Ekeonunwa Market --- Is This a Dumpsite or Market?

ASUU Gives New Demands.

Do you think this ASUU strike is for the betterment of Nigerian students?

After the last meeting ASUU had with the President, one had hoped that the lingering five-month strike would be called off very soon. Instead, ASUU gave the Federal Government a set of new demands which “must be met” before it will ever re-open our universities. The new demands include:

Going, Going, Gone!

Here are the latest pics of the demolished market of Umuahia. To read more about it, click: Umuahia Main Market to be Demolished and Latest Gist on Umuahia Main Market Demolition --- Man Dies in a Store.

ASUU Strike --- Flavour's “Chinny Baby” remixed to “ASUU Baby”.

This ASUU strike is strong. While I was listening to the radio this morning, initially, I thought I was hearing the remix of Flavour’s “Chinny Baby” but not until I heard “ASUU abeg o, when are you calling off the strike…or do we have to wait till November or December?” that I knew it has happened again --- somebody has been inspired! 

I learnt that the “remix” was sung by Alloy, a student of Uniport. I was able to record some part of it directly from the radio with my phone. Click on the video below to listen to the song by Alloy as I recorded it. 

Dowload the remix of "Chinny Baby" (290 kb).

#ASUU #Nigeria.

Latest Gist on Umuahia Main Market Demolition --- Man Dies in a Store.

There is this story that one man from Ubakala went into one of the abandoned shops on Sunday (27^th October) to remove its roofing rods but was killed when the roof crashed down on him. It is not yet clear whether the shop was his or not, but a popular opinion is that “he had gone to take what didn't belong to him”.

About half of the old market has been demolished.

People scrambling for store allocation at Umuahia Ultra-modern Market.

The Abia State Government provided buses that ferry people to and fro the new market, but it’s not free. You pay N30 only --- a difference of N20 less than what you’ll pay to private commercial bus drivers.

Passengers boarding a “market shuttle”.

Inside one of the “market shuttles”.

Motor Park inside the new market still under construction.

Business activities going on in the new market.

Business activities going on in the new market.

Business activities going on in the new market.

Welcome to “Malaysia” --- the Onuimo Market.

This is Malaysia.

I’m not kidding. That’s what the traders there call the market. Though the place doesn’t look anything like real Malaysia, I think its traders dubbed it “Malaysia” because it provides them with a place to do business far away from their homes in Umuahia --- a sort of the “market abroad”.

Malaysia Market Buildings.

Business activities going on inside “Malaysia”.

Business activities going on inside “Malaysia”.

#Malaysia of Onuimo #Umuahia main market.

UMUAHIA MAIN MARKET TO BE DEMOLISHED TODAY.

Sunday, the 20^th day of October 2013, was the last day the main market of Umuahia served the residents of the city as well as its visitors.

The traders of Umuahia Main Market were advised to move into the new Ultra-modern Market Ubani, which is about 5 kilometers from the old one.

 

Although traders have packed into this new market, some of them prefer going the opposite direction --- 8 kilometers away from Umuahia, to the market in Onuimo.

ASUU, FG 2009 AGREEMENT --- A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT.

Before I got admission into higher institution, I had been hearing of ASUU strike but never actually experienced it until I entered into the university. During my first year in school (in 2009) I had my first taste of ASUU industrial action --- a warning strike and then a full-blown strike that lasted for about three months. When it was called off and we resumed school; I had to trace my room because I couldn't remember my room number. I also noticed that some of my colleagues had forgotten their matriculation numbers.

Since then, it has been “one year, one ASUU strike” in our academic calendar. And now that I’m in my final year, ASUU unfailingly embarked on the annual fist fight with the FG. We heard that they had an agreement in 2009 before that year’s strike was called off. Nevertheless, the reason for this year’s ASUU strike was also the reason for that 2009 strike and had been the same reason for the series of ASUU strikes since that year. ASUU accuses the Federal Government of not implementing the agreement they had in 2009.

Just recently, I saw a post by +Nigerian News Portal  Portal that allegedly contains that same ASUU, FG 2009 Agreement.

Click here to view/download a copy of the ASUU/ FG 2009 Agreement.

#ASUU Strike #ASUU FG Agreement.