g20 africa infrastructure investment conference- EVENT PROGRAM
Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON Secretary of State, Nigeria, West Africa.
NIGERIAN CENTENARY CITY
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ne of the endearing legacies of the Nigeria Centenary celebration shall be the development of a Centenary City Abuja. The City is conceived to focus the attention of the investing world to Nigeria in a way that has never been done before. The successes of such cities as Dubai, Monaco, Shenzhen, Singapore and lately Songdo have shown that development of certain class of cities is the strongest social, political and economic tool to securing Foreign investment, promotingpositiveinternationalattentionand indeed signalling a new economic awakening. The City promises to be one of the most outstanding legacies of the Centenary. The Centenary City is a new “Smart City’’ to be built from scratch on more than 1,000 hectares of virgin land in Abuja making it the second but largest “private city’’development in history, after Songdo International Business District in South Korea. The land for the Centenary City shall be acquired in accordance with the FCT Land Swap Agreement. The Centenary City is being designed by a reputable world class design team as a contemporary efficient “mixed-use’’ city with emphasis on modernity and Nigeria’s unique cultural heritage. The aim is to synchronise the demands of today’s society and the expectations of tomorrow and materialise the vision into working scheme that allow for the City to develop in a sustainable ecological and socially responsive manner. The City will demonstrate the harmony between nature and the work of man to create a solid example for the future of urban development in Nigeria and indeed the world and also reinforce our collective destiny towards the next one
hundred years. The City, like Dubai, Monaco, Shenzhen and Songodo, shall signpost the Nigeria of the future. The City shall promote leisure, tourism, commerce, sports and will have a 20% resident component. The City is also conceived as a centre for the preservation of Nigeria’s political history and documentation of her contributions to the political, cultural and economic development and the advancement of peace and security in the world, as well as the hub of economic activities. The goal is to create a new City, a modern urban centrality for the sustainable development of this wonder land, where natural beauty and architecture icons must merge together to create an environment that is alive and productive. The City will re-introduce Abuja to the world with the following features: A green city with a natural buffer enveloping the entire city, and encircling the central neighbourhood that protects and nurtures the whole world-class public facilities. Zero waste management The city will aim at reducing waste to zero. Domestic waste will be used to create nutrient-rich soil, fertilizer and incinerated as an additional power source. Other wastes such as plastics and metals will be recycled or re-proposed for the other uses. A central bank that provides the greenspirit which gives orientation, clarity and iconic power to the city as a whole but most powerfully to the city centre and the business communities inside its borders.
The Centenary City is a new “Smart City’’ to be built from scratch on more than 1,000 hectares of virgin land in Abuja making it the second but largest “private city’’ development in history, after Songdo International Business District in South Korea. Flexibletopographies that are conceptually related to one another so that they can be placed together to create a rich, elegant, textured and vibrant City. An urban grid super-block system that is modular and organic yielding a resulting grid of arteries, streets and pathways with and efficient traffic system where pedestrians, bicycles, motorcars, trams and monorail can co-exist in a friendly human way. Independent power source With a gas-fired 500MW power plant connected directly to a gas terminal, providing constant power supply to the City. Wate management planned in an environmentally sound manner where approximately 60 percent of the water used will be recycled and waste water reused as many times as possible. Public areas A prominent cultural core with various symbols of Nigeria’s Unity and Strength, Parks, Galleries etc.
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