These pictures of the sun were taken between 9am to 2.50pm in the 3/11/2013.

Its actually a Multi-Purpose Woodworking Machine. Photos will be sent to your email

I am looking for inspirations to fuel my business ambitions, and thought to ask fellow Nairaland members to share their entrepreneurial stories; where you started, what you do now and where you want to go?

Some people out here might be looking for a job change or that one big break, or a new business opportunity...

Share your story; there could be some interesting results…

do i have to attach the photos?

isn't there anyone on nairaland into machineries?

With full corporate authorization, I wish to offer for sale the following;

1. 13 ton Lorry flat Bed with 20ft container hook Dodge 100, Perkins Engine V8, Automatic Gear under 100,000KM N 2,400,000/=
2. Manual Container loaders 25tons N 350,000/=
3. Deutz 2 cylinder diesel welding machine with housing 300Amp, D/C, 5kva Gen. N 500,000/=
4. 17KVA SAME / Deutz Generator, 1 Phase,50Hz,240Volt, 75amp N 550,000/=
5. Detroit 60 Series Generator (Basic),80KVA, 3 Phase, 50Hz N 850,000/=
6. Deutz 413/5 cylinder Mobile + Housing, 70KVA, 3 Phase, 50Hz N 950,000/=
7. MTU Generator 36 V^ (Basic),400KVA,3 Phase,50Hz N 1,800,000/=
8. Perkins 4 cylinder (Basic), 40KVA,3 Phase, 50Hz N 650,000/=
9. Multi purpose Carpentry furniture Making machine N 900,000/=
a) Cutting
b) Plaining up & down
c) Molding
10. Welding machine A/C, 400volt, 400Amp N 80,000/=
11. 3 cylinder Diesel water pump, HAZT,3 inch N 600,000/=

Contact Details: chantenetworks@gmail.com and 08185271076
Joe.

PAUL OBANUA ESCHEWS PARTISAN POLITICS

The Point man for the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) in Delta State, Mr. Paul Obanua has downplayed the incident of partisan politics in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Sun, Obanua hinted that the time has come for Nigerians to shun partisan politics and focus more on the personality and character of the people involved as well as on real issues on ground. Partisan politics in Nigeria has taken a deep root amongst the electorate and has been the major bane to an objective election to all levels of government in Nigeria. The process has always being that of the electorate getting blindfolded by the notion that only a certain political party has the capability of projecting people who ‘should’ win elections. The implication of this is that since the projected persons are usually from a limited pool of individuals, one can rightly conclude that the masses are faced with a subjective candidacy and limited alternatives. This situation has taken its toll on Nigeria via inefficiencies, ineffectiveness, mismanagement, gross inadequacy of policies and above all , corruption.

In his response, Paul emphasized the need for the electorate to assess the candidates based on their personality, character and the issues on ground. By this, Obanua implies that the past and present legacies/ achievements of contestants should be the basis by which we can predict their conduct while in power. In most advanced nations like the UK and United States, candidates will normally market themselves based on their previous achievements in both private and public lives. For instance, an individual may be favoured based on his past involvement in humanitarian and charitable ventures. The political parties are merely the platform on which the individuals’ contest while their personalities and proposed policies are the major determinant of success or failure. According to Paul, Deltans should adopt this approach in the forth coming election if the fight for a positive change is to be won. In reality, the electorate should think of the current issues facing the state and assess the proposals of the contestants against such issues. Votes should only be cast for candidates whose manifestos and proposals have the highest possibility of resolving the issues at hand. Such issues to consider would naturally include political, economic, social and cultural dimensions in order to ensure that performance appraisal touches on all spheres of life.

In this regard, Paul also highlighted the operational strategy of the CDC; The People Empowerment Programme (PEP). The PEP is focusing on empowering Deltans by creating the necessary environment for income generation. The main thrust of the PEP is education, employment/ empowerment, infrastructure, health, agriculture, power and security. In his interview, Paul emphasized the essence of providing access to free and quality education backed up by the school feeding programme. Motivation is increased as pupils will not only develop academically but mentally and physically. He also emphasized on the youth skills acquisition/ business incubation centre. Since not everybody may have the inclination towards formal education, the skills acquisition centre will be a dual-purpose vehicle for developing business opportunities for graduates and non-graduates alike. The PEP also has provisions for income support for people going through the scheme pending when they are fully established in their line of business.

Furthermore, the CDC’s People Empowerment Programme will create the relevant infrastructure in the state. According to Paul, this will include establishing the Delta Rail Network which will run through major towns from northern to southern Delta. This network will support the business resort in Asaba as well as the Warri industrial park. This will attract business investments from within and outside the state and for such activate the skills acquired from the skills acquisition centres. The ultimate goal will be establishment of small and medium sized business ventures, which will lead to financial independence of the business owners.

On the issue of funding for the PEP, Paul rightly observed that the start off point will be from federally allocated revenues. This inflow will serve to set the ball rolling and within a space of two years, a sustainable IGR level would have been attained. Delta state gets a huge allocation from the federal purse and the prudential management of this fund cannot be over-emphasized. However, with seasoned business administrator like Paul Obanua in place, one need not bother. The issue of altering the existing fiscal regime was ruled out by Paul as he promised not to increase the tax burden of Deltans in the quest for implementing the PEP.

Conclusively, the PEP also has strategic plans for different locations based on comparative advantages. In his response to current challenges, Paul highlighted that his programme will focus on developing the capabilities of different towns in the state since this will mean cost effectiveness and efficiency. The instances of a business/ finance park in Asaba, agro-allied based businesses in Abraka and marine based businesses in Warri are notable examples from his responses.

The campaign continues as CDC forges ahead in its bid to bring about a positive change in Delta State. The clock is ticking down and the time for change is drawing closer. The call for Deltans to embrace the new wind blowing across is increasing and it will sure be in our best interests to vote wisely.

BY: MARIAN MBANUSI

PAUL OBANUA NGOZI ILOBA IS LEADING THE CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN DELTA STATE.
As a well grounded political researcher, strategist and business magnate, Paul Obanua represents the complete leader that can implement and sustain the long awaited positive change in Delta State. Delta State being a rich cultural, social and resource filled entity deserves a leader with an articulate sense of direction. The state ranks top in terms of subvention from the Federal Government as well as internally generated revenues. Also, nature has been very fair to the state given its even distribution of natural resources up from the northern areas and down to the coastal parts of the state. The people of Delta state though diverse in terms of culture, have always lived in peace save for the patches of fracas recorded in distance past and which we are all sure was politically motivated. Delta state is a mini-Nigeria with more than four major ethnic conglomerations and also blessed with the nation’s major natural resources. Also, the people of Delta state are exceptionally enlightened and educated making the state one of the few that can boast of intellectuals breaking records both in Nigeria and Diaspora.

The slow pace of development in the state since the inception of democracy in Nigeria (1999) remains an issue which demands immediate attention. Concerned citizens with positive minds are beginning to agitate for an active change in the repressive manner the state is being ran. A certain fact which has been accepted amongst the populace is that our past leaders have failed to thoroughly articulate the strategic needs of the state and hence failed to position the state for progressive development. Deltans are now agitating for change. This agitation by concerned and positive minded citizens of the state has led to the emergence of Paul Obanua, a complete embodiment of strategy and change as the one to lead the state to its much deserved glory.

Paul’s past and present achievements projects him as a change orientated person who is capable of articulating the needs of Delta state and also implementing strategies that will yield positive growth. As a project manager (Member PMI), Paul has been involved in various think-tank nationally and internationally which means that he is very versatile in terms of strategizing and implementation. A major drawback of past administrations has been full implementation of established policies. We can be rest assured that Paul Obanua will not only craft out the strategies but will also see to the full implementation (effectively and efficiently) of such policies.
With confirmed interests in telecommunication and marketing, Paul will be able to project the unique selling points of the state to the world at large. Delta state has never experienced active marketing in terms of promoting comparative advantages to the world. Paul’s adaptation to new media approach corroborates his ability to promote the cultural and social diversities of the state and hence opening new horizons for the tourism sector in the state.

Furthermore, Paul represents the youth of Delta state. He has been involved in youth orientation and mobilization when he served with a former commissioner of youth, sports and culture. He knows what the youths need and how to give it to them. The current branding of Delta youths as militants can only go for as long as we do not have somebody who identifies their needs and resolve it collaboratively. Paul is a youth of the 21st century and for such able to carry other youths along in his tenure.

Going through the strong points of Paul’s campaign, one cannot but attest to the fact that he has a sense of direction. Firstly on the issue of education, Delta state as projected earlier has a teaming band of intellectuals both within and in Diaspora. This means that the people of Delta state are academically inclined and every youth understands the importance of education. To help ensure that every child has the right to education, Paul has gone beyond the basic education stage which is mostly focused upon by past leaders to offer free education at all levels of study within the state. As a strategist, Paul has successfully removed the ‘white elephant’ nature that comes with such a promise by drawing a line between Deltans studying within the state and those studying outside. Any Deltan studying within the state gets education for free while those outside the state get a bursary to support their finances. In addition to this, adopting the western world’s approach to sustaining the quality of education via its ‘Train the Trainer’ (Quarterly Teacher Retraining Programme) is a big plus. Hence we can say that with Paul in place, the youth can boast of access to quality education.

Another big offer from Paul is the access to health through the health insurance scheme. This is the current trend in the UK (NHIS) and has successfully served them for centuries. Health as a public service should be guaranteed via a scheme to the people. This scheme if implemented effectively will not only ensure that people have access to, but also quality health care facilities. The scheme is favored since it is actively sustained by participants.

In his manifesto, Paul has uniquely identified himself as a man with vision. Given the location of Delta state (Proximity to the commercial hub of Africa), the idea of actively opening up major means of transportation (Road, Rails and Waterways) shows a vision to tap into the comparative advantages of Delta state. This vision will not only facilitate movement of people/ goods within the state but also through the state to the commercial hub. Supporting the above vision with the idea of a business resort in Warri and Asaba is a step further to ensuring that all possible multiplier effect generated by the above advantage (Proximity to the commercial hub of Africa and effective transportation network) are fully tapped into. With the above in place, it is 100% certain that youth employment and empowerment will also be stepped up. The connectivity of Paul’s major agenda (each leading to the other) should strike us in awe and corroborate the fact that he has done his home work.

Also, a state that cannot sustain itself agriculturally will definitely have a net negative balance of payment status. Delta state is richly blessed by God with aquatic resources, fertile land, good topography and rich vegetation. All we need to be agriculturally sustainable is to have a scheme that empowers farmers by providing access to funding and relevant competencies. Adopting an approach that encourages farmers to focus on their competencies via co-operatives supported with access to funding (subsidies and soft loans) will ensure that our farmers are producing at full capacity utilization.

It will sound very elusive for somebody to offer an ‘out of the blues’ solution to the energy needs of the state. However, Paul has successfully streamlined his energy plans to reflect an achievable solution given the reality on ground in Nigeria. A major obstacle to energy generation in Nigeria remains the legislations guiding generation and distribution. However, a step in the right direction is the Federal Government’s restructuring of the energy sector with a positive bias to private sector participation. Paul Obanua has shown a great understanding by aligning his proposal to the Federal Government energy policy thrust. This is planning in reality.

Finally, having the best policy with the worse ‘People’ will amount to null. By identifying the importance of people in any entity (private or public) Paul has proved himself an enlightened fellow. In advanced countries, the emphasis has always been on the people working the systems. Performance is currently being measured by service delivery indices. To achieve any organizational/ institutional goal, the people must be properly orientated towards such goals. The idea of capacity building training for civil servants will not only ensure that they perform optimally, but also operate with a goal congruency attitude. Synergistically, this will enhance the achievement of Paul Obanua’s "DREAM DELTA STATE".

An analysis of Paul’s manifesto shows a well grounded research into the needs of the State capped with solutions which are based on the comparative advantage of the state as well as on reality. In essence, Paul has an achievable plan for the development of Delta state. If you ask me, I will say ‘No usual political gimmicks’. As a business administrator we are assured of ‘Service per Excellence’.

The time has come for the youths to take up their future in their hands since our older generations seem to have failed us. In order to achieve a Delta state that is commensurate to its capabilities, we need to vote right, defend our vote and avoid violence.

This is a clarion call to all positive minded Deltans (Both at home and in Diaspora) to support effective change as offered by PAUL OBANUA NGOZI ILOBA.

MARIAN MBANUSI
(FREELANCE REPORTER)
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Paul Ngozi Iloba Obanua is the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) governorship candidate in Delta State. In his interview with Vincent Obia of Thisday Newspaper (20/02/2011), paul Obanua says achieving full employment for the people of the state will be his focus when elected.

Paul Obanua remains the only contestant who is specific about his manifesto for Delta state. Why, because he expects Deltans to hold him answerable when they get less. Paul Obanua's candidacy has been raising the roof in Delta North as his road show continues to grow. To further demonstrate his people empowerment programme, he has flagged-off an open essay competition for Deltan and Non-Deltan students of in higher learning in Delta States. Participation has also been extended to Deltans who are schooling outside the state. The essay is geared around stimulating youths interest in his manifesto and candidacy for Governor.

Visit www.paulobanua.com.

For Congress For Democratic Change (CDC), Paul Ngozi Iloba Obanua is the governorship candidate.

Read Vanguard Newspaper, 10/02/2011, page 10.

Joeyfire, now you know.

For a modern day business "renaissance man" as Governor of Delta State, Paul Obanua is the right choice. Its not just about a big name,but rather, a man who can (has) personally inspired people to achieve their preferred future. Paul Obanua has always been a man of customer service, providing solutions tailored to suite each situation.

Reflecting on Nigeria's recent history, it obvious to all that the fate of Nigeria is the struggle for unity in the diversity. Such a rich land fighting for higher common goals. Justice for all, and everyone building one and only one Nation. The latest decade has been tough but the foundations for a real democracy seems to be
finally settled. So what's next? Is it the past?, the struggles?, or divisions?, but the future. A future full of hope.

Paul Obanua's candidacy is to me an overcoming turning point in understanding new politics. Success to be achieved is by shared participation, passion and commitment.

Paul Obanua's manifesto and future for Delta State is positive, feasible and requires a shared responsibility. By this means, Deltans will be urged to come up with their personal effort to contribute to the building of a better State, a better life for themselves and for their children. This responsibility means VOTE for a congress for democratic change.

Such is the ultimate goal of this political communication.

Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) means VOTE PAUL OBANUA FOR GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE.

To know more, visit www.paulobanua.com

It is official, INEC has approved and listed the following candidates of CONGRESS FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (CDC) to run for the following offices in Delta State:

1. PAUL ILOBA NGOZI OBANUA - GOVERNORSHIP
2. NATHAN EREBOR - DEPUTY GOVERNOR

3. ANYAKWU F. OLOCHUKWU - ANIOCHA/OSHIMILI FED. CONSTITUENCY - HOUSE OF REPS.
4. ANYASI ANTHONY - ANIOCHA NORTH - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
5. PHILIP A. KASA - BURUTU II - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
6. TORUNANA OUT G MARK - BURUTI I - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
7. OKOTIE ORITSUWA ABAYOMI - WARRI SOUTH I - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
8. OLUJOBA CLEMENT - SAPELE - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
9. ODAGWE I SOLOMON - NDOKWA WEST - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
10. GREAT OVIE AKPORHIEGHE - ETHIOPE EAST - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
11. OMOSUVIE FRED OCHUKWU - UGHELI NORTH - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
12. ONYEUGBO U. SOLOMON - IKA NORTH-EAST - STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Its time Deltans set the records straight and deliver credible leaders who will see to the empowerment of the people pf Delta State.

Vote Paul Obanua.

God bless Paul Obanua, God bless Delta State. -

Sometime in May, 2010, I received a phone call from Mr. Paul Obanua. A call that lasted 12 minutes, where we discussed the affairs of Delta State and how its current situation affects us now and our future. Mr. Obanua enlightened me on Delta state's numerous wealth resources and strategies if implemented will make Delta state the best place in Africa. Such strategies that will provide quality free education at all levels with a school feeding programme, a skill acquisition programme with start-up grant for Deltans and so many other concepts.

Honestly, I was moved by his ideas and passion for a State many have lost hope on. He continued to stress on what contributions I can suggest to make Delta a better place, and among all my suggestions, I repeated 3 times, "We need a Governor who can transform the status quo", one with such brilliant ideas as his and I continued, WHY NOT RUN FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF DELTA STATE?,

10 days later:
I gathered that Mr. Paul Obanua made this same call to 800 people, spending a total time of 9,600 minutes within 10 days (hence, little or no sleep). I also gathered that all 800 of us suggested that Delta state needs a GOVERNOR who can transform the status quo. we earnestly asked Paul Obanua to run for Governor of Delta State.

Hurricane Change Delta State is a call for good governance;

Join now, Vote Paul Obanua For Governor of Delta State.

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The Man, PAUL OBANUA:

http://www.paulobanua.com/profile.php

http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23405:jonathans-victory-presidency-commends-algon&catid=16:headline-news&Itemid=102

Mr. Obanua sure knows what he is doing,with an exceptional campaign strategy not yet implemented in any developing country. Its my belief his strategy will evidence the counting of your vote. Besides his manifesto is realistic; no promising of giving the people what is basically their entitlement, rather concentrating on how to better the people and implementing what has already been promised by previous governments.