ONITSHA on the Watch..

 ONUICHA TOWN PLANNING, A View to a Flaw by Mkpisi Ndi Egede.

If you reside in ONUICHA (It is the real name of the place, not the ANGLICANIZED version called ONITSHA, it was as result of OYIBO that can't make proper pronouncement.. It means Onu ICHA Mmiri "River Bank People) then you will understand that life is extremely Short.

The Roads and streets are dated, dry and deadly, tattered and in Ruins, but the worst is the Housing plots, they are like Main Market where Ventilation is complete Minus, anybody that stayed in Main Market and suffer the dim Ventilation, the clustered space, the thick exchange of Carbon Diaoxide, the intense Heat that mixed with the Sweat, for that person to live 20 Years in that environment is just the Grace of God, but triple aging is inevitable as what one gets is not health friendly.

Main market in the real sense, needs a Governor who will walk through it and bulldoze many illegal structures, create conducive atmosphere and those who were affected by the exercise should be relocated to any market built with some Sense, where Ventilation shall be paramount.

Moving unto the city, the sprawling houses around ONUICHA are beautiful but insane, a situation where one build 5 Story with Penthouse, the shortest ones are plain 4 Story high , but without Water supply in any of the Flat, mostly they build up all the spaces making sure that Cars are parked on the street.

The house staircases are like Nut case, Infact it is like Asylum..

Living in ONUICHA not only will it weaken the growth of Children, it Rob them of any Moral uprightness, they live in Flats but it is more or less Face me, I face you as the spacing is God Forbid in Capital letters.

Growing up in ONUICHA makes one to become uncouth, uncivilized, even if you are a Professor, a little brush off with others will make you reason and behave like them.

A Town of Preys, be a Prey or a Predator and nothing in between. 

Many of the Houses are without Perimeter Fencing because, in cause of building the house the Landlord wants the engineer who by the way is not qualified, as they learn on the Job and on how many buildings collapsed after experimenting with Houses they build on trial and errors, Lanlord expects them to catch every bit of the land space with the Building.

One can extend his hand from his Flat and collect things from a neighbor who live in another house, making Ventilation so bad and mean.

If there is any Government that ever wants to Town Plan ONUICHA in the real sense, not like Peter Obi tried with UN HABITAT, which provides that over 30% of Houses will be pulled down for a proper setting, which scared him and he buried the idea, but one day another Governor will have the balls to implement the well articulated DEVELOPMENTAL GOAL called HABITAT..

To make ONUICHA habitable and Sane, lots of job will take place, Decisions that is extreme taking and don't forget.. "You must break an egg to make Omellete", if ONUICHA shall be balanced and avoid Pandemic that is on but escalation eminent, then many things must be restructed..

1)The Number of Cars on the Road shall be trimmed, but not scrapped nor taking off the road, but Anambara state should try..Former Lagos method - EVEN and ODD numbers...

Even Number on will ply the roads on Monday, then ODD number on Tuesday..

2) Satellite Houses to compliment ONUICHA should be encouraged.

3) Any House in ONUICHA that is above A Story, MUST have, not will Have,,, must have BORE HOLE that supplies water to all the Flats. 

They should be given few months for implementation or the Task Force will enforce.. 

4)No New House should be more than 2 Storey.. Unless with Lift and Stand by Powering system. 

ONUICHA is a Mistake that happened over time and the more it grow, more messier it remains, so it is incumbent on us to make it home..

5) ONUICHA should have Neighborhood watch, a situation where every street will have monitors comprising Landlords and Tenants, that way they will be making reports on Securities, so the Bad boys can be curbed. 

I AM Mazi Odera POg JP, Last Born Mpa Nnukwu and I come in peace. 

We should reclaim our peace, our space and make our living worth it.. Let me just find something Nice to eat, especially Akamu mixed with Ogiri, Akanwu, Garlic and Honey as my body needs booster.