how bad our economy has become.

The government is still lying to Nigerians to hide the terrible things they have been doing to our economy.

It is only external data keeping organizations that have helped us to see all the evil things that are going on in our economy.

Politics › Re: EGYPT Is The Biggest Economy In Africa NOT Nigeria by OreMI22(op): 9:35pm On Sep 09, 2018

ibotic:
What’s the source?...fake news....

CIA world Fact Book.

It is a credible data source used by US government agencies and many academic institutions in the world.

Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 8:38pm On Sep 09, 2018

ckenneths:
Entrance into Enugu mall, along Ekulu avenue in Enugu......

See what planting trees,grass and flowers is turning Enugu to become a true Obodo Oyibo!
Maaaan!, I jealous!

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 8:35pm On Sep 09, 2018*

Xander85:
Please don't tell me all those nice pics of well laid out high-end high-rise apartments are all in Ethiopia....the same Ethiopia that hunger wanted to finish barely three decades ago!

It's suddenly dawned on me just how far we have to go to make our cities truly world-class!

Gbam! All built in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

It is on their thread in skyscrapers. I also saw these buildings late last year while connecting from Enugu to Washington DC on Ethiopian airlines. If you have ever flown Ethiopian airline, you will see these long columns of highrise apartments just as you are landing in Addis Ababa!

In the video at 6.44 you will see some of those housing developments that surround Addis Ababa. In December, i counted more than 13 of such housing clusters from the air. I think it's a worthy innovation for developers to take and area in the outskirt of the city and build those types of mass housing projects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohM_O2RMBVg

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Politics › Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by OreMI22: 7:04pm On Sep 09, 2018

AmericanQuarter:
Am in Ghana now just entered fuel station abd saw Seahorse products displayed at their shelve. For the records this product is produced in Anambra State by Seahorse. We must keep pushing until we saturate West African market with our products.

Good to see you again Sir!
I have missed you so much in this forum!

Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 7:01pm On Sep 09, 2018

hammer666:
Where is dat in the pictures?

I am of the opinion that private entrepreneurs interested in real estate should invest in decent multistorey buildings than building just duplexes or bungalows. I know duplexes look better, but not everyone can afford them and the space of land to accommodate 1,000 families in duplexes will accommodate 5,000 families if you built multi-storey buildings.

But, the essential amenities as water, parking and decent environment should also be provided for the multi-storey residential areas.

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Politics › Re: Do You Miss Him.... by OreMI22: 6:05pm On Sep 09, 2018

gurnam:
I think I do honestly miss this humble man...

He was the ONLY President who genuinely loved Nigeria and wanted to keep Nigeria United.

The witch that hates Nigeria did not want such a gentle soul alive.

A civil war in Nigeria may happen after 2019, if things continue in the same direction or worsen.

Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 5:54pm On Sep 09, 2018*

hammer666:
The enemy dont want anything in the East.

They wanted to use Nnamdi Kanu as excuse to level the place.

The few, flyover, houses, business and bridges is annoying dem.

EXACTLY!

The little progress they have seen has annoyed them immensely as "So we didn't stop these useless Igbos afterall?"

They are not relenting though. That is why nobody should be under any illusion until Nigeria is either restructured or Igbos are allowed to live decently in their own country - Biafra.

Those that like real-estate should consider these types of apartment complexes used in Ethiopia like below. It is how places with high population density and small landmass provide decent houses for the masses. Since electricity is scarce in Nigeria, perhaps limiting to 5 storey floors will be appropriate adaptation for our clime.

The saddest part of the Igbo renaissance is that most of our people simply swallowed the enemy's bait Hook-line-and-sinker with no questions asked. In their minds, Kano or Lagos is their hometown. i thank God for the Governors in these places that continuously remind them about this folly.

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 5:15pm On Sep 09, 2018

Arinze96:
"History has shown that in almost every situation where a group of people or a demographic is being oppressed, it’s usually because the oppressors are threatened by the potential of the oppressed to be great" - Genevieve Nnaji

The first step to Igbo regaining their freedom in Nigeria is to understand the nature of the enemy's tactics and their goals. If you try and act in the opposite direction of their goals, then their oppression will fail eventually.

1. What they enemies of Ndigbo plotted was to abandon Igboland infrastructurally so that Igbos will be forced to abandon their own land.

2. Use and exploit Igbo energies and talent to develop their own villages and states, claiming it is in the national interest of Ndigbo to invest there, while telling Igbos to remember they are "Foreigners" in these places, therefore should not seek electoral positions or citizenship no matter their contribution to its development.

3. Finally at the right time with the right spark of tension, suddenly expel Igbos from all their locations back to their abandoned SE region and claim all Igbo properties outside the SE as "abandoned"

The oppression of Ndigbo in Nigeria is geared primarily to acheive these three core elements of the enemy's plan.

Therefore, Igbo must reject the idea that their homeland isn't good for investment and put some if not most of your investment in your own state!

When you cannot put the investment in your state, invest in Ghana, Angola, Namibia,Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire. Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, DRC etc Or outside Africa. It is better to invest in these countries and become a citizen there than to invest in hostile places inside Nigeria and lose everything to a "Quit-Notice" or riots after many years of laboring to build your life there.

Let those that have ears LISTEN.
Those that are too daft to see what is happening in Nigeria, should continue living in Kano, Katsina or Funtua etc. In time, they will get it.

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Politics › Re: Foreign Reserves Decline By $2.3bn In 11 Weeks by OreMI22: 4:49pm On Sep 09, 2018

BUHARI AND HIS GOVERNMENT ARE ROBBING NIGERIA BLIND.

So we have:

1. $30 billion dollars debt borrowed by Buhari from China,World Bank and IMF,

2. Billions of dollars recovered by whistle blowers mysteriously unaccounted

3. Billions of dollars earned in excess crude price of oil above $75 dollars while we budgeted for $45 dollars

4. Billion of dollars from the new taxes this regime has imposed on everything

YET, THE BUHARI REGIME IS STILL DEPLETING OUR FOREIGN RESERVE??

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Politics › Re: Toyin Saraki Replies Instagram User Who Called Her Family 'Thieves" by OreMI22: 4:42pm On Sep 09, 2018

NairaMedia:
An instagram user took to the comment section of this family photo shared by the wife of the senate president Bukola Saraki, Toyin Saraki, on Instagram some weeks ago and left an uncomplimentary comment there. Mrs Saraki took out time to address his allegations and also schooled the user on what her husband has been able to achieve since he joined politics.

See their exchange below:
https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/09/bukola-sarakis-wife-toyin-replies-ig.html
[img]https://3.bp..com/-kyWu7DDA96c/W5UHsYbWKRI/AAAAAAAAEX4/AHZIHYmO9DUwOAiobAq1-gcnCQaBc2UvgCLcBGAs/s1600/toyinngg.jpeg[/img]
[img]https://1.bp..com/-TuFPSHYBLd0/W5UHsbZ89wI/AAAAAAAAEX0/hO0mLaRviT8N1kYhlxbhpvOYk38XwKNFACLcBGAs/s1600/toyiing.jpeg[/img]

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/09/bukola-sarakis-wife-toyin-replies-ig.html

Nigerians and misplaced aggression.

If you call Saraki a thief, what would you call the Abachas, The Buharis, The Babangidas etc that merely dipped their hands into the national treasury and filled their pockets secretly to their numerous foreign accounts? Yet, tell Nigerians to come forward if they have proof of how they stole money grin

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Politics › Re: Infastructural Developments In Ebonyi State In Pictures by OreMI22: 3:25am On Sep 09, 2018

B2mario:
That's good. But continue with Ebonyi. Just check the topic. You are doing a great work bro

Great State, Great Governor!

Politics › Re: FG Moves To Rehabilitate Enugu Airport, Plans To Destroy Illegal Structures by OreMI22: 11:26pm On Sep 08, 2018

buchai:
Enugu airport is far more better than some international airports around some africa countries here in southern africa i dont know why somuch hate in eastern region in nigeria the fg government of Nigeria if this shutdown ever happen this year again una wicked.

Exactly!

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Politics › Re: See What Will Happen When Nigeria Cant Pay China Ever Growing Debt(photos) by OreMI22: 6:15pm On Sep 08, 2018

dorothy111:
It is a win win for the masses. At least, the sector will function properly. I hope they take over power and transportation plus education

That is if the loans are not spent on some fake project in the desert of Katsina state.

The problem with Nigeria is tribalism and not China's loans. Nigeria will leave viable projects and pursue unviable projects in the village of whoever is the president at the time.

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 6:02pm On Sep 08, 2018*

weownthewest:
I love those pics. Wish we can have those buildings in the east.

We actually have better buildings in the east.

We are just struggling to get our people to also key into landscaping as part of building a home. Not just their present concern for the concrete structure alone. I have told people that if only Africans paid Igbo people paid attention to landscaping the way we pay attention to building nice structures, even America will not be more beautiful than Igboland.

The struggle is to get our people to realize the importance of landscaping with trees and flowers, just as they realized concrete structures well designed were better than building ugly poorly designed buildings.

If you can imagine the picture of the estate below without the flowers and trees and the last two with flowers and trees, you will agree that it will look exactly the same when they have flowers and trees and when they don't.

Most estates in Nigeria don't do landscaping and they end up looking like any ordinary low cost housing estate you expect to see in Nigeria. That is what we need to change.

Take for instance, a typical housing estate in Igboland such as Jedidiah gardens (Pics #3 and #4 below), it is a garden estate with only concrete bungalows as the plants in the garden. Not even a single tree because our people think all that matter is the concrete building not the environmental ambiance.

Now look at the first two pictures below, the buildings below are even less structurally beautiful than many solid estates in Igboland, YET the people understand that landscaping makes a place even more beautiful and conducive than the physical structure itself. That is where we need to get our people's mental awareness to reach

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 5:53pm On Sep 08, 2018

nnamdijonathan:
Have you ever taught of forming a group of 3 or 4 with the sole aim of assisting the government in planting trees on road medians? If you can just decide to contribute a small amount of money together with other Eco lovers to buy tree seeds or young tree plants to be planted, on at least, 10 long road medians in Enugu city, it will go a long way in increasing the greenery of the city. Some youths did it here in Lagos state and I also wanted to join the group at that time but, I later got less concerned. It usually involves getting permission from the LGA office.

I don't live in Nigeria. But i will support it.

SwedishDocument:
@OreMI22, We all knew what this Zik's junction used to be like 10yrs ago but look at it today and you are writing this great city with one stagnant town somewhere in the same "paragraph". What about Upper Iweka, Headbridge etc, and what those places used to look like 10yrs ago and what it looks like today, that is the sign of a progressive city that receives attention from the government.

Beautiful pics. I love those trees.

This should continue and not a once in a lifetime event, then everybody will go and relax that they have planted one tree 5 years ago. Posting pictures of two roundabouts at Upper Iweka and Inosi-Onira worked on by Peter Obi more than 5 years ago is just deceitful. Environmental beautification is a continuous exercise until one day you will totally transform your environment to look like what we have in developed countries.

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Politics › Re: FG Moves To Rehabilitate Enugu Airport, Plans To Destroy Illegal Structures by OreMI22: 3:59pm On Sep 08, 2018

ashjay001:
~~They still won't be happy:~~(

Everyone simply wants A REHABILITATION PLAN to be adopted and ANNOUNCED the way they did the Abuja airport.

1. Announce the closest airport (OWERRI) where Enugu flights will be diverted for convenience of passengers. The way you refused to divert Abuja traffic to Lagos and chose (KADUNA) as closest airport.

2. Upgrade the closest airport to take Enugu traffic the way you upgraded Kaduna to take Abuja traffic.

3. Announce a fixed time period the runway resurfacing should have completed the way you did when Abuja airport was closed.

If these things are done, everyone will see the sincerity in the closure and not saying you just want to close the airport indefinitely for "repairs" which we know you are NEVER going to do any "Repairs".

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 3:53pm On Sep 08, 2018*

nnamdijonathan:
Have you ever taught of forming a group of 3 or 4 with the sole aim of assisting the government in planting trees on road medians? If you can just decide to contribute a small amount of money together with other Eco lovers to buy tree seeds or young tree plants to be planted, on at least, 10 long road medians in Enugu city, it will go a long way in increasing the greenery of the city. Some youths did it here in Lagos state and I also wanted to join the group at that time but, I later got less concerned. It usually involves getting permission from the LGA office.

I am also 100% onboard with such a great idea. Not to take away anything from Enugu, but we need to focus on Onitsha and Aba.

Let us focus on greening up the commercial cities of Aba and Onitsha first. These are the worst neglected cities in Igboland for a long time.
I think Enugu already has decent greenery than commercial cities of Onitsha and Aba

Compulsory building codes MUST include flowers and trees in our environment to check erosion, the way we included provision of water closet toilets in the past to check diseases.
1. We can begin by making ALL our higher institutions to plant trees and flowers on walk-ways.
2. ALL new Housing estates MUST plant flowers and trees in each compound as a compulsory building code.

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Politics › Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by OreMI22: 2:44pm On Sep 08, 2018

raker300:
More

There is a distinct quality with all your pictures.

Thank you very much!

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Politics › Re: FG Moves To Rehabilitate Enugu Airport, Plans To Destroy Illegal Structures by OreMI22: 2:24pm On Sep 08, 2018

Cjrane2:
This has nothing to do with Jonathan.

Jonathan did more for Kano intl and Kaduna airports than Enugu intl airport. He ONLY authorized international flight in Enugu, while he built the Kaduna new terminal, Kano new terminal buildings and indeed new brand new terminal buildings in all northern airports! He facilitated more airlines coming into Kano intl, yet you guys are so hateful.

Jonathan was from Bayelsa, yet invested in northern airports!

What can any airport in southern Nigeria say they have benefited from this northern President? He is keen on reversing the achievements of other Presidents on southern airports.

From their talk, you already know their plot is to close down Enugu indefinitely and divert all her traffic to Lagos, Abuja and Kano.

Just follow their timeline of charade and you will clearly see their diabolical intentions to close down Enugu Intl. airport by any means necessary.

In December, 2017, they said the runway was bad and had to close the airport for almost one month during he evening period to "Fix" the runway.

In January, they declared the runway was "fixed" and ready. (Question was "Why didn't they get PWC the builders of the runway to "fix" it based on contractual agreement they signed in 2012?)

In March, they sent Senate committee to call for closure of the airport.

In June, they sent Minister of state for communication, Sariki, to go and ask Enugu State government for demolition of "Obstacles" which are miles away from the airport.

In August, this man is coming back to say it is the runway they will rehabilitate again.

Yet they say, they will divert to the closest airport for the convenience of the Enugu passengers. The closest airports to Enugu are OWERRI and Port Harcourt!

The video interview, the man was running away from saying the runway was bad because he remembers well that they closed the airport in December to "Fix" the runway. So he is finding other lies to tell.

Buhari should just leave Enugu airport alone. He already slashed the budget for the airport blaming senators for it. Seeing that budget cut will not make the airport to close down, he is now using childish lies from the pits of hell to try and close it down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOCe5d4-hVc

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Politics › Re: . by OreMI22: 10:15pm On Sep 06, 2018

Handsomegod:
Well noted sir but the aspersions being casted on Dangote have absolutely nothing to do with his ethnicity but everything to do with the suspect quality of his products. This is also coupled with his aversion to invest in Igboland. That he has one of his largest warehouses and distribution chain in Igboland but never deemed it fit to open even a laboratory there gave him away for whom he is inspite of the long years of undue but sectional executive fiat he got almost to the point of insanity. There is more limestone deposits in Ebonyi state than Obajana but he chosed the latter and has never even taken a casual investment look at the former.
And what was that your "BUA has come to take over" jab of yours? Ibeto is a bigger player than BUA and has already taken over the chunk of the existing productive plant (NIGERCEM Nkalagu) so no biggie. Above all,to correct a subtle impression of yours,Igboland has never either through government policies or cultural inclination being resistant to foreign or "foreign local" investment . The competition is stiff and chocking coupled with long years of demonic narratives meant to demarket her investment potentialities. Recently,the world has come to know where true industrialization and manufacturing happen. Welcome to Alaigbo Alhaji Kabiru Rabiu!

Actually if anyone said anything bad about this great investment in Igboland it will be that guy and Chino using their numerous monikers. I don't trust either of those Igbo haters. They have too many monikers to count. But their style of writing and same punctuation error always give them away.

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