ENUGU— FORMER Governor of old Enugu State, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has called on the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to champion the building of a world-class commercial city modeled after the famous Dubai in the United Arab Emirate in Igboland.

The former governor, who was also a National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made the call in Enugu when he hosted the state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo during a courtesy visit led by the state Chairman, Chief Alex Ogbonna. Nwodo reiterated that Ndigbo have all it takes to replicate Dubai in Igboland and make it business hub going by their acclaimed entrepreneurial acumen and backbone of industrial and infrastructural development across Nigeria.

According to him, Ndigbo world-wide are hungry to invest in their homeland but only need a credible leadership in the new Ohanaeze that will re-assert the undying Biafran spirit and create an enabling environment in conjunction with the governors in the South-East zone. He also noted the abundant agricultural potentials in the zone, which, if well exploited, will solve the current unemployment and infrastructural deficit in the zone. Leader of the delegation, Chief Alex Ogbonna, commended Dr. Nwodo’s simplicity, integrity and courage and described him as a humble person with intimidating credentials. He assured him that the new executive is focused on restoring the Igbo spirit and will mobilize the entire Igbo nation to actively participate in national programmes such as voters registration, elections, population census, among others.

www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/nwodo-charges-ohanaeze-replicate-dubai-igboland

sound creativity if it can be achieved

nice one! watch how the inferiority complexed people will jump into this thread with their hate.

Nice project

Its doable.

We Igbo people are at the verge of conquering Nigeria again and that's y I do not support Biafra

We control almost all market in Nigeria ,Benin and Togo ..what we sale is what they must buy ..that's a great achievement

The next step is to produce what will sale in Igbo land and sale to them t

We need to link warri sea port to Onitsha via a 12 lane road and a double rail way with a dry port at Onitsha

We need to link aba to either onne port or ibaka with same 12 lane and double rail and a dry port at aba

This is the first step and we need to achieve this in say 5 to 7 years ..our Igbo banks can finance this

Next step is to exculed aba and Onitsha from the national grid ( our senators should work on this )...IMO ans anambra have the highest gas reserves in Nigeria so we can get cheap gas supply to this location and generate 20,000mw of electricity in 5 years if the political will is dre ..the Igbo banks can finance this ...UNN (proda) have the brain to design this and am sure it will work

With this we are set to go ...leave the rest to igbos in aba and Onitsha

Then we need to set up research centers to increase yeilds for our agro products and also acquire lands in other parts of Nigeria to produce foods for us

We igbos can n will rule Africa in 25 years if we keep our cool

Ugandan Developers, Indonesia Developers, Lagos Developers, Abuja Developers, Kano Developers, Port Harcourt Developers -- This is a patriotic clarion call for you to develop your Father's house too.

SuperS1Panther:
Ugandan Developers, Indonesia Developers, Lagos Developers, Abuja Developers, Kano Developers, Port Harcourt Developers -- This is a patriotic clarion call for you to develop your Father's house too.

let focus on our brown roof state and leave ipod alone, skull mining is order of the day in our yoruba land

Amarabae:
nice one! watch how the inferiority complexed people will jump into this thread with their hate.

dont mind my yoruba brothers

Talk is cheap. This could be achieved under a sovereign state and not with the present structure. We should stop deceiving ourselves.

It hasn't even being done in states swimming in oil money. Abeg make una shift

Shame

Good words from a man of wisdom. if done it will charge other region to invest in there states to make each zone independent.

Sweetguy25:
Talk is cheap. This could be achieved under a sovereign state and not with the present structure. We should stop deceiving ourselves.

It hasn't even being done in states swimming in oil money. Abeg make una shift

So what will change in Biafra ..were will the extra money come from

mrvitalis:
We Igbo people are at the verge of conquering Nigeria again and that's y I do not support Biafra

We control almost all market in Nigeria ,Benin and Togo ..what we sale is what they must buy ..that's a great achievement

The next step is to produce what will sale in Igbo land and sale to them t

We need to link warri sea port to Onitsha via a 12 lane road and a double rail way with a dry port at Onitsha

We need to link aba to either onne port or ibaka with same 12 lane and double rail and a dry port at aba

This is the first step and we need to achieve this in say 5 to 7 years ..our Igbo banks can finance this

Next step is to exculed aba and Onitsha from the national grid ( our senators should work on this )...IMO ans anambra have the highest gas reserves in Nigeria so we can get cheap gas supply to this location and generate 20,000mw of electricity in 5 years if the political will is dre ..the Igbo banks can finance this ...UNN (proda) have the brain to design this and am sure it will work

With this we are set to go ...leave the rest to igbos in aba and Onitsha

Then we need to set up research centers to increase yeilds for our agro products and also acquire lands in other parts of Nigeria to produce foods for us

We igbos can n will rule Africa in 25 years if we keep our cool

Are you joe igbokwe ?

Amarabae:
nice one! watch how the inferiority complexed people will jump into this thread with their hate.

Get a life and have a peace of mind

To do so effectively, the igbo states must have a firm grip on both fiscal and monetary policies in order to create an environment conducive enough for export and attractive enough to foreign investors. It is hard to achieve under buharis Nigeria because of the apartheid set up that will scare off investors and deprive the east of very crucial infrastructures it needs for such a gigantic economic leap..

Greatness is never totally achieved as long as one is not controlling his destiny.

Igbos can never claim to be great when tbeir destiny is still being decided in a strage land called Abuja.

Its a big embarassment for me as an Igbo man to know that Gambia is just 2 million people, Benin Republic is 6 million people and Sierra Leon is just 7 million people but my 45 million strong Igbo nation is still stuck in Nigeria answering to a colonial jargon called 'one Nigeria'.

Yes, we can achieve this in Nigeria but we can achieve it faster when we break away from this contraption.

kettykings:


Are you joe igbokwe ?

Lol nah

mrvitalis:

So what will change in Biafra ..were will the extra money come from

Tax, Loans, Resource and Products exports etc. Besides under a sovereign country, there will be institutions created to oversee such development which will mean more seriousness to effect implementation. Example, Ministries of finance, infrastructure, A central bank and others.

Tell me how its possible under a Nigerian arrangement?

Besides, if its possible why aren't other zones doing it?

Sweetguy25:
Talk is cheap. This could be achieved under a sovereign state and not with the present structure. We should stop deceiving ourselves.

It hasn't even being done in states swimming in oil money. Abeg make una shift

Always emphasize that we're after an independent Igbo only nation... Not the type ipob is after

Sweetguy25:


Tax, Loans, Resource and Products exports etc. Besides under a sovereign country, there will be institutions created to oversee such development which will mean more seriousness to effect implementation. Example, Ministries of finance, infrastructure, A central bank and others.

Tell me how its possible under a Nigerian arrangement?

We have all those at the state level y can't we see the development... What will be different in Biafra

mrvitalis:


We have all those at the state level y can't we see the development... What will be different in Biafra

Are you ignorant of Nigerian tax and land laws? So you're telling me its the 10 kobo tax that state governments in the east generate that will be used to bring development?

Arguing with you will be a waste of time.

Sweetguy25:


Are you ignorant of Nigerian tax and land laws? So you're telling me its the 10 kobo tax that state governments in the east generate that will be used to bring development?

Arguing with you will be a waste of time.

So if u get Biafra who will u tax if not same igbos