Zico5:

Only a fool will ever take u guy serious. I could see that u compiled the list from upper iweka bridge when coming from owerri. No city in south east can match Ibadan, Abeokuta not to talk of Ikeja. Have u been to ikeja before. I can see u are just confused and myopic.

Broveens42:



You clearly don't understand the meaning of development. Progressive development isn't having pipeline without refineries. Refineries can be likened to industry and world class hotels/entertainment hub can also be likened to industry.

A lot of people don't really know what development is all about. I'll give you reasons why only owerri and abj should be mentioned slightly above Nigeria level.


1. Being developed doesn't mean static condition; development is a continuum where you seek to improve the city according to the master plan ( owerri and abj still maintains that)
2. Organized street buildings and (not selected areas like GRA) ; you can't compare any city in Nija to owerri in that regard.
3. Organized commercial buildings without ugly fences.
4. Wide roads with so many bypasses ( not overrated flyovers that lead to no where)
5. World class landscaping for both residential and commercial areas.
6. Functional traffic lights
7. Solar lights
8. Underground drainage (balloon technology)
9.Tarred roads on major streets of old and new Owerri
10. Functional fire service
11. Public schools with world class learning environment...go now and visit schools like government secondary school, Holy ghost college, owerri girls college etc you will understand
12. Proactive public health
13. Organized transport for both civil servants (government bus) and other motorists (Bus imo)
14. Many shopping malls
15. World class hotels (I'm not joking)
16. Sam mbakwe airport ( a local airport that's 4th busiest in Nigeria is not a joke)
17. Home to family of expatriates ( a lot of these so called foreigners working in down south have almost formed a colony in Owerri but I won't give out the location here). They feel secured. Whether you like it or not, owerri is a peaceful capital and will always be.
18. The only state capital/zone in Nigeria where no imo governor has emerged from since 1999, but well built.

(Achike~orlu, Ohakim~ okigwe, Rochas~ orlu, Uzodinma~ orlu)

Workch:
No state capital in Nigeria is developed, they are all pieces of shit including ikeja and Port harcourt by global standard but the worst I have visited are as follows:

1. Lokoja (this one na dead place)
2. Lafia (na only two dualized road dey for here)
3. Ado Ekiti (mtcheew)
4 Umuahia (the government here is sleeping)
5. Yenegoa (this place na total disgrace).
6. Awka ( it's an expressway capital with 3 flyovers and 2 dualized roads)


The best I have visited by Nigerian standard are:
1. Port harcourt
2. Enugu
3. Ibadan
4. Owerri
5. Ilorin
6. Ikeja

Ps: I have not visited Kaduna and Kano state.

OVB123:
I have been reasoning, having traveled to most state capitals in Nigeria and seening how underdevelop most capital cities are, it is pertinent to state the list of the most underveloped capital cities in Nigeria by geo-political zone:

(1) south east - Umuahia (Abia state).

(2) South south - Yenogoa (Bayelsa state).

(3) South west - Ado ekiti (Ekiti state).

(4) North central - Lokoja (Kogi state).

(5) North east - Damaturu (Yobe state).

(6) North west - Gusau (Zamfara state).

What is your opinion on this rating? Please no insult guys.

mistacoco2:
which Abeokuta?

Workch:
Ibadan is very okay by Nigerian standard , I'm not joking.

Workch:
I love that place.
Good roads and serene place by Nigerian standard.

I was surprised when I visited the city

Workch:
No state capital in Nigeria is developed, they are all pieces of shit including ikeja and Port harcourt by global standard but the worst I have visited are as follows:

1. Lokoja (this one na dead place)
2. Lafia (na only two dualized road dey for here)
3. Ado Ekiti (mtcheew)
4 Umuahia (the government here is sleeping)
5. Yenegoa (this place na total disgrace).
6. Awka ( it's an expressway capital with 3 flyovers and 2 dualized roads)


The best I have visited by Nigerian standard are:
1. Port harcourt
2. Enugu
3. Ibadan
4. Owerri
5. Ilorin
6. Ikeja

Ps: I have not visited Kaduna and Kano state.

verybadmouth:

ABK

3seriez:


You forgot Jalingo , Taraba

casualobserver:


have you been to Osogbo? from what i saw, i think ado is better than osogbo

casualobserver:


have you been to Osogbo? from what i saw, i think ado is better than osogbo

Sunnyhillsfarms:

The old Calabar, not the Calabar of today..
Calabar stinks now

KingOfIsoko1:
Kogi is Worse

OVB123:
I have been reasoning, having traveled to most state capitals in Nigeria and seening how underdevelop most capital cities are, it is pertinent to state the list of the most underveloped capital cities in Nigeria by geo-political zone:

(1) south east - Umuahia (Abia state).

(2) South south - Yenogoa (Bayelsa state).

(3) South west - Ado ekiti (Ekiti state).

(4) North central - Lokoja (Kogi state).

(5) North east - Damaturu (Yobe state).

(6) North west - Gusau (Zamfara state).

What is your opinion on this rating? Please no insult guys.

seniorkachion:


Name a few of the bad roads in Umuahia.

Sunnyhillsfarms:

The old Calabar, not the Calabar of today..
Calabar stinks now

Penguin2:


You are right.

Enugu is such a beautiful and lovely place.

But I think Uyo should make your list though.

Iriruaga100:
I don’t understand what Owerri is doing there?
What are the indices used to measure how developed a place is? What you all should be looking out is town planning, infrastructure and industries.

Zico5:

Only a fool will ever take u guy serious. I could see that u compiled the list from upper iweka bridge when coming from owerri. No city in south east can match Ibadan, Abeokuta not to talk of Ikeja. Have u been to ikeja before. I can see u are just confused and myopic.

OVB123:
I have been reasoning, having traveled to most state capitals in Nigeria and seening how underdevelop most capital cities are, it is pertinent to state the list of the most underveloped capital cities in Nigeria by geo-political zone:

(1) south east - Umuahia (Abia state).

(2) South south - Yenogoa (Bayelsa state).

(3) South west - Ado ekiti (Ekiti state).

(4) North central - Lokoja (Kogi state).

(5) North east - Damaturu (Yobe state).

(6) North west - Gusau (Zamfara state).

What is your opinion on this rating? Please no insult guys.

manny4u:
North Central.
Lafia is terrible for a capital city.
Minna is not that good too.
Forget lokoja the aura and atmosphere alone oozes of nonsense.

North west
Gusau the name suggest its gutter.
Sokoto that one is just there.

North East
Except for maiduguri and gombe the rest are rubbish.

South South
Yenagoa is over rated.
Benin too many old buildings.

South East.
Umuahia is rubbish.
Abakaliki is picking up compared to the last time I was there.
Awka could still do better.
Owerri is not that bad.

I have been to all the states in Nigeria so I am talking from experience.

seniorkachion:


Name a few of the bad roads in Umuahia.

Absuchat:
The worse is Ikeja Lagos.

Suspect33:
You rate Awka over Kano? Lol, I lived in Kano for almost 20 years and I've spent the last 3 in Awka.. dude there is not basis for comparison.. there is no benchmark that Kano doesn't trump Awka

onayemi1:
Nobody mentions Makurdi

Absuchat:
Serenity is the major consideration in capital city situation. One of the reasons why FCT was moved from Lagos. A state capital is the thinking center of any state and shouldn't house a major commercial center to save it from noise.
You can't have Main market in awka.
You can't have Ariaria in Umuahia...
Warri can't be the capital of Delta

But go to Ikeja, they carry Computer village go mount at the center of the city thereby making the city more of a commercial city than a capital city

BanyXchi:
exactly what I said looool. Ibadan is so so big and far more developed than iboland.