₦airaland Forum

Onitsha

Why always them?

mktinsight:
Like I said the Obiano administration is corrupt and incompetent. Just look at the IGR.

IGR in Anambra was 10 billion in 2014, 14.8 billion in 2015, was not reported in 2016, and was 17.36 billion in 2017. But already with the end of 2018 approaching it is clear that IGR will drop drastically in 2018 probably to around 15 billion.

Meanwhile just consider how other states have fared. Look at Kaduna for example that had LOWER IGR than Anambra in 2015. Its IGR in 2015 was 11 billion, in 2016 it was 17 billion, in 2017 it was 26.5 billion.

The question is what did Kaduna do that Obiano's revenue service did not do:

1) The Kaduna State Government has only ONE authority that collects tax KDIRS. They digitized and automated tax collection. Meanwhile, Anambra State government resorted to using "Agents". These corrupt "agents" have clearly diverted huge sums of revenue from government coffers.

2) Kaduna clamped down heavily on street trading, hawking and okada while under the ANSG that and illegal parked vehicles have taken over the streets of commercial districts in Anambra creating chaos and chasing away profits for formal business that pay taxes.

3) Law Enforcement has collapsed under the ANSG. The Ocha Brigade, ATMA are all corrupt entities doing little enforcement but lining their pockets creating a poor business environment.


Going forward, I recommend that Obiano get serious with his next three years in office. The state should be doing at least 36 billion if it created the right environment for formal business to flourish. For example, PAYE Tax which is the largest source of revenue for Lagos is based on 24% of personal income. You cannot get much tax from wheelbarrow hawkers. You need to attract real organizations that pay decent salaries for PAYE tax. The state has absolutely no idea how to get these companies even as it is sitting on a gold mine with Onitsha (a major distribution point). Just attracting the likes of PZ Cussons, Indomie, and other consumer good companies to the state would yield massively for the state government not 1,000 wheelbarrows lined up in front of Ochanja.

As it is, Enugu gets quite a lot of IGR because it hosts the factories for Coca Cola, Nigerian Breweries, Seven Up and others. This is despite the fact that Onitsha has a natural location advantage with access to water (from River Niger) and distance to key markets around. But real investors run from chaos. MTN's regional headquarters is based in Asaba not Onitsha, Glo's is based in Enugu.

I don’t think it’s right the way you castigate anambra.

Enugu has; an international airport, a museum, an international stadium and over 15 federal parastatals.

..of cos their igr should be substantially bigger.

Kaduna on the other hand is enjoying federal might thanks to the disingenuous diabolical nature of el rufai.

Anambra has no single federal strength in the state.

All the state has its the govt and a few elites.

Ikenga ogidi erosion site

Enugu

OreMI22:
Thats how all these APC urchins have been posting fake news that they are killing Boko Haram and Shekau will continue making videos telling Nigerians the truth that our leaders are liars , but its so hard to believe Shekau.

We all know they fight Boko haram with fake pictures and newspaper propaganda.

this is not the first time they're doing this.

They caught them posting fake pictures on road constructions.

They caught them posting fake pictures on farmer,s revolution.

APC and their goons panders to lowest iQ denominator in the society

It would never make front page...

Why does the guy look high?

Demolition of illegal structures continues across anambra

Enugu

"Mr. Integrity" is the oil minister... thief

I am igbo, though I condemn the military's high-handedness towards my pple in ontsha and aba last year...I would extend my condolence and sympathy to the average Nigerian soldier's family.

Igbo's magnanimous nature wlll never let us wish harm on anyone no matter how much harm that person must've caused us.

TheGreenLand:
The true igbos support the president and the vice President.
Ipobs, the trouble makers, you can go and die!......Joe Igbokwe.

i saw them fighting over the 2k Stipend at polo park mall...lol

Women in uniforms, fighting..it was sad.

Besides, yesterday was black Friday all over enugu, nobody paid no mind to their tomfoolery

Aching road and bridge construction

Arrest of illegal traders..


This isn’t right sha

Still on it: clearing of illegal traders, illegal tax collectors and illegally parked vehicles

Trying to get rid of the evidence Incase he loses the election..

Touché

The apc has stolen everything including GEJ’s projects.

What a shame..

buhariguy:
the lazy ones slip into poverty every seconds.
Which work were they doing before,
They were always waiting for free money.

good to see you are willing to condemn 80 million of your people in one lame pejorative statement

buhariguy:
because you blind,
But let me remind you first that PDP in 16yrs did not construct 1km of road in SW.

away with you and your childish lies.

We are well aware of the reconstruction of Lagos/ibadan express by GEJ with a plethora of several other projects.

Save your lies for the brain dead and not me

GavelSlam:
And if you had a brain you would realise my analogy was to make you understand it can never be overnight.

oh, an egotistical ignoramous..

Instead of admitting you made a grevious mistake, you engage in sophomoric banters with banal impudence

Ebonyi

madridguy:
TO ME, BUHARI RESCUED NIGERIA FROM TOTAL COLLAPSE. THANK YOU SAI BABA

you do realize we’re still in a self inflicted recession?

CNN analysis says “every 6 mins, 10 Nigerians slip into poverty”.

You call that rescue?

GavelSlam:
The railway projects are on going.

How long did it take you to complete secondary school?

learn to read and comprehend, my good sir..

The paragraph says “started and completed”.

Now look at yourself in the mirror and understand how floored you are

The greatest lie we tell is the lie we tell ourselves.

I am yet to see one project started and completed by this admin in the Southwest to justify their blind support of the admin.

Just saw a report on cnn that every 6 mins, 10 Nigerians slip below the poverty line.

In a sane enclave, such report would infuriate and trigger the populace to take to the streets demanding better governance...

..The govt in its shame, would frantically seek means to halt such preposterous trend.


But trust Nigerians and their docile nature..

It’s a disgrace that we’re being herded like cows and not governed like humans

Onitsha

mktinsight:
They are not serious. Within days they will be back. The government officials (OCHA Brigade, Police) are corruptly collecting bribes from them as well as the market associations. The government should setup a monitoring force and every time illegal traders are spotted any police, officials on duty should be instantly sacked, their goods should be seized and shared out.

Illegal traders are like cockroaches. They are a major disincentive for proper business. They create massive volumes of filth, traffic congestion and take away business from people who actually rent shops within those markets.

there’s no where on earth without illegal traders. Even in the USA, I saw a phone case dealer hawking phone cases.

The govt do what they can and leave the rest to the conscience of people.

Christmas rice for Anambra civil servants ready for distribution

Operation light up in ozubulu

Clearing of illegal traders even in the markets

Light up of Roban stores road, awka