What Is New In Enugu - The Coal City State || South East Nigeria

What has Governor Peter Mba been doing in Enugu since he became the Governor?
Enugu is the capital city of Enugu in south East Nigeria, the city derived its name from two Igbo words Enu and Ugwu which means Hilltop in english language.
Since the 17th century the location of present-day Enugu has been inhabited by the Enugwu-Ngwo and Nike subgroup of the Igbo people; In 1900, the Southern Nigeria Protectorate was established by the colonial administration of the British Empire. The discovery of coal by the colonists led to the creation of what was then known as the Enugu Coal Camp, named after the nearby village of Enugu Ngwo, under which coal was first found. The nearby city of Port Harcourt was created for the purpose of shipping this coal abroad, being located 243 kilometres (151 mi) south of the camp. Coal mining opportunities in Enugu attracted people from throughout the region; this marked the core of the first urban settlement of what is today known as simply Enugu. Enugu developed as one of the few cities in West Africa created entirely from European contact. By 1958 Enugu had over 8,000 coal miners. As of 2005 there are no significant coal mining activities left in the city.
Enugu became the capital of the Eastern Region after Nigeria's independence in 1960; a succession of territorial adjustments in 1967, 1976 and 1991 led to Enugu becoming the capital of what is now Enugu State. On 30 May 1967 Enugu was declared the capital of the short-lived Republic of Biafra; for this Enugu is known as the "capital of Igboland." After Enugu was captured by the Nigerian armed forces, the Biafran capital was moved to Umuahia.
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[@uchejohn7925]

I from abia state but I based in Port Harcourt Enugu state is very beautiful I wonder how beautiful it's we look in next five years coming governor you are doing well God bless the people of Enugu state

[@innocentamaife4530]

The man wants to prove a point 😅

[@ariseshinebright8845]

@@innocentamaife4530 he doesn't want to prove any point. Go and read his manifesto before election. I've never seen any governor in Nigeria that campaigned like him. He went to CCRN Conference in Enugu during campaign, he was practically begging for their prayers. He said they should pray against the power of darkness that wants to stop the good thing that wants to come into Enugu and ended the 2 minute speech with OUR TOMORROW IS HERE. He has over 40 pages of the program he has for Enugu State. Which includes, revitalization of water within 180 days ad making Enugu one of the third biggest economy in Nigeria, the construction of the new Enugu city etc. He saw this Smart city in China and was motivated to build the same in Enugu and asked the same Chinese company to build similar thing in Enugu. He was prepared for the task. No other candidate even came close. Only Frank Nweke Jr. tried, especially on building Enugu economy but Perter Mbah said he will build Enugu State economy like he built his own compan from background. His Pinnacle oil is the leader in the downstream sector of oil industry, no oo company is even close.. Last year he was searching for investors all over the word, now investors are the ones searching for him. Over 400 billion naira investment have entered Enugu in a short period. He's the first governor in Nigeria to take control power distribution, now Enugu now have more stable power supply. He wants to build 500MW using PPP.

[@frederickouassi990]

I am yoruba living in Ivory Coast and Enugu is one his kind I love that city❤

[@ChinonsoBenjamin-ng5mg]

Enugu state is beautiful ❤️

[@nwannetheodorah909]

Gburus destroyed Enugu and the good works of Chime in 8yrs. I love the new govt and I am happy I voted him

[@chikaakabusi8080]

Enugu the future Cape Town of west African

[@saintgodfreytv9260]

Please don't allow south Africans to come here and start talking down on Nigeria, Tokyo, Paris, New York, Beijing Frankfort and Seoul should be the standard to follow

[@tonyonyia7357]

Enugu is dear to my heart .......I love the city

[@Rafcinraphael]

Beautiful

[@mikeoka8730]

God punish Ifeanyi ugwuanyi. He is a pathological criminal

[@RobertNwachukwu-kk3kt]

My brother, a city without sky scrappers is not yet a city, he should start building sky scrappers where is necessary before we can accept is a city.

[@LabaraNdonia]

Tell them. I dont even know what is wrong with our thinking. Even Juba the capital of South Sudan is transforming its skyline with skyscrapers. The area called smart city must have buildings 15 storeys high or above only.

[@Crazyyoutuber431]

Skyline is not the template for a city my brothers…don’t let the white man ideology fool you…it’s the infrastructure and systems that support large numbers of people that is what we call a city

[@OnyebuchiCyprian]

Ground Stability: Coal mining, especially deep mining or strip mining, can cause subsidence- where the ground above collapses or sinks. This poses a risk for large structures like skyscrapers, which require stable foundations. In areas where mining has occurred, extensive geological surveys and reinforcement may be needed to ensure the ground is safe for heavy construction.

[@OnyebuchiCyprian]

Enugu is a coal mining area, for the fact that there's no backfilling of the underground holes made during coal mining; it's not possible to build heavy buildings, but more of light skyline can be constructed though pillars constitutes the heavy parts of a building which skylines (skyscrapers) are more of. These re some of the reasons I guessed why 3,4 n above storey buildings re not seen in a large number in Enugu Add a reply...

[@EzeiloChinemerem]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KennethEmmanuel-pm6pu]

My brother God will punish ugwuanyi

[@aframaco9491]

Nigerians and their mindset! A lot of the infrastructure we are seeing here were not built by the current government! Some of these projects have already been done and completed some 30 or 40 years ago!! Why praising one single governor?? 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!

[@LabaraNdonia]

Bollocks. People are commending the current governor for contributing his quota, quite unlike the previous governor who did absolutely nothing for 8 years.

[@aframaco9491]

@@LabaraNdonia That may be so, but the structures being shown were certainly not done by this administration! The roads, golf courses and the real estate's being shown are over 20 to 30 years old! So why are they buttering the current governor up? that is what is bollocks, not my question! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!

[@gospeldavids6956]

Ou Travels this is one of your best work yet. I love it. More grace my man.

[@chisom-ubani-official]

We need sky lines in our Igbo cities 🏙️ we can’t do it individually , our governors need to build 20 skyscrapers in each of our Igbo major cities is very important, we needs to advance like other big cities in the world 🌍 , many God bless Igbo nation 🎉❤

[@Africanmoonlighttales-so7lt]

u are right but ,20 is less like 30

[@dicksoneze8023]

I believe we can do it through forming strong cooperatives

[@onyiascorner869]

Why would governor build skyscraper? For what? 😂😂😂 You people are funny.... Only business build skyscrapers as place or business or headquarters. The one that was built in akwaibom by government, what's the situation now

[@Ikenelson-wr8eh]

Iceland doesn't have skyscrapers in there country

[@LabaraNdonia]

@@onyiascorner869 Skyscrapers are meant to save land space. Available spaces in Iboland is increasingly being used up by sprawling bungalows where a few high rise building will accommodate a lot of businesses and homes. This has to stop and if the governor will facilitate the change, so be it. He is right.

[@edwardstanley3446]

Indeed, if Ugwuanyi had done half as much as Sullivan deed, with what Mba is doing now and hoped to continue doing, Enugu wud have become an Eldorado in the foreseeable future. Great Biafran city

[@ariseshinebright8845]

True! Ugwuanyi set the city backward by 8 years and he still wanted to make his younger brother who was Commisioner for environment governor. Environment that was so dirty, no new trees planted. The old trees were being cut down indiscriminately. They treated Enugu as if it's not their's. I never knew that a place like Idaw river have never had any asphalt road since creation of the area until Peter Mbah put smile on their faces. This is what Ugwuanyi should have done in continuation of Sullivan Chime's good deeds but he never did.

[@GozmoxChigozie]

Ariseshinebright8845 you are a lier Ugwuanyi have never support Edeoga reither supporting Mbah he sold The Governorship seat to Peter Mba if not because of rigging Edeoga will beat Peter Mba hands down

[@innocentamaife4530]

@@GozmoxChigozieas a proud Enugu man I thank God we dint have so o called edoga as governor. Hands down kill you there. You want Enugu to remain in darkness forever. The fool ran into Labour Party because they had the political clout and he tried to take advantage of that but God prevailed. I hope riggings continues as long as they bring us good leaders with GOOD INTENTIONS AND NOT HUNGRY SCAVENGERS.

[@anthonyezeora9569]

Ugwuanyi is the worst thing to happen to Enugu. Such a man bereft of idea and integrity

[@ifesinachinnamdi260]

Our governor's have opened their eyes from Anambra, abia, Enugu, Ebonyi and IMO are all doing well

[@okeziefelix6562]

Yes

[@ikechukwuokoh5641]

We are one big family brother, I hope they will keep the healthy competition’s going on

[@ariseshinebright8845]

Poster, you didn't show us new projects, you're just talking, obviously, you're not in Enugu. It's glory not grory. Ugwuanyi came to grab lands and not to continue from where Sullivan stopped. He treeated Enugu as if it's not his city. There is a particular part of the state that sees themselves as strangers in Enugu. Anytime they become governor, it's always like that. They will abandon Enugu and face only their own regiion. Thank God, his Commisioner of dirty environment didn't take over from him. My Yoruba friend who visited me during Sullivan period and Ugwuanyi period complained bitterly about the dirtiness of Enugu, I felt ashamed when he kept saying Enugu has lost it's glory. Thank God for new dawn have done. Mbah is taking Enugu to a level mich higher than that of Sullivan. Apart from beautifying Enugu, he's aso creating more jobs and alleviating poverty by building Smart Green Schools. Thousands of fresh teachers will be employed. More workers will also be employed by Enugu water cooperation. The same with NEPA, Enugu power have improved, Enugu State now in charge of power distribution in the State. Very soon, a new power plant will be unveiled in Enugu State

[@kingsleyoffor6752]

You are right my brother.Ifeanyi Ugwanyi was a disaster to ndi Enugu.If it is possible, a senatorial district should never be allowed to near the lion's building till eternity.

[@AmehcollinsChibueze]

Ugwuanyi was a disaster to Enugu state, am from Nsukka zone but I always call a spade a spade. Sullivan chime remains my man in terms of transformation and beautification that happened during his reign but ugwuanyi destroyed all his beautiful legacy in a twinkle of an eye there by taking Enugu state 16years backwards. He did practically nothing during his second tenure rather he was busy receiving different groups who came to collect huge envelopes with the ugly mantra called " thank you visit" every blessed day and ended up achieving nothing but billboard every corner of the state with his deceptive Enugu state is in the hands of God.

[@LabaraNdonia]

Yep. Nothing at all even in his first term. Under him, Enugu streets had no lane marks, no traffic signs, no speed limits, no pedestrian crossings, no direction signs, "no nothing", but his posters were everywhere in bill boards across the city with the potentially blasphemous, self-deifying mantra: Enugu state in the hands of God!

[@emmaakona4674]

Beautiful Enugu My state of origin God bless you my Awgu brother ❤

[@ijeslifestyle4262]

Enugu city is second Abuja for sure 👍 ‘ I’m not capping, if you know you know ❤ lovely video always

[@Africanmoonlighttales-so7lt]

u right

[@TheViableAlternative]

I hate to break it to you but, while a beautiful city, Enugu is not at the standard of Abuja. Abuja was designed to an international standard, Enugu still falls very short in that regards.

[@ijeslifestyle4262]

@@TheViableAlternative you opinion, my still stands

[@innocentamaife4530]

@@TheViableAlternativemr man abuja is not in any international standards anything. Travel first and come back. No be only international lol. I’ve been to the Us and the only Enugu needs is create more closed drainages and finish the roads fine which sulivan actually started. In a little time Enugu can compete with Caribbean countries. You dey compare abuja built with oil money and yet coma dey everywhere. Stop hyping nonsense.

[@Southernview3k]

​@@TheViableAlternative What's the standard of Abuja? Because that's where I live.

[@larrykingsley3731]

Ugwuanyi wasted 8years doing nothing, Nsukka people don't know anything about leadership or development. Chineke kpo Ugwuanyi oku.

[@LabaraNdonia]

What is lacking in Enugu is skyscrapers to change its skyline. This is sad because the city has been a capital city of one type or another since its was founded. So the area now called smart city must be designated skyscraper zone and only buildings 15 storey and above should be permitted. Just look at the skyline Juba, the capital of South Sudan which was started recently and see that it can be done. Skyscrapers are meant to save land space. Some people complain about scarcity of land. But available spaces throughout Iboland is increasingly being used up by sprawling bungalows where a few high rise building will accommodate a lot of businesses and homes. This has to stop and if the governor will facilitate the change, so be it.

[@OnyebuchiCyprian]

Enugu is a coal mining area, for the fact that there's no backfilling of the underground holes made during coal mining; it's not possible to build heavy buildings, but more of light skyline can be constructed though pillars constitutes the heavy parts of a building which skylines(skyscrapers) are more of. These re some of the reasons I guessed why 3,4 n above storey buildings re not seen in a large number in Enugu

[@gloryabalo9988]

Omo Enugu is taking over Lagos

[@charlesodunayo8809]

Lol...good thing dey hungry lazy man😂

[@innocentamaife4530]

@@charlesodunayo8809if gburugburu continued from Sullivan oga Enugu would have surpassed lagos by far and a lot of igbos would’ve migrated their businesses back home. Watch how this plays out. Mba is not here to do competition. He’s here to prove a point.

[@longinusukenta]

You need to upgrade your camera. For an experienced youtuber like yourself, this non visible video is not acceptable.

[@sageo4389]

Exactly.

[@onyiascorner869]

Na paper them take dey buy am?

[@sageo4389]

@@onyiascorner869 don't be foolish.

[@intervlog8784]

Ou Travel, Keep the good work going. You are the best Nwanne.

[@outravelandtour]

Thank you. Nwanne 🙌🏾

[@VintagePointwithUche]

Fresh sweet video

[@aginimiriam8019]

Our own Enugu ❤

[@tonyonyia7357]

I hope someday all roads in Enugu city would be tarred and having street lights and flowers at the middle and trees 🌲 by the side of the roads

[@LabaraNdonia]

My wish too. But surprisingly none of that appears to be the priority of anyone in power. Road marks, trees and flowers are so cheap and easy to implement, but still they won't do it despite having people employed to do it (e.g. highway maintenance team). This raises a disturbing question about black people and the way they live not just in Enugu but globally. Sad.

[@Ikenelson-wr8eh]

Enugu my beautiful state

[@Best_movie_in_nigeria]

Enugu Dubai

[@emekanwozor2361]

Enugwu need another mall

[@ClauseGibson-t2x]

This is beautiful ❤

[@saintgodfreytv9260]

The video, give it some light

[@LordByron778]

Sad East

[@innocentamaife4530]

This one pain you😆😆🤑

[@raphduru9787]

Enugu is still a dusty town. No well tarred roads with paved sidewalks for pedestrians. No industrial projects like a steel mill to employ the youths. I see no development in the state. One bad Governor after the other. What a shame

[@janerama-nq6rw]

How many your papa build? You can change your name all you like just to cause confusion among us but you’ve failed, continue fooling yourself, you’ll tell me how many cities in Nigeria has side walks in all neighborhoods, we have side walks here though not everywhere, but the current government is working on it, take that energy to your SW governors or elsewhere, just to appreciate the beautiful green city, you’re bringing hate, tell me which steel company is working in Nigeria, the only one in Abeokuta is dilapidated, please please let’s respect each other and stop this pretense that we’re better than one another 💯

[@raphduru9787]

@janerama-nq6rw Illiterate sycophants like you, who are looking for crumbs of bread from incompetent politicians are one of the things fueling corruption and bad governance in Nigeria

[@gsupport5264]

You are just a bitter soul, Enugu is the most high class state in Nigeria. Mention your state let's compare it with Enugu.

[@nwannetheodorah909]

Cry more😭 @fake Ralphduru

[@nedgrg6800]

Show us your useless village 😂😂