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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Bishop42: 9:19am On Dec 03, 2015 |
Afam4eva: Sir I would like to think that despite the importance of having such regional railways Investors may not find all of them viable. I prefer focusing on project that will attract very serious investors from home and abroad |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Afam4eva(m): 9:23am On Dec 03, 2015 |
Bishop42:The SE governor's can as well go and setup a viable hotel somewhere in Lagos. What is really wrong with us? Our regions is neglected and at a time when we are trying to pressure Igbos to look east, you're clamoring that we create a road for more Igbos to run to Lagos, Abuja and Port-hacourt. No wonder the biggest issue i n Igboland is second Nigeria bridge so that there will be ease of movement of Igbos out of Igboland. Kai. 8 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by jamjo: 5:37pm On Dec 03, 2015 |
Afam4eva: This is the best plan to develop the southeast we don't need to link it to Lagos ,Abuja or Port Harcourt . Linking our five state capitals is what we need .. 4 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Afam4eva(m): 5:45pm On Dec 03, 2015 |
jamjo:It beats me why someone would think otherwise. 4 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 12:09am On Dec 05, 2015 |
This is Amankwo/Obinagu Okwe Ngwo, and the entrance point to the road being done by Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi till Ninth mile and Ama breweries by pass. Cutting in from Enugu-Onitsha express. 5 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 12:13am On Dec 05, 2015 |
In the distance is Okwe village, Ngwo (Eke odudo) road works ongoing there now. 2 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 12:16am On Dec 05, 2015 |
The once excellent, smooth road built by Sullivan Chime from Ninth mile to Awka is being damaged everyday. 3 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 12:21am On Dec 05, 2015 |
This road is suffering overuse, as all vehicles now ply this road, even the heavy duty trucks from Onitsha and Lagos now pass here as they escape the horrors of the Federal government express road of EEnugu-Onitsha. This is Ugwuoba in Oji river local government area. 3 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by ChimaAdeoye: 2:13am On Dec 05, 2015 |
spyder880: Good job Syder. One wishes the government will properly re-design the ninth mile flyover to freely take traffic from the express and divert traffic going to Enugu. The way the flyover was designed is weird and so difficult to even figure out how to use if from the Enugu-Onitsha expressway 4 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by PROUDIGBO(m): 2:18am On Dec 05, 2015 |
ChimaAdeoye: ^^^That 9th mile corner needs a proper set of flyovers connecting all the exits and entry points! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Nobody: 4:40am On Dec 05, 2015 |
Streets of new haven 6 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by ohzee(f): 5:48am On Dec 05, 2015 |
spyder880: God bless this governor. Development has reached my one and only villa. visiting my mum will be so easy now. 3 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Digitron: 7:56am On Dec 05, 2015 |
Ugwuanyi presents 6 months
score card
December 05, 2015 at 12:45 am in News,
Politics
Ugwuanyi
By Francis Igata
As the administration of Governor Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi of Enugu State clocked six months
into its first four years tenure,stakeholders
gathered last Saturday at the Old Government
Lodge where they rose in unison to embrace
daring efforts made by his government to place
the state in a pedestal of economic
growth. Apparently determined to entrench and
run an all inclusive government to serve as a
recipe for the sustenance of the prevailing
peace in the state,Governor Ugwuanyi last
Saturday,summoned an expanded stakeholders
meeting to acquaint them on the programmes
and policies of his administration.
The Old Government Lodge brimmed with the
Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,officials from
the 260 wards in the state. Party Chairmen
from across the 17 council areas,State
Executive members,senators and House of
Representative members representing the
various constituencies,former ministers,former
governors,former deputy governors among
other party faithful who thronged the venue to
be part of the maiden stakeholders meeting
called by Ugwuanyi since taking over the realm
of power last May 29.
A close peep at the governor’s principles of
governance showed that he operates a
government of consultation such that every
segment of the stakeholders are carried along
in all decisions affecting the people. This is to
weed out possible bickering which usually
snowball into political warfare. Such situation
breeds anarchy,smolders scarce resources
which would have been deployed to meaningful
ventures that will better the lot of the people
and above all,remain a distraction to the
government of the day that will have its hand
full, building political trenches from where plans
for major conflagration will be launched.
Those who have made appreciable personal
contact with the governor likens his humane
disposition to that of a Vatican Bishop who
remains unprovoked when bile regurgitates in
times of frayed nerves. It however,did not take
the stakeholders by storm when they received
notice of meeting knowing the pedigree of
Ugwuanyi as one who runs an
open,accessible,transparent government with
the singular aim of alleviating the suffering of
his people.
INFRASTRUCTURE/ HOUSING
Setting the tone at the meeting,Governor
Ugwuanyi reeled out the remarkable
achievements of his administration in the past
six months saying,”Let me first of all announce
the good news of the reception of a part of the
bailout fund for offsetting outstanding
emoluments of workers and retirees. Even
though what we have received is small, we are
looking forward to receiving the main part of
the fund in no distant time.
“Also in line with the interest we have in the
welfare of workers, we have continued the
prompt payment of salaries and provided
electricity, water, and other ancillary services
at the New Secretariat Complex. Work has also
reached advanced stages at the Workers’
Estate at Ogbeke and we paid 30 percent
Equity Contribution to enable interested Enugu
State civil servants from Grade Level 01 to
Grade Level 10, to acquire 100 units of one
bedroom flats at Elim Estate, Ibagwa, Nike,
Enugu. The beneficiaries of this scheme have
since been selected through an open lottery
system held recently at the Michael Okpara
Square, Enugu.
LOCAL GOVT ADMINISTRATION
“Early in the life of the administration, we set
up an 11-man Committee on Local Government
Audit and Biometric Data Capture headed by
the Speaker of the Enugu State House of
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi. Among
others, the Committee’s responsibility is to
determine the true staff strength of each of
the 17 Local Government Areas, the financial
implications of the staff in respect of monthly
remunerations, Enugu State Universal Basic
Education Board, and the Local Government
Pensions Board.
“We believe that this exercise will help to
arrest the perennial problem of profligacy,
corruption, and other sharp practices and also
eliminate the ghost worker syndrome. I am
pleased to announce that the exercise is
already yielding the desired results and will
soon be extended to the school system where
we have also observed that, the number of
teachers in the records, is far above the
number we have on ground in the schools.
EDUCATION
“An Administrative committee headed by the
Deputy Governor, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo is already
looking into the issue of ENSUBEB projects in
our primary schools and related matters. We
have nonetheless undertaken the renovation
and re-equipment of secondary and primary
schools across the state to ensure that our
children and their pupils enjoy a conducive
environment for learning.
“Soon also, we will, as required by law, apply
for a loan to enable us assess the state’s
counterpart funds for ENSUBEB which will add
value to educational sector in the State. We
have also made fruitful efforts to provide and
improve necessary infrastructure in our Tertiary
institutions just as we intervened to rescue the
Institute of Management and Technology,IMT,
from the crumbling weight of salary arrears and
resultant low staff morale. I am glad to
announce that government has decided to
make the IMT a degree awarding institution and
that the necessary machinery to enable us
realize this objective, will soon be in put in
place.
“We have also taken decisive steps towards
repositioning and revamping the Enugu State
Polytechnic, Iwollo through our push for the re-
validation of old programmes and the
accreditation of five new courses by the
National Board for Technical Education,NABTEB.
Disturbed by the fact that the Enugu State
College of Education,Technical, has not been
able to award certificates to its graduands for
nine years due to non- accreditation of its
courses, the State Executive Council re-
validated the approval of a substantial sum of
money to enable the institution scale its
accreditation hurdles and be in a position to
issue certificates.
URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
“In fulfillment of our promise to catalyze urban
and rural development and develop new cities in
the state to boost economic activities, we
embarked on the massive development of roads
across the state. A few weeks ago, we flagged
off the construction of eight major roads
across the state. These were: The Ameke
Ngwo-Nsude Junction bypass,Ninth Mile Corner
Bypass, Dualisation of Opi-Nsukka Road,Abakpa
Nike Road,Nike Lake Road,Ohom Orba
Junction-Imilike Ani – Ezimo Uno – Ezimo Agu –
Imilike – Ogbudu Aba – Obollo-Etiti – Amalla –
Obollo Afor (Udenu Ring Road,Enugu Road
Junction – Umuezebi- Nru Junction- University
Gate Nsukka,Post Office Roundabout –
Odenigbo Roundabout- Ogurugu Road – Ikenga
Hotel Junction,Obechara Road Junction –
Umuakashi Mechanic Village – Ikenga Hotel
Junction.
“We are also doing drains, culverts,
earthworks, and asphaltic wearing courses on
the Ugwogo Nike-Ikem Road. We have
completed the hitherto intractable Ogbete
Market and gone far with the rehabilitation of
the Airport Roundabout – Orie Emene – St.
Patrick’s College – Eke Obinagu Road Project,
Mbanefo II, New Haven. We also directed the
continuous maintenance of roads in Enugu.
AGRICULTURE
“As part of our rural and agricultural
development initiatives, we initiated the
construction of a 15-kilometre Inter-Town
Connection ,ITC, 2.5MVA Injection Sub-Station
at Ezi-Nze, Udi Local Government Area just a
few days after my assumption of office. This
initiative will supply electricity to communities
in Udi, Igbo-Etiti, and Uzo-Uwani Local
Government Areas. It will also activate
businesses in these rural communities and
power the Adada Dam Project as well as the
Greater Nsukka Water Scheme.
“We procured 20 tractors to be hired to
genuine farmers at very low rates. I also
directed the release of counterpart funds for
the robust participation of our State in the
implementation of the N2 billion Staple Crops
Processing Zone ,SCPZ, programme by the
African Development Bank in conjunction with
the Federal Government of Nigeria. The fund
will be channeled to the revival and expansion
of the Adani Irrigation Scheme as well as the
construction of feeder roads and other critical
infrastructure that will catalyze agriculture in
the State.
HEALTH
“Our health sector is already receiving a breath
of fresh air as we have, among other things,
continued to sustain our well acclaimed Free
Maternal Health and Child Care programme
while ensuring the proper equipment and
staffing of existing health institutions in the
state. We are also on the verge of completing
the ultra-modern medical diagnostic centre in
Enugu and have initiated the construction of
three new Specialists Hospitals in the three
Senatorial Zones of the State with the flag off
of the scheme at Orba, Udenu Local
Government Area of Enugu State.
DISCIPLINE
“The Child rights Act is now before the House
as an executive bill and in collaboration with
the UNICEF, we have carried out sensitization
activities to ensure its successful passage. In
response to the persistent complaints of our
people, we have taken concrete steps to end
touting, illegal collection of fees and undue
harassment and intimidation of citizens by
unscrupulous persons and others purporting to
be working for government agencies in Enugu
State. This informed the recent suspension of
the collection of fines for traffic offences and
the reinforcement of the ban on cash payment
of rates or fees to government agencies
including ESWAMA and the Local Government
Councils. I have also directed the State Ministry
of Environment to stop the collection of levies
for sand excavation in the State till further
notice.
INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE
“To standardize, streamline and shore up our
Internally Generated Revenue, we have set up a
team to design a blueprint for the collection of
revenue which we believe will help eliminate
corruption and illegal collections. We are
already working on the promulgation of a
Property Tax Law and other revenue related
laws that will regulate revenue collection in the
state.
“We have also interviewed some Banks and
other organizations with regards to this matter
and very soon, we will announce the institution
that will drive our IGR enhancement activities.
We also have plans to reorganize the system of
Land Allocation and related matters in order to
plug the loopholes and leakages that we have
observed in the process. In the area of
industrial development, I wish to inform you
that we have resolved all the bottlenecks
militating against the take off of the Enugu
State Industrial Park and that, in partnership
with Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry,
Mines and Agriculture and the DFID, we are
planning a drive for investors through an
investors’ forum that we have scheduled to
hold next year.
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
“Having acknowledged Sports as a major
avenue for engaging our youth positively,
creating jobs, and marketing our State, we are
taking steps to return Enugu to its glorious
days as the breeding ground for celebrated
sports personalities. In this regard, we have
resolved to take immediate steps to reorganize
and revive the Rangers International Club- a
club that is dear, not only to Ndi Enugu, but
also to every Igbo man. We have earlier moved
to resolve the impasse between the players and
management of the club over unpaid salaries
and other entitlements.
EMPLOYMENT
“Also in line with our polices on human
development, youth empowerment and poverty
alleviation, we recently appointed 600 (six
hundred) Executive Assistants and we are on
the verge of making other major appointments
and reconstituting Boards for Parastatals in the
state. We are currently lacing their job
schedules with local content to ensure
enhanced and effective rural development.
LOCAL GOVT ELECTION
“I have also called this meeting to reason
with you all, on some very critical issues
affecting the third tier of government- the
Local Governments. As you know, the tenure of
the current Councils will expire on the 4th of
January, 2016. However two major reasons
have prevented us from initiating the
processes for the election of new officials for
the Councils.
The first is the on-going local government staff
audit and others reforms. Recall that the State
Caucus had in its last meeting at the Banquet
Hall, Government House, Enugu, agreed that all
activities towards the local government
elections, be put on hold to enable the
Committee handling the exercise, conclude its
assignment. It indeed, appears to be a widely
shared view among our people, that it will be
unwise and imprudent to conduct election for
new councils when this very important exercise
has not been concluded.
“The second problem is that of low funding for
the exercise. The exercise, as matter of fact, is
not properly provided for in the current budget.
The little appropriated for it is grossly and
manifestly inadequate. We therefore expect to
address this deficiency in the 2016 budget. We
are therefore asking for your mandate to
decide on the next and appropriate line of
action that we must take in view of the issues
we have raised above.”
STAKEHOLDERS APPROVE CARETAKER C’TTEES
After listening with wrapped attention as the
governor enumerated the achievements of his
administration in the last six months which
elicited a thunderous ovation,Deputy Senate
President,Ike Ekweremadu,Enugu-West
senatorial constituency,Prof. Barth Nnaji,Enugu-
East senatorial constituency and Chief Nnia
Nwodo,Enugu-North senatorial constituency led
other stakeholders from the three senatorial
zones in the state,to approve the setting up of
a Caretaker Committee at the expiration of the
incumbent council chairmen tenure on January
4,2016. 1 Like |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Digitron: 7:59am On Dec 05, 2015 |
Enugu Govt approves N1.5b loan to
improve primary education
December 05, 2015 at 3:12 am in News
Ugwuanyi
•Awards contract for the construction of
Ebonyi bridge
BY FRANCIS IGATA
Determined to reposition education at the
primary school level, Governor Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi at the State Executive Council’s
11th meeting, yesterday, approved the
procurement of N1.5 billion loan facility for
the provision of counterpart fund to enable
the State Universal Basic Education Board to
access the World Bank grants for the
development of primary schools in the state.
The government said it was part of its drive
to reposition primary schools in the state to
meet the demands of the millennium.
In a press briefing at the end of the Council’s
meeting presided over by Governor Ugwuanyi
at the Government House, Enugu, the state
Commissioner for Information, Dr. Godwin
Udeuhele, noted that the grant would enable
government to renovate some primary
schools in the state that are in dilapidated
state, among others.
According to the Commissioner, the council
had also approved the award of contract for
the construction of a bridge across Ebonyi
River at Ikem to a reputable company, COMAG
Construction Company.
He added that the bridge would be of
immense benefit to the people traversing to
neighbouring towns like Obollo Afor, Obollo
Eke and to the Northern part of Nigeria. 2 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Deltagiant: 12:45pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Ethiopian Airlines (A member of Star Alliance) will land her Boeing 788 Dreamliner at Dr. Akanu Ibiam International Airport any moment from now. The Boeing 788 Dreamliner described as a piece of the 21st century technology will cruise into the Coal city today. The first time in the history of the Eastern region. Igbo di egwu! https://nl.flightaware.com/live/flight/ETH931 4 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by asha80(m): 1:20pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Digitron:not sure about borrowing for social programs |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by asha80(m): 1:24pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
spyder880:rehabilitation of Enugu Onitsha expressway way cannot be overemphasized or dodged.. It just has to be done 2 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 4:54pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his catapillers are rolling along Nike lake road, Trans Ekulu, Enugu now. 5 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 4:56pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
This is the road that starts from Nowas filling station to The Junction and onto Nike lake hotels 5 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by ChimaAdeoye: 5:01pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
spyder880: Spyder, Are they going to dualize this road? it needs to be dualized. 1 Like |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Nobody: 5:36pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Lol, this funny but true. Ninth mile junction needs fly overs, Enugu state Government just lacks fund to build them. The bypass just like they did at Enugu-Ph road junction is just a way of avoiding the flyovers. ChimaAdeoye: 1 Like |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by DelGardo: 5:38pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Deltagiant: You must mean 787 Dreamliner, there is no 788 by Boeing. Hope the airport can handle XWB aircraft though. It is a beautiful plane anyhows. |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by basilo101: 5:50pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Ugwuanyi is using setraco, thats very nice 3 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by ChimaAdeoye: 6:11pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
centje: Yes, they can plan ingenious roundabouts to seamlessly exchange traffic from one highway into another. Where such a roundabout could be built can be ingeniously seen if aerial photographic study of the region. Meanwhile, they need to redesign the present ninth mile flyover to make it easier to get on from the express as well as using it to transfer traffic from nsukka to Enugu. |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Nobody: 6:47pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
Looks like things are begining to happen in Enugwu. Well I aint gonna blow nobody's trumpet until bulldozers return to the road linking my village in Enugwu Ezike with Unadu in Igbo Eze South and Igalamela in Kogi state which was abandoned in the twilight of the last administration. ₦ThatsMyOwn 1 Like |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Deltagiant: 6:53pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
DelGardo: I am right with the description. It is 787-8. The 8 signifies the base model and thus often referred to as 788. Other variant models exists such as the 787-9 also called 789. Enugu can handle it; it's already landed successfully. Making the city one of the few airports in the world that has received the Dreamliner. The AIIA is a promising airport. It's left for Ndigbo, their businness and political leaders to make it a global aviation hub. 3 Likes |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by ChimaAdeoye: 5:06am On Dec 06, 2015 |
As we strive to develop tourism as an alternative source of income. Is there a way Gov. Ugwuanyi can get Hotel Presidential to look something like this similar hotel with same design and age? if we sold hotel presidential, could it be revived to its former glory? 3 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by spyder880(m): 12:37pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
The international airport, today. 9 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by asha80(m): 1:59pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
spyder880:does it look like work is still going on there? |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Stolen: 2:01pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
asha80: The thing looks like work have stopped. No improvement just confusion. 1 Like |
Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Cjrane2: 2:17pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
Spyder et al., If you can, how far has work in the Centenary city progressed? 6 Likes
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Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Afam4eva(m): 2:39pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
Enugu has one of the largest and highest growing residential estates in Nigeria. Can the Enugu government make an attempt to come with business districts especially in the proposed centenary city. We need to move away from building residential houses. We need l dot our skyline with skyscrapers or at least well thought out business buildings. 4 Likes |
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