Kelechi121:
I think and industrial zone is quite a good idea, but many companies are still skeptical about investment until ANOH becomes fully operational, but I think the govt should push strongly for the establishment and have a signed agreement that stipulation conditions, as this halted the growth of Industries in Aba.

I remember the hopes and excitement about geometric power plant and how excited moribund industries within Aba axis were, but all that hope got squashed as Emeka ofor failed to understand the economic impact Barth Nnaji had in place, he basically looked at it from a business point of view.

FYI: This constant complain about hotels, are there many hotel in Owerri than needed ? Yes, but remember this isn’t built by govt, do we now start telling people how to spend there hard earn money ?

huncho22:
they always complain but still go to the hotels to lodge go to owerri during Xmas or Easter period u won't see a hotel that still has a vacant room

sanctity454:


I think owerri city should add recreation parks like pleasure park to the city, water park, and museum etc
A new CBD area with minimum height of 7 floors with be icing on the cake

sanctity454:


Waltersmith group is planning an industrial park within that axis and it will be gas powered

SmartPolician:


That company is really trying for Imo State

huncho22, easy with the insult; it's unnecessary

sanctity454:

I just pray they consider having an office in owerri

SmartPolician:


For me, they should have an office in locations where their projects are located in Imo State. Something or someone must cause an area to develop. Every company must not have its base in a state capital.

Yampotatocarrot:


The geometric issue is a very big loss to the whole States in the Southeast, all because of the greed of one man. I pity Nnaji though, and I pray he finds favour in the sight of the government in power so that things will turn around not just for him alone, but also in the light of power generation and distribution in the whole South East, starting with Abia and Imo state.

Are there more hotels in Owerri than needed? You said YES, I beg to politely disagree. Any current decline in patronage is due to the Covid19 and schools not being fully operational yet. Let higher institutions resume fully and things get back in place, you'll be surprised you'll visit some hotels and they'll tell you there's no room available.

This same low patronage is being witnessed by hotels around SCOAN, Ikotun due to the fact that the church has been closed down for a long time, as per Covid19... Let church activities resume and you'll be lucky to get accomodation around there.

Imo state wants to become the hub of entertainment West of River Niger+Benue and it's gradually getting there... All the lowclass hotels or those ones with poor services will definitely have to close down for others to survive. It'll soon be a case of serious competition which will lead to hotels rendering top notch services to keep customers

sanctity454:


I think owerri city should add recreation parks like pleasure park to the city, water park, and museum etc
A new CBD area with minimum height of 7 floors with be icing on the cake

Abagworo:


Only Okorocha understood the importance of recreation parks and sightseeing to development of tourism in Imo State. All his successors are busy trying to prove that those things are not important to the extent of demolishing Freedom Falls and Akachi. Even Heroes Park would have been demolished if not Okorocha's hurried addition of Buhari statue at the end of his tenure. Even the Industrial Park he established as well as the Cargo Airport are laying fallow for sake of visionless successors.

Abagworo:


Only Okorocha understood the importance of recreation parks and sightseeing to development of tourism in Imo State. All his successors are busy trying to prove that those things are not important to the extent of demolishing Freedom Falls and Akachi. Even Heroes Park would have been demolished if not Okorocha's hurried addition of Buhari statue at the end of his tenure. Even the Industrial Park he established as well as the Cargo Airport are laying fallow for sake of visionless successors.

Ofodirinwa:
Hopefully they demolish that 'hero's park' as soon as possible. If Uzodinmma can do it, he'll have my faith for that alone, if not him I'm anticipating the next governor. If we are to have a hero's park, lets have a real hero's park, not a collection of money laundering allies for Rochas Okorocha. We are celebrating Jacob Zuma and Buhari with a statue next to Ojukwu, Azikiwe, and other titans of our history.

sanctity454:


The park has come to stay, we can't afford wastage of our collective wealth

Ofodirinwa:
Hopefully they demolish that 'hero's park' as soon as possible. If Uzodinmma can do it, he'll have my faith for that alone, if not him I'm anticipating the next governor. If we are to have a hero's park, lets have a real hero's park, not a collection of money laundering allies for Rochas Okorocha. We are celebrating Jacob Zuma and Buhari with a statue next to Ojukwu, Azikiwe, and other titans of our history.

huncho22:
you are a foolish man

asha80:
some of the effigies in that park have no business been there in the first instance however I will not begrudge any governor that decides not to do anything about it..moreover all those ugly pillars rochas built around owerri ought to be removed

huncho22:
u are just talking out of hatred , mtcheew weda u like it or not rochas opened most parts of Owerri

Amah70:


Your love for a governor Rochas for opening most parts of Owerri....
Rochas never extended even one meter of urban expansion to other parts of Imo state in 8 years as governor of Imo state.

Your most primitive mindset would not allow you ask questions as to what can be done by our government to make entire Imo state have modern development institutions and amenities supplied by government; as you have them in Owerri - often in duplicate, and even in triples. You rather insult who asks questions.

huncho22:
u are just talking out of hatred , mtcheew weda u like it or not rochas opened most parts of Owerri

Amah70:


Your love for a governor Rochas for opening most parts of Owerri....
Rochas never extended even one meter of urban expansion to other parts of Imo state in 8 years as governor of Imo state.

Your most primitive mindset would not allow you ask questions as to what can be done by our government to make entire Imo state have modern development institutions and amenities supplied by government; as you have them in Owerri - often in duplicate, and even in triples. You rather insult who asks questions.

rtdCivilservant:

Are u not tired of repeating same thing over and over and over? By now, one would have expected that u should have started building some infrastructures in Orlu so that others will follow.

sanctity454:


Stupid politics in full display, good news is that hope has included the cargo airport in his agenda, secondly prison and police HQ will be relocated to the proposed structures, as government appointees inspected the facilities recently.

huncho22:
nooo rochas will open ur village for u ? Whats the work of members of house or rep and senators what are their duties ? Just to eat money alone?

SmartPolician:


For me, they should have an office in locations where their projects are located in Imo State. Something or someone must cause an area to develop. Every company must not have its base in a state capital.

Ofodirinwa:
Hopefully they demolish that 'hero's park' as soon as possible. If Uzodinmma can do it, he'll have my faith for that alone, if not him I'm anticipating the next governor. If we are to have a hero's park, lets have a real hero's park, not a collection of money laundering allies for Rochas Okorocha. We are celebrating Jacob Zuma and Buhari with a statue next to Ojukwu, Azikiwe, and other titans of our history.

NigeriaIsZOO:


It is very important for them to have their corporate office in Owerri. That's how it is done everywhere! Check most big manufacturing companies in Nigeria and you will see they have a corporate office either in Lagos or Abuja.

They should be building one at Wetheral or better still somewhere around New Owerri.

Amah70:



My home LGA, Orlu, is not a village as you would want it to be, but the second largest urban center in Imo state after Owerri. If good roads and other urban infrastructures are provided in Orlu by IMSG, Orlu shall be a larger metropolitan city than Owerri.

It’s not senators and reps from Owerri that build the infrastructures in Owerri. Shey most of the governor's ruling imo state are from orlu ? What stops them from building or constructing good roads in orlu ?

You continue to expose how heediotic and primitive your mindset is made up.

NigeriaIsZOO:


It is very important for them to have their corporate office in Owerri. That's how it is done everywhere! Check most big manufacturing companies in Nigeria and you will see they have a corporate office either in Lagos or Abuja.

They should be building one at Wetheral or better still somewhere around New Owerri.

Abagworo:


Those are institutions . What I want Uzodinma to do that I believe will boost tourism is to build a very beautiful African themed garden park at the Akachi tower and also repair it for visitors to climb and enjoy city view like they used to in the past. That Freedom waterfalls at Warehouse should be completely replaced with a recreational center comprising swimming pool and local Igbo huts. Those 2 alone will attract a lot of people to Owerri especially foreigners who will appreciate a modern display of our traditional architecture. It will compliment the siting of Mbari restaurant in same vicinity.

Many people are misguided about development and economy. To such illiterates building of factories is the only industry they know whereas tourism is a bigger deal and yet leaves your environment free from industrial pollution.

NigeriaIsZOO:


All these demolish this, demolish that is nothing but primitive mindset. Only fools and dunces will see things that were erected with Imo state money and want to demolish it for whatever reason. If it's not strong enough, then look for a way to make it strong and durable!

It is always easier to demolish than to build and that is why these shortsighted guys we have always look for what to destroy and people like you will be encouraging them to do so because you think it's not your money.

Rochas Okorocha defrauded us by building very substandard projects but we must look for a way to renovate or rebuild them because he used our collective money to do them and not his personal money. When you demolish them, it is you and me as Imo people that loose!

When I look at the very solid and massive infrastructure Kano and Kaduna governors are building and compare them with the very basic and mediocre ones these fraudsters build for us here, I just feel like crying.