Afam4eva:
Does Enugu actually have a proper flyover?

SoNature:


Sullivan did one at New Haven junction leading to PH Expressway or NNPC mega station. I know of tunnels and bridges, but I can't think of flyovers.

But I think that Chris Chemist (along Holy Ghost Cathedral) needs a flyover because that place is usually a chaos during festive seasons

Also, I sincerely think flyovers are built when there's a real need for it. Just like they are constructing flyovers every second in Lagos to ease off traffic gridlock

Afam4eva:

Apart fro easing traffic, i think flyovers adds to the beauty of a city. That is why some cities in the south-east look like glorified towns without flyovers.

Afam4eva:
Does Enugu actually have a proper flyover?

Cjrane2:


Enugu has 8 (Eight) flyover bridges without counting the Ebeano tunnel or the Sullivan Tunnel along Abakaliki expressway.

All Enugu flyovers are connecting two parts to the city bisected by the Highway.Three on Enugu -Onitsha expressway, One on Enugu-Abakaliki road and four on Enugu -PH expressway.

The problem is that unlike Anambra that has taken time to decorate its own flyovers at Upper Iweka and Nkpor, Enugu largely neglected most of her flyovers to look like a refuse dump.Infact, Enugu flyovers are still in the shape of what upper Iweka flyover used to be in late 1990s. Most of Enugu flyovers are now zones for mechanic shops and dump site for unserviceable vehicles. Perhaps, except the one on Abakaliki road leading to Akanu Ibiam Intl. airport which Sullivan re-built and beautified.

I hope the Enugu state government begins to beautify her flyovers starting with the ones at Gariki, then ones linking Independence layouts Phase I to Phase II and two others on the Enugu-PH road, and also the ones from nineth mile, new market flyover to Trans-Ekulo along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. They need to demolish all the illegal building built on Enugu flyover ramps, remove those mechanic shops and beautify the places.If they replicate what Peter Obi and Obiano did to Upper Iweka and the Awka flyovers in terms of beautification to Enugu flyovers, then nobody will ever pass Enugu without noticing the amazing beauty of flyovers that connect various areas to the city center. Remember Peter Obi had a hard time to sack all those who used the Upper Iweka Flyover ramp as motor parks and illegal markets, then he beautified the place. Enugu government must be bold and do the same for Enugu and posterity

Ofuzo:



For the past few days, I've been talking about land scaping/land management, erosion catastrophe, urban renewal projects, buying and selling land by individuals, building gutters and calling it drainage. I also talked about water and waste treatment plants on the imo state thread. Let me pivot to a different subject, something I briefly mentioned which you brought up in this post, when you said that state capitals should have MAYORS.
Well, not just state capitals, but also major cities and small towns. Like I have repeatedly said, we practically do everything the wrong way in nigeria. The practice in developed countries, is to have administrators in all localities. In nigeria, after a state, you have local government areas. In the US, it's called COUNTIES. In these counties, you have towns and cities, major and minor. The prerequisites for having a locality tagged as a city is the population. Once a locality reaches that population milestone, the state awards them city status. There are certain advantages that accrues to a locality with city designation because it empowers them to do certain things like collecting TAXES, electing their own MAYORS, having their own police department etc.
So, in the US, all the cities and towns collect their own taxes, of which REAL ESTATE taxes is the most important. But, they are saddled with responsibilities of which they MUST be able to fulfill and satisfy. Cities are essentially responsible for PAYING TEACHERS SALARIES, COLLECTING GARBAGE/THRASH, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING CITY ROADS, MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER with their police department. And most importantly above all others, they are responsible for ENFORCING city ordinances, or rules and REGULATIONS.
SO YES, this is how it's done in the US, unlike how it's done in nigeria. The same we are clamouring for decentralization from Abuja for powers to devolve to the states, we should also be fighting for state powers to devolve all the way to our VILLAGE COUNCILS. This set up where nigerian state governors are micro managing most things like GARBAGE COLLECTION in the entire state is a JOKE OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTION.

spyder880:
When they do well, let's record it. Governor Ugwuanyi has been doing some inner street roads inside the Independence Layout in Enugu.

OyiboUgbo04:
Gov. Ugwuanyi inaugurates 1000 youths to clean up Enugu

http://easternreporter.com/2018/05/27/gov-ugwuanyi-inaugurates-1000-youths-to-clean-up-enugu/

spyder880:
When they do well, let's record it. Governor Ugwuanyi has been doing some inner street roads inside the Independence Layout in Enugu.

SoNature:


Sullivan did one at New Haven junction leading to PH Expressway or NNPC mega station. I know of tunnels and bridges, but I can't think of flyovers.

But I think that Chris Chemist (along Holy Ghost Cathedral) needs a flyover because that place is usually a chaos during festive seasons

Also, I sincerely think flyovers are built when there's a real need for it. Just like they are constructing flyovers every second in Lagos to ease off traffic gridlock

Xander85:


9th mile corner needs a network of flyovers.

eaglechild:

Nice one.

But after 4 years.....

Hmmm

I'm done commending mediocrity

OreMI22:


I am not making excuses for Gov Ugwuanyi. But, If you consider that Ugwuanyi has one of the lowest allocations in the country, you will appreciate him. Personally, i think it will be a monumental waste for Ugwuanyi to spend money building more flyovers in Enugu, when more than 8 already existing are unkempt.

I just blame him when even less capital intensive things he could do- such as beautifying the environment and all open areas such as Naira triangle and roundabouts and flyovers are left in unkempt conditions. Many African countries with much less resources than Nigeria look a lot better than Nigeria because they maintain their environment with aesthetic trees, flowers etc. They can't afford flyovers, but they build aesthetically pleasing roundabouts furnished with flowers which more than compensate for flyovers.

Let Governor Ugwuanyi concentrate on how to transform Enugu using trees and flowers along the roads and in ALL roundabouts and already existing flyovers.If he budgets N1 billion naira for that project, he will see the quadruple effect of his effort to beautify the city as the choice destination in SE and SS regions. Beautifying Enugu with trees and flowers will more than transform the ambiance of Enugu as a tourist garden city than building a N50 billion naira flyover at ninth mile or Emene.

Kigali does not have a single flyover, yet it's rated higher than Kampala or other African capitals that have multiple unkempt flyovers. Kigali simply make their roundabouts and roads beautiful and stand out.

Gov Ugwuanyi should simply concentrate on transforming Enugu roads and open spaces with beautiful trees as Kigali has successfully done in the last few years. Enugu should totally focus on the Kigali example and try to out-do Kigali in planting trees and flowers along major roads and roundabouts. Then Enugu will have achieved it's niche as one of the few truly habitable Nigerian cities.

Cooly100:


You are right.

It can be done. Currently, it is only the government house area that has much greenery.

This can be easily replicated in the other areas without breaking the bank.

OreMI22:


I am not making excuses for Gov Ugwuanyi. But, If you consider that Ugwuanyi has one of the lowest allocations in the country, you will appreciate him. Personally, i think it will be a monumental waste for Ugwuanyi to spend money building more flyovers in Enugu, when more than 8 already existing are unkempt.

I just blame him when even less capital intensive things he could do- such as beautifying the environment and all open areas such as Naira triangle and roundabouts and flyovers are left in unkempt conditions. Many African countries with much less resources than Nigeria look a lot better than Nigeria because they maintain their environment with aesthetic trees, flowers etc. They can't afford flyovers, but they build aesthetically pleasing roundabouts furnished with flowers which more than compensate for flyovers.

Let Governor Ugwuanyi concentrate on how to transform Enugu using trees and flowers along the roads and in ALL roundabouts and already existing flyovers.If he budgets N1 billion naira for that project, he will see the quadruple effect of his effort to beautify the city as the choice destination in SE and SS regions. Beautifying Enugu with trees and flowers will more than transform the ambiance of Enugu as a tourist garden city than building a N50 billion naira flyover at ninth mile or Emene.

Kigali does not have a single flyover, yet it's rated higher than Kampala or other African capitals that have multiple unkempt flyovers. Kigali simply make their roundabouts and roads beautiful and stand out.

Gov Ugwuanyi should simply concentrate on transforming Enugu roads and open spaces with beautiful trees as Kigali has successfully done in the last few years. Enugu should totally focus on the Kigali example and try to out-do Kigali in planting trees and flowers along major roads and roundabouts. Then Enugu will have achieved it's niche as one of the few truly habitable Nigerian cities.

davear:


Good to know we still have enlightened people in southeast. Most of those attacking you are paid minions defending the government

Ofuzo:


My brother, I tell you this, we need to correct a whole host of things we are doing wrong in nigeria. I'm not joking whenever I say this, and I've said it a lot of times; we have practically done everything the wrong way for a long time in nigeria. In the year 2018, with the world civilisation having passed major milestones, like the stone age, the locomotive age and currently the internet age, we need to start correcting some of these problems RIGHT NOW. We should no longer postpone them.

I have totally and completely diagnosed the problem. The number one reason we have the problems is because we really don't know any better. The one single thing that have allowed me to do that, is the fact that I've lived in a developed country the last thirty six years. I was away for ten years before I came back to nigeria. Right from the airport before you step into the muggy hot polluted ikeja air, I was SHOCKED to my bones. It hits you like a ton of bricks. You immediately know that you just arrived at a third world country. I even began to wonder if the country was the same place I left ten years earlier. So, I've not only diagnosed the problems, I also have solutions.

A lot of nigerians think that having lived in a developed country allows people to know how things are done there or have solutions that will enable us have the kinds of things obtainable in developed countries. WRONG. You can live in a developed country for ten years and sleep walk your way around, the entire time. On a recent visit to nigeria, I was having a chat with an old friend who use to live in the US, and this guy didn't know anything about water and waste treatment plants. He never bothered to find out his entire time there, what happens to his pee and poo whenever he flushed it down the toilet. He never observed the fact that they don't build houses here with block and cement. THERE ARE NO PLASTERING OF HOUSES HERE. Most buildings here are built with brick, granite and tiles that can last for two hundred years without a drop of paint. The interior demarcations were done with DRYWALL not block and cement, hence, there are no CEMENT BILLIONAIRES here.

I can go on and on. Having seen the CONSPIRACY of silence where people who ought to say something have remained mute which have allowed this MEDIOCRITY to take ROOT, I shall not remain silent. I will get a crash course on how to meander my way around the net, of which I'm a novice right now. When I do, I'm gonna start posting videos of how things ought to be.

OreMI22:


I am not making excuses for Gov Ugwuanyi. But, If you consider that Ugwuanyi has one of the lowest allocations in the country, you will appreciate him. Personally, i think it will be a monumental waste for Ugwuanyi to spend money building more flyovers in Enugu, when more than 8 already existing are unkempt.

I just blame him when even less capital intensive things he could do- such as beautifying the environment and all open areas such as Naira triangle and roundabouts and flyovers are left in unkempt conditions. Many African countries with much less resources than Nigeria look a lot better than Nigeria because they maintain their environment with aesthetic trees, flowers etc. They can't afford flyovers, but they build aesthetically pleasing roundabouts furnished with flowers which more than compensate for flyovers.

Let Governor Ugwuanyi concentrate on how to transform Enugu using trees and flowers along the roads and in ALL roundabouts and already existing flyovers.If he budgets N1 billion naira for that project, he will see the quadruple effect of his effort to beautify the city as the choice destination in SE and SS regions. Beautifying Enugu with trees and flowers will more than transform the ambiance of Enugu as a tourist garden city than building a N50 billion naira flyover at ninth mile or Emene.

Kigali does not have a single flyover, yet it's rated higher than Kampala or other African capitals that have multiple unkempt flyovers. Kigali simply make their roundabouts and roads beautiful and stand out.

Gov Ugwuanyi should simply concentrate on transforming Enugu roads and open spaces with beautiful trees as Kigali has successfully done in the last few years. Enugu should totally focus on the Kigali example and try to out-do Kigali in planting trees and flowers along major roads and roundabouts. Then Enugu will have achieved it's niche as one of the few truly habitable Nigerian cities.

Ofuzo:


Nice pictures of Kigali, one of the most beautiful and cleanest city in all of africa. You will even be SHOCKED more if somebody can upload the city SKYLINE. Almost all of the high-rise office buildings you will see there were built since after the genocide. It's noteworthy to mention that the country have no MINERAL RESOURCES. Before the genocide, the country was a poor and crumbling country. If you show an equivalent picture of aba, owerri or onitsha, it will show thousands of people trading all over the street, pedestrian sidewalks, the shoulders and median strips of the roads, with other people walking and milling around, carrying stuff on their heads, hawking all kinds of wares. Because there are no garbage collection system, the whole landscape will be littered with all manners of refuse.

BankeSmalls:


My friend go and sit down!

Lead by example and stop foaming in the mouth with too much talk and zero action, BUILD A HOUSE WITH NO PLASTERING, DRYWALL AND NO PAINT AND LET US SEE!

Start the revolution of find a seat and rest.

Ofuzo:

Shut the FURK up you DUMB SUCKER. Punk ass mother FURKING son of a DUMMY. Better still, go back to your backward village, the only thing you've known your entire time. Useless anambra BOYI.

BeijinDossier:
Useless frustrated primitive old fool. Dumb ass.hole. How did you know he was from Anambra in a forum like this? Hopeless frustrated villager from the rural area called IMO STATE. It is useless and worthless people like you are the reason Imo state is a backward village filled with the poorest Igbos.

All you do is come here everyday to write long useless essay with nothing to show for it.


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Cjrane2:
For those searching for frantic excuses to justify why we shouldn't make our cities look decent -- Shame on you.
Why not also make excuses with mosquitoes too instead of cows and goats? Or better still make excuses with the heat of the sun and claim the sun is hotter in Kigali than Nigeria?

Countries like Rwanda that transformed Kigali on meager budgets (About the size of a state govt. budget in Nigeria) have proven that even if a country doesn't have money for big infrastructure such as bridges and flyovers, utilizing the little in it's possession to ensure clean streets adorned with tree-lined boulevards and beautiful open areas will achieve the same effect. Since maintaining Kigali, their government has attracted a lot of foreign investors to build hotels, set up telecommunications etc in their country!

Compare Kigali to Abuja where the vast of Nigeria's resources were spent since 1976? The progress made by Kigali by simply planting trees and cleaning up it's streets since 2006 almost make the two cities comparable! Enugu should copy the Kigali example and maintain the little it has. You really don't need to build multiple flyovers to build a world class decent city.