asha80:
there is no post on those things you said especially the industrial park.i have not seen any news of it anywhere

Abagworo:




Why I like Asha80's contribution is that we always make our contribution on what is best to do in situations but millionaireman and others never contribute but rather attack every positive news from Imo State.

Abagworo:


I wrote "fight him to non performance". What it means is that he will spend the next 4 years fighting instead of settling down to govern. It is best we criticise when necessary but leave him to do his best.

I have been the only one populating this thread with pictures and I am not even based in Imo. If indeed most of these people fighting me for posting these pictures are not out for mischief, why can't they populate the thread?

Owerri is an extremely beautiful city with many scenic views but yet none of them has contributed one picture. Even millionaireman from Orlu could not show pictures but when I went out of my way to get pictures, he started attacking me and Okorocha.

I have shown my hometown with its beautiful lake and serene environment but none of them has shown his.

asha80:
I doubt a government can be fought to non performance unless that government never wanted to perform in the first instance..moreover this is his second term so he can do whatever he wants to do.

Abagworo:


Here is the Governor's statement.


http://nigerianpilot.com/okorocha-dismisses-critics-says-he-is-focused-on-industrializing-imo/


He explained that his administration has worked so much
on the issue of industrial parks which are now changing
close to Ohaji/Egbema because of the closeness to gas
supply as partners are coming from Singapore and China by the first week of September for a joint review of the site and to construct the industrial park.

“We decided Ohaji/Egbema because of the closeness to gas supply, so we are arranging with oil companies to allow
access to gas so that we can power the entire industrial
park. For me I have promised Imo people that I will deliver
and I ‘m sure I will deliver”.

Chiwude:
SKIPPER EFUGH SAYS HEARTLAND STILL SHOCKED BY 3SC LOSS
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by Staff Reporter

Tuesday Aug 11, 2015. 08:28

Heartland FC captain Chinedu Efugh has told AfricanFootball.com his team are still in a shock after a Week 22 loss to Shooting Stars.
On Monday, Heartland FC lost 3-1 to Shooting Stars in a rescheduled match at the Rojenny International Stadium, Oba, near Onitsha.
It was Shooting Stars first win in many years.
Efugh said ‘The Naze Millionaires’ were unlucky to lose the game which everyone expected them to win.
"The game just turned against us. We didn't deserve to lose the game. It was a surprise to me and the entire team that we lost the game like that, it was a game we were expected to win,” Efugh told AfricanFootball.com
“It's just hard luck for us. Shooting Stars utilised all their chances to win the game. That's football for you."

http://www.africanfootball.com/news/558838/Skipper-Efugh-says-Heartland-still-shocked-by-3SC-loss

Abagworo:


A Government whose every decision is fought cannot perform optimally. Okorocha suffered from a big fight against a combination of federal might and Igbo political elders in his 1st term but used the masses to win a 2nd term. Many of the contractors that abscounded including the Dina man from Lebanon were on instruction from powers that be. This 2nd term should have been a flawless ride but radio biafra has teamed up with the politicians to even recruit the masses in fighting him. The end result will be legitimate protest against every attempt of development including refusal to give out land and even violence based wholly on rumours without verification.

An example is the recent protest by Alvan students against Okorocha instead of FG even though it was just a rumour.

asha80:
these sound more rochas saying what he wants to rather than something being concluded to be done...will not say anything about it until i see something concrete like the shell gas story

Abagworo:


What is needed is beautiful pictures and positive news. If not for me it would have appeared like nothing positive has happened or there are no beautiful places in Imo State.

asha80:
pls lets us prepare the ground for excuses in case of failure as okorocha is not the only person criticized by the so called radio biafra..the masses were with him before elections abi?so why fight him now if there is nothing about his pronouncement or activities that they feel imn inimical to them?

Abagworo:


What is needed is beautiful pictures and positive news. If not for me it would have appeared like nothing positive has happened or there are no beautiful places in Imo State.

Beremx:
kindly post recent beautiful pictures if you have any. Am tired of seeing old ones

Abagworo:


You do not understand how the Igbo masses are carried away by the biafra stuf. Many villagers now call him Okoroawusa and call Nigeria zoo and even believe he is turning Igbos to Muslims.

Abagworo:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nbc-begins-work-on-n80bn-mega-plant-project-in-imo/217942/

Management of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC)
Limited has disclosed that work would soon commence on
its mega plant project at Okigwe in Imo State which is
expected to cost the company N80 billion.

Also, the bottling company had paid over N33 billion
electricity bills it consumed in five years period.
This was disclosed by the Head of Public Affairs
Communication, Mr. Uzo Odenigbo, during an interactive
session with journalists in Owerri, the state capital.

According to him, work on the proposed site should have
commenced earlier, stating that despite the delay,
arrangement had been concluded to start work on the
30,000 hectares of land soon.
He however denied the allegation of rift between the
company and the state government over the said land,
following the abandonment of the land after many years it
was handed over to the NBC.

Odenigbo noted that when the plant becomes operational, it
would create jobs for many Nigerians and reduce youth
unemployment and restiveness in the country.
The company image maker also disclosed that the
management had within the period of 2008 to 2013 paid
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) now Enugu
Electricity Development Commission (EEDC) the sum of N33
billion as electricity bills.

He stated that the company had always settled its
electricity bills anywhere they have their operational plants
to avoid distraction despite having other sources of
electricity.

Answering questions from journalists during the interactive
session, he explained that the NBC operates 12 bottling
plants in Nigeria in addition to 50 distribution depots and a
widespread network of distribution partners.

asha80:
that is quite huge..well nbc has taken over consolidated brewries..i wonder what part of okigwe this is going to be sited though...rugged terrain

RareDiamond:
The NBC in this case is not Nigerian breweries

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd. has announced it plans to establish a mega production facility in Okigwe, Imo State.

The company’s Head of Public Affairs and Communication, Uzo Odenigbo, said that the NBC was currently executing an Accelerated Investment Plan aimed at doubling production capacity by 2020; adding that while some of their plants in Nigeria were being upgraded, a new plant would be established in Imo.

He said that the existing operations in Imo State would be significantly enhanced, hence the need to drive “momentous investment into its operations and site a world-class, state-of-the-art factory in Okigwe.”

“When completed, the facility will be the biggest NBC manufacturing and warehouse site in the country, supporting other existing production lines to deliver more to yearning customers and dealers in the Eastern part of the country and beyond in an environmentally sustainable way,” he said.

“Demand for our products is high, and in a bid to meet up with the sales projection trajectory in a very competitive environment, more production lines will be installed, most of which will be in our new Okigwe mega production facility.”

He also revealed that the company had been supporting the socio-economic lives of its stakeholders, providing employment opportunities, improving livelihood and economically empowering communities where they operate.

He added that the company was also partnering with communities on its shared values of youth development and women empowerment. “In this drive, we are collaborating with state governments to support female entrepreneurship with trade asset financing and business training for women entrepreneurs,” he said.

Ofodirinwa:
NBC targets Imo for biggest plant in Nigeria



http://dailytimes.com.ng/nbc-targets-imo-for-biggest-plant-in-nigeria/

abagoro:
http://www.channelstv.com/2015/08/25/imo-state-presents-industrialisation-plan-in-trade-investment-forum/

The Imo State government says it is set to begin
the construction of a multi-million Naira Industrial
Park to enhance industrialisation and economic
growth.


As contained in a plan presented at a Trade
Investment Forum on Monday, the park would be
located in Ohaji Egbema and Oguta oil producing
areas of the state in eastern Nigeria, with a target
to generate about five billion dollars yearly.
The three-day Imo Trade Investment Forum is
organised by the State government and is holding
at the Imo State Trade Investment Centre in Owerri,
the Imo State capital.


Declaring the Forum open, the Imo State Governor,
Rochas Okorocha, said that the State government
had already earmarked 20,000 hectares of land in
Ohaji Egbema for the easy take-off of the modern
industrial park that will open Imo state to the
world.


He reiterated his commitment to ensuring that
within the next four years, his mission and vision
remained industrialisation, wealth creation and
creation of job opportunities for teaming
unemployed youths in the state.
The newly completed Imo Trade Centre, the venue
for the Forum, came alive on Monday, with
business men and investors both foreign and local
all gathered to witness the first ever investment
forum.

asha80:
something is wrong with that quoted 5b dollars revenue annually expected...maybe they meant 5bn or 5m dollars

abagoro:


I believe it is Naira.