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Cjrane2:
This is great.
One hopes they maintain the high quality of work by using great factory made street lights such as the road below.
Instead of having local welders to fabricate street lights such as those that Peter Obi installed along Zik avenue Awka.
Those welders tried, but once you see factory made street lights like below, you'll know the difference when compared to local welders fabricated ones.

what is factory made Wat is welder made.

even in Ur so called factory the poles 're put together by welder. so what 're u talking about.

How do u want local content but don't support it.

Bishop42:
I think there should be a deliberate government policy to make Lands within area with excellent governement infrastructures expensive or compel property owners to upgrade to a particular standard or sell off the properties to more serious private developers.

People like that gentleman that is currently constructing a magnificent high rise structure in his village can even be given free lands (or they buy up those 3-4 storey building^) around the new flyOver to develop.

You are spot on bros!.

Cjrane2:
This is great.
One hopes they maintain the high quality of work by using great factory made street lights such as the road below.
Instead of having local welders to fabricate street lights such as those that Peter Obi installed along Zik avenue Awka.
Those welders tried, but once you see factory made street lights like below, you'll know the difference when compared to local welders fabricated ones.

Yes bro, we don't need low quality projects any more. Anything worth doing, is worth doing well.
You are right, about the poorly constructed Zik avenue Awka with the funny looking streetlight poles.
Paradoxically, Peter Obi insisted on high quality for his private Mall in Abuja, but Anambra state projects could manage with substandard sh.t.

Obiano definitely has taste. A look at his projects will tell you he isn't the type that settles for substandard Sh.t.

Nnewiboi:
what is factory made Wat is welder made.

even in Ur so called factory the poles 're put together by welder. so what 're u talking about.

How do u want local content but don't support it.

local content is about giving the job to IDC if they have the capacity instead of Julius berger or another foreign company.

Now if IDC will have to use streetpoles and beams on the bridge which isn't locally available, they should import it and use standard materials. Instead of fabricating crap at Awka blacksmith shop and delivering substandard sh.t to us in the name of "local content".

A good example of local content is to look at INNOSON motors. Whatever can be locally obtained at very good quality such as batteries, etc, he gets them locally. but things like engines, he imports because no company in Nigeria makes engines. He does not go to Mgbuka to ask the mechanics to fabricate an engine for him to make it local content. That is true local content, not making things substandard to call it "local content'

Nnewiboi:
what is factory made Wat is welder made.

even in Ur so called factory the poles 're put together by welder. so what 're u talking about.

How do u want local content but don't support it.

are you inno? lol... You should know what he meant was quality. It's about time we started asking for quality projects from our state government. Enough of this substandard crab that keeps making the state look unserious.. what is worth doing is worth doing well.

OreMI22:
local content is about giving the job to IDC if they have the capacity instead of Julius berger or another foreign company.

Now if IDC will have to use streetpoles and beams on the bridge which isn't locally available, they should import it and use standard materials. Instead of fabricating crap at Awka blacksmith shop and delivering substandard sh.t to us in the name of "local content".

A good example of local content is to look at INNOSON motors. Whatever can be locally obtained at very good quality such as batteries, etc, he gets them locally. but things like engines, he imports because no company in Nigeria makes engines. He does not go to Mgbuka to ask the mechanics to fabricate an engine for him to make it local content. That is true local content, not making things substandard to call it "local content'

my sister, thank you for explaining this fine concept. local content does not mean it should be substandard. IDC is a local company, but its doing a standard job, just as Julius berger would have done it in Uyo or Abuja. That is local content! Let us use local companies if they can achieve the same result and the same quality.
"local content' isn't an excuse for substandard.
Local content is about supporting our local industries when they make the same thing at same standard as oyibo companies.

How many of us will drink locally brewed medicine for typhoid fever which is made with raw goat urine, if it isn't made to international standard of refinement?
But we will all take the medicine if orange drugs or a local company makes the tablets in the same formulation and concentration as the one made in England or Germany. That is what local content is. not making substandard things and excusing it by saying it's local content. we want to support our local companies to perform at international standards, not do shoddy things and expect us to accept it by telling us it's "local content". i love that IDC is proving itself to be just as capable as any foreign construction company in Nigeria.

IgboNazi2:
Bro,you sure you are an Igboman? Why you are afraid of rag tag primitive fulanis in you own state is beyond me. Very very strange igboman.

Obiano is a man of class. He has stood out as the best governor East of the Niger.

IgboNazi2:
Bro,you sure you are an Igboman? Why you are afraid of rag tag primitive fulanis in you own state is beyond me. Very very strange igboman.

lol nooo I'm not afraid of them I'm talking of security agency.on a contrary I was chatting with one..

Limca Road Nkpor Anambra State!

St Andrews Basilica Anglican Church Odakpu Onitsha

Govt. set to launch Onitsha mall

| 10.12.2015
The developers of the project say they are proud of the project, adding that the mall will signal a new dawn in the state.






Onitsha Mall is a joint venture project by African Capital Alliance and the Anambra State Government, is located off Awka Road in the GRA part of the city.

The mall which boasts of 60 shops, was designed by Ngonyama Okpanum Associates.

Reports say "Shoprite and a number of big retailers offering fashion accessories, sports equipment, banking services, telecom and ICT software and hardware services have secured space in the mall. These retailers are busy fitting out their shops in preparation for the February 2016 opening."

The debt funding for the project was provided by Diamond Bank.

Speaking to reporters, the African Capital Alliance real estate fund manager, Obiora Nwogugu said “the mall will provide ample social, life-style and entertainment facilities for all categories of people. It boasts of adequate security and parking space, thereby making it an ideal place to shop, entertain and meet up with friends and family. We have also placed a premium on the use of modern equipment and methods to ensure the safety of our shoppers."

The developers of the project, African Capital Alliance (ACA) say they are proud of the project, adding that the mall will signal a new dawn in the state.

Anambra to witness 1st movie premiere as Igbo movie, ‘Chetanna’ drops Posted by Kayode Badmus, 41 mins ago Chetenna will be premiering in Anambra on December 18. Photo: Youtube Chigozie Atuanya’s Igbo language movie, ‘Chetanna’ is set to finally premiere. The award winning movie which stars popular Nollywood actresses, Ebube Nwagbo, Queen Nwokoye and Ebere Okaro will be premiering on December 18. The launch comes up at the Marble Arc Hotel in Awka, Anambra state and is expected to witness a turn up of top Nollywood celebrities. This is the first Nollywood movie premiere in Anambra and many are eager to see how well, it would be received....

Towards Making Anambra a First Choice Destination

10 Dec 2015



With a thorough brand DNA that spells out the core values and vision of the government, the Willie Obiano-led administration in Anambra State is creating a governance culture that will reposition the state and the people, Raheem Akingbolu reports.

Within and outside Nigeria, state governors and mayors of cities have since realised the need to carve a niche for their territories. Like handlers of goods and services, competing for customer’s attention, governors are no keen about how to boost the image of their states through improvement on aesthetic outlook and provision of basic amenities to attract investors.
That destination branding was chosen as topic for this year’s ministerial meeting at the World Travel Market in London says a lot about its growing influence, and how those in charge of marketing and nation management have considered part of their strategies.


Anambra’s approach
May be because of his background as a top player in the corporate environment before diving into politics, the current governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano came in with a thorough plan to redefine the Anambra brand. Through the administration’s well cutout brand strategy, the state has within the 18 months of Obiano in office, gotten its anthem, flag and crest. To be distinct, Anambra is now adored in yellow colour, which it shares with a brand like MTN. However, the state yellow is mixed with a touch of black.

Beyond logo and other branding elements, the state has also initiated a power plan for development in various sectors to attract investment. Above all, for the first time, Anambra seems to have gotten it right in the area of security. Some residents of the state, who spoke to this reporter recently in the commercial city of Onitsha and Awka, capital of the state, expressed satisfaction with the level of achievement Obiano has recorded in the area of security.

A taxi driver, who simply identified himself as Joachim said gone were the days when the people become apprehensive whenever Christmas is approaching because of hoodlums and armed robbers. “Before now, Onitsha is a dreaded place for businessmen and visitors as thieves always had a free day but since this current governor came on board, the hoodlums have fled. Security was the first thing the governor tackled and it makes life easy for people,” he said.

Speaking on the governor’s plan to create an exciting brand out of Anambra State, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. James Eze said the governor had always wanted to build a new governance culture and promote an enabling environment for investment. “During his electioneering campaign, one important area the governor emphasised was the need to make the state the safest state in Nigeria. He assured Anambra people that his tenure would witness peace and rapid development. He also called on citizens of the state in Diaspora not to shy away from coming home as he would do everything humanly possible to secure lives and property,” Eze said.


Professionalism
Despite Governor Obiano’s natural disposition towards branding, he also encourages professionalism in his approach. For instance, his media team is a blend of people from diverse backgrounds; print, electronics and marketing communications. To give professional touch to the state’s branding activities, Obiano had earlier engaged the services of Brand Aristotle Winning Concept Consortium headed by Mr. Mike Mese, a thorough bred marketing communications practitioner. Mese, an indigene of the state, is one of the most brilliant Marketing Communications practitioners rocking the industry until few years ago when he relocated to the East. He has garnered experience that cut across both client and agency sides, having worked with UAC, Insights and Corporate and Financial (C&F), before setting up his own agency.

In an interview with THISDAY in Awka, Mese spoke glowingly about the governor’s style and factors that have helped the positioning effort of the state government. “We should not forget that the governor had a very good background in the corporate world that was why he appreciated the need for having a very good vision, a mission and core value for the state. Today, a new type of culture is in place, the business of governance in Anambra is no more business as usual.

Mese, also disclosed that long before the effort at the centre to change Nigerians’ attitude to governance, Anambra state governor had introduced a new governance culture and that the various elements of the Anambra brand DNA bring out the soul of the state.

“Under Obiano, a thorough brand DNA was done to redefine the state. There are other corporate manifestations of Anambra state that are being showcased to give the state a distinct identity,” he said.

The marketing communication practitioner also dismissed the augment of whether or not the people of the state will buy into the new transformation regime. He said he was surprise with the level of buy in by Anambra people, as the people of the state like to be called. He said with the new culture, the state, being the centre of activities in Igbo land, has punctured the stereotype belief that an average Igbo man thinks only about what he would eat, what is in his pocket and his business.

“With my experience in branding, I will say a project like this will take about 10 years before it shows positive impact but I must confess that in less than two years, Anambra people are beginning to buy into the new culture in a very high percentage. They have begun to have a new way in which they look at themselves and portray themselves into the outside world. To a large extent, the branding project is successful and I believe it will leave beyond the Obiano’s administration because our people have now see themselves as a special people; people of special species, who distinguish themselves anywhere. It has begun to grow from just a slogan or words to something that is real and concrete. Beyond my surprise at the pace at which our people are catching up with the new culture, let me also add that that the whole exercise has become a learning process for me,” Mese added.

According to him, the government’s approach to take some of the core values of the state down to the primary school, without rolling out any campaign was innovative. “Anambra State Government under Willie Obiano has used what we call gorilla marketing under the government’s policy of ‘do more with less’.

Security

One area Mese singled out as a major achievement for Obiano and his team is the feat the administration has recorded in the area of security. The marketing consultant, who argued that Anambra is the safest state in Nigeria today, stated that three years ago and the years past, the kind of free movement one enjoy today was not possible. “In a place like Opa Iweka for instance, one can drop N1million and come back to pick it. It wasn’t like that a few years ago. With the sanity in the state now, one can drive from any part of Anambra to another part without fear of being robbed. You can take a walk or drive to anywhere without fear. As it used to be in the past, Anambra indigenes from within and outside Nigeria will come to Anambra to celebrate Christmas with their kith and kin but this time in total atmosphere of peace and safety,”

He painted the ugly picture of the past when rich indigenes of Anambra would come to the village and leave their choice cars in the cities only to come and hire tuketuke (a poorly maintained vehicle) just to disguise. “In the past, people will come in, rushed into their village and rush out. Most times, they sleep in hotels but last year, it was a celebration in an atmosphere of peace. Imagine, Anambra indigenes that drive Rolls Royce and other big cars in their respective places of abode will come to Anambra to charter tuketuke. They will embark on all these to disguise because of fear of likely attack by armed robbers. Now they can ride their Rolls Royce to anywhere without looking behind their shoulders because they are safe,”

He however pointed out that all these have started attracting investment. He also disclosed that the Inspector General of Police had admitted at a recent forum that Anambra is now the safest state in Nigeria. “That is why all these investment are coming and they will continue to come. Even the Inspector General of Police has confirmed that Anambra is today the safest state in Nigeria. Few weeks ago, he was here to moderate the Delta State/East Security Summit, and he confirmed.



Economic blueprint
Speaking on government approach to industrial and economic development, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. James Eze, had earlier stated that the administration came in with an economic blueprint known as the Four Pillars of Development. They are – Agriculture; Industrialization; Trade & Commerce; Oil and Gas. However, he stated that a 5th pillar that focuses on Anambra becoming the logistic hub of Nigeria and West Africa is being developed.

“This pillar will leverage our natural advantages of being a gateway to the South East and South South and our position as one of the most established trading centres in West Africa. Obiano’s projection in Agriculture is to be among the Top-3 agricultural states in Nigeria. The administration’s efforts in this regard have yielded remarkable results. So far, the state has attracted over $660m investments to this sector,” he said.

With all these investments, Eze pointed out that the state has moved to ensure that local farmers are well positioned to take advantage of the agricultural revolution in the State, pointing out that government has organised farmers in the state into 1,500 cooperatives.

To this end, he further stated that the administration’s effort in agriculture will enable the state to produce over 300,000 metric tonnes of rice, 150,000 metric tonnes of cassava and 240,000 metric tonnes of tomatoes in the next two months. This, according to him, will transform Anambra from a net-importer today to a self-sufficient and net exporter of staple foods in Nigeria tomorrow. (Pix)Fegge Onitsha Township Stadium

I will not comment more because I have not traveled home for like 2yrs but this Christmas will see me in anambra bee nna m

Then I can critique objectively

Based on this flyover's design, the median will have earth.
I will specially recommend that it is not covered up with concrete. Instead it should be lined with exhortic palm trees as in the picture below to make it very beautiful. Imagine those palm leading up the flyover?

ChimaAdeoye:
Based on this flyover's design, the median will have earth.
I will specially recommend that it is not covered up with concrete. Instead it should be lined with exhortic palm trees as in the picture below to make it very beautiful. Imagine those palm leading up the flyover?

It will be very foolish to cover up that median with concrete.. Now that there are gardeners in the state I think they should handle that median but the flyover must have a functioning standard streelight

ChimaAdeoye:
Based on this flyover's design, the median will have earth.
I will specially recommend that it is not covered up with concrete. Instead it should be lined with exhortic palm trees as in the picture below to make it very beautiful. Imagine those palm leading up the flyover?

It is dangerous to plant palm tree on a fly over. The roots will affect the foundation of the structure?

dontjealousme:
It is dangerous to plant palm tree on a fly over. The roots will affect the foundation of the structure?

You have a point

AtlanticBreeze:
You have a point

All that is needed is a very beautiful pavement design and beautiful street light.

tonychristopher:
I will not comment more because I have not traveled home for like 2yrs but this Christmas will see me in anambra bee nna m

Then I can critique objectively

While you are at it try and buy a quality camera and get us loads of quality pictures...something better than what investnow uses...

dontjealousme:
It is dangerous to plant palm tree on a fly over. The roots will affect the foundation of the structure?

You probably have never seen this flyover nor this design.
The flyover was not built as a regular bridge EXCEPT the portion where the beams were placed where it crosses the street below. Before that point where it crosses the street below, the rest of the flyover is actually a normal road which is gradually elevated by soil.

That fundamental design is what makes it possible to plant in the median. Those technically sound folks that understand what i have described know that you can actually drill a borehole in the median and it will hit water table because it is same soil is uninterrupted until the water table ! It was never suspended on concrete pillars until the portion where it actually crossed the street. You probably don't understand it, but some folks in the house that have seen it know.

ChimaAdeoye:
You probably have never seen this flyover nor this design.
The flyover was not built as a regular bridge EXCEPT the portion where the beams were placed where it crosses the street below. Before that point, the rest of the flyover is a normal road which is gradually elevated by soil.

That fundamental design is what makes it possible to plant in the median. Those technically sound folks that understand what i have described know that you can actually drill a borehole in the median and it will hit water table because it is same soil is uninterrupted until the water table ! It was never suspended on concrete pillars until the portion where it actually crossed the street. You probably don't understand it, but some folks in the house that have seen it know.

Will this reduce the effect of erosion or destabilise the foundation of the flyover? Wat is your reason for wanting palm tree on a fly over?

This would be the best idea, this adds to beatification and keeps the area looking nice.

ChimaAdeoye:
Based on this flyover's design, the median will have earth.
I will specially recommend that it is not covered up with concrete. Instead it should be lined with exhortic palm trees as in the picture below to make it very beautiful. Imagine those palm leading up the flyover?

@Chimadeoye I think planting trees whether Palm or other exotic plants is a must on that important road!....... It can be in the median with Palm trees or also on both sides of the road left & right using Pine trees....... This will help to not only to beautify the road but also to help clean the environment from excessive dangerous emissions from cars & other heavy trucks that will be using that road!. We must also know that in the nearest future the median of that road may be lined up with train tracks!

I think I won't be commenting on this website again! I knew some day, things like this will surface! we have not learnt our lessons! and that's very bad! we need our own media! we need our own media! time shall come they will boycott anything SE if we do not invest in media! what we are doing here is like rent! we are Tennant here, I urge every software developer, to embark on this vacuum, create a forum, where Igbos will feel like landlord, I have ideas on how it will work for an effective engagement! contact me if you're interested, I have ideas on how it's going to look at to be attractive...

patrick89:
I think I won't be commenting on this website again! I knew some day, things like this will surface! we have not learnt our lessons! and that's very bad! we need our own media! we need our own media! time shall come they will boycott anything SE if we do not invest in media! what we are doing here is like rent! we are Tennant here, I urge every software developer, to embark on this vacuum, create a forum, where Igbos will feel like landlord, I have ideas on how it will work for an effective engagement! contact me if you're interested, I have ideas on how it's going to look at to be attractive...

The way their mods had been banning us while promoting anti-igbo threads should have told us something.
Anyhow, we need to act, but i always say thinking ahead before the dooms day happen is a virtue. I don't think we can immediately create another platform and get everyone here registered and on board so quickly.
However,We do need to create our own which is easy to register and post pictures.

The same thing we have been saying about our people divesting from the north NOW, which ALWAYS falls on deaf ears. Someday, it will all be an emergency but it will be too late to quickly divest.

I love Akpabio for one reason, he finishes all his projects with outstanding aesthetics.From his stadium,Mall, roads,libraries. hospitals, flyovers, hotels, akpabio's trademark is excellent finishing with landscaping of every project, which many Nigerian leaders lack.

We chronically lack leaders like Akpabio in Nigeria. Obiano seems to be another great leader that insists on fine finishing of projects. Imagine peter Obi spent N300 million and dualized park road Onitsha, then simply refused to mount street lights after providing the stand for them to be mounted? Yet, our people make excuses for leaders with a habit of poor finishing? i am a Peter Obi fan, but we don't want such attitude on public projects that cost millions to build, but you can't spend a few thousands to make sure it is finished well and to standard.

That thing that makes us go to Abuja, we should make our infrastructure standard like Abuja, or Uyo. i don't know who said that trees and streetlight cannot be in the median. yet we see same all over Nigeria? How come they can do it and we can't because it's in anambra state?

They should plant both trees and streetlights on that median and make it beautiful like these pictures from other areas of Nigeria. It isn't too much for us to expect things of great finishing for our projects.Those flyovers will end up costing Anambra N15 billion, so they should be beautified to the highest standard.

I am waiting for OmanbalaErika to open his site so I can park up.

Bros that was not what he meant. He was trying to say that those constructing might catch him...That was just to add spice to his documentary...He tried for us all...onelove

IgboNazi2:
Bro,you sure you are an Igboman? Why you are afraid of rag tag primitive fulanis in you own state is beyond me. Very very strange igboman.