UjuJoan2:


But what he said is not fake at all. It happened, and is still happening.

It's not Fashola that stopped Nnaji, it was a court case by the disco. Aba would be major cash cow for them and was part of what they paid for then after the contract has been signed and they paid you then tell them them that Aba is excluded because it has been sold to someone else.

All business men will fight.

Kapeter:
uche Okoye, you are here. We should google how Imo airport was built by ibos, right? While we should google how FG built both Akure and Ibadan airport too? shouldn't we?

Who is Uche Okoye
Imo Airport is the only indigene built and the first state-owned airport in Nigeria. Built from contributions and donations from Indigenes, do your research.

fyneguy:


Read the piece again. They have the backing of the FG.

verbal backing.

Thanks to the innitiators. It is better to develop your house than developing another person's home because when you die, there you will be laid to rest in an undeveloped land where you refuse to go while alive. God bless Nigeria

mrvitalis:
This is what we need ...they should cost the project ...let's all invest and get shares depending on how much we invest

We Igbo's can raise 10 trillion per year

You are not Igbo, you do you think you're fooling Mr. BMC?

SisterFire:
....Ebe nigeria juru Igbo ,umuigbo anyi aga aju onwe anyieee ?

mbanu

voltron14:


Always someone stopping you.

Are you so incompetent?

Excuses up and down.

He's actually right. A few years ago, Tonimas offered to repair a stretch of the Aba - Owerri road near their factory that was in terrible condition, but he was stopped by the Ministry of Works.
My colleague's dad almost got into trouble when he fixed a short stretch of road leading into the estate where he lives

I am not APC, I am not PDP, I'M IGBO

Nice one. Rail is the way to go.

X

mamaafrik:
IBOs lacks unity........,the governors and public office holder are not one,the rail delivered to Onitsha will make sense,delta and South west can link up from there.
All past southern President are nothing but fools.
This will teach us a lesson.
But i hope no foolish Northerner will shout marginalization when the return ticket is served like Gen. Buhari is doing now,Lagos-calabar rail was supposed to have been done first before the reconstruction of Lagos_kano,North are selfish,you build lagos -kano rail,portharcourt_maiduguri whe the economic Transportation lies on the East-west road.
Amaechi will regret one day that he let us down in the South..

I suppose you were amongst those who were hailing Saraki and his goons when they were removing budgeted projects such as Lagos-Calabar rail because they thought they were sabotaging Buhari's government.

PerfectlyPerfect:

He's actually right. A few years ago, Tonimas offered to repair a stretch of the Aba - Owerri road near their factory that was in terrible condition, but he was stopped by the Ministry of Works.
My colleague's dad almost got into trouble when he fixed a short stretch of road leading into the estate where he lives

Evidence?

Nice move, I love this

This is the best way to go. Nice concept. Charity they say begins at home

nwamabo247:
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Stop being pessimistic

Anambralstson:
THE South East Region Economic Development Company, SEREDEC, has announced progress in efforts of the region to develop infranstructure and social services using private sector initiative.

In it’s three years progress report at that the 4th South East Economic Summit in Enugu on Thursday, SEREDEC itemised it’s achievements to include take-off of Enyimba Industrial city, South East rail network, Eastern medical resort hospital, South East Gas pipeline, among others.

SEREDEC under the chairmanship of former minister for power, Prof Barth Nnaji; stated that progress has continued on the Enyimba Industrial city at Aba, Abia state with the federal government formally licencing the project and a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, entered into with a Chinese Conglomerate.

SEREDEC stated that it has also signed an agreement for railway project with a team of CEOs of major UK infrastructure firm in collaboration with Nigeria based experts in rail development.

The proposed rail network is expected to take off from Onne to Aba; Aba to Ontisha through Owerri; Onitsha to Abakaliki via Awka and Enugu; Aba to Nsukka via Umuahia and Enugu.
On the Gas pipeline, SEREDEC disclosed that it has engaged a team of local and foreign based experts from South East to perform a pre-feasibility study of a looped gas pipeline network that connects all the South East states.

Chairman of the Summit and former MTN chairman, Dr. Paschal Dozie, asked for more re-enforced pool of resources to make South East economically more viable.
Dozie urged political leaders in the region to cooperate and embark on common-interest projects.
“If you want to move fast, you move alone but when you want to get things done, you do it together,” Dozie said.

Former Adviser to the Minister of Power and Team Leader, DFID – Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, NIAF, Programme 3, Prof Chidi Onyia said that political leaders could look beyond election promises and move to something tangible that would better the zone.

“The issue has never been lack of ideas but for the policy makers to be honest to set up a financing process for the East.

“We should look beyond election promises. If risk exposure is not too much, people will invest. We should move from political sound bite to real implementation,” Onyia suggested.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/12/s-east-makes-progress-on-self-devt-rail-network/

Why didn't they also include the development of the sea port in oguta that links to the atlantic ocean it's just only 18 nautical miles to the seas? The south east is not really landlocked as they have been claiming. They should also invite the Igbo man that was given a railway contract in Iraq sometime ago to help out with the railway network.

NGpatriot:



It is absolutely fake.


Unless of course you have facts to back it up with...which I know you don't have because it's fake.

The onus is on you to disprove it, not the other way round.

I even thought you had verified proof that fashola did not.
But you don't.

I don't subscribe to anti federal government sentiments, but you my friend are an idiot.

This comment has one of the most likes...there's a problem. This is playing victim card. The other parts of the country where such plans "were not stopped by FG" have awesome infrastructure right?

Did anyone of the "likers" bothered to ask for verifiable references to where such directives were given?

catoluy:
Watch as federal government will rush and stop this plan. Fashola stopped Nnaji from using his Geometric Power technology from supplying Abia power and electricity. Many Igbos still don't know what's going on this country. Your federal roads in SE; where governors and even individuals have written to the ministry of works and housing...allow us to fix this road for free if you don't want to do it, we will pay for it. They say no. Same with Enugu airport, allow us to fix the airport to bring it to Lagos and Abuja level, for free with our money, they say no. Then do it, they refuse.

ukahrawah:
This is the all important news we SEasterners want to hear.

We have all it takes to be great. Rail/gas pipeline networks across the SE zone, men this is all it takes to turn things around.

Everyone should please keep their eyes on these all important projects. We can do it. Kudos to these great sons & daughters of SE.

Stop electing nitwits like obiano, ihedioha , ugwuanyi or ikpeazu.

Any candidate without atleast a Master's degree, and years of experience and integrity in the economic or legal private sector should not be elected governor.

The south east need to raise the standards higher than the federal level to get quick results.

Mrexcell:



Why didn't they also include the development of the sea port in oguta that links to the atlantic ocean it's just only 18 nautical miles to the seas? The south east is not really landlocked as they have been claiming. They should also invite the Igbo man that was given a railway contract in Iraq sometime ago to help out with the railway network.

The rail line will connect to Onne Port

Anambralstson:

The rail line will connect to Onne Port

Onne port is in the south south igboland needs standard seaports like the ones we see in lagos.

CSTR2:

You should wait for it to happen, before bragging.

Am not Igbo, but I can say they are the most hard working tribe in Nigeria.

CSTR2:

The onus is on you to disprove it, not the other way round.

I even thought you had verified proof that fashola did not.
But you don't.

I don't subscribe to anti federal government sentiments, but you my friend are an idiot.

So, I should help you to prove that your lies and fake story that doesn't exit is actually true?

Stop spewing fake and tribal rubbish that you can not support with facts.

Comedians and liars.

Onye Igbo che uche ndu. Invest home(Alaigbo). Your wealth will always be secured there, you will always be judged and measured by the level of development in Igboland.

Investment in Igboland will not give you quick and immediate return on investment, but your descendants will reap from them till eternity.

Stop shortsightedness and greed that lure you away from investing in Igboland. Stop investing in hostile alien nations surrounding You where the immediate reward looks big, but with little or no gain for your descendants.

Onye Igbo, chee uche ndu, invest in Igboland today because if you don't, no one else would. No amount is too big or too small.

Chukwu gozie anyi Nile.

gloriaunobi:
Individual to construct in Igbo land but government to construct in West and North.... please where is Nnamdi Kanu ......hurry up....local girl is disappointed in Nigeria

lolxxxxx na u b d local gal? U no well ooooo

Money follows the investment
Example case studies; Dubai, Singapore

This news is a very good one
We don't need FG to develop our region
Investing in these infrastructures will pull and attract more money from global forces!!!
This is what Africa needs to join the industrializing and industrialized Nations.

It is well.

We have been doing this before. Let's continue to expand and help ourselves.

Mrexcell:



Why didn't they also include the development of the sea port in oguta that links to the atlantic ocean it's just only 18 nautical miles to the seas? The south east is not really landlocked as they have been claiming. They should also invite the Igbo man that was given a railway contract in Iraq sometime ago to help out with the railway network.

Are you serious?? I have been praying everyday that if we can have our seaport that is called our own, I would be happy everyday of my life, that is when I will say we are complete as a GIANT IGBO nation. We Igbo's have suffered a lot which has actually helped mould us into being homegrown and home focused, we shall get there by God's grace, the same God that 99.9% Igbo's call upon unlike other tribes that have both Christian and Muslims in equal numbers, that same God will remember us for good..... Iseeee!

Anambralstson:
THE South East Region Economic Development Company, SEREDEC, has announced progress in efforts of the region to develop infranstructure and social services using private sector initiative.

In it’s three years progress report at that the 4th South East Economic Summit in Enugu on Thursday, SEREDEC itemised it’s achievements to include take-off of Enyimba Industrial city, South East rail network, Eastern medical resort hospital, South East Gas pipeline, among others.

SEREDEC under the chairmanship of former minister for power, Prof Barth Nnaji; stated that progress has continued on the Enyimba Industrial city at Aba, Abia state with the federal government formally licencing the project and a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, entered into with a Chinese Conglomerate.

SEREDEC stated that it has also signed an agreement for railway project with a team of CEOs of major UK infrastructure firm in collaboration with Nigeria based experts in rail development.

The proposed rail network is expected to take off from Onne to Aba; Aba to Ontisha through Owerri; Onitsha to Abakaliki via Awka and Enugu; Aba to Nsukka via Umuahia and Enugu.
On the Gas pipeline, SEREDEC disclosed that it has engaged a team of local and foreign based experts from South East to perform a pre-feasibility study of a looped gas pipeline network that connects all the South East states.

Chairman of the Summit and former MTN chairman, Dr. Paschal Dozie, asked for more re-enforced pool of resources to make South East economically more viable.
Dozie urged political leaders in the region to cooperate and embark on common-interest projects.
“If you want to move fast, you move alone but when you want to get things done, you do it together,” Dozie said.

Former Adviser to the Minister of Power and Team Leader, DFID – Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, NIAF, Programme 3, Prof Chidi Onyia said that political leaders could look beyond election promises and move to something tangible that would better the zone.

“The issue has never been lack of ideas but for the policy makers to be honest to set up a financing process for the East.

“We should look beyond election promises. If risk exposure is not too much, people will invest. We should move from political sound bite to real implementation,” Onyia suggested.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/12/s-east-makes-progress-on-self-devt-rail-network/

Nnaji and co who wants to do this, God bless your generation. This is what eastern governors and senators and other big people in Igbo land should do.

With these your name will be remembered in the good books of ibo people.

Please also help our governor's who need help in other areas like building of roads and good hospitals to get them done.

Especially the Aba roads, Umuahia aba express way, in fact all the major express roads in the east, even portharcourt.