sanctity454:


I wish owerri city gets a 15storey building soon, that would be sold out, in order to encourage other investors of the opportunities abound in the city.

eduj:

[b]owerri has the highest number of 6-8 storey buildings in the East and they are still building more. [/b]Best thing roachas did was to massively expand the roads in owerri it gives room to add modern amenities when the time comes.

FreeIgbos:


Yes, that's true. However, they're all hotels! It would be great to see residential and office apartments that are high-rises! It gives a perception of greatness to any city.

I also agree that Rochas did well by expanding roads and moving open air markets to the city suburbs but building substandard flyovers, roads and tunnels that wasted billions of Imo State money is unforgivable.

The current governor for whatever reasons known to him decided to return Eke Onuwa to Douglas road when he should have insisted that traders must move to those markets in the suburbs. How can you build modern cities when unsightly open air markets with its attendant rowdiness and refuse accumulation are sited in the middle of town?! That's a good example of how mediocre governors are holding Imo State back.

eduj:

Returing the market to Douglas isn't a bad idea if he can put up a world class open air market (like we have in Dubai and china)- it will serve as a tourist draw also.
But if the plan it to put up a story little shops like is common in Nigeria, then it's a no.
About the flyovers , don't really know why successive governments have failed to repair it or bring it down. It's an icon of shame. Rochas built too many inferior roads don't truly know why

FreeIgbos:


Yes, that's true. However, they're all hotels! It would be great to see residential and office apartments that are high-rises! It gives a perception of greatness to any city.

I also agree that Rochas did well by expanding roads and moving open air markets to the city suburbs but building substandard flyovers, roads and tunnels that wasted billions of Imo State money is unforgivable.

The current governor for whatever reasons known to him decided to return Eke Onuwa to Douglas road when he should have insisted that traders must move to those markets in the suburbs. How can you build modern cities when unsightly open air markets with its attendant rowdiness and refuse accumulation are sited in the middle of town?! That's a good example of how mediocre governors are holding Imo State back.

sanctity454:


I wish owerri city gets a 15storey building soon, that would be sold out, in order to encourage other investors of the opportunities abound in the city.

eduj:

owerri has the highest number of 6-8 storey buildings in the East and they are still building more. Best thing roachas did was to massively expand the roads in owerri it gives room to add modern amenities when the time comes.

discusant:



Lol.

One can even count in one hand how many high rise buildings there are in London, Paris or Barcelona. Very few. And these are cities that started building for over 500 years.
What is the obsession in some people with high rise buildings in Owerri, in Imo state where no other place outside Owerri has common drainage systems, good roads or sustainable water supply projects? Pls don't quote me take ur stupidity elsewhere we are not on same page
If Rochas Okorocha continued as governor through his son-in-law, he would have bent to pressure and built high rise buildings in Owerri. Next governor will pull them down because of quack work, and they are not necessary for now.

NwaforIgbo:
. Y do u think so?

sanctity454:
The reconstruction of owerri-okigwe road has reached amaraku junction section

Furious1:
Of course, Igbos in general build high rise it's just skyscraper that's remaining although I've seen 15 stories in SE. Owerri has to be the next big skyscraper city in Nigeria if you consider the gas project and the hospitality status. This building is in SE and it's nice

anselem87:
take this picture out of here if u have nothing to post, small time now it will become anambra vs imo war

anselem87:
owerri is a state capital while lusaka isn't

NwaforIgbo:


So Why shouldn't owerri be planned like that.

discusant:


Abuja is federal capital territory which is treated like a state of its own.
Owerri is part of Imo state.

You are poorly educated.

Owerri is not a state of its own in Imo state; a well educated governor of Imo state needs to lay more emphasis on infrastructure for the other urban areas in Imo state but maintain what already exists in Owerri. But for lousy and primitive people in a part of Imo state, Imo governors must ignore urban development infrastructures in the other urban areas of Imo state, but pump all government funds into making Owerri look like London overnight.
Methinks, some of you from Owerri like to have a continuation of Rochas Okorocha’s style where more than 90% devt infrastructures of his government in 8 years were built in Owerri. Okorocha was trying to use what he was building in Owerri for his campaign to become president of Nigeria.

sanctity454:


Planned should not be the word, rather developed should be used.
Owerri city is better planned, and has more ambience than Lusaka, but Lusaka is far more developed than owerri, by merely looking at the skyline of the city.
I agree on the development part that you are trying to illustrate, we all hope that owerri city gets to Lusaka level of development in due time

NwaforIgbo:


That's why I posted the pics. I was hoping it'll guide us to build better.

sanctity454:


Such buildings are capital intensive, we just need one good high rise building that's mixed used, which was sold out, this will give investors the conviction to invest in such venture.

pandax:


Please Imolities, what is the status of the Rivers State/Imo State boundary adjustment that affected Oguta, Ohaji/Egbema,Owerri West and Ngor Okpala LGAs in Imo State and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Emuoha, Ikwerre, Etche LGAs in Rivers State?

sanctity454:


Imo state recovered about 21 communities from Rivers state.

pandax:


Whao, do you know the names of recovered communities from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni and Etche axis of Rivers State?

I heard that Omarelu and Apani in Ikwerre LGA are now in Imo State, same with Egbeda in Emuoha LGA

hmm, Imo state map will soon change with this recoveries, and will probably have boundary with River Niger at the Northwestern part of the state, around Akili Ogidi in Ogbaru LGA(Anambra) and Ase-Izaga in Ndoni LGA(Rivers State)

sanctity454:


I don't have the list of names of communities affected.
But the good news is that there will be increased revenues due to recovered oil wells.

sanctity454:


Imo state recovered about 21 communities from Rivers state.

RareDiamonds:
What is your source of information

sanctity454:


According to government appointee to in the person of Good luck Opiah

RareDiamonds:
Ok but I have not read anywhere he said Imo State recovered about 21 communities from Rivers State. He only said several oil wells were recovered by Imo State from Rivers State.

Do you have the link the link to where he said 21 communities were recovered ?

sanctity454:


Oil wells located in communities recovered, you can't recover oils without the communities that it's domiciled in.

RareDiamonds:
I know the oil wells are located in communities and the affected communities are recovered by Imo State but i do not know the number of communities recovered.

I am just trying to understand the basis or reasons you used to know that the number of communities recovered is 21. Did you just guess it is 21 communities.

Sorry for my inquisitiveness