₦airaland Forum

SmartMugu:
Imports come into the country through containers and ships, and we are cheering export of a few bags of items on a plane.

bokohalal:
Nice. However, wherever those products are being exported , they do not know Willie Obiano. It is petty to drape goods for export with political slogans.

obstead200:

I am an igbo man. A born and bred Biafran. But what I want to say now will make a lot of pple doubt my ethnicity. But I don't care. I will say my mind.

Agriculture is serious business. Not propaganda. I hate propaganda, especially the type born our of politics.

So far, the "wonderful" govt of anambra state seems to be farming only in pictures on social media. And announcing their "success" with so much fanfare and propaganda. It is disgusting.

Pls, I want to know. Where exactly in anambra state are all these govt farms located. I want to see it. I want to learn something from their "wonderful" techniques.

Who exports produce with the banner of the state Govt placed all over it?
I suspect the biggest propaganda illusion ever seen in igbo history is on going here


I may be wrong though

aresa:
You obliged and quoted me with your rubbish, I didn't quote you so all of a sudden after challenging you, you don't have time..


I keep challenging you cowards, but na so so style style you losers dey take doge....


Why is Osun scaring you? Why are you afraid to compere infrastructures delivered by your SE governors with just 1 single Osun?

See wahala o..

wiseoneking:
Okoroawusa pet at it again.

anonimi:
Thank you so much.
What modath has used is plainly reverse psychology.
Many of the developed countries that we are aiming to PROGRESS to their level have viable towns and cities APART from their capitals that are linked by efficient railways etc. Not so?
Is it not MYOPIC to simply want to concentrate all development in Lagos yet these same HYPOCRITES will be complaining that non-Yoruba people are claiming Lagos as their own.
Is there any way to satisfy these type of perpetual complainants
Reminds me of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey's song about the horse, the man and his son.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPlk0WIlrgI

aresa:
lmao @ ipobs draping luggage cart with their village propaganda sign writing just to 419 and fool Nigerians..


This is what they say about you people and your low self esteem and insecurities..



smah @ ipobs.. life must be really tough for you people...

hucienda:
This Governor Obiano really means business ... Kudos!

At times, I wonder whether Anambra is part of same Nigeria where many states and even the centre are currently having it rough.

modath:
It's a lost cause aswear!! Illogical hate, lack of exposure and half baked state tertiary education are terrible combination...








Anonimi ,

Your attempt to deflect the fact that you are beyond ignorant about how developed nations & Intn'l Air travels work is glaring, quit it & concentrate on your mediocre foto bombing!!

This is beyond road transport, EDC, Chisco road transport moves, it's international trade, you think they care about your national petty politics? Airline is supposed to run on sentiments to please your people I believe...

You deliberately glossed over the fact that Air France cant operate port harcourt as a stand alone route & has to join it with Abuja, simply because there isn't enough passenger traffic to drive....

Why is Obiano not moving his Ugwu through PH airport? Why didn't Oduah compel British Airways that isn't really big on the Naija-China route to fly from Enugu so your type won't be butt hurt? And why didn't your beloved hero and his predecessors ensure efficient land transport throughout their wasted years of briggandage (not stop and start, I mean COMPLETED that isn't in any DOUBT)

Your people can lay claim to Lagos as much as they want but the inexplicable fact is that it is in South Western Nigeria..No matter how long you stay in Lagos, when you die, unless you are a nonetity, your corpse is going back to one bush in the East....


BTW, Your name calling doesn't bother me, I'm immune to it and I also know you for the rabble rousing, petty minded creature that you are... You've been looking for a way to insert your nightmare (s) name (s) into this but you've been unable to do so.... Now run along and find some toddler friends of yours, and get some poster colour to do some finger painting with..

bokohalal:
Nice. However, wherever those products are being exported , they do not know Willie Obiano. It is petty to drape goods for export with political slogans.

aresa:
lmao @ ipobs draping luggage cart with their village propaganda sign writing just to 419 and fool Nigerians..


This is what they say about you people and your low self esteem and insecurities..



smah @ ipobs.. life must be really tough for you people...

aresa:
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Show me what all the infrastructures your useless SE villages delivered and lets compare with just Osun alone.

I keep challenging you cowards, but na so so style style you losers dey take doge....


Silly ipob jokers.

aresa:
lmao @ ipobs draping luggage cart with their village propaganda sign writing just to 419 and fool Nigerians..


This is what they say about you people and your low self esteem and insecurities..



smah @ ipobs.. life must be really tough for you people...

aresa:



1. Poverty rate in Osun than all your villages combined.

2. Osuns yearly budget is larger than all your worthless states combined

3. Osun delivered more infrastructures than all your SE villages combined.



Show me what all your useless SE villages delivered and lets compare with hust Osubn alone.


I keep challenging you cowards, but na so so style style you losers dey take doge....


Silly ipob jokers..

AmericanQuarter:
Nigerian states should key into this and grow our economy. For people that still doubt Anambra agricultural exports to Europe and America.

aresa:
lmao @ ipobs draping luggage cart with their village propaganda sign writing just to 419 and fool Nigerians..


This is what they say about you people and your low self esteem and insecurities..



smah @ ipobs.. life must be really tough for you people...

modath:
The reason I don't engage 99.99% of you lots is cos I refuse to engage in emotional debate..


The reason Air France had to join the PH and Abuja routes, is cos they can't break even running PH-Paris direct, been on One, outbound and inbound, the PH passengers weren't up to 30, if na you get the airline, na so you go run am?


Not everything is skewed to your disadvantage, Airlines are ongoing business concerns, not run on emotions!! Economics (profit & loss) is always the main consideration not hate & marginalization.



P.S.. Goodluck encouraged importers to use PH port with waivers attached too, did they take it? Hell Noo.. The large market in Lagos was too irresistible.

Miss me with dis kain BS!

cremedelacreme:
Anambra ejebego. One of the few viable states in Nigeria.

modath:
The reason I don't engage 99.99% of you lots is cos I refuse to engage in emotional debate..


The reason Air France had to join the PH and Abuja routes, is cos they can't break even running PH-Paris direct, been on One, outbound and inbound, the PH passengers weren't up to 30, if na you get the airline, na so you go run am?


Not everything is skewed to your disadvantage, Airlines are ongoing business concerns, not run on emotions!! Economics (profit & loss) is always the main consideration not hate & marginalization.



P.S.. Goodluck encouraged importers to use PH port with waivers attached too, did they take it? Hell Noo.. The large market in Lagos was too irresistible.

Miss me with dis kain BS!

GuyfawkesAB:
Anonimi, is it government that will compel the private sector to set up development infrastructures in places other than where these individuals desire?

In spite of several incentives, waivers and amenities, the availability of a ready market to sell and distribute their products still determines where they take their businesses to.

Rather than blame the federal government only (which is trying it's best to create more interconnectivity between cities through good roads and railway) we all can stimulate the development of value chain for different products, so as to reduce urban migration trends and make other cities and towns grown.

zik4ever:
State governors are still spending billions of naira from public funds on foreign trips in the name of seeking foreign investors, despite the cash crunch facing their states.
With dwindling federal oil allocation, coupled with dismal internal revenue, the states’ chief executives have not cut down on their foreign travels against their campaign promise of slashing the cost of governance.


Daily Trust investigations showed that about 25 governors have travelled abroad at an average of 10 times in the quest for investors since May 29 when they came to office.
The governors, usually with large entourage that include close aides and family members, spend fortune from their cash-strapped treasuries on first class airlines tickets, luxury hotels, estacodes, among others.
But unlike for lawmakers and judicial officers, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) does not set a limit on estacode for governors.
The commission also does not specify the amount to be collected as Duty Tour Allowance (DTA) for local trips. The RMAFC simply said estacode and DTA “would be provided upon request by governors.”
Finding by Daily Trust shows that a first class return ticket to Dubai on Emirates Airlines is N886,743, while the same airline’s first class return ticket to New York is N1.4 million.
A first class return ticket to London on British Airways is N799,145.
From 1999 to 2007, Jigawa’s Saminu Turaki carved a niche for himself as the most travelled governor, while Katsina’s late Umaru Musa Yar’adua was the least travelled within that period.
But findings show that very little investments have been brought to these states despite spending so much in those trips.
Opposition parties and civil society organisations across the states told Daily Trust the governors’ globetrotting hasn’t resulted into foreign direct investment, rather it only guzzled funds meant for development.
Among the most travelled governors are Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Nasiru el-Rufai (Kaduna), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo).
The least travelled governors include Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, Aminu Masari of Katsina, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, and Samuel Ortom of Benue.
Analysis of the trips shows that most of them are personal visitation of family members, medical checkups, vacations, among others.
The recurrent destinations of the state governors include United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States, China, Australia, South Africa, India, France, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia and Italy.
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for instance, has so far travelled to Saudi Arabia three times, USA once, Dubai twice and India once since May last year.
Ganduje’s first trip to Dubai was for the graduation of his daughter while the second was for an investment forum.
Kano’s commissioner of information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said many investors had indicated interest in investing in the state because of the trips.
But a former aide to Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, Sharu Garba Gwammaja, said though “the governor has been to Saudi Arabia, US, Morocco, Senegal and India but not a single investor so far invest in the state.”
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has been to Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Italy, China, Niger and the USA.
Tambuwal’s spokesperson Imam Imam said only trips to China and Italy were meant for investors, while the rest were at the instances of President Buhari.
However, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretary in the state Alhaji Kabiru Aliyu said Tambuwal’s trips were a waste of public fund because “we have nothing on ground to justify them.”
In Plateau state, Governor Simon Lalong made six foreign trips to Brazil, Israel, China, Dubai so far but all without any official announcement to that effect.
Just few weeks after he was sworn in last year, Lalong was first in Brazil on a two-week visit. He was also in Israel last year for a two-week visit which he said was to pray for the country.
The state PDP chairman, Ramond Dabo, said Lalong’s trips were “secret and worrisome.”
In Ogun state, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has made no fewer than 10 foreign trips across Europe, Asia and Africa.
His media aide Adejuwon soyinka said as at January 2016, five of the automobile firms had concluded arrangements to have assembly plants in Abeokuta.
But the state chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Comrade Olawale Aremu Oduntan, said the governor’s “foreign tour is with no clear cut mission, it is as good as a jamboree exercise.”
In November last year, Katsina state governor Aminu Masari led a state delegation to India and Dubai on a five- day visit in search of foreign investors.
During the trip to India, Masari visited Mahindra group, an India-based company with operations in 18 industries that include aerospace, agribusiness, automotive, industrial and farm equipment.
The state chairman of National Conscience party Abdulmumin Sani said Masari’s investment drive is a mirage as up till now not even a single pin factory had been established in the state.
The state commissioner of information Hamza Borodo said the trips were yielding fruition from recent interests shown by investors.
Bauchi State Governor Muhammed Abubakar has travelled to Czech Republic, the United States and China.
Bauchi State commissioner of commerce, Alhaji Garzali Abubakar said the state was trying to use its naturally endowed potentials to strengthen its economy and provide an enabling environment for international and local investors.
However, a PDP stalwart, and a former commissioner to the former Governor Isah Yuguda, Alhaji Salisu Barau said the frequent travels by the governor should not be priority at the moment.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state has made dozen foreign trips in the last one year.
Chairman of a civil society organisation, Northern Youth Assembly, Munnir Haidara, described Yari’s foreign trips as jamboree.
“No single investor was attracted by this government since its inception in 2011. And the worst part of it is that the development partners are going away,” he said.
The state commissioner for commerce and industry Hajiya Fatima Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi said she would speak on the matter at the appropriate time.
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been to United Kingdom, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, China and France to woo foreign investors.
Media aide to the governor, Samuel Aruwan when contacted, promised to furnish Daily Trust with details of the governor’s foreign trips and the investments they had attracted soon.
In Yobe, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam was in China on September 1, 2015, in an effort to empower up to 40,000 youths on irrigation scheme for self-reliance, across the state.
Spokesperson to the governor, Malam Abdullahi Bego said the visit was an invitation by Chinese agriculture and infrastructure investors.
Gaidam rarely travelled outside the country, unless to Saudi Arabia for religious purpose. But he spent most of his days in Abuja and Kano.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has been to China and Turkey twice; Ireland and Kosovo once and China thrice from May 2015 to date.
Deputy governor’s spokesperson, Uche Onwuchekwa, said the governor’s trip to China led to the building of refinery and industrial park, among others.
The former publicity secretary of PDP in the state Enyinnaya Onuegbu said since the governor travelled to Turkey with 100 people after receiving the bailout funds, no investor had come to the state.
Governor of Oyo State Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi has been to United States of America, United Kingdom, China, Canada, Lebanon and many other countries of the world, in search for foreign investors.
In Benue state, Governor Samuel Ortom has been to USA and China since May last year.
Speaking on the outcome of the governor’s foreign investment trip, his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Terver Akase said Ortom used the opportunity to attract a number of investors to Benue.
But the former Lagos state police commissioner Abubakar Tsav said Ortom’s foreign trips were for pleasure because “he has not properly addressed the issue of insecurity in the state. Who will invest in a place without adequate security?”
In Lagos, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has embarked on a number of foreign trips in search of foreign investors but only a few of such trips have attracted media attention.
The latest among such trips was the governor’s recent participation at the 10th Biennial US-Africa Business Summit hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February, 2016.
As for Kwara’s Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, he is said to have travelled only once since May last year.
Jigawa state Governor Mohammad Badaru Abubakar has travelled to China, Saudi Arabia and France.
Speaking after his two-week trip to China, Badaru, said a team of foreign investors from China, Lee Group had planned to invest $120 million sugar cane factory in the state.
The acting deputy chairman of PDP, Aminu Jahun described governor Badaru as one of the most travelled governors in the country, saying there was no result up to this time for his globetrotting.
The governor’s spokesperson, Bello Zaki said Badaru only travelled thrice out of the country.

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/despite-cash-crunch-govs-spend-billions-on-foreign-travels/145246.html#16CT0zIYEeHGuPh3.99

otokx:
They should make use of the cargo airport in Asaba which is nearer them to preserve the freshness of the products.

InyinyaAgbaOku:
How do you know this is all there is to the products?
Is it till they fill the thread with all the luggage before you know the export is real?

kherington:
willie the clown is working I approve this post

bokohalal:
Nice. However, wherever those products are being exported , they do not know Willie Obiano. It is petty to drape goods for export with political slogans.

MrTruth4real:
Asaba airport is an international airport, get ur facts right.

Niseamaka:
For God's sake, what is "Wilkie is working" sign doing there?. Stupid country, isn't willie elected to work?.

geraob1:
He is better than al the failures ur state has ever produced. U shd respect excellence.