New research by McKenzie projects Onitsha as one of the mega cities in the Africa and the world
By 2040. This study was done by outside organization. Not by people in Nigeria, so no need for tribal bias.

If you study the map Onitsha population is projected to rival that of Lagos and far surpass Kano.

An analysis of the study.

Those who understand what this is projecting will be wise to invest today before it’s too late.

If we can move headlong and develop our river ports and inland Waterways, there will not be any advantage Abuja or Lagos will have over onitsha. Thanks bro for the detailed explanation, Ekekwe is highly celebral when it comes to information like this.

The high cost of doing business in Lagos, the potentiality of the city to become xenophobic will be the good driving force to explore other options

Great analysis .

Nigeria as a country has a lot of potentials. What is needed is just to spread development and infrastructures across the country.

Healthy competition amongst the port's will bring in more revenue and make export easier.

kettykin:
If we can move headlong and develop our river ports and inland Waterways, there will not be any advantage Abuja or Lagos will have over onitsha. Thanks bro for the detailed explanation, Ekekwe is highly celebral when it comes to information like this.

The high cost of doing business in Lagos, the potentiality of the city to become xenophobic will be the good driving force to explore other options

What we need:

Dualization of all major roads
Gas pipeline to industrial areas
Bus rapid system
Intracity rail
Functioning river port.

These key infrastructures will unlock so much wealth.

crossfm:
Great analysis .

Nigeria as a country has a lot of potentials. What is needed is just to spread development and infrastructures around the country.

Healthy competition amongst the port's will bring in more revenue and make export easier.

Key word is healthy competition but the problem is that a lot of Nigerians are against healthy competition and will support backward policies to spite those they deem a threat.

According to Demographia, Onitsha has overtaken Lagos as the largest urban area by landmass after Peter Obi's interconnecting rural roads united numerous towns into a huge urban cornubation stretching from Onitsha to Ekulobia. With more opening of the hinterlands and massive return through the invest home mantra, plus Ronu madness in Lagos, it's very sure that Onitsha metro will overtake Lagos in population by 2040 according to Mackenzie

MXrep:
According to Demographia, Onitsha has overtaken Lagos as the largest urban area by landmass after Peter Obi's interconnecting rural roads united numerous towns into a huge urban cornubation stretching from Onitsha to Ekulobia. With more opening of the hinterlands and massive return through the invest home mantra, plus Ronu madness in Lagos, it's very sure that Onitsha metro will overtake Lagos in population by 2040 according to Mackenzie

There is a current plan to build a brand new modern mega city close to 2nd Niger bridge. It was mentioned in one of the meeting with ANSIPPA. I think it will either be called the greater Onitsha city or ikenga city.

Although I am a Yoruba ronu nigga.
Anambra is blessed
Innoson is d face of d state
Healthy competition is good.
But I see no reason why you use port as an excuse for slow growth in Igbo land.

backtovillage:
Although I am a Yoruba ronu nigga.
Anambra is blessed
Innoson is d face of d state
Healthy competition is good.

Absolutely healthy competition is necessary for all of us to develop together. Life is not a zero sum game.

horsepower102:


There is a current plan to build a brand new modern mega city close to 2nd Niger bridge. It was mentioned in one of the meeting with ANSIPPA. I think it will either be called the greater Onitsha city or ikenga city.

In the next 20 years based on the Google map above; Asaba, onitsha, ihiala, awka, nnewi, mgbidi, owerri, mbaise, Orlu, umuahia will likely grow and merge into one contiguous mega city , continous, contiguous economic block, with barely no demarcation except highly built up urban center and less built up semi urban areas

backtovillage:
Although I am a Yoruba ronu nigga.
Anambra is blessed
Innoson is d face of d state
Healthy competition is good.
But I see no reason why you use port as an excuse for slow growth in Igbo land.

So you don't know the advantage a port can bring in economic growth? Abeg talk with sense. Is it because Igbos are rugged and resilient, which other ethnicities can show any progress where there is no government presence?

First world countries like the United States have top cities all over the country on every coast with multiple ports and international airports. Every capital and major city has an airport and a seaport if possible and obviously each city will have a specialization if they so which EXAMPLE (San Francisco is for Tech, LA is for movies, DC is for politics, NYC is for banking, Atlanta for Hip Hop, Texas for oil.)

Most coastal cities in america have seaports. Unlike Nigeria where only 1 or 2 cities have.



But In naija some people think only 1or 2 cities should have EVERYTHING.

This move is GREAT for Africa, Lets go UYO and Anambra/Imo State!!!!

kettykin:


In the next 20 years based on the Google map above; Asaba, onitsha, ihiala, mgbidi, owerri, mbaise, Orlu, umuahia will likely grow and merge into one contiguous mega city with barely no demarcation except highly built up urban center and less built up semi urban areas

With what I have seen in the last 10 years alone, I have no doubt it will happen. For example I remember when okorocha build roads to empty bushy lands across the river. Today that land is New owerri.

horsepower102:


Key word is healthy competition but the problem is that a lot of Nigerians are against healthy competition and will support backward policies to spite those they deem a threat.

Just imagine if all the port's mentioned in that article is functioning to full capacity,the kind of revenue Nigeria will be generating eh. Do you know how long some good's take before clearing.

horsepower102:


With what I have seen in the last 10 years alone, I have no doubt it will happen. For example I remember when okorocha build roads to empty bushy lands across the river. Today that land is New owerri.

.Rochas had very good foresight and tried for new owerri. I remember coming into owerri for weekends to see a sprawling clubbing city with well lit boulevards, hotels, restaurants, eateries, clubs etc nothing like it in the whole of Nigeria not even ikeja GRA matched the splendor and scenery

crossfm:
Great analysis .

Nigeria as a country has a lot of potentials. What is needed is just to spread development and infrastructures across the country.

Healthy competition amongst the port's will bring in more revenue and make export easier.

some people think this country should only have one functioning port.

paxx:


some people think this country should only have one functioning port.

Not even banana republics have one ports, another item we must have in the east is a stock exchange market or commodity exchange market, with that it is good night to Lagos. Our people will only go there to look at slave relics in badagry and to view museums in onikan

kettykin:


Not even banana republics have one ports, another item we must have in the east is a stock exchange market or commodity exchange market, with that it is good night to Lagos. Our people will only go there to look at slave relics in badagry and to view museums in onikan

Everybody wins Yoruba ronus get to have Lagos, and others get to live in their own lands. I dont see the issue! unless they dont want other parts of nigeria to finally develop

kettykin:


Not even banana republics have one ports, another item we must have in the east is a stock exchange market or commodity exchange market, with that it is good night to Lagos. Our people will only go there to look at slave relics in badagry and to view museums in onikan

Peter Obi brought Nigeria Stock Exchange to Onitsha

kettykin:


Not even banana republics have one ports, another item we must have in the east is a stock exchange market or commodity exchange market, with that it is good night to Lagos. Our people will only go there to look at slave relics in badagry and to view museums in onikan

Obi established Onitsha stock exchange. It’s time we revive it. We can list local companies and projects on Onitsha stock exchange.

paxx:


Everybody wins Yoruba ronus get to have Lagos, and others get to live in their own lands. I dont see the issue! unless they dont want other parts of nigeria to finally develop

Because Lagos will decline like Ibadan if it's infrastructural advantage is no longer there. But should the whole country be held down to satisfy the ego of one ethnicity? Time will tell

MXrep:

Because Lagos will decline like Ibadan if its infrastructural advantage is no longer there. But should the whole country be held down to satisfy the ego of one ethnicity? Time will tell

I think Lagos government will change tune and become more friendly towards igbos once more competition is in the system. They are only getting away with the things they are doing because they know that igbos currently don’t have much alternatives for importation.

MXrep:

Because Lagos will decline like Ibadan if it's infrastructural advantage is no longer there. But should the whole country be held down to satisfy the ego of one ethnicity? Time will tell

Lagos will not decline. In fact Lagos will get even better if other parts of Nigeria also develop.

Any first class nation needs multiple world class cities spread around the country, with multiple sea ports etc.

This idea that only ONE or two cities should have everything... its stupidity.

Nigeria as a whole will get stronger if Uyo Port is open, and Anambra/Imo/Aba become a POWERhouse region. I cant wait!

paxx:


Lagos will not decline. In fact Lagos will get even better if other parts of Nigeria also develop. It's like saying Texas will decline if they open a port in Florida.

Any first class nation needs multiple world class cities spread around the country, with multiple sea ports, multiple airports, multiple EVERYTHING.

This idea that only ONE or two cities should have everything... its a dumb idea.

I totally agree with this take. There is enough meat to go around.

horsepower102:
New research by McKenzie projects Onitsha as one of the mega cities in the Africa and the world
By 2040. This study was done by outside organization. Not by people in Nigeria, so no need for tribal bias.

If you study the map Onitsha population is projected to rival that of Lagos and far surpass Kano.

Wow, Onitsha is projected to surpass both Kano and Ibadan by 2040 and be close to Lagos!

Now is time to improve on infrastructure!

kettykin:


In the next 20 years based on the Google map above; Asaba, onitsha, ihiala, awka, nnewi, mgbidi, owerri, mbaise, Orlu, umuahia will likely grow and merge into one contiguous mega city , continous, contiguous economic block, with barely no demarcation except highly built up urban center and less built up semi urban areas

were will you farm, or you will waste all your land, building usless houses for rats and cockroach. Be wise, scattering houses without land management will lead to Hunger

proeast:


Wow, Onitsha is projected to surpass both Kano and Ibadan by 2040 and be close to Lagos!

Now is time to improve on infrastructure!

Exactly, this should be a wake up call for the current Anambra state administration. They should plan for massive growth.

McKenzie is a globally respected consulting firm. Their projection is accurate after extensive research and analysis.

Pascal9:
were will you farm, or you will waste all your land, building usless houses for rats and cockroach. Be wise, scattering houses without land management will lead to Hunger

Ebonyi state alone can feed the whole south east with mechanized agriculture and even export to other parts of Nigeria.

Israel in the desert is able to grow surplus food and export to other countries.

Source; Ezekwe?

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