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Soludo's popularity grows by the day.

@Topic
You are right on point Banom. I like your initial posting. There is a strong difference between the choice you've made and religion. Christianity is  much more than religion.

For crying out loud, atheism is just one easy joke that makes no sense even to atheists.

Post by Mazaje

Do you know what a myth is neotic? You keep on bandying this kingdom of darkness myth. . . Where is this kingdom of darkness?. . .Is it a place? Who are those that reside in that kingdom and how can I see them? Since you claim to know pls can you help me and show me what that kingdom is located?

You talked about the kingdom of darkness as a place that exist right? All I want you to do is describe how the place looks like and how the people that reside in it look like, isn't it funny that you keep talking about a place you have never visited, never seen, a place you can not even describe. . . .yet you keep bandying this same mythical information as facts

Many folks have the assumption that denying the existence of the supernatural equates to some form of intelligence.

Mazaje, let me expound your understanding with a simple analogy by juxtaposing exactly the same questions you've asked noetic.

You talk about cyberspace [/b]as a place that really exists right? All I want you to do is to describe how [b]cyberspace(Nairaland, Facebook, et al) looks like and how the people that reside in it look like. Isn't it funny that you keep talking about a place you've never visited, never seen, a place you cannot even describe . . . . . . . .

The same way you assume the kingdom of darkness noetic2 refers to is a figment of her imagination, is the same way Nairaland is a figment of your imagination.

No wonder Nigeria is as bad as it is.
Look at the people on the list!!!
I'm going back out of this country.

kollysnut:
he should not rule Nigeria, dont just say because he is doing in Lagos then will perform more when ruling Nigeria. Nigeria has so many problems, i dont think he can handle it. he should just go for another term as governor of lagos.

I f Fashola cannot handle it. please tell me the name of the person that can handle it. If you know any other person more suited for the position pls mention.

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I am Nigerian first and from the south west. I subscribe to fashola but i want soludo to be the president. that is my God given unallienated right.

I like Fashola very much, but I also think Soludo would make a much better President.

I have noticed in the last few days a worrying trend in many of the banks.
They either don't have money or are having network problems.

Any other person noticed that?? Please state your experience.

I would easily choose:

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Beaf
Pros: Highly Informed Critical Analysis. You always have a thing or two to learn from his posts.
Cons: Few

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Jakumo
Pros: Intelligent & Creative writing style and consistency in that approach. You get to learn one or two scientific terms reading his posts.
Cons: Many

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Becomrich
Pros: Extreme comedic performances. Sometimes you get uncontrollable laughter spasms from reading his posts.
Cons: All and everything.

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themano:
@Papebrowne, You must be living a borrowed life if that is your preference. You borrow to buy a car, borrow to build your house, borrow to marry, borrow to pay school fees, and you try to show off to people that you are affluent. Only for debtors to come knocking one day. Guess what will happen to your cars, houses and stuff. Is that life?

Please forget your campaigns for Soludo. I know for sure he aint winning nothing. He is a fake dreaming con man.

I am not living a borrowed life. However, I'd rather live on credit than live in penury.
Can't you see already that the richest countries in the world built their economies via borrowing?
America, Europe, Dubai, etc all developed massive infrastructure by borrowing.
Africa that doesn't have adequate borrowing mechanisms continues to dwell in squalor.

My question to you is this: Would you rather live in penury and squalor as majority of Nigeria does, because you don't want 2 borrow
or would you rather borrow and enjoy the benefits of a superd quality of life.

For me, I'd rather be a debtor than be a pauper.

Nigerians and their wacky and shallow mentality!!!
People are saying Soludo should take note. Kai!!! This country ooooh!!
Soludo is saying he wants to create a Dubai in Nigeria, and some people are saying Noooooo!
Then, wetin una want for una life. Abeg tell me.

I would rather be [/b]a [b]Dubai with all the infrastructure and  be in Massive debt, than
. . . . . . . . . . . . .be a Nigeria with all the squalor and have excess foreign reserves.

bawomolo:
Do you know the meaning of a Default?  

the state of California is having a similar crisis.  The lesson we should from a Dubai or even California is to have assets that back up our debts.  debts is good until you face the risk of default.

It would pick up again but at what cost? the average dubai citizen carries a government debt load of $400,000.

You can never have assets enough to back up massive develomental projects running into gazillions.
All the infrastructural development in the U.S was built on massive debts- NO COLLATERAL!
A default is not so much of a bad thing as long as there is a rescheduling.

@bamowolo
Dubai is a city. U.S is a country. Big Difference.
You should think New York when you say Dubai. City, City. Comprende?

And so is America. And so is much of Europe. And so is all the developed nations in the world.
That tells you something: Debt is Good!!!!
The bigger the debt, the better the society, as long as such debts are used to fuel development.

Are we not tired of this rumour already
This is not the first, second, third or fourth time they have rumored him dead.
Quit this bull, peeps. Quit it.

Ever since people have been rumoring him dead, many apparently healthy people have lost their lives.So pls peeps quit it already.

This is what Ngige's Anambra would look like:
He said it! It's on his website

I hope Soludo's Anambra would look like this:.

blackspade:
After reading the entire plan, I find myself lost for words, and excited. I can't wait to see some maps and renderings!

These plans keep exciting me and even more exciting is the fact that lots of other people can identify with them.
I already see a skyline rising on the banks of the River Niger. I see Anambrarians, Nigerians  and people from all over the world coming to benefit from the rising of the New African Tiger, just like is the case with Singapore,Taiwan and Dubai.

We are all wondering where the funds would come from to execute these projects. Truth is, if we understood economics and the theory of rapid development, we would appreciate how much potential that lies within this country called Nigeria.

Someone here referenced an article in the Economist Magazine(2004) that stated that $350 million dollars exchanged hands daily in Onitsha and environs. That figure would have more than doubled  to $800million by now. So, Imagine taxing just 2% of that amount. That would give you a whooping $16million dollars daily to execute projects.

Borrowing from  the public through bonds is another way to go about it. With the wealth of Anambrarians home and abroad, Soludo can easily raise 10 billion Dollars in bonds which is a lot of money to start these projects.

The most reliable way, in my opinion, would be to establish an infrastructure development fund very similar to the African Finance Corporation Soludo established in 2006.
With the presence of such a fund, and with the right hands managing it, billions of dollars would come in from every nook and cranny of the world, from hedge funds, mutual funds and all kinds of investment firms seeking to invest in emerging markets.
These funds running into trillions of dollars are readily available and they are just seeking for the right environment to churn them into.
Soludo would create that environment and the monies would start pouring in droves.

Eziachi:
The last thing I will like to do now is to go into Fashola merits or demerits debate with you.  I have told the praise singers to leave it until he leaves office.  Once upon a time, we were told how wonderful Mr Donald Duke is doing in Cross River, many then, including here in Nairaland ehere they are calling for his annointment as the next president of Nigeria and then he left office. We now knew better as how he had plunged cross river into a massive debt that will take many generations to pay,  for what? He built a shopping centre no one is trading. in and 10 cables cars in a forest.

Eziachi, if in your opinion, men like Fashola and Donald Duke are not good leaders(at least by our Nigerian standards) then who is a good leader, I want you to point to me one Nigerian that you would reference as a good leader.

Ndipe:
Talk, as they say is cheap. What policies did he institute in CBN that benefitted the common man and the economy?

His policies impacted on me tremendously. Same as a lot of other Nigerians I know that only started having faith in the banking industry when Soludo consolidated the banks.
Asides, when we were all screaming for Obama, did it matter that none of his policies as either a Senator or a representative had impacted directly on the common man.

Sincerely speaking Siena, in my opinion Port Harcourt would make much better business sense than Lagos would and I would explain.

Lagos is saturated with lots of dealer outlets and auto parts of any type are very readily available. Port Harcourt on the other hand, a city that is in my opinion as rich as Lagos, has much less dealer outlets. Also it is pretty difficult to find quality auto parts in Port Harcourt. So the Market potential for you is much larger in Port since competition is much less.

The other factor that works against Lagos is the cost of real estate. First, be ready to pay somewhere in the region of 5 million per annum x 2 years for a suitable property in a good location in Lagos ( Lekki especially). Add that cost to the cost of a house rental and you are talking of maybe 2.5 million per annum.
In Port Harcourt on the other hand, you can easily get a brownfield, old & rusted, used and dumped Oil company Warehouse and easily convert it to a state of art Auto Workshop. Cost of rental and conversion would not set you back too much.

Also Port Harcourt loves to pay a good price for a good product or service while Lagos is always looking for a bargain.

So, my advice, take a trip to both cities a couple of times before making a final decision. Remember also that every investment in Nigeria comes with a large capacity generator to be run almost 24 hrs daily.

Finally, you will definitely be making much more money than you make in the UK. I can bet you on that one.

KnowAll:

Was it not Obi  that drew the original master plans for Onitsha, Nnewi and Akwa, he spent a lot of money employ national and International consultants to draft  a comprehensive master plans for these cities. What happened to his vision upon mounting the rostrum was it lost in translation again.

asha 80:
This is exactly what i want to know.

This is the answer to your question- taken from the speech! Whatever Soludo would be doing would seek to improve on what the others have done rather than discard them.

For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to acknowledge the good works of the previous governments (especially since the current democratic dispensation started in 1999). In particular, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, OON, and Mr. Peter Obi have each served the state to the best of their ability. Each of the administrations has done its best, especially in terms of roads and sundry projects. Since development is cumulative, we intend to build upon their works and I commend and congratulate them.

I have just visited Chris Ngige's website to see his own manifesto. It is totally empty and bereft of any meaningful ideas.

Funnily, it has a  baffling picture of Ngige's legacies- (how can Ngige be proud of this so as to upload on his website)
Website:
http://www.ngigeforgov.com/index.php/pictures-of-progress

otokx:
SOLUDO will fail; indeed empty barrels make the loudest noise.

Its called pathological pessimism. And it does have a cure. Drink a fresh glass of hope and believe for once.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=355570.msg4972852#msg4972852 date=1258838983]yesssss ooooo im imagining it now.

then everyone will be flocking to Anambra but there is NO PLACE for slums, abeg!!


okay oooo.  [/quote]Looks like I'm going to get me a plot of land somewhere in Anambra state already before Anambra state introduces Visa policy to prevent overcrowding.

Soludo gives me every reason to believe that he will implement his plans.
This guy has the gusto to pull capital together to actualize these promises.
He did it with the consolidation program and he will do it again.
Imagine Anambra when all these have come to be. The River Niger would be a beautiful place to behold!!

[b]The post is very long and the average Nairalander is not an avid reader, so here are some highlights:

Security of Life and Property

The Goal is to effectively address the menace of armed crimes and kidnapping. Without this, sustainable investment and development cannot take place.

>Creation of job opportunities for the youth
>New models of community policing
>Adequate equipment for the police and security agencies
>Informal policing schemes and intelligence network


Urban Renewal Programmes

62 percent of Anambra population live in urban areas, and because of the urban decay and massive slums, the value of the landed properties in these cities have depreciated greatly. Over 50,000 houses in Onitsha have their market value at less than 20% of their book value. Thus, they cannot translate their assets as collaterals for bank loans. Consequently, Anambra borrows barely 20% of what it saves in the banks. By quadrupling the market value of the landed properties in our cities, we would unleash a growth engine. Furthermore, we need to stem the exodus from Onitsha to Asaba, and create conducive environment for investors.

In the first phase, focus on Onitsha mega city; Awka; Nnewi; and Ekwulobia urban. In the next phase, focus on Otuocha, and Ihiala.

>Development and implementation of master plans
>Massive urban road rehabilitation
>Public parks and recreational grounds
>Water and sewage systems
>Urban mass transit systems
>New Face of Markets (recreation centres, schools, parking facilities)
>Sanitation and environmental beautification (Anambra must wear a new look!)
>Work with the manufacturers in Onitsha and Nnewi industrial clusters to remove the bottlenecks to their ability to compete and create more jobs.


New Awka Capital City and GRA

The current state of Awka is unbefitting as the capital of Anambra State. The Goal is to strive to rescue the existing town by implementing a masterplan, while gradually developing a new, planned capital city.

Greenfield development of new, planned Awka City
Development of recreational centres


New Anambra City (African Dubai - Taiwan)

(The first model, international city in Nigeria after Abuja)

>Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu International Airport (a public-private partnership with Anambra Airline taking Anambra to the world, and bringing the world to Anambra)
>Anambra Shopping World (biggest shopping mall in Africa)
>Anambra Wonder Gardens (tourism and entertainment)
>The Nollywood Studios
>Emeagwali Information Communication Technology (ICT) Village.
>Industrial layout for 3,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to create at least 300,000 jobs (with electricity initially provided by the state >Government) and ultimately linked to the electricity grid.
>Independent Power Plant for Anambra State in partnership with the private sector
>New City layout: residence; schools, entertainment, etc


Human and Youth Development

The Goal is to invest in the people as the essence of development, and the children and youths as the bridge to the future.

Education (centres of excellence; construction of new classroom blocks and refurbishment of existing schools employing public-private partnership approaches in community primary and secondary schools; promotion of world class private schools; restructure and strengthen the State University and higher institutions)

Our teachers deserve special attention as our future depends on their effectiveness. Continuous training schemes for teachers; rewarding teachers for excellence.


Health[/b]
Building and equipping at least 2 international hospitals (in partnership with Anambra in the Diaspora)
Equipment and upgrading of existing hospitals and health centres
Innovative primary health care delivery system
Enforcement of health care delivery standards
Youth Employment and Empowerment
Recreational Centres and mainstreaming of competitive sporting
Mass employment schemes (public works schemes)
Entrepreneurship Training Centres in all Local Governments
Support Agency for Advisory Services to Young Entrepreneurs
Micro credit schemes for new business start-ups for youth self-employment
Creation of at least 200,000 new job opportunities for the youths

OBI take a hike! NGIGE go to bed!!
[size=16pt]Soludo is the Solution[/size]

I think he would do very well as a commissioner of police, an anti corruption czar or even a vice president.
A president that would perform must have the capacity to create an economy out of the nothingness that is currently Nigeria.
Folks like El Rufai, Fashola, Donald Duke and a few other people would make my list anyday. If Ribadu is fielded sha, I'll still vote him.

Bravo!!! Soludo is the Solution

Nigerians are a funny bunch. People are wishing the woman dead as if that would make their country better.
Funny thing about death is that it takes the good, the bad and the ugly.
People speak as though their time would never come.

My respect factor for him has increased multiple times over.
Reason being that he staked his reputation to predict victory for Nigeria.
Imagine what all the naysayers would have said about his prophesies if Nigeria had lost.

For the simple fact that Mazambique won the match, I will always support them in all their matches.
And yes, I am adding it to the list of countries to visit next year!

How much would a one bedroon go for a period of 3 weeks? Anywhere on the island- IKoyi, VI, lekki or VGC.