asha80:
yes i agree about laying the groundwork but just touting population without attracting the ones with disposable cash does not really pay otherwise you would be inviting criminality back

Prosperous cities will always attract "non-desireables" whether we like it or not. It's about having a system in place that addresses the social causes of crime. Good policing is crucial but rehabilitation, skills building, employment and other infrastructure is key.

Japan has a VERY low crime rate despite having one of the highest population densities in the world....never mind now that their growth rate is negative today.

Which brings me to another point, striving to provide equal opportunities for an entire population no matter how large is also beneficial. An educated AND enlightened population (these are 2 different things if you must know) will regulate it's own growth rate.

Our neglect of the more unfortunate Igbos among us has been our undoing these past years. Crime and deviant activities are environmental....after all Igbos were very law abiding citizens especially before the crippling effect of the war.

How does the government plan to address the reasons for crime among Igbos? Big elephant in the room.

I still stand by my conviction. The people make the place and in general the more people the better. At least you can't say that we don't need the productive Igbos who have all but abandoned our land...especially those with the means to provide industry, capital, financial leverage and the likes.

AnambraDota:


Does it mean Imo and Abians in diaspora don't bring something tangible for home advantage.
This is dangerous trend ooooo

Imagine Abia State, what about all these Hotels, restraunts and estates in Owerri who build them.
Enugu ahead of Anambra, this is wonderful I must confess.

Open a thread with link let debate it.

enugu city is the trick....abia would have probably commanded the same attention but i think the neglect of aba necessisated some kind of flight of that city....as for imo i have nothing to say

Lovesdaisied:
Anambra State should also work on improving it's profile for tourists. Cultural and natural landmarks such as Ogbunike cave and Igbo-Ukwu are there but where I think we can hit things big is in shopping, retail and entertainment.

We should spend time revamping the landscape to improve aesthetics....and devote funds towards something grand, like building the largest shopping mall in Africa and guaranteeing the lowest prices there....localizing production will help greatly. We can source accessories such as belts and shoes from Aba and create our factories here.

As an aside, I'm wondering why we don't have a booming fashion industry here in the East.

^^^One thing that could hasten the achievement of the goals you talk of is for Anambra to be placed on the world map like Lagos and Abuja are; by this i mean that the state is in urgent need of an international gateway! I was expecting that by now we should have seen the renders of the proposed Int'l Airport and plans for its financing! Also, Onitsha and Nnewi need to have a rail-link to a functional Seaport for ease of movement of goods (both import and export)!

Lovesdaisied:


Prosperous cities will always attract "non-desireables" whether we like it or not. It's about having a system in place that addresses the social causes of crime. Good policing is crucial but rehabilitation, skills building, employment and other infrastructure is key.

Japan has a VERY low crime rate despite having one of the highest population densities in the world....never mind now that their growth rate is negative today.

Which brings me to another point, striving to provide equal opportunities for an entire population no matter how large is also beneficial. An educated AND enlightened population (these are 2 different things if you must know) will regulate it's own growth rate.

Our neglect of the more unfortunate Igbos among us has been our undoing these past years. Crime and deviant activities are environmental....after all Igbos were very law abiding citizens especially before the crippling effect of the war.

How does the government plan to address the reasons for crime among Igbos? Big elephant in the room.

I still stand by my conviction. The people make the place and in general the more people the better. At least you can't say that we don't need the productive Igbos who have all but abandoned our land...especially those with the means to provide industry, capital, financial leverage and the likes.

^^^I find the part in bold very insulting and patronizing! Igbos are not less or more inclined to criminality than anyone else!

IGBOSON1:


^^^I find the part in bold very insulting and patronizing! Igbos are not less or more inclined to criminality than anyone else!

There is crime in every group, I agree. I am talking only about Igbos....minding our business, if you understand what I mean. I was also addressing Asha80's points regarding increasing or attracting (igbo) population.

AnambraDota:


Not just building universities building sustainable economies, there are universities in Igboland but people still run away from Igboland to Lagos and Abuja after NYSC.
We need to open up new frontiers in tourism, educational institutions, agro allied businesses, financial services, aviation, oil and gas et all.

Look at how wise people do something, NECO was founded by Northerners yet they retain the Head Office in Minna not in Kano, Abuja, Kaduna or Lagos. Imagine if Igbos own NECO they will make sure its in Lagos so that every Igbo graduate must relocate to Lagos to be employed.

We lack inverted wisdom in Igboland, no consciousness or keen in developing Igboland.

Everybody wants to be addressed as Lagos based or Abuja based businessman

^^^Part of the problem is that many of us have lost that Igbo consciousness and pride that our forebears (the likes of M I Okpara, Mbakwe, Ikemba, Onyeama, Akanu Ibiam, and all those that fought and died during the Biafran war) had! Many of us (esp' those who were born and brought up in Lagos or the north) have lost touch with the pains and aspirations of their kinsmen back home in the east; and this is why they don't seem that bothered when Ndigbo are cheated and marginalized in the scheme of things.....sometimes even aiding the very wicked people ganging up to shortchange us and hold us down!

Dollyak:

Actually Igbos send the most money to their respective states in Nigeria. Igbos have been leading for a while now. Apart from lagos, Enugu and Anambra receives the most capital investment from Nigerians living abroad. This is why Enugu and Anambra are leading in the SE.

^^^Could you explain this post of yours a bit better please. Are the figures quoted for each quarter in naira or dollars, and are they from money transfers from abroad like Western Union and Moneygram? And could you include the source.

Are we still talking about Anambra,here? Because records show Anambra is just about crime free. I repeat,Anambra has one of the lowest crime rate in Nigeria. We are not experiencing security challenges. For the past one year,there hasn't been a recorded kidnap nor robbery. Just trying to point that out ,so everybody can feel free to visit the state,move around and spend their money....Yes,if you are visiting Anambra we expect you to come and spend your money,not take from us. Deme nu!

Lovesdaisied:
Anambra State should also work on improving it's profile for tourists. Cultural and natural landmarks such as Ogbunike cave and Igbo-Ukwu are there but where I think we can hit things big is in shopping, retail and entertainment.

We should spend time revamping the landscape to improve aesthetics....and devote funds towards something grand, like building the largest shopping mall in Africa and guaranteeing the lowest prices there....localizing production will help greatly. We can source accessories such as belts and shoes from Aba and create our factories here.

As an aside, I'm wondering why we don't have a booming fashion industry here in the East.

Localizing products sounds good but why would I buy an Aba made belt that won't last six months...I am still wearing a belt I bought 20 dollars 7yrs ago. Aba guys need better training and quality materials to work with,if they want to compete.

investnow2013:
Community Universities can help to draw our 'Run-away' brothers & sisters back to Alaigbo if my suggestion in the previous pages on how to start a community University is pursed by our communities!.

Community Universities will help bring about faster economic development to Anambra-State/ Alaigbo if Obiano & other govts in Alaigbo are going to implement it!. How?. It sounds new, but our people are doing it already in building Primary & Secondary schools in our different communities!. Now is the time to move a step higher by building & owning Universities with little govt shareholding say 5 to 10%.Some of these communities like Agulu, Ekwulobia, Nnewi,Aguleri,Ihiala,Onitsha, Nkpor, Abagana, Umuoji,Ogidi,Awka, Enugukwu,Ozubulu & Obosi can be used for this innovation!.The communities involve will provide land, Temporary accommodation/ Houses & at least 50 Million Naira for it's take off!. Govt will at least contribute #20 to 50 Million Naira as their share capital.The community in which the University will be based will have 55% Shareholding, Govt 10%,other corporate bodies or investors 35% Shareholding. These innovation will create faster economic development of that community & state!.The basic infrastructure in our communities like roads,Water,Electricity,Better housing, internet facility etc will receive a boost just because the University sited in the community!.This innovation is a Win! Win solution, if we want to use Education as a means of economic, Social development of Our State/ Alaigbo. This will help to bring back Our 'Run-away' sons & daughters to Alaigbo!. Employment opportunities is enormous!. 1000 to 5000 Thousand people will be directly or indirectly employed in any community where the University is based!.
Capital flight from Alaigbo will be stopped with this idea!. Our people are all over Nigeria Universities!. Some states are building Universities just to attract our people!, for instance Ogun State have 17 Universities both private & govt & more are coming!. Who do you think will be going to these Universities? If I may ask!....... It is our PEOPLE!!!!!!!.What do you think?

asha80:
enugu city is the trick....abia would have probably commanded the same attention but i think the neglect of aba necessisated some kind of flight of that city....as for imo i have nothing to say

I believe we should have gone past the stage of assumption and arbitrary insinuations. All parts of Igboland are having the same problem of mass migration. The most hit is Anambra followed closely by Imo. The reason is our traditional belief as well as over population. After Lagos, Anambra is the most densely populated State also followed closely by Imo but unlike Lagos, the high population is inherent and not as a result of influx of people from other places.

Enugu and Abia has high population of Imo and Anambra people but I consider such as good for Southeast as the movement is still within. The problem is that of Igbos parked in Lagos, Kano, Funtu, Kaura Namoda, Kaduna, Ibadan etc. They might be more in population than Igbos in Southeast. In fact if we are to believe Nigerian statistics, no Southeast State has as much Igbos as Lagos State.

abagoro:


I believe we should have gone past the stage of assumption and arbitrary insinuations. All parts of Igboland are having the same problem of mass migration. The most hit is Anambra followed closely by Imo. The reason is our traditional belief as well as over population. After Lagos, Anambra is the most densely populated State also followed closely by Imo but unlike Lagos, the high population is inherent and not as a result of influx of people from other places.

Enugu and Abia has high population of Imo and Anambra people but I consider such as good for Southeast as the movement is still within. The problem is that of Igbos parked in Lagos, Kano, Funtu, Kaura Namoda, Kaduna, Ibadan etc. They might be more in population than Igbos in Southeast. In fact if we are to believe Nigerian statistics, no Southeast State has as much Igbos as Lagos State.

Saying that there are more Igbos outside Igboland than in Igboland is living delusion of the granduer. Lagos yes command high number of Igbo population but Igbos in Anambra are times two of Lagos Igbos.
Lagos is home to many ethnic group but the reason why Igbos seems to be dominating is because their investments and businesses are easily noticeable.
Many Igbos born in Lagos are mainly the reason but human being is not as many as people thought.

If Lagos is 20m in population where do Yorubas, Hausa, Edos, Efiks, Ijaws and other minority tribes from North and West Africa fit into.

The most densely populated areas in Lagos are the slums and shanties which Igbos rarely live in, not that Igbos don't live there but their population there are infinitesimal.

When people say Igboland won't enter Igbos I laugh, why do every christmas half the population of Igbos outside Igboland and Igbo cities move down to the villages yet makeshift structures are not made for them.
There are more empty houses in Igbo towns and villages than inhabited houses.
Even if all Igbos in Lagos, Abuja and Kano return today Anambra state will accommodate and still have more empty plots begging to be developed.

The key to everything is prudent resources management.

abagoro:


I believe we should have gone past the stage of assumption and arbitrary insinuations. All parts of Igboland are having the same problem of mass migration. The most hit is Anambra followed closely by Imo. The reason is our traditional belief as well as over population. After Lagos, Anambra is the most densely populated State also followed closely by Imo but unlike Lagos, the high population is inherent and not as a result of influx of people from other places.

Enugu and Abia has high population of Imo and Anambra people but I consider such as good for Southeast as the movement is still within. The problem is that of Igbos parkoed in Lagos, Kano, Funtu, Kaura Namoda, Kaduna, Ibadan etc. They might be more in population than Igbos in Southeast. In fact if we are to believe Nigerian statistics, no Southeast State has as much Igbos as Lagos State.

We now need solution to this monstrous problem!. We need to get back 70 to 80% of Igbo people back to Alaigbo at least within 2 to 5 years!.Look at the report below & what population does to any economy!!!!....


Consumer potential: Three Nigerian city clusters to compete with Lagos

by Kate Douglas on '28 July 2014'
8909
Nigeria’s retail and wholesale trade industry has the potential to grow by 7.1% per year, and by 2030 could be the largest contributor to the country’s GDP, according to recent report by McKinsey Global Institute. Sales of packaged food and beverages are expected to grow by 6.8% a year, contributing around 85% of the growth in consumer goods.


Nigeria’s major cities can be looked at as broader clusters. Image: MGI
The report, Nigeria’s renewal: Delivering inclusive growth in Africa’s largest economy, estimates that demand for consumer goods could more than triple by 2030. The largest economy in Africa is seeing a rising consumer class, creating a notable opportunity for manufacturers and retailers of fast-moving consumer goods such as food, beverages and personal and health products. Currently consumption is estimated at US$388bn a year but is expected to rise to $1.4tr in 2030, with 35m households earning over $7,500 a year.

“Based on data from other economies on how consumption changes with rising incomes, we see demand in Nigeria poised to accelerate in such categories as fruit juices,” illustrates the report.

“Capturing emerging consumer demand, however, will require smart choices about where, when, and how to enter Nigerian markets. It will also require specific capabilities that international companies especially may need to develop.”

One strategy for consumer facing companies in Nigeria is to adopt a city and regional approach, as opposed to a nationwide approach where distinct differences in culture, demographics and wealth exist. While Lagos, with an estimate of 15m residents, may be the go-to city for companies targeting consumers, McKinsey suggests three regional clusters of cities that together produce sizable populations to rival Lagos.

“Companies playing in all three of these clusters could target 20% more households earning above $7,500 than in Lagos,” notes the research.

A six city cluster around the Niger Delta in the southeast

Port Harcourt, Warri, Benin City, Aba, Enugu and Onitsha make up the six city southeast cluster. Its proximity to oil wells has led the region to be a hub of activity for oil companies and foreign investment.

According to the report, total GDP in this cluster alone is $63bn, which is a close rival to Lagos’s GDP of $68bn, despite having far fewer households. Both Port Harcourt and Aba have considerably higher consumption per capita than Lagos. Port Harcourt, followed by Benin City, Onitsha and Aba have the largest populations within the cluster.

Companies looking to target the luxury segment might want to especially consider Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which has the highest consumption per capita in the country ($6,843 in 2013). The city has one of the largest consuming middle classes in Nigeria with household incomes between $20,000 and $70,000 a year. It has access to two of the country’s busier ports and is home to the Port Harcourt Airport.

Ibadan, Ogbomosho and Ilorin, just north of Lagos

These three cities are within close proximity to Lagos. Ibadan (the capital of Oyo State) is the second largest city after Lagos, and has a fast-growing consumer market. While Lagos has over four times the number of households as Ibadan, consumption per capita of Ibadan in 2013 was $4,562, rivalling Lagos’s $4,710. Ibadan also has a large emerging consumer class with annual household incomes of between $7,500 and $20,000, and one of the larger consuming middle classes in the country with incomes between $20,000 and $70,000 a year.

According to a recent African Development Bank (AfDB) report, Tracking Africa’s Progress in Figures, Ibadan is one of the top 10 fastest growing cities in Africa.

Northern corridor cluster of Kano, Zaria and Kaduna

This cluster holds potential for consumer businesses looking for sizable populations in northern Nigeria. Kano is the fourth largest city in Nigeria, and Kaduna the seventh biggest.

This year, South African retailer Shoprite launched its first outlet in Kano, while Massmart opened a Game store just before June. Despite the potential security risk posed by Islamic militants in the region, Massmart’s Africa director Mark Turner said at the Reuters Africa Summit in April: “I always want to be bold enough to say, you can’t be in Nigeria without being in Kano.”

AnambraDota:


Saying that there are more Igbos outside Igboland than in Igboland is living delusion of the granduer. Lagos yes command high number of Igbo population but Igbos in Anambra are times two of Lagos Igbos.
Lagos is home to many ethnic group but the reason why Igbos seems to be dominating is because their investments and businesses are easily noticeable.
Many Igbos born in Lagos are mainly the reason but human being is not as many as people thought.

If Lagos is 20m in population where do Yorubas, Hausa, Edos, Efiks, Ijaws and other minority tribes from North and West Africa fit into.

The most densely populated areas in Lagos are the slums and shanties which Igbos rarely live in, not that Igbos don't live there but their population there are infinitesimal.

When people say Igboland won't enter Igbos I laugh, why do every christmas half the population of Igbos outside Igboland and Igbo cities move down to the villages yet makeshift structures are not made for them.
There are more empty houses in Igbo towns and villages than inhabited houses.
Even if all Igbos in Lagos, Abuja and Kano return today Anambra state will accommodate and still have more empty plots begging to be developed.

The key to everything is prudent resources management.

Yes you are right about Anambra accomodating Igbos but that is more of theory. If you read my earlier statement there is this tradition in land ownership that makes such arrangement very difficult. Maybe with ammended land use act that supercedes tradition it can work

investnow2013:
We now need solution to this monstrous problem!. We need to get back 70 to 80% of Igbo people back to Alaigbo at least within 2 to 5 years!.Look at the report below & what population does to any economy!!!!....


Consumer potential: Three Nigerian city clusters to compete with Lagos

by Kate Douglas on '28 July 2014'
8909
Nigeria’s retail and wholesale trade industry has the potential to grow by 7.1% per year, and by 2030 could be the largest contributor to the country’s GDP, according to recent report by McKinsey Global Institute. Sales of packaged food and beverages are expected to grow by 6.8% a year, contributing around 85% of the growth in consumer goods.


Nigeria’s major cities can be looked at as broader clusters. Image: MGI
The report, Nigeria’s renewal: Delivering inclusive growth in Africa’s largest economy, estimates that demand for consumer goods could more than triple by 2030. The largest economy in Africa is seeing a rising consumer class, creating a notable opportunity for manufacturers and retailers of fast-moving consumer goods such as food, beverages and personal and health products. Currently consumption is estimated at US$388bn a year but is expected to rise to $1.4tr in 2030, with 35m households earning over $7,500 a year.

“Based on data from other economies on how consumption changes with rising incomes, we see demand in Nigeria poised to accelerate in such categories as fruit juices,” illustrates the report.

“Capturing emerging consumer demand, however, will require smart choices about where, when, and how to enter Nigerian markets. It will also require specific capabilities that international companies especially may need to develop.”

One strategy for consumer facing companies in Nigeria is to adopt a city and regional approach, as opposed to a nationwide approach where distinct differences in culture, demographics and wealth exist. While Lagos, with an estimate of 15m residents, may be the go-to city for companies targeting consumers, McKinsey suggests three regional clusters of cities that together produce sizable populations to rival Lagos.

“Companies playing in all three of these clusters could target 20% more households earning above $7,500 than in Lagos,” notes the research.

A six city cluster around the Niger Delta in the southeast

Port Harcourt, Warri, Benin City, Aba, Enugu and Onitsha make up the six city southeast cluster. Its proximity to oil wells has led the region to be a hub of activity for oil companies and foreign investment.

According to the report, total GDP in this cluster alone is $63bn, which is a close rival to Lagos’s GDP of $68bn, despite having far fewer households. Both Port Harcourt and Aba have considerably higher consumption per capita than Lagos. Port Harcourt, followed by Benin City, Onitsha and Aba have the largest populations within the cluster.

Companies looking to target the luxury segment might want to especially consider Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which has the highest consumption per capita in the country ($6,843 in 2013). The city has one of the largest consuming middle classes in Nigeria with household incomes between $20,000 and $70,000 a year. It has access to two of the country’s busier ports and is home to the Port Harcourt Airport.

Ibadan, Ogbomosho and Ilorin, just north of Lagos

These three cities are within close proximity to Lagos. Ibadan (the capital of Oyo State) is the second largest city after Lagos, and has a fast-growing consumer market. While Lagos has over four times the number of households as Ibadan, consumption per capita of Ibadan in 2013 was $4,562, rivalling Lagos’s $4,710. Ibadan also has a large emerging consumer class with annual household incomes of between $7,500 and $20,000, and one of the larger consuming middle classes in the country with incomes between $20,000 and $70,000 a year.

According to a recent African Development Bank (AfDB) report, Tracking Africa’s Progress in Figures, Ibadan is one of the top 10 fastest growing cities in Africa.

Northern corridor cluster of Kano, Zaria and Kaduna

This cluster holds potential for consumer businesses looking for sizable populations in northern Nigeria. Kano is the fourth largest city in Nigeria, and Kaduna the seventh biggest.

This year, South African retailer Shoprite launched its first outlet in Kano, while Massmart opened a Game store just before June. Despite the potential security risk posed by Islamic militants in the region, Massmart’s Africa director Mark Turner said at the Reuters Africa Summit in April: “I always want to be bold enough to say, you can’t be in Nigeria without being in Kano.”

Please note with this report, you will observe that those areas with little or no population do not have economic boom!. Even these areas with massive population have million of Igbos in them!. If we can get half of these our 'run-aways' in Lagos,Ibadan, Kano,Kaduna,Abuja & Jos back to Alaigbo then, we can see real boom in our economy!

abagoro:


Yes you are right about Anambra accomodating Igbos but that is more of theory. If you read my earlier statement there is this tradition in land ownership that makes such arrangement very difficult. Maybe with ammended land use act that supercedes tradition it can work

All these fears are crumbling now!. Some years back near Obosi Mgbuka Market, UBA Bank came looking to buy a place to build their present branch in Obosi.Nobody want to sell, but when their agent dangled 32million Naira before the people everybody including me want to sell.They don't like where my land is located, but they ended up buying their present location for 32 million!.Our people are selling land now!

abagoro:


Yes you are right about Anambra accomodating Igbos but that is more of theory. If you read my earlier statement there is this tradition in land ownership that makes such arrangement very difficult. Maybe with ammended land use act that supercedes tradition it can work

Yes your right, though land acquisition in Igboland is not easy but due to high influx of investors and attendant economic demands land owners are now becoming less unwilling to sell now.

Igbos have gotten it right in the buiding structure suitable for them but they need to be less stingy with land. Towns like Nnewi, Nanka, Agulu, infact those towns in Anambra Central and South are very stingy with land but things are changing now.
Investors are stampeding on them now and the poor are releasing those lands for those with the money to buy.

Another thing I discovered about Anambra State is evolving of cities, towns and villages.
Fegge used to be a pre colonial layout in Onitsha with bungalows and one storey old buildings but now those buildings are no more, most of them them have been demolished or mark to be making ways for 5 storey houses to be erected there.

We need to mgt our land

investnow2013:
All these fears are crumbling now!. Some years back near Obosi Mgbuka Market UBA Bank came looking to buy a place to build their present branch in Obosi.Nobody want to sell, but when their agent dangled 32million Naira before the people everybody including me want to sell.They don't like where my land is located, but they end up buy their present location for 32 million!.Our people are selling land now!

Opposite Olive Plaza in Moore Street, the land is less than a plot but it was bought at 140M last 3 months.
They have started building plaza there, its number 7 Moore Street opposite Olive Plaza before Okwei Street

Shhhhh! Take your worthless contribution to the imo thread. Anambra has bulk of its population resident in Anambra. Go and talk about imo state.


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abagoro:


I believe we should have gone past the stage of assumption and arbitrary insinuations. All parts of Igboland are having the same problem of mass migration. The most hit is Anambra followed closely by Imo. The reason is our traditional belief as well as over population. After Lagos, Anambra is the most densely populated State also followed closely by Imo but unlike Lagos, the high population is inherent and not as a result of influx of people from other places.

Enugu and Abia has high population of Imo and Anambra people but I consider such as good for Southeast as the movement is still within. The problem is that of Igbos parked in Lagos, Kano, Funtu, Kaura Namoda, Kaduna, Ibadan etc. They might be more in population than Igbos in Southeast. In fact if we are to believe Nigerian statistics, no Southeast State has as much Igbos as Lagos State.

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Its not a theory but a reality, Anambra is the most cosmopolitan state east of Niger. At least I know that apart from other Nigerians there are at least 1/3rd imolites resident in Anambra. FACT.

Meanwhile abagoro we are at NTA road now, where are you?

abagoro:

Yes you are right about Anambra accomodating Igbos but that is more of theory. If you read my earlier statement there is this tradition in land ownership that makes such arrangement very difficult. Maybe with ammended land use act that supercedes tradition it can work

AnambraDota:


Opposite Olive Plaza in Moore Street, the land is less than a plot but it was bought at 140M last 3 months.
They have started building plaza there, its number 7 Moore Street opposite Olive Plaza before Okwei Street

Ebuka

after1:


Ebuka

Omo iya howfa now I finished your state in that workers thread

Your state is dead, buried and reburied Omo your governor na big one chance walahi. LMAOoooooOooooOoooO

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AnambraDota:


Omo iya howfa now I finished your state in that workers thread

Your state is dead, buried and reburied Omo your governor na big one chance walahi. LMAOoooooOooooOoooO

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Ebuka, I am not from Osun, never been there in my whole life. My people from Osun will surely treat your fuckup soon.

after1:
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Ebuka, I am not from Osun, never been there in my whole life. My people from Osun will surely treat your fuckup soon.

When they come I will give them food to eat and give them a gun for Aregbosola's head.

TURNING ONITSHA INTO A BEAUTIFUL CITY THROUGH WORLD CLASS ROAD MANAGEMENT


IT would be great idea to get some competent companies to takeover some economically viable roads in Onisha and run them profitably (aswel as pay their taxes) in other to lessen the burden of road contruction & maintainance on the state government. Their major duties: Fixing/expanding the roads, Cleaning and keeping silt off the roads, Road beautification, Street light & lawn maintainance

HERE IS HOW IT CAN BE DONE PROFITABLY...

I still maintain, that Media is the greatest weapon we are lacking in Anambra and entire Southeast. we need a formidable media outlets, have you noticed that most tabloids from southwest hardly report anything good about east? eg one Emmanuel from the nation. all he does is to report crimes and useless things committed by ghosts . I have watched that guy closely, if I get him he will regret his life.
Another thing is entertainment industry. This has to do with media frenzy and hype! that's the only thing, our youths go to lagos for recognition, most of them have a very terrible experience, you need to hear from them to know the outrageous amount they collect from them to play their songs.
we need a giant TV on terrestrial and satellite! that will be reporting Nigeria from an igbo man point of view! this will definitely reconfigure the old believe of the South east!. for instance if you are in anambra state and you do not have dstv you will be lost. Our local radio stations are not doing anything better! they I'll rather report what happened in ekiti osun lagos and abuja. Their morning newspaper review is very despicable, they will bring out time discussing issues in ekiti house of assembly, whereas these people over their do not give a single damn of what happens in our region! they have never talked about any issues emanating from southeast on their platform! we need to domesticate our media reportage, hype our state! with statistics that favours us! the media is a propaganda machinery for everything, both war, economy supremacy, entertainment etc! watch mama award and see how SA dominated the whole thing, since when did SA started dominating Awards? just 3 years ago, when one of their artists complained how the TV stations in their own country play only nigeria music. what happened next? channel started bombarding us with their style of music, before you know it, we all are dancing khona, mtvbase followed. The lagos based artists were complaining because SA is beating them in their game! we can do that! they are not formidable as most of you think. what it requires will be capable hands irrespective of their origin, but one purposes! to shift focus and attention! Enugu state alone has produced more artists than most states! yet they do not have the media strength. we don't know that power behind media! it can turn a slum to a paradise! eg lagos. I have a lot to say regarding this, whenever I look the situation I see potentials wasting away! do you know hoow much Dr izamoge has made within few years in Onitsha brilla fm? I can go on and on..

Bishop42:
TURNING ONITSHA INTO A BEAUTIFUL CITY THROUGH WORLD CLASS ROAD MANAGEMENT


IT would be great idea to get some competent companies to takeover some economically viable roads in Onisha and run them profitably (aswel as pay their taxes) in other to lessen the burden of road contruction & maintainance on the state government. Their major duties: Fixing/expanding the roads, Cleaning and keeping silt off the roads, Road beautification, Street light & lawn maintainance

HERE IS HOW THEY CAN BE VERY PROFITABLE

I like what you wrote, but honestly that will be tantamount to absolute capitalism, we are not ripe for that, our government do not have that "much" responsibilities to relinquish some to private hands. what Onitsha needs now is complete expansion. towards the sub urbans, this will ease the strain on the infrastructure.

CONTD..
The companies will be allocated 1km of viable road each, in and around Onitsha.


They will make money from
1. Fines (of all kinds)
2. Road Advertisment (frm billboards, median adboards,electronic billboards etc) .
3. Parks and recreation spots

Some of their staffs will be in stratergic locations to monitor,fine and maintain law & order.

Bishop42:
TURNING ONITSHA INTO A BEAUTIFUL CITY THROUGH WORLD CLASS ROAD MANAGEMENT


IT would be great idea to get some competent companies to takeover some economically viable roads in Onisha and run them profitably (aswel as pay their taxes) in other to lessen the burden of road contruction & maintainance on the state government. Their major duties: Fixing/expanding the roads, Cleaning and keeping silt off the roads, Road beautification, Street light & lawn maintainance

HERE IS HOW IT CAN BE DONE PROFITABLY...

You are absolutely correct. The problem had been that our people viewed roads as nobody's property and a place to dump the refuse or teash from your house.

I am glad that our government even got Onitsha to this level of decency. Everything had been all about our mindset. In Europe and USA, they view the clean roads and environment as a reflection of the neighborhood or city.So they make effort to plant trees and flowers even in bad neighborhoods.In Nigeria and SE, we truly don't care about aesthetics for an entire town, except for the one inside the gate in our compound.In fact wealthy Nigerians don't mind building their mansion side by side with the worst shack or street, which is completely opposite of the mindset in advanced countries. If we can go a step further by planting trees and flowers to beautify our environment, not just our house, it would be a welcome improvement in our mindset.

patrick89:
our local radio stations are not doing anything better

what of radio biafra? I think your suggestions should be fowarded to namdi kanu. He had a very large audience, instead of him to use the medium to broadcast the positives and potentials in the SE, he was busy spreading hate and venomous messages. Refering to Nigeria as a zoo; instructing ibos to burn Yoruba chuches; demanding for monetary donations that would be used to purchase arms to fight a war against the Nigerian government etc.

Non-ibos in Nigeria regard radio biafra as the most popular media outlet in the SE, and what is it known for? Violence, War, Secession, Bigotry, Hate, Revisionism, Lies etc

Bia si ebe a puo osiso

GspotAngela:
what of radio biafra? I think your suggestions should be fowarded to namdi kanu. He had a very large audience, instead of him to use the medium to broadcast the positives and potentials in the SE, he was busy spreading hate and venomous messages. Refering to Nigeria as a zoo; instructing ibos to burn Yoruba chuches; demanding for monetary donations that would be used to purchase arms to fight a war against the Nigerian government etc.

Non-ibos in Nigeria regard radio biafra as the most popular media outlet in the SE, and what is it known for? Violence, War, Secession, Bigotry, Hate, Revisionism, Lies etc

GspotAngela:
what of radio biafra? I think your suggestions should be fowarded to namdi kanu. He had a very large audience, instead of him to use the medium to broadcast the positives and potentials in the SE, he was busy spreading hate and venomous messages. Refering to Nigeria as a zoo; instructing ibos to burn Yoruba chuches; demanding for monetary donations that would be used to purchase arms to fight a war against the Nigerian government etc.

Non-ibos in Nigeria regard radio biafra as the most popular media outlet in the SE, and what is it known for? Violence, War, Secession, Bigotry, Hate, Revisionism, Lies etc

Coward, the guy isnt Namdi Kalu,Pig!