aresa:



What is the meaning of fastest development?

Do you fast develop with only 3 completed projects apart from a few roads in 8 yeas and the largest budget in Nigeria? What's so fast here?

No new schools, no new hospitals, no health centers, no skills centers to train skilled artisans, no water works, no respectable public institutions and public buildings, no grand or futuristic vision, ideas or projects, all the man delivered remains the same few roads and 3 completed projects which are, 1 football field, 1 cinema that he's subsidizing and 1 library. Economic wise, the place is economic wasteland..

Prove me wrong if you can...

As for enugu? What's fastest developing there? When was the last time anything was commissioned or significant investment was made in that state? Do you mind educating us?

When you people talk about development, please state the yardsticks and criteria and don't just throw meaningless words with no relevance to realities on the ground...

You keep on mentioning 'one this', 'one that' and you conclude that Akwa Ibom does not deserve to be named amongst that fastest growing States in Nigeria. An Intl. Staduim of no mean repute is what you refer to as 'football feild'? The Nest of Champions that was picked amongst the best three stadia in the world in 2014?
Before I favour your prejudiced position with a reply, I think you should answer some obvious questions which should inform an informed position. Do you live in Akwa Ibom? Have you even visited the State in the last 3 years?
If your answer to any of those two questions is yes, then you deserve to be asked the third, who paid you to misinform the ignorant?
Now answer this rhetorical questions: are you aware that Akwa Ibom has @least 3 Public/private hospitality Facilities: 5 star hotel in Uruan, 4 star hotel in Ikot Ekpene and a 3 star hotel behind the cinema you mentioned?
Heard of Akwa Ibom International Airport with Maintenance, Repairs and Overall facilities?
Are you aware that Akwa Ibom has a Specialist Hospital, A Teaching hospital and Several General hospitals? Are you even aware that Akwa Ibom doctors are well motivated with brand new cars and other incentives like special allowances? Are you aware too that medical students, law students are treated to special allowances, like Law school fees, laptops, etc in addition to the general Scholarships and bursaries? Are you even aware that Akwa Ibom is the first state in Nigeria that has implemented the Judiciary Workers special Salary scale? Do u know of the employment of staff into the state services? Have you heard of the 13 month salary paid to civil servant every December, popularly called, 'Akpabiomba'?
Back to infrastructures and job opportunities, my friend do you know that Akwa Ibom has more than 10 Tertiary Institutions, including the recently approved Ritman University, and that about 8of those 10 are Public Institutions?
Have you heard of the deep sea port, heard of gas processing plant, heard of independent power plant, different training and skill acquisition centres spread across different nooks of the State, some public, some private?
Do you know of the facilities the Tropicana entertainment centre is built to house: the shopping mall and others?
Do you know of the cassava, sugar and other processing mills under construction in the state?
Are you aware that contrary to.the picture you are trying to paint, the development in Akwa Ibom State does not just start and end in Uyo, the state capital, but spread across over 70% of the LGAs in the State: Ikot Ekpene, Oron, Eket, Abak, Ikot Abasi, Essien Udim, Itu, Ikono, Uruan, Ibesikpo, Ibeno, Nsit Atai, Etinan, Nsit Ubuim and others?
Let me pause here for now.
Read, learn, admit

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Opinedecandid:


You keep on mentioning 'one this', 'one that' and you conclude that Akwa Ibom does not deserve to be named amongst that fastest growing States in Nigeria. An Intl. Staduim of no mean repute is what you refer to as 'football feild'? The Nest of Champions that was picked amongst the best three stadia in the world in 2014?
Before I favour your prejudiced position with a reply, I think you should answer some obvious questions which should inform an informed position. Do you live in Akwa Ibom? Have you even visited the State in the last 3 years?
If your answer to any of those two questions is yes, then you deserve to be asked the third, who paid you to misinform the ignorant?
Now answer this rhetorical questions: are you aware that Akwa Ibom has @least 3 Public/private hospitality Facilities: 5 star hotel in Uruan, 4 star hotel in Ikot Ekpene and a 3 star hotel behind the cinema you mentioned?
Heard of Akwa Ibom International Airport with Maintenance, Repairs and Overall facilities?
Are you aware that Akwa Ibom has a Specialist Hospital, A Teaching hospital and Several General hospitals? Are you even aware that Akwa Ibom doctors are well motivated with brand new cars and other incentives like special allowances? Are you aware too that medical students, law students are treated to special allowances, like Law school fees, laptops, etc in addition to the general Scholarships and bursaries? Are you even aware that Akwa Ibom is the first state in Nigeria that has implemented the Judiciary Workers special Salary scale? Do u know of the employment of staff into the state services? Have you heard of the 13 month salary paid to civil servant every December, popularly called, 'Akpabiomba'?
Back to infrastructures and job opportunities, my friend do you know that Akwa Ibom has more than 10 Tertiary Institutions, including the recently approved Ritman University, and that about 8of those 10 are Public Institutions?
Have you heard of the deep sea port, heard of gas processing plant, heard of independent power plant, different training and skill acquisition centres spread across different nooks of the State, some public, some private?
Do you know of the facilities the Tropicana entertainment centre is built to house: the shopping mall and others?
Do you know of the cassava, sugar and other processing mills under construction in the state?
Are you aware that contrary to.the picture you are trying to paint, the development in Akwa Ibom State does not just start and end in Uyo, the state capital, but spread across over 70% of the LGAs in the State: Ikot Ekpene, Oron, Eket, Abak, Ikot Abasi, Essien Udim, Itu, Ikono, Uruan, Ibesikpo, Ibeno, Nsit Atai, Etinan, Nsit Ubuim and others?
Let me pause here for now.
Read, learn, admit

Ogun state has more industries than all the other states combined. You determine the level of development by the viability of the state and not by fanciful buildings. A state like Akwa Ibom cannot even provide viable means of livelihood for half of its indigenes most of them are in Lagos/Ogun eking out a living.

Akwa Ibom!I dey laugh Jokers full house yeye

Akwa ibom people are really petty.They always brag about flyovers and roundabouts as development whilst neglecting the economic part of development.

It is an indictment on them that their state govt has to subsidise the cost of movies in a cinema..They money spent on that subsidy should have been channeled into the provision of industries and large farms to improve their economic situation.

huptin:
Ogun state has more industries than all the other states combined. You determine the level of development by the viability of the state and not by fanciful buildings. A state like Akwa Ibom cannot even provide viable means of livelihood for half of its indigenes most of them are in Lagos/Ogun eking out a living.

This line of "u all move to lagos, dis and dat" is becoming a cliche.

Damn, the harsh city was just the capital of nigeria! And still the commercial capital of nigeria. Think its becos its ur state it is hw it is?

Morrow abuja indigenes will say d same.

Like rulers, like followers.

aresa:


A few roads in uyo, 1 library, 1 cinema and 1 football field is development and super infrastructure. !!?

. One post for me anyway

Remi Tinubu pant sniffer, keep hating on other people.

BuddahMonk:
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Oh you had to do it, you had to show everyone that your a slowpoke. The guy you supported did his best to prove his point and you come with your follow-follow. Make i no die - effing wikipedia wanke'rs - everywhere

The rate of development in akwaibom is alarming in the past seven years

anambra is wack, most dirtiest state in nigeria... All hail akwa ibom

GBTYO:
Where is the State of Osun under Odenni AregbeRascal Rauf himself?

GBTYO:
Where is the State of Osun under Odenni AregbeRascal Rauf himself?

Better don't mention that one oo

kettykin:
Enugu might be older than most states presently but when compared with its age mates, kaduna, ibadan, Benin,Enugu seems to be doing better than any of them.

You should be crazy to mention Enugu and Kaduna not to talk of Ibadan in same sentence. Forget all this una igbo hype about Enugu. These two states are not in same league with Enugu in all ramifications.

kettykin:


Akwa Ibom is the fastest growing and developing state followed by Enugu

Enugu isn't rapidly growing, it's tanking

aresa:


A few roads in uyo, 1 library, 1 cinema and 1 football field is development and super infrastructure. !!?

. One post for me anyway

hater,doing what he knows best

Abia state?

Ngwakwe:


What has Enugu State got to do on the list?

Enugu is old and should not be mentioned.

Mention your state, let's do a sector by sector, picture for picture, development comparison with Enugu state. Please place the new thread on front page.

olrotimi:
Enugu isn't rapidly growing, it's tanking

Enugu is on a high never seen before in Nigerian standards, others are just playing catch up.

@Spyder aka ckenneths: I know that you must jump to this thread once it does not favor your reddish old crappy under developed enugu state. I am from Oyo state but served in Enugu state. There is no development in enugu state..no job, no infrastructure. Apart from Enugu urban with few shabby dusty roads most part of Enugu state is rural and highly underdeveloped. I could still remember the day we went to Amokwe to see a corp member. Ghosh come see backwardness and underdevelopment. I believe Chime was a failure as a governor because what he succeeded in doing was just to shabbily resurface few existing roads in the urban center. What about industrialization, health, education and overall infrastructural development? Enugu state people should elect a governor that should look beyond mediocrity.

GBTYO:
Where is the State of Osun under Odenni AregbeRascal Rauf himself?

there are only five states mentioned there, which one be ur own there?

ckenneths:

Enugu is on a high never seen before in Nigerian standards, others are just playing catch up.

my friend shut up. Enugu is an old rustic town with no jobs and no good infrastructures. are those shabbily dusty roads what you call standard? my friend travel and see. Ibadan has 3 big malls already, we are not talking about numerous job opportunity the city has to offer.

olrotimi:
Enugu isn't rapidly growing, it's tanking

If Really you are talking about tanking then the indicators show that Enugu has one of the largest Construction sites in nigeria besides the fastest growing igr, compared to kaduna, ibadan and Benin city, Enugu was listed as one of the most resilient cities in the world. Enugu has sustained the growth of first class Estates and malls

kettykin:

If Really you are talking about tanking then the indicators show that Enugu has one of the largest Construction sites in nigeria besides the fastest growing igr, compared to kaduna, ibadan and Benin city, Enugu was listed as one of the most resilient cities in the world. Enugu has sustained the growth of first class Estates and malls

enugu is an overhyped rural area. I served there so I know. The people are so poor, mostly poorly paid civil servants. I don't know what a youth will be doing in enugu because there are no jobs. please stop mentioning enugu here.

anitabeauty:



my friend shut up. Enugu is an old rustic town with no jobs and good infrastructures. Is those shabbily dusty roads what you call standard? my friend travel and see. Ibadan has 3 big malls already, we are not talking about numerous job opportunity the city has to offer.

If you really believe ibadan is better than Enugu in terms of development then possibly your idea of development is different from what development really should be.
Ibadan even older and bigger doesn't have more industry than Enugu besides ibadan was classified as a very dirty capital, the dirtiest state capital in nigeria at some time.
Nollywood movies shot in Enugu attest to the rate of development and infrastructure

your only bitterness and anger is because your rural enugu is not on the list. nollywood movies has left enugu over a decade ago. most of the nollywood movies are now shot in asaba/onitsha axis because i learnt that most of the producer/marketers are based in onitsha.

its an insult to mention ibadan on the same paper with enugu. for goodness sake enugu is not even up to 1/10th of ibadan. ibadan has very high job opportunities than enugu can ever offer. enugu is filled with poorly paid civil servants, no wonder the town is still battling with a single shoprite whereas ibadan already has 3 and counting. there are more industries in ibadan than enugu. there are high paying multinational companies in ibadan. i want you to mention one multinational company in enugu..just one, of course there is none.

you people come online to deceive people who have not traveled. probably you are sitting somewhere in one of the major cities typing this rubbish why not go back to your enugu. silliness is a disease.

kettykin:

If you really believe ibadan is better than Enugu in terms of development then possibly your idea of development is different from what development really should be.
Ibadan even older and bigger doesn't have more industry than Enugu besides ibadan was classified as a very dirty capital, the dirtiest state capital in nigeria at some time.
Nollywood movies shot in Enugu attest to the rate of development and infrastructure

SLIDEwaxie:
there are only five states mentioned there, which one be ur own there?

I thought Osun had highest GDP?

So why are the rich folks in Osun not developing? Or have they reached first world status?

Yeye

i totally agree with the op with little corrections here and there; below are undoubtedly the fastest developing states in nigeria based on the following basis: industrialization(employment generation), overall infrastructural development(state-wide), educational facilities and performance, health facilities etc.


1 Ogun
2 Anambra
3 Akwaibom
4 kano
5 Oyo
6 Abia (though the governor failed on the overall infrastructural development)

wiseoneking:
Just check out the five.
1 Ogun
2 Anambra
3 Akwaibom
4 kano
5 Abia

I agree in this order with Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Anambra and Kano.

Where is developing in Abia ?

Ngwakwe:


What has Enugu State got to do on the list?

Enugu is old and should not be mentioned.

Sincerely, Enugu is developing. Good roads, hotels, shopping complexes and residential areas at a terrific pace.

emiye:
Ogun is a clear no 1

Have you visited Akwa ibom and Enugu before saying this ?

GBTYO:


I thought Osun had highest GDP?

So why are the rich folks in Osun not developing? Or have they reached first world status?

Yeye

I wish you could make more sense. It was fast developing, did u see Lagos there?