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spyder880:
I remember very well, I am hoping that the brother will come forward again and tell us the current situation in Emene after six months maybe Sullivan Chime reads this thread after all

True talk.
I'm convinced he does.
Heh heh heh

spyder880:
Sure, from the airport junction into Emene, I think the road will pass Orie Emene and enter Eke Obinagu Express.

One time, a guy on this thread was all out against Chime for not having done that road. He claimed Chime only did the Airport bypass road to give value to his estate at Ugbo Chime... I'm sure that guy now thinks differently.

spyder880:
My brother, I have pictures of more developments today in Enugu. Can you guess which new roads they are fixing so?

Is this the road that leads into Emene?

Jlow2:
i was born and bred in jos and from imo state by origin am creatin economic activity in your state as a miner dat i am,in dis jet age abakaliki i far behind , pls if u have gone to a desert state like jigawa u will see wat i mean despite der challenges, d have one of d best airports in d country now am not talking abt der roads,d road frm isieke junct to speraduo is part of d fedral govt project frm enugu-ikom, but ur governor opted to construct dat !axis of d road and will leta be paid by d fg,wen fg came for assesment dey said it was below standard, now ccecc has been brut to do d job again, its a fact dat anyone can comfirm,i not joinin issues with u,because nobody gives wat he dnt have,n nobody thinks abv his brain, ur state is in der need of change..

It's ironic that you're alluding to "this jet age" as though you or I or any Nigerian for that matter are in the jet age. Seriously, get over yourself!

I hope you don't refer to your Ebonyi workers as "backward". . If the whitemen who brought you education and civilization had spent half the time telling your grandparents how backward they were, I'm sure you won't now be the employer of labor that you are (for which reason I'm proud of you). But unfortunately, the African approach to everything constantly consists of hypocritical judgment and grandstanding, which is sad. For instance, the road to Arondizuogu in your native Imo is impassable. By your logic, Ndi Arondizuogu must be "even more backward" than Ndi Abakaliki.

If it's any help I'm not from Ebonyi, but this thread is a testament that there is a bias against the state, and whatever modest achievements there is even further diminished by a pre-set notion that "Ebonyi state is backward".

IGBOSON1:
^^^I'm gonna have to hold my nose and say this; but T A Orjis' Umuahia is the best amongst all the South East state capitals (and major towns) when it comes to regular sweeping of roads and maintaining a good environment!

It's just a pity he didn't give Aba (the goose that lays golden eggs) the same attention!

You're not wrong; the sweeper women approach their work with great commitment, as though their lives depended on it (or may be it does!)
I live in Umuahia, so I know.
But Umuahia's white gritty surface sand also has a decided advantage over Enugu's red pasty earth. Even if unswept (Umuahia), you'd barely even notice.

PS: But I'd like you or biafrandream to explain how accumulating particles of sand on the sides of a road can cause it to fail. Or, is it something made-up, much like telling young girls that if they were to 'touch' boys literally, they'd get pregnant actually. Or, the more sinister "if you disobey your parents, your children will disobey you"

Deltagiant:
I’ve read most of the comments here including yours. I could only but deduce that most of the commentators have little or no knowledge of the Igbo Igala historical tangle. One ancient Igbo adage says that “Egbusigodu Igbo nine, Igbo afodukwa n’Igala” Meaning even if all the Igbos were wiped out, Igbo will still remain in Igala”

Therefore, when I read your comment I laughed because I view you as someone having a very faint knowledge of the Igala/igbo history as it relates to the Omanbala region. This is because it is almost impossible to draw a line of distinction in a Anambra and Enugu states on where Igala or Igbo blood line begins and ends. Parts of the western Igbo territories of Anioma to half of the total local governments in Anamabra and Enugu states are of Igbo and Igala descent. Onitsha, Atani, Dunukofia, Aguleri, Nteje, Nri, Igbariam and most parts of Ogbaru have traces of Igala. The village of Umubele in Awka town also etc.

In Enugu, the Nike people, Enugu Ezike and parts of the state trace their origin partially or wholly to Igala. Most importantly, these communities always assert their Igala links when it matters. Igala and Igbo have a very long history of almost ancestry but which was disencouraged when Islam creeped into Igalaland and when Aliyu Obaje converted to Islam and became their king. He died two years ago but fortunately for them he was replaced with a Christian monarch Michael Ameh Oboni who is now trying very hard to rekindle the lost relationship with Ndigbo.
Therefore, If we have to descend to surgical identification of marginalization, the OP should then shut his mouth up because people of Igala blood line are well represented in Anamabra state.
Even now, the Secretary to Anamabra government, Mr, Oseloka OBAZE from Ogbaru is of Igala blood line. Former Aviation minister Stella Adaeze ODUAH is of Igala blood line. We can as well say that the current governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano is partially Igala because his town of Aguleri is partially of Igala origin. The village of Odeke in Aguleri has its replica in Ibaji Igala and today they speak Igala. So Mr; OP where do you end this line that you have ignorantly started to draw. My town in Anambra has no Igala connection. So, who is marginalizing who now?

I'm yet to ascertain the veracity of your claims that Igala language is not aired sufficiently, if that is true it is condemnable. But however, your encounter with the said Igala man at onitsha and your comments about him, has equally put you at the same pedestal with those you are accusing. You should have had no qualms with a fellow state citizen who expressed himself in the language he's comfortable with. Please, bury this petty bullshit!

Many Igbos love to deny this mixed bloodline with the Igala for some reason. They feel it taints their Igboness, which is sad and shortsighted. The fact however is that there are several Igbos who have lost track of their Igala parentage.
Anambra11, when people with a superior understanding of certain issues are talking, you have 3 options:
Look
Listen
Learn
Of course, if you're humble like me you'll do all 3.

ANAMBRA11:
please somebody should blow this m0r0n's head off

cooljude:
I am from Uzo-uwani in Enugu(Nsukka area). My parents told me that when they where kids, some old people answered names like Ajuma, Achonu etc. But presently you would hardly hear such names. The simple truth is that those area are border communities and their is always a kind of interraction between those various tribes. If records where kept, probably people would be able to trace their origin. I am Igbo and one thing that i know about my tribe is that they don't feel intimidated by other tribes so they hardly discriminate, they even easily find friends from other tribes compare to their own.

Brilliant.
@ bolded: those men simply took a decision on their identity crisis; they became mainstream Igbo. Today, names like Obetta, Asogwa, Attah and Attama, while being originally Igala names, are so widespread in the Nsukka area that they're considered Igbo names.

For the sake of history, the Igalas arrived the Igbo borderlands in the 18th century. With their military strength, they took control of some towns, and power once acquired, was maintained via their priests or attamahs. So much so that Queen (or King as she preferred to be called) Ahebi Ugbabe was installed as Eze by the Attah of Igala at Idah to rule over Enugwu Ezike. The Igala have variously been said to be blood relations of the Igbo. Many historians propound this possibility. The OP has missed the fact that many Igala families have taken Igbo wives, and this, while completely indeliberate, is fortuitous as the Igbo runs a matrilineal society. In fact, Shelton wrote that Igboland suffered an internal "colonization" by the Igala, but before long, the "colonization" came to an abrupt end as the Igbos provided elegant wives for their captors smiley , married them and enculturated (abi acculturated) them. Today, it is no surprise that many Igalas have no qualms being Igbo. Not to mention the many Igbos who have lost track of the fact that they ever were of Igala stock

Double post

spyder880:
See who is tapping from the name we gave this thread, this thing we do here is getting some attention from people that matters

Spyder880 don't you think you should sue the dude for copyright infringement?

Could be a way to turn all his salaries and allowances to purposes other than self aggrandizement

Heh heh heh

spyder880:
See who is tapping from the name we gave this thread, this thing we do here is getting some attention from people that matters

Spyder don't you think you should sue the dude for copyright infringement?

Could be a way to turn all his salaries and allowances to purposes other than self aggrandizement

Heh heh heh

Tonye001, this is brilliant. The soup looks quite tasty.
On a side note, how far is Ogbadigbo from Obollo Afor? Thanks.

Quick question please.
Can I withdraw the $52 in my Adsense account via Bank Wire? Or do I have to wait till it gets to $100.

Why We Chose Ugwuanyi ---Chime

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/chose-ugwuanyi-chime/

oneeast2:
Izuchukwu how market?

I ga-anwudi ma o bu na m asaro gi okwu?
I'm not a trader. Hapum aka.

^
You fell for that tired ploy?
Heh heh heh

Obviously, Enugu-PDP is on the verge of a split. With Ekweremadu throwing his weight behind Chinedu Onu and Chime's weight behind Ugwuanyi, Ayogu Eze is at best a lone ranger. He should invest his energies towards maintaining the senatorial seat so he doesn't lose on all fronts. I won't mind him returning to the senate.

Emperoh:
Seem to be the only one not posting pictures from my visit to Enugu. Still in Enugu, so odibee late!

I will like to raise a few concerns.

Some of the roads built at the the twilight of the Nnamani administration or the early days of Sullivan Chime, are failing. The stretch between Agric Bank and Brown and Brown (going through WAEC, Industrial court). Amuri Road/Nike Lake road, Some parts of GRA into Trans Ekulu and Dhamija.

I must also commend the initiative around Naira Triangle/NNPC mega station. The new demarcation and diversions make big sense and I am loving it.

Last but not the least, the menace of touts masquerading as traffic regulators! I am quite sad to see how these guys have turned into a Judges and Jury, being rude to people and just fleecing people off. I know that this is some agency saddled with traffic management. But i also doubt if they are court, who pronounce people guilty and then force them to pay a fine! Are there no lawyers in Enugu to challenge this illegality? IF someone breaks a traffic rule, it is not the role of the apprehending office to dispense fine. I am also not sure of any law either in the state assembly setting that agency up.

These matters need to be taken up. Who's with me on this?


Aside these, i am having a well deserved rest!

I couldn't agree more.
It was on the news recently that Enugu North LGA which includes Enugu city center has the highest number of taxes, levies, fines, penalties etc of all states studied in a certain research.
This is particularly worrisome at a time Enugu is attempting to attract the much needed foreign investment.
Although I've seen these same highway officials (so-called Ministry of Transport officials) in Abia and Edo, I think its a trend that must be nipped in the bud.
In Abia, they impounded my car because i didnt have the state MoT clearance even though I was merely in transit through the state, and it took the intervention of a relative to wrest me from their hands.
In Enugu, I was accused of not stopping when the amber light came on. I insisted I crossed when the light was green. They threatened to replay their cameras, and because I was very sure, I dared them to. After some 30 minutes of wrangling, they let me go though.

olodoowoh: Its hard for any anambra thread to work on this forum.

And the reason is very simple: Their reaction to criticism leaves much to be desired.
We can all see the dirty and sandy Onitsha roads, but if you dare to point it out you'll become an enemy of the state.

If you dare to say that the new Onitsha-Enugu highway is an epiloia of cement and concrete and needs ornamental grasses, someone will go overboard and create a new thread for your state (of course to bring it down).


Anambra is a state that must not be criticized, no matter the cost. Yet other states are benefiting from their heartless criticisms. It's only a matter of time before Ndi Anambra will realize that lowering the bar for Anambra State Govt isn't in their interest.
As yet, let us live this newfound ideology of "Judge not Anambra and your state shall not be judged".

Abagworo: I've started removing all the bad pictures I posted but I still want Chino to stop spamming other Igbo's threads with the aim of giving false impression.

Now that's a man with conscience!
You've shown yourself to be a much bigger man.
In case I haven't said this earlier, I'm a big fan. I happen to enjoy your posts because they are analytical albeit unpopular.
I liked who from way back, way before Chino's madness.
Abagworo you're one of the few people who don't let their emotions get in the way of their reasoning, which is more than I can say for Chino and his 1001 other monikers.

I've seen the video.
The Joe Chukwu guy is a good photographer; the soft background music mollified me in so many ways. And the video was anticlimactic, ending much less dreadfully than it began. Also at 5.20 or thereabouts where the young tired schoolgirl returning home after a busy day at school pauses to help a handicapped man retrieve something ---that was my best scene, but I digress.

Joe Chukwu knows the nooks and crannies of Abakpa sha. From Last Bus stop, he still waka pass Holy Cross still dey enter inside inside. Ihe onye cho k'ofuu.
Heh heh heh.

Abakpa appears to be remediable though. Cjrane's suggestion is likely the best option. There are enough open spaces in the early scenes of the clip through which inner roads can run without much demolition.

cjrane: Now I see you are a doctor! No wonder you have such excellent analytic mind!

Heh heh heh
Cjrane nwannem o.

^ It's 'Abakpa' rather than 'Agbakpa'.
You need to get the spelling right so we don't mistake you for ndiofe.

Yes, Enugu has her fair share of slums. With rural-urban migration, it is inevitable that such slums will crop up to cater to immigrating persons who want accommodation on the cheap.
Abakpa is a village of the Nike people, and the trouble with such land is that it is owned piece by piece, square metre by square metre. As such, any Govt that attempts to raze the slum must be ready to spare no expense. To put things in perspective, when houses were demolished around Ozalla to give way for the Ozalla-Udi Highway, our neighbour's grandma was paid N3.5m to offset her expenses. Now, Abakpa is not on the outskirts but rather it sits on a choice area bordered by New Haven, Trans Ekulu, and is in fact the home of the 82 Division Army HQ. That's a lot of value in real estate.
Theroretically, I support that the place be razed and rebuilt, but can our government do that? The cost of buying back the land alone is daunting. Now add that to the cost of relocating the myriad of persons who own land there, even if such land is no larger than a square metre. And then the cost of rebuilding. Plus, the governor must be ready to wear the toga of "Heartless and Elitist". Abakpa is home to very many persons. It is probably the densest part of Enugu. Considering these, I think it is safer not to raze the area. The Gynecologists have a saying about some tumors : " if it's not symptomatic, leave it alone!"

chinasaekpere: correct man. You stay in umuahia?

Yes o.
In fact, small thing remain make you snap my house for Bende Rd.

semitunde: Nice pictures. I hope that one day, my igbo people will learn the art of sophistry gleaned from moderation and constraint.

Its OK to be enthusiastic and happy about new developments but it leaves a sour taste when it doesn't go beyond being vainglorious.

I have noticed the way the spider888 guy has answered questions for instance without inciting malice. I think more Igbo should learn and adopt that style. You all agree you need more people like him.

Yes, he is a refined gentleman through and through. Many Igbos are really like that, save for a few bad eggs who insist on giving the ethnic group a bad name. The typical Igbo is a bridge builder, constantly extending the proverbial handshake across the Niger.

Its becoming an accepted norm that Igbo are emotionally violent, many on this forum add vent to this. Its usually passed of as being competitive, but you only realise the folly of such thoughts when the violence is wrought amongst yourselves.

Its going to be great for everyone if the east can develop rapidly. This will force a change in some areas that will require better discussion elsewhere though.

Daalu!!

This is really why I chose to reply you. I can relate with the context in which these observations were made, and I assure you the Igbos have their emotion in check. The Igbos are great thinkers and philosophers, driven by principle and morals. Not everyone with an Igbo-soundalike name is actually Igbo. An Igbo man thinks deeply and speaks little. Even Ozodi Osuji, for all his controversial works, is a thorough and conscientious thinker.
Your suggestions are appreciated. Feel free to visit this thread: https://www.nairaland.com/979128/enugu-pride-east
It's clean and civil.