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Harbour Industrial Estate is really filled with industries.

tabletman1:
I don't know what they produce in this company at the left hand side of the road Opposite kriskol.

Look at the google earth. GMC is at the front while the access road to SAB is just by the side. The shape of the land is in such a way that GMC is at the fron while SAB is at the back overlooking the Niger.

tabletman1:
Buddahmonk,
I have confirmed about that GCM, and I was told that GMC is still operating in same compound with Sabmiller. They are expanding their facility as u can see from outside sabmiller factory.
And remember I told you that Bc ifegbo is still operating, his factory is located opposite kriskol abi wetin una dey call am.

I think there is already massive grass/tree planting and further beautification ongoing right now in Onitsha. What Anambra needs right now is an International Cargo/Passenger airport. As a leading economic center after Lagos and PH, Onitsha needs the airport that will service it properly. My happiness is that this airport project will soon see the light of the day because the airport advisory committee has been set up to see to its setting up in 18 months from now.

3dankey:
Tabletman1 my brother, I am clamoring for this things cos I know its importance in our future development. Onitsha and Aba which are two major cities in South east Nigeria, developed on their own,with little or no assistance from the government. Also take a look at Nnewi (a city with great potential),with enough manufacturing companies which are owned by individuals and not government.

Most, if not all our cities in the East developed on their own. Now the things that both me and buddahmonk stated above are basic things that are needed for every city to grow.
look at Onitsha and Nnewi now and compare it with other cities and towns in Nigeria.


You said that “i want to see a stable economy in the east and that I want other people to come and buy from us." I know that you must have heard that fg want to make Anambra State one of the Staple crop processing zones in Nigeria and Also Anambra State is leading in the manufacturing of Auto-Spare parts. My brother we have achieved this height on our own,with out government help. Now my question is what is successive governments in Anambra State doing to support this industrious people and make so many of them (more rich men) to return back home.

The following are needed for a stable economy in the east:
1, A functional Cargo/International Airport that will be the envy of everyone.
2, A functional Seaport,pls note that this one is very important for the whole south east.
3, Massive Reconstruction and not Rehabilitation of our Major Roads namely; Onitsha- Enugu Expressway,Enugu- Ph expressway. This will add movement of people and goods across nigeria.
4, Lastly take a look at Onitsha now and see how disorganized it is even in the mist of Many companies and well planned buildings. So we need to beautify our environment,plant ornamental trees,carpet grass and water fountains.

I will like to rest my case here as I wish government are seeing this things for them to implement them. Nuff said so far I enjoy both the comments of Tabletman,buddahmonk,Shematic and ChimaAdeoye here.

Anambra guys get brain on how to diversify their wealth. Thump up Jim Iyke..

Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano, at the Place of the talking drums during the governor’s visit to GUS contestants at Ude Ovulu jungle Aguleri, Anambra State over the weekend

Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano, Sales Director Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr Hubbert Eze, and Corpoate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr Kufre Ekanem during the governor’s visit to GUS contestants at Ude Ovulu jungle Aguleri, Anambra State over the weekend

Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano, with the 14 contestants during the governor’s visit to GUS contestants at Ude Ovulu jungle Aguleri, Anambra State over the weekend.

Host of GUS game show season 11, Mr Chidi Mokeme showing Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano during the governor’s visit to GUS contestants at Ude Ovulu jungle Aguleri, Anambra State over the weekend

Gov. Obiano excites Gulder Ultimate Search Contestants at Aguleri Jungle
In a move seen as unprecedented since the beginning of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality television challenge, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano visited the fourteen contestants in the 11th edition of the reality television show at their camp inside the historic Ude Ovulu Jungle in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area, over the weekend to interact with the contestants and experience first-hand, the GUS challenge.

The sight of Governor Obiano elicited excitement among the contestants who burst into Man “o” War song, making him to share memories of his active days as a Boy Scout with them.

During the interactive session tagged, “A moment with the Governor” governor Obiano explained his mission. “I came to wish you well in the hope that one of you may eventually find the crown. This adventure is worth having as some who were members of the Boys Scout and Girls Guide would appreciate the exciting experience.”

Governor Obiano said that he totally identifies with what the sponsors Gulder and Nigeria Breweries Plc are doing with the youths by putting them through challenging tasks and teaching them leadership and survival strategies as well as team building initiatives. According to Obiano “we are committed to boosting tourism in Anambra state, that is why we started with security to ensure the safety of lives and property so that people can live and go about anytime of the day and with street lights at key places at night.

He explained that his administration is sustaining the infrastructural development of the State with a view to creating an enabling and conducive environment for foreigners and Nigerians to explore the abundant tourism potentials in parts of the State.

Obiano expressed satisfaction with the arrangement put in place for the ongoing exercise and assured that government will borrow a leaf to get Anambra State youths acquainted with the experience in the jungle and encourage them to participate in similar programmes to acquire endurance and survival skills. The governor pointed out that with the coming of investors into the State, more companies will have the opportunity to sponsor youth empowerment programmes.

He commended the sponsors for the lessons embedded in the GUS challenge which is the building of strong and focused persons. He noted that the positioning of the Gulder brand encourages survival and endurance skills which he observes fits into some of the Pillars of Development and enablers of his government especially in commerce and tourism, as well as the promotion of youth empowerment.

Governor Obiano thanked them for choosing Aguleri where according to him “the giants lived” and Anambra State for the GUS contest.

The GUS adventure is expected to end on 31st October this year while the ultimate winner will be presented with a cash prize of N10 million and an SUV Jeep on November 1, 2014 when the governor promised that he will have the honor of presenting the price to the winner.

From their vision, it appears that they will be independent in power transmission to their clients..

asha80:
ok my bad......this is their website.....http://century-power.com/about-cpg.html......and here is the places they are targetting.......http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-02/century-of-nigeria-to-raise-700-million-for-gas-powered-plant.html........however i dont think it would make much difference until we stop this generate and send to the national grid law we are still operating........here is also another news about them.....http://www.punchng.com/business/energy/ge-century-power-to-build-plant-in-okija/

Century Power Generation Limited (CPG) was set up to carry out electricity (power) generation as part of the effort to increase Nigeria's electricity generation capacity.

Century Power Generation is an affiliate of Nestoil PLC. The primary purpose of the company is to develop, build, own and operate efficient power generating plants in Nigeria and in Africa. We are an indigenous company with a vision of becoming one of the largest power providers in the region. At Century Power, we realise that reliable power generation is a pathway to re-energizing enduring economic growth, so we are committed to powering businesses, factories, homes and institutions. We also believe in a continuously improving, long term approach and are investing substantially to build a long term position in Nigeria.

Power Plant Projects
CPG is currently developing a 1500MW gas-fired power plant in Okija, Anambra State. The project is being developed in 3 phases; the first phase is a 495MW open cycle plant, which will be commissioned in 2015. The entire 1500MW capacity is scheduled to be completed by 2018.

Our Vision
To become the largest, most reliable power supplier in Nigeria, delivering an uninterrupted supply of affordable electricity to businesses, factories, homes, and institutions 24hours a day, 7 days a week.

Based on our values and an innovative approach to achieving results, we are determined to meet and exceed global benchmarks in the power generation sector.


http://century-power.com/about-cpg.html

That man is real Obiakpo..tackling serious issues of development headlong..

You need to watch the video and see what the dude is already putting on the ground just within 6 months in power..

cjrane:
Hiaa, una don come again.
Which one be Obiakpor?

Did you hear the part on the Cargo International Airport that is already under construction? International flights will be landing there..wow!

Anambra is indeed the light of the nation and a leader of the pack since 1904..

This is the new international market under construction along the express towards Oba/Obosi at the outskirt very close to the Obosi interchange. This market will go a long way in resettling some displaced businessmen in the city..

I think the direction is towards the highlighted part of your comment. With the 5 star facilities as Raddison Blu Onitsha, Agulu Lake Resort and 3 malls that are springing up will go a long way to fine-tune it as a pure tourism destination point. I heard Ogbunike Resort is equally coming on board with a 5 star facility.

kettykin:
These developments are good, but i think Anambra is still like a man driving his car hard in no particular direction like Prof Soludo said during his hey days , the spate of developments is not channelized in any particular direction thereby leading to no particular area of developments.

Anambra as a leading light of the nation should take a cue from other leading lights like California in US that controls silicon valley and Hollywood with a very strong academic institute or go the way of Dubai which has invested so much in tourism sector with a very large free trade zone or go the way of shenzheng which is the largest heavy manufacturing center in the world, the investment is diverse into oil , brewery, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, automobile manufacturing , trading (wholesale and retail),transportation e.t.c where as just 1 area is needful

See the highlighted part concerning their products. You can also visit their site for elaborate details: www.distell.co.za

This details below was as at Dec/Jan this year. I am very sure that construction must have reached advanced stage by now..

3dankey:
I was shocked at first when I saw that market. How can a market be sited in that location?hope government is doing something about it.
Chino that South african company Distell,what are they producing? I know it was peter obi that brought them into Anambra state.
Buddahmonk, I don't know that ur from Anambra State. Nice input on this thread (am enjoying the thread).

Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has performed the ground-breaking of the multi billion naira Distell Bottling Plant at Ozubulu Industrial Estate. The N8.5b facility was another direct foreign investment attracted by Governor Obi’s administration this year bringing to over thirty billion naira the sum of foreign investment in the State this month.

The facility is a partnership between the state government and a South African beverage giant, with the state providing ten per cent of the total cost.

Governor Obi said the state government was also providing the key infrastructure that will facilitate the venture, including the ongoing N12 billion Ozubulu-Atani road, adding that N6.9 billion had already been paid to the contractor.

He explained that when completed the road would effectively link Onitsha Industrial Harbour area and Ozubulu Industrial Estate to further enhance their operations. The Governor disclosed that more multi-national companies were concluding arrangement to invest in the state. He urged the Ozubulu community to give the company all necessary cooperation, warning that government would not tolerate any form of distraction that would slow pace of work on the project.

The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Richard Ruston, said they would commence construction as soon as all regulatory issues had been dealt with. According to Mr. Ruston, the products would include cedars and non alcoholic beverages including home grown Nigerian brands. He said the facility would create employment opportunities from the construction to production stages to the indigenes of the state.

He explained that the company chose to site the facility in the state because of its investment-friendly climate, Governor Obi's strong leadership and the success of other companies operating in the state

Speaking the Anambra State Commissioner for Housing, Engr. Patrick Obi said called on the people of the State to be thankful to Governor Peter Obi. He said the project and similar projects in the State were successful because of his commitment and interest. The Senior Special Assistants to the Governor on Investment, Mr. Mark Okoye and that of Project Monitoring, Arc Chinelo Ofoche spoke likewise.

Earlier, the Governor led the South-African investors to pay a courtesy visit to the Igwe of Ozubulu, HRH Igwe Nnamdi Oruche, who pledged the support of the town to Governor Obi in his bid to attract a lot of foreign investors to the State.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/another-multi-national-company-invests-n8-5b-in-anambra-state/170059/

That will be nice to further expand the Port facility..

FKO81:
I was thinking of Onitsha port, for containers.

That Headbridge has been sanitized so much that you cannot find any obstruction around that area anymore. The traffic flows with ease. I think that is why the government has initiated action to level that market and maybe relocate them to Oba outskirt.

OreMI22:
One hopes that a market isn't tolerated in that tight spot. It would create so much chaos around the bridge that eventually entering into Onitsha would be an impossible task. Onitsha is one city the government must seriously regulate the rampant proliferation of markets in every tight available space,without any consideration for the impact on public utilities and a car park area.

I still wonder why our traders insist on crowding out the Niger bridge axis of Onitsha with markets instead of developing inland towards Nkpor / Ogbunike axis where there are lots of open spaces and available land for any type of market construction.

I have a feeling government has acquired that area for industrial expansion of the Harbor Industrial Estate..

FKO81:
The last time I went there I notice they were pulling those shops down.

What is your point? Is it not clear to you that it was because of Psquare that the event was convened?

Akinwunmy:
It wasn't a psquare concert but a joint concert put together by some promoters in Dubai ..

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Peter Obi is one of a kind. His type is not common on the African continent..

Prof of Sustainable a Development, Jeffrey David Sachs ( middle), with Nigerian Director-General of Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogu( right) and the former Gov. of Anambra State, Peter Obi(left), and at the 2015 World a Bank/ IMF Spring meeting in Washington, yesterday.

Executive Director, World Bank, Mansur Muhtar(middle), with the former Gov. of Anambra State, Peter Obi(right), and the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Post 2015 Development Plan, Ms Amina Mohammed( left) at the 2015 World a Bank/ IMF Spring meeting in Washington, yesterday.

Obi Commends Jonathan, Calls for the Establishment of the Ministry of Basic Education.

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has commended President Goodluck Jonathan on the trajectory of his Government, especially its Transformation Agenda that is taken manufacturing and Agriculture seriously.

Speaking to the press after the State of Africa Session at the just concluded World Bank 2014 Annual Spring Meeting at Washington, where the World Bank Managing Director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati submitted that within 2 decades of growth, Asian countries have been able to reduce poverty by 40%, while Africa reduced it by mere 8% over the same period, because African neglected manufacturing and Agriculture, Obi said it was about time Nigeria focused more on manufacturing and Agriculture.

“Looking at the Government of President Goodluck Jonathan, one will notice that his emphasis now, responding to global requirement, is meanly on encouraging the manufacturing sector and Agriculture, while not neglecting other sectors. We have started to see the result. Once this is continued, the growth in our economy will increasingly lead to job creation and invariably to the reduction in poverty level”, Obi said.
As a corollary to the foregoing, Obi also called for more attention to be paid to education. “When you look closely, you will find out that those Asian countries in question invested heavily in education and skill acquisition as well. For African countries to develop, they must build their human resources and engage in practical capacity building,” Obi said. He therefore called for the establishment of the Ministry of Basic Education arguing that Nigeria needed that now to lay proper educational foundation for the children of the State bearing in mind, according to him, that education is the most portent tool for competition in the world.

Justifying the call, Obi said: “ Education is demanding and challenging. It is one sector that is very active in terms of caring for the schools, the welfare of the pupils and students, curriculum development, admissions, labour matters, regulation and registration of schools, among others. It shall be better coordinated if the sector has two Ministries, where one is devoted to basic education, which is the terra firma on which subsequent grade of education and teaching are hinged, Obi concluded.

The Onitsha Second Niger Bridge did not affect the facilities, as the bridge is further down south of the River..

From the design they made sure that it does not touch any investment at the Harbor Industrial..

yes google earth will guide you properly to all these locations I just showed you..

redcap:
Schema. Thx for the coordinates I plan on visiting by next month I will use google drive to access this location to see things for myself.

This is Sabmiller right there in the heart of Harbour Industrial Estate overlooking the Niger River. The network of roads within the estate is superb.

redcap:
Valuable info,thx bro.Anambra is truly undergoing rapid growth.where exactly is SABMiller located I heard its around the 2nd niger bridge,are there available land within that region? I bought a piece of land in akwa ibom for the same project but on a second thought I'm considering anambra due to its market size.

These Anambra twins remains the best thing to happen to the entertainment industry in Africa. The best out of Africa- Psquare..

Generally light situation has improved so much up to 17-18hrs in Awka and Onitsha, particularly the industrial belt of Nnewi and Harbour Industrial Estate Onitsha.

See below the googlearth of a section of Industrial Harbour Onitsha. It has been bought all through up to Ozubulu Industrial Estate where Distell SA is building their manufacturing plant. Where you can get land now is towards Atani and other boundary towns on the road towards Rivers State boundary with Anambra..

redcap:
Pls what is the power(electricity) situation around this industrial estate, how much is the estimated cost of land/plot in this region.I need a good site for a factory in my home state.thx