Tower building is not novel to human history. We need not travel all the way from Beijing to USA in digesting the obvious. Tower is significantly distinguished from other buildings in the sense that it’s not meant to be habited but discharges multiple functions in tune with the design structure. The earliest tower building was the circular stone tower in walls of Neolithic Jericho(8000BC). Others included Ziggurats a tower which depicted ancient Sumerian architecture in the 4th Millennium.
Human active engagements in building towers has thrived almost a century now. Socio-cultural, economic and tourist functions it performed in the prehistoric years still play out today world over.
In the face of increased globalization, where countries and cities compete for attention of global businesses, a flexible and most relaxed commercial legislations operate as sparks to foreign investments. Friendly enactments are surefire factors that contribute to business magnetic enablement of commercially driven cities. This inevitably leads to cluster of high-value businesses.
Constructing a tower is undeniably monetarily sapping, in fact Dubai mid-way in building what is now the world tallest structure, the Burj Khalifa, suffered debts crisis that the leader of Abu Dhabi (UAE) loaned tens of billion dollars to Dubai government. It was estimated that Burj khalifa gulped not less than 80billion dollars. The consolation remains that the country has recouped, defrayed its debt and revived the economy from the proceed therefrom. The tower now records thousands tourists visitation annually. Revenue garnered has in no small way upped Dubai GDP.
Tower building come in different kinds, even when it’s just a mere gateway the bottom line is that the economic, socio-cultural and tourist importance can never be underestimated. Like minarets in the Arabian worlds, it tells the story of a people. Societies are known by their artifacts and architectural fashion. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi( MR FULFILMENT) is set to recreate the story of Nsukka people by erecting such an iconic tower as proposed. People need to be reminded of their history, how they have been and where they are heading towards.
The ever buzzing Afor-Opi market shares proximity with the famous Opi-junction where this tower and roundabout shall be situated. It is no question that the said market has attracted marketers far and wide and will in this case lure more.
Similarly, other businesses carried out at Opi-junction will witness a boom as more people who have been out of job would be drafted into the market. Avalanche of employment opportunities shall indeed follow. There is no greater way of checkmating Youths vices and other negative tendencies of dawdling Youths than this. The Opi people understood this without the aid of a seer, hence they pledged unreserved support for the prompt execution of the project by our irrepressible Governor, His Excellency Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Localizations of the proposed tower and roundabout at strategic town such as Opi is apt, as the latter has over the years been associated with historic events including the Nigerian Civil War scene of human Carnage. Obviously, it will re-map the said town in the world map. The aesthetic value of the project when completed is greatly unimaginable. Visitors to Lokoja in Kogi State need no education on what obtains there. Today, Abuja is one of the most sought-after cities in Nigeria, all because of its beauty. Our Governor in his unquenchable drive for excellence, satisfactory environment and beauty demands that Enugu State is not an exception.
Enugu State is truly in the hands of God.
BIBIAN ANEKWE NEWS ADDED” “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” Gburugburu is a servant leader
Written by
IKEMSINACHI NWA-ONAH
MEDIA TEAM MEMBER OF ENUGU DI N’AKACHUKWU MOVEMENT
