₦airaland Forum

Why are nigerians always reactive instead of proactive? where is the improvement in the state building codes/enforcement of the codes, that will ensure that builders are not allowed to erect unsafe buildings as is the case in saner societies?

rather we wait till buildings start collapsing and in order to play to the gallery so as to avoid media blowback the the govt resorts to taking superficial actions as the one just posted.

ba7man: Why aren't people flocking to Akwa-Ibom yet......Why aren't people flocking to Akwa-Ibom yet....Why aren't people flocking to Akwa-Ibom.....

the administration has adopted the mantra of " build it and they will come".... and trust me they are still building, and in no distant time people will come. and they have already started coming.more people are visiting the state than they used to prior to 2007. and more people are aware of UYO now than before.

[quote author=MostIncredible.DFirst]What u've stated above is completely in error, false n misleading, n gives d impression dat u're a paid propaganda agent of d govt, except u wanna tell me u landed in akwa ibom just recently. In as much as i salute and commend Gov. Akpabio 4 consolidating on d infrastructural developments which his predecessor started, it will be very uncharitable 2claim & insult d intelligence of a proud Akwa Ibom son like me dat d transformation in Akwa ibom started just in 2007. In specific terms however, Akpabio may be commended 4d developments dat have taken place in ikot ekpene zone & in some suburbs of Uyo, includin all his ambitious signature projects. But it is on record dat all major civil works in uyo including major dual-carriage roads, new housing estates in osong ama, shelter afrique et al, as well some other signature projects like Uyo-Plaza, Le Meridien hotel, et al; were on ground even before 2003. But d difference lies in d fact dat d former governor did not showcase his deeds 2d outside world as akpabio is doing thro his "uncommon transformation tv-program" showing on national networks, as well as d guided-tours which he conducts for all high-profile guests 2d state. So pls desist from makin such annoying comments dat are false.[/quote]I will stand by my statement. however you are welcome to disagree with me, But if we want to be sincere you will also confess the truth about the present administration in its efforts to transform the state.

I am not insulting anyone intelligence here and i do not appreciate your casting aspersion on my person if you want to disagree on the substance of the developmental strides in the state under the present administration, i will very much like to engage you on that.

My aim is not to discountenance the achievements of others/previous administrations in the state that will be so naive of me to do so, after all government is a continuum. I agree with you that gov.Attah was a great visioner and a very bold leader but in terms of execution of projects he didn't do that well ,Fact! but he still left his marks on the state.as he left a blue print which the present gov. who was part of his cabinet has executed effectively.

Here are the facts Attah conceived the airport project, le meridien hotel, the power plant,etc but none of this plans were executed to conclusion by his administration, but the present administration has succeeded in implementing and even improving on those visions that attah had if you are sincere you will agree that none of those projects were workable or at the stage they are today during attahs admin.

Don't try to belittle Akpabio's achievement by alluding to the fact that he is just a better salesman than Attah was, while that is true you also have to countenance the fact that a good products enhances the success of a salesman. hence Akpabio's success might not be unconnected to the fact that he has better product to sale than his former boss did.

Attracting private investment more is needed in the state
http://www.amaecomglobal.com/index.htm

official commissioning of the company head office
http://wetinhappen..com/2012/08/amaecom-global-ltd-opens-its-corporate.html

Stunt rider on uyo roads and water cannon salute for arik air on their maiden flight marking the opening of uyo airport for commercial passenger service Dec 2,2009 a memorable day in the state

[quote author=t-something]@Ujoinme : Nice work Bro for keeping the thread alive. Am sorry Iv not had time to get the pictures I promised you, I have been busy with other engagements in Calabar and Aba , besides the weather too hasn't been encouraging cos it rains all day here.

I think we should also try and draw the FG's attention to the deplorable state of Calabar - Itu highway and Aba - Ikot Ekpene road. These roads are terrible especially the Aba - Ikot Ekpene road. The governors of these states should use these projects to bargain from FG whenever they come campaigning . Meanwhile I expect the governors to try and ameliorate the suffering of motorists by doing some repair works at the failed spots . We know Akpabio had reconstructed some segments of this Calabar - Itu highway, and Imoke has used his meagre resources to do the very bad spots , but T.A. Orji hasn't done anything on the Aba - IK road. The Aba part of that road has totally collapsed and its gradually crippling economic activities on that axis .

Lastly this is an educative and informative thread so you will do well to ignore stupid trolls such as Eko Ile or Agbameta or whatever the ignorant fool chooses to answer . The dude is just so unhappy that despite the plenty praise and worship stories of Fashola , he's unable to compile such a thread like this with pictures , rather he takes pictures of VI and Lekki but can't show us pix of the wooden bridge he crosses at Ikola when leaving his house at Iyana Ipaja.[/quote]Thanks bro, but am still counting on you for your updates as am not in uyo presently to take pictures.so i will be relying on you and some others to constantly post pictures and updates here.
I want us to keep this thread alive to showcase Akwa ibom as the wise man says that pictures is worth a thousand words.

Akwa ibom has not reached eldorado yet, but any sane Nigeria who knew this region before the advent of this administration cannot deny the drastic transformation that is taking place in akwa ibom.
I commend this administration for its good work so far and also acknowledge that there are still a lot yet to be done too.
Government every where in the world exist to solve the challenges that faces its people so this thread should also showcase the challenges in akwa ibom too so if you see stuff like the bad roads from ikot ekpene to Aba and from itu to calabar axis take those pictures too and we can also showcase them here too. The challenges doesn't take away from your good works especially if you have plans or are working on plans to address them.

As for the trolls those who need information we will provide. and those who believe the myth about state govts. ill performance based on the performance on ground in their respective states we will shake and challenge such myths with facts when it comes to what akwa ibom state is doing.

nigeria has woken up to the reality of marketing its tourism potentials. i find the video interesting. you can watch it on youtube from the link below:

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N82_0gaKs8U

a rare find: render of the stadium under construction

For more information on the transformation of Akwa ibom state visit: http://www.uncommontransformation.tv/ and www.skyscrapercity.com

uncommon transformantion 3

uncommon transformation 2

uncommon transformation 1

uncommon transformation

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more pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

akwa ibom pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

more uyo most of the pictures are courtesy of dnaijaguy

The old site of the prison was an eyesore in the heart of the city of ikot ekpene so it was moved to a more befitting place and the state govt is planning to build a 3 star hotel in the old prison site in partnership with some private investors

Ikot ekpene prison built by Akwa ibom state govt by gov akpabio and handed over to the federal government. the Newest prison in Nigeria. pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

calabar itu road. built by julius berger can you see the difference.

Ibom flyover @ night uyo has 4 complete flyovers and a fifth one is currently under construction.All of them constructed by gov. akpabio

more ibeno beach

Ibeno beach

Akwa ibom E library pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

one of the 5 new already completed and commissioned general hospitals built in local government that had no general hospitals note this 5 is in addition to the 290 bed mega 20th Anniversary hospital that i posted earlier on this thread whose construction has reached an advanced stage.

Akwa ibom power plant @ ikot abasi currently generating 191mw of electricity into the national grid this plant was built by the Akwa ibom state government. Started by Gov. Attah and completed by Gov. Akpabio pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

akwa ibom ayaya pictures courtesy of the dnaijaguy

akwa ibom the beautiful pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

Akwa ibom pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

uyo pictures courtesy of dnaijaguy

Some one needs to correct the spelling of EKPENE UKIM Not EKpelle UKIN come on contractor!