₦airaland Forum

Going by Fashola's reasoning, no Governor or President can be corrupt.

LordMecuzy:
okay bro no P but if you've been to okene and Adavi you'll understand.. good morning

I am in Okene now, there is no place like that here. The fight even took place in a built up neghborhood - Inike.
That pic is Borno state.

He couldn't help but insert some tribal stuffs, even in a love letter.

asha80:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/enugu-urban-renewal-is-ugwuanyi-walking-the-talk/

This is what we are talking about. Spreading development in Enugu.

chizobamgbume:
Stop being biased. You were supposed to reprimand that knowledgeable of a guy. What has yoruba got to do with this thread We should all respect ourselves and act mature biko.

Mmadu amazina uma acho okwu msteeew.

The thing is so disgusting.

If they can ban importation totally, so be it. We import too much and our currency/economy is suffering for it.

Make money and build the hotel of your choice. How do you guys feel discussing things that are meant to be done by mere mortals and private individuals like you?

Yoruba spokesmen destroyed GEJ, a Yoruba spokesman will destroy Buhari.

No mosque gets burnt after a church is bombed.

Ina.

Unemadu:
Serious govts encourage urbanization. Nigeria being a clueless third world country will rather let things remain rural because of their mental shortcoming. No developed country has a higher rural dwelling. even chinese rural urban migration is at lightning speed and they keep up by building new cities.

Do you realise how big China is? Enugu as a whole is not as big as one small city in Ch

Innoson now has a show room in Enugu, close to the stadium. I will take pictures another time.

passion007:
ZeroTolerance, Ugwuanyi may have decided to placate you. I know it isn't Obollo Afor yet, but it is something.




http://dailypost.ng/2015/07/02/you-are-in-the-midst-of-wolves-nsukka-catholic-bishop-cautions-enugu-governor/

Nice one.

centje:
Even before ifeanyi assumed office, most posters here agreed he needs to focus more on rural Enugu, Education particularly primary and secondary, and Health especially primary healthcare. But to say Nsukka should be developed at the expense of other towns is not right. No matter what I may gain from that, it wouldn't make me agree it's right. That clannishness is a trend in our governance doesn't make it right. That's why I posted earlier that corrupt practices has eaten us deep that we tend to accept them as right.

Just for the records. Ifeanyi is not even from Nsukka as a town or Local government area, he is from Orba in Udenu local government area.

What does this have to with my post? Where did I suggest what you are claiming? Orba is even worse. I will post pictures of the roads there one of these days. BTW, Orba is widely accepted as part of Nsukka zone though in a different LGA.

I won't be saying all this if Enugu city is in a mess, but it is not. Chime spent 8 years upgrading the city, all that is left is one or 2 roads and regular maintenance of the ones in good condition. So tell me why the present government can't put a little more focus on the rural areas which are in a terrible mess for the greater good of the state? Why can't we have our own Lagos instead of going to drag the place with the owners all the time?

eaglechild:
I don't know where you got your population stats from but Enugu state has an estimated population of about 3.26million with a density of 460/sqKm, while Enugu city has an estimated population of 722, 000 with a density of 17, 000/sqKm.

What i'm simply trying to make you realise is why your analogy is flawed. Abakpa and Emene are more densely populated hence road construction there will impact more lives than it would in the rural area both in economic and social terms.

Of course like I said earlier I believe the government should be able to handle rehabilitation of Obollo Afor roads, but in a situation where they have to choose we all know where the priority lies.

From saying people don't live in the rural areas, you shifted position to more people live in the capital, that was also proven to be false, now you've moved to population density. Like I said, you would soon expose that bigotry you are hiding behind failed logic like your colleague did. I don't know why you keep mentioning that imaginary situation where the govt has to choose, they don't have to choose anything, I insist that Ugwuanyi cannot work on only Emene and Abakpa roads for the next 4 years, he must be able to uplift a good number of roads in the rural areas of Enugu. The reason why Lagos is a model state today is today is because development is spread across the length and breadth of the state.

Unemadu:
The population theory holds water.Enugu city has the most population density. The major reason why goverments want people to urbanize is so that development can be focused.

Where did you discuss the government wanting people to urbanize? Everywhere governments try to reduce rural - urban migration by trying to provide basic social amenities that make rural areas more conducive for living. What you wrote is completely wrong.

eaglechild:
More people live in Abakpa and Emene.

I hope the government deals with all (which it hopefully should be able to) but if not, it is clear where the priority lies and where more impact can be made with less funds.

There is no way Enugu can be so starved of funds that the only roads Ugwuanyi can do in 4 years are Emene and Abakpa and you know it. Unless you encourage looting of funds or there is some kind of bias you are trying so hard to hide behind all these grammar. You gave a hint of it when you called me clannish for no reason pages back. It's only a matter of time before you blow up and expose yourself like that Biafrandream of a fool did after trying to hide behind grammar and flawed logic.

eaglechild:
More people live in Abakpa and Emene.

I hope the government deals with all (which it hopefully should be able to) but if not, it is clear where the priority lies and where more impact can be made with less funds.

The population of Enugu city is around 700 000, that is less than 20% of Enugu state's 4 million population, so the earlier you accept that your population theory does not hold watter, the better. Besides, repairing the few remaining bad roads in Enugu does not the govt him from constructing/repairing roads other places.

cjrane:
Going by your mentality, then anyone that showed any paved road in Nigeria or well built house is wrong for that because more streets in Nigeria are untarred than the tarred ones, just as many more Nigerians don't live in mansions showed in Nairaland.

I can categorically state that your reasoning is flawed. There is no absolute in life. A little of everything. Even in the most advanced or wealthiest countries, there still some untarred roads as there are poor people.

You should show the untarred roads as what has not been done well, just as showing the tarred ones as example of what was done well. That is called having a balanced view.

Did you read the post I quoted at all? He said I was misleading people by posting that picture saying it's not the face of Obollo Afor. However, 99% of the roads in Obollo Afor are like that, so it's actually the face of Obollo Afor.
So I should leave all the bad roads surrounding me in Obollo Afor to go on a long search for one good road wherever it's hidden to satisfy who?

spyder880:
At least you have agreed that the last government did any roads at all in Nsukka zone. People would have thought the area is abandoned.

How I wish all roads could be built at the same time. I live in Port Harcourt and even with billions in free oil revenue, most roads are worse than Obollo afor roads.

Oga you are just deceiving yourself. So 1 road in the midst of hundreds of bad roads now makes Obollo Afor comparable to PH? Even Enugu city will struggle to compete with PH in that aspect. You asked for the face of Obollo Afor and the Pic I provided is exactly that because that is how 99% of the roads there are.

More of Obollo Afor... As you can see, people actually live in these rural areas, contrary to what some fools say.

spyder880:
Oga, I disagree with this picture as the face of Obollo afor, why not be objective and show the roads Sullivan just completed from Ikem, through Obollo Eke to Obollo afor till joining Makurdi express? Is it not a new road?

So I should show one good road out of hundreds of bad roads as the 'face of Obollo Afor''?
Another road in Obollo Afor

This is Obollo Afor, near Nsukka. This is the kind of road you find in Obollo afor, Orba and parts of Nsukkb.

biafrandream:
I am very sorry to say this. I love Nsukka people but they are clannish to a fault. I have always wished Adada State was created so they can go and develop their state. Did we not witness the whole Enugu without exception, conceding governorship seat to Nsukka zone? Nsukka people would never have extended such gesture to Udi or Nkanu zone. Take analysis of past elections, they have always wanted to snatch power by all mean. The people who are here moaning over the building of road at Emene, have forgotten that while the whole Nkanuland was in darkness, Jim Nwobodo gave electricity to Nsukka.

I hate to tow this line, but I wish all those coming here to lament about Nsukka as if anyone is opposed to the development of their zone should simply carry their misery and go to another forum. Did anyone remember that I made a similar comment many months ago about my view on Nsukka. This is who they are. I am sorry I am generalizing, but that's who they are. Don't forget 90% of friend are from that area but they are disgustingly clannish. I know this will hurt some people but I have to say it.

and you call yourself Bifrandream? If this is how even 40% of those clamouring for Biafra are, may Biafra never come to existence in Jesus name Amen.

basilo101:
Nsukka town has more than ten commercial banks (campus not included), making it the second urban area in enugu state and therefore can not be categorised as a rural area. Enugu shud enjoy only marginal advantage as the capital but in actual sense, enugu state is made up of enugu region and nsukka region. Emene, Abakpa, 9th mile etc are enugu suburb while udi, nkanu, awgu are enugu rural. same way, obollo afor, orba, opi etc are nsukka suburbs while uzo uwani, enugu ezike, igbo etiti etc are nsukka rural

all those places you mentioned under Nsukka have either bad roads or no road at all.

eaglechild:
He has to start somewhere.

I am not against him developing Nsukka but you make it seem as if his road construction in Emene is an overkill.
Which is not.
Emene is the state's industrial layout and if you are hoping to attract investors that will grown the state's economy, Emene should definitely be in a decent condition.

That is not what I meant. I said he should also remember the rural areas.

eaglechild:
You implied that all the roads in Enugu city are in good shape when someone said that the governor is working on Emene roads.
Then you said unless he wants to start demolishing the already good roads, he should not forget Nsukka.

That sounds rather clannish.

Are you saying Emene is the only road he can repair in the next for years? What is clannish about what I said? I am not from Nsukka and I spoke for all rural areas in Enugu. You are a confirmed fool sir.

eaglechild:
It is not financially feasible to have the same amenities in the rural areas.

In any case if that happens it ceases to be rural and becomes urban.

Abakpa, Emene and 9th mile are about the densest parts of Enugu and are in dire need of good road network.
There is a reason why Enugu is called the coal city state.
Enugu city is the state's major attraction and revenue generator. It must always remain the priority.

I am not saying that Nsukka should be neglected but suggesting that it should get priority over Emene which harbours an international airport with a cargo terminal and is the major industrial layout of the state and thus a revenue generator is just plain folly.

You are a very big idiat, when did I say Nsukka should have priority over Emene? He should remember the rural areas in his roads construction, that is all. I am not asking for dual carriage world class roads, simple passable roads will do, people are suffering. You are the fool here sir.

Unemadu:
The man said he agrees that Nsukka should be worked on.

Every part of Enugu should