That one say Ebonyi of yesterday don turn to paradise..

Comedians everywhere.

Osagyefo98:



Which one did Rochas demolish and relocate?


Stop writing nonsense.

Are you sure you're okay? I have been watching you for some time now and I can safely say that you're beginning to exhibit early signs of psychosis.

You really need to watch it bro.

LukasPodolski:
That one say Ebonyi of yesterday don turn to paradise..

Comedians everywhere.

You're the comedian here. You won't be arguing with him if you have been to Abakilike in recent times. Abakilike has made giant strides that state capitals that were even created before them can only dream of. And mind you, it's not flyovers alone because it cuts across several sectors.

If you want to make comparative analysis, you can compare the infrastructure on ground in Abakilike against what you have in Oshogbo, Ado Ekiti or even Akure. The problem with you guys is that you hardly travel outside your village and if you mistakenly get to Lagos, you feel that's where the whole world ends.

proeast:


You're the comedian here. You won't be arguing with him if you have been to Abakilike in recent times. Abakilike has made giant strides that state capitals that were even created before them can only dream of. And mind you, it's not flyovers alone because it cuts across several sectors.

If you want to make comparative analysis, you can compare the infrastructure on ground in Abakilike against what you have in Oshogbo, Ado Ekiti or even Akure. The problem with you guys is that you hardly travel outside your village and if you mistakenly get to Lagos, you feel that's where the whole world ends.

now we are shifting from Igbos being in top 5 most advanced ethnic groups in the WHOLE WORLD to Ebonyi being a paradise.

hahaha

proeast:


Are you sure you're okay? I have been watching you for some time now and I can safely say that you're beginning to exhibit early signs of psychosis.

You really need to watch it bro.

Shut it and answer the question instead of lying round the media.

You should have just ignor the oaf.

proeast:


You're the comedian here. You won't be arguing with him if you have been to Abakilike in recent times. Abakilike has made giant strides that state capitals that were even created before them can only dream of. And mind you, it's not flyovers alone because it cuts across several sectors.

If you want to make comparative analysis, you can compare the infrastructure on ground in Abakilike against what you have in Oshogbo, Ado Ekiti or even Akure. The problem with you guys is that you hardly travel outside your village and if you mistakenly get to Lagos, you feel that's where the whole world ends.

Cyberterror:
Aba town is a glorified village. One investor came from Delta state to build an ultramodern mega mall there but the traders preferred to remain in the filth and squalor that is Ariaria.

So because his business couldn't compete, the citizens of Aba are stupid? lol
Nigerians.

proeast:
Igbos are known to be capitalists and has often been classified as being among the world's 5 most advanced ethnicities alongside the Chinese, Indians, Jews and Germans. Just like these other aforementioned groups, Igbos now control or influence commerce in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Their cities of Aba and Onitsha have traditionally been regarded as home to some of the largest markets in Africa. However, the problem now is that these markets have largely remained the way they were decades ago.



Today, anyone who visits Ariaria will be disgusted at the filth, bad roads, flooding etc. that will assault them. Traders often lose lots of money each time the market gets flooded, and it happens quite often especially during the rainy season.

The world has evolved and commerce has become a huge money spinner, especially when it is combined with tourism. Dubai is a model example of this. However, the IGR of Aba has remained appallingly low, not necessarily because the people don't pay tax but but because of cartels that rip-off such monies due to irregularities in tax collection.

Abia state government should as a matter of urgency, go into partnership with developers to build the world's largest mall that will replace the sordid Ariaria market. This is a hugely bankable project and investors would be falling over themselves to be involved.

Recently, Shell built a dedicated gas pipeline to Ariaria and this would help to make the building of these malls significantly cheaper to maintain and thus make its rent affordable for most traders.

The benefits of having such very large malls in Aba will be enormous and it will change the fortunes of the state. Such benefits include:

1. Huge foriegn direct investments will flood into the state, especially from China, India, Japan, S.A, E.U and America. They will come in the form of companies opening assembly plants that will take advantage of such modernized large markets. This is what Dubai has done, and we have the capacity to replicate it here. Even if we are able to get 10% of the sort of investments that has gone to Dubai, Abia will automatically become a very rich state.

2. Increased patronage; Ariaria used to attract buyers from all over Nigeria and as far as Cameroun, Ghana, Senegal, Niger etc. Many of such people have stopped coming due to the disorganized nature of the market. However, not only will all these people return, Ariaria will now be able to attract buyers from all over Africa.

3. Increased government revenue; imagine when Aba has 10 very large malls that will contain an average of 20,000 shops each or 20 large malls of 10,000 shops each. The government will be able to ensure that 100% of the traders are captured in its tax drive and no cartel will defraud it since government knows the exact number of tax payers and can easily monitor compliance.

4. Increase in employment generation; lots of our graduates see trading as a vocation that is demeaning. This is due to the filthy environment where trading takes place. The market roads are muddy and flooded, gutters crisscross people's shops, leaky roofs etc. However, once these large malls are used to replace such dirty markets, many graduates will gladly go into trading and they will bring modern innovations too.

5. Aesthetics; Aba has gained a notoreity as a filty place and this is directly due to the proliferation of all these dingy markets that are found all over the city. Aba is a naturally well planned gridiron city. Once these unsightly markets are replaced with modern malls, the aesthetics of the city will be greatly enhanced and more people will desire to live in the city.

I can go on to list several other benefits but lack of space won't allow me. We Igbos don't know the gold we have in our hands by being in control of commerce in Nigeria because it has far greater potentials than crude oil and agriculture. Dubai has no oil but it is richer than the other Emirates in UAE that has oil as well as other oil rich countries.

Okezie Ikpeazu should muster the courage and political will to forever change the dynamics of Aba and he will always be remembered. Rochas was able to demolish the two biggest markets in Owerri and relocate the traders, and heaven did not fall. So, Ikpeazu too can demolish Ariaria as well as other dirty markets in Aba and replace them with massive malls.

Lalasticala please do Aba a favour by moving this piece to the front page so it can be brought to Okezie Ikpeazu's attention.

I don't know whether you are still interested in this thread but if you are. I have a solution for you.
What I propose, is for you to market this idea to investors and business men and women in the East so they can key into it

On how to achieve this, I will breakdown the process into five stages.

First Stage: Assessment
You and maybe your friends should go and scout for a large piece of land, ideally in Aba where the new market can be sited. Estimate how big the market would look like, how many stalls that will fit into it and how much the land will cost

Second Stage: Modelling
Engage the services of an architecture to sketch the design of how the market will look like. Make sure the sketch looks appealing and marketable.

Third Stage: Estimation
When you have gotten the model of how the new shopping complex will look like, The next stage is to find out how much, in totality, it will cost to build the new market with finishings and aesthetic beautifications

Stage Four: Marketing
Market this idea to business men and women who have shops in Ariara, intimate them on the benefits of investing in the new shopping complex, how it will bring them more sales, how it will make their shops more Accessible and organised. Don't forget to market the idea to people who have shops in other markets, try to get them involved. You can also send out petitions to various Igbo business men, State governors and lawmakers all over the Geo political zone. Tell them the benefits and impacts of the business. To cut the whole thing short, market the idea to anyone you can so they can contribute money for the building of the market.

Stage Five: Building
After the needed funds for the construction of the market has been sourced, take the money to a reputable construction company to build the shopping complex.

Boom!!! You have your Shopping Complex
Waiting for any Government whether federal or states to demolish Ariara and build a shopping complex will never happen even in the next 50 years