euromilion:

Totally agreed,I've wanted to sell my house in d village,but no reasonable offer yet.wat a regret am I in,only if I can turn d hand of d time.

NRI PRIEST:

And there is an Igbo proverb that says "Aku luo uno amali onye kpalia" and "Ekwusia na ama ebulu naa na obi". A word is enough for the wise.

Demain_man: Most Igbo villages are under developed and they look like forest if you ever watch Nollywood movies. I really hate that look when i see them on those movies being an igbo myself.

My people, please build in the villages so as to bring these places up to the 21st century standard. Our generation unborn will thank us for it. while at it, proper maintenance culture on those properties are needed so that houses built can last a very long time. Regular painting, nice landscapping readily comes to mind.

For any Local Government Chairman/State Governor reading this, please embark on proper village/town planning so as to give our villages a modern organisation rather than allow the people to put up structures in an unorganised manner.

Dreamflyin:
if u ar Igbo, den u ar a huge disgrace 2 ur kinsman. He who wears d shoe knws where it pinches.

black_beau: Because the image your people have of you is rated higher than what strangers think of you. @ least that's d Nigerian mentality. Secondly,building materials and land are way cheaper in the village

Litmus:

cementing everywhere and building highrise shouldn't be the way forward.We ought to strive for balance between nature and buildings....

gbosaa:


Not always true..


Land costs more in my town,that is if you are lucky to find one.Most of my folks are relocating to the neighbouring towns and beyond.A 50ft by 90ft piece of land was priced for N5m in 2011,the owner refused to sell..

Building materials are not cheaper either..chippings/granite gravels cost more in the main cities compared to mine same as reinforcement bars/rods cement,roofing materials etc.

I will put everything in my country home no matter how much i stay there in a yr.That where i relax,that where i,ll retire,when im gone thats where i will be interred.

I can have properties all over the world but that one house i build in my home town will be my castle.

the_ripper: We might just wake up one day and Nigeria is up in smoke, where do I run to? A yoruba man will betray me in Ogun or Oyo. Abeg, make I build my house for Mbaise o incase of any incasity.

jerk: where are frm,may be we came frm d same place as regards ur post.

coogar:

i would put your brain power slightly below that of a culex mosquito!
what has tribe gotta do with management or mismanagement - to the people who built these houses and stay there often, kudos to them! to the ones who built these expensive houses and leave them empty then it's nothing but gross mismanagement! you must be a semi-illiterate.

coogar:

i would put your brain power slightly below that of a culex mosquito!
what has tribe gotta do with management or mismanagement - to the people who built these houses and stay there often, kudos to them! to the ones who built these expensive houses and leave them empty then it's nothing but gross mismanagement! you must be a semi-illiterate.

armyofone: can be misplaced priority. heard of some living in a very bad area of NY while they have big mansion in their villages for the few moons christmas visit
why not enjoy a nice home everyday, instead of one in the village you hardly visit.

Jah Man: Please can you gracefully answer these questions for me sir;
1. What is the name of your village?
2. When last did you visit your village?
3. Do your dad or yourself have a small house where you can pass the night there?
4. Do you travel often for festivities to your village?
5. We do not have decent hotels in my town for me to lodge whenever I have reason to travel there. Do you please know of any real estate coy that provides adhoc/make-shift houses for hire in a matter of days?
6. Please can you remind me the true meaning of mismanagement and also confirm if it can also be applicable for an asset in the city?
7. Do you/or your dad have a house in the city or are you working towards completing one?

Why are you so bitter about how another person wants to spend his money? The same money some spend every year visiting foreign countries is what another used to build a house in one part of Nigeria and you turn around and call him a fool?
A colleague once told me how foolish I was in erecting a nice house in my place. But he was yet to complete his own in Lagos. I might even come back and build alongside with him there if I tarry in Lagos.

Please people should mind their business. Money is money, if you cannot insult the one that uses his own on parties, women,'janding', changing cars; then stop blaming the 'Aku lue unos'.
Thank you.

coogar:

i would put your brain power slightly below that of a culex mosquito!
what has tribe gotta do with management or mismanagement - to the people who built these houses and stay there often, kudos to them! to the ones who built these expensive houses and leave them empty then it's nothing but gross mismanagement! you must be a semi-illiterate.

Abagworo: Abiriba people did well by building a village almost entirely full of modern houses and mansions. Whilst most rich Igbo people build big houses in their villages, the villages still represent the true Nigerian scenario where there is opulence amidst extreme poverty. Many of these houses(the ones built by those residing outside) remain empty most of the year.

POLICE CAP: I've observed that most persons prefer to build well furnished mansions in their villages which latter begins to look like an abandoned project because you only find people in them during festive periods. And the funny thing here is that most of these persons live in rented apartment in the city (where they spend most of their time)

In my own opinion, I would suggest they build just a simple house with simple furnishing in the village.... Then own even if its a hut to call their own in the city.

I stil wish for reasons why they do this.....

please build in the villages so as to bring these places up to the 21st century standard. Our generation unborn will thank us for it. while at it, proper maintenance culture on those properties are needed so that houses built can last a very long time. Regular painting, nice landscapping readily comes to mind.

For any Local Government Chairman/State Governor reading this, please embark on proper village/town planning so as to give our villages a modern organisation rather than allow the people to put up structures in an unorganised manner.

chidyke77: Assuming ur frm Nnewi bt lives in enugu city,since Enugu is the same igbo land as Nnewi, i think building a mansion for urself there is nt a bad idea even if u had only a bungalour in Nnewi.
I can only fault other places outside my teritory bt once its within,i cn even retire there if i like.

gbosaa:


Orumba north...Anambra State...Most of my towns men are buying and moving to Amaokpala town..

madanne4real: http://amazingmemories.park-resorts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/finchingfield-village-essex-e1323785758440.jpg

Please follow the link and see the picture of Finchingfield village in Essex not too far from where I live. If every village is developed in Nigeria, people will live there and not create problems for themselves.