Hengineer:
Govt is supposed to be a continuum, but according to Nigerian culture, the initiator of a project usually usurps the glory even if he only contributed 10% of the required funds for the job. But the above mentality is quite retrogressive and unfortunate, and it forces new leaders to abandon old projects to initiate their own for which they would take the glory.

For once, if we as Nigerians are to be sensible in ascribing glory, as much as the initiator of a project can be given some praise, the bulk of the praise should go to the person who completed the largest chunk of the project.

Now whether you like it or not, jonathan may take the praise for initiating the 2nd niger bridge project, but the fact remains that his govt contributed only N10bn to the construction of a N130bn bridge; if peradventure, the bridge is completed by this administration (which was sensible enough not to abandon it), then we all know who really deserves the glory.

great664:
Lol, hate who? I dey Yoruba land and benefiting from a Yoruba man too, by the way I am from Delta, I am just correcting you hated self and to cure urself from it...Trust me it will do you more good than harm

chudionu58:
Most likely, this report doesn't include all the roads. Just like EN/PH express is not here and I can remember Ekweremadu crying that the road(initially allocated 7-8 billion) and others in other regions were underfunded while the Lag to Ib was allocated 55 billion. So, that road can't be removed entirely! Not possible!!

asha80:
yep a 3 yr gap to redesign the road..gej was be commended indeed..only if you know the damage going on on the old road because of the lethargic approach of gej

chudionu58:
Quit stu.pidity!! I said redesigning and reprocurement, stop reading like an id***. Rather than being lethargic, Jonathan was methodical in approaching that road! Show me facts that points to the contrary.

chudionu58:
The subsisting contract for that road was awarded by Dr. Jonathan in December 2014 to RCC at 24.2 billion naira!

AtlanticBreeze:

I like to give glory to the person that completes the project not the initiator. If a government cannot initiate and complete a project in 8 years then that government is incompetent, But in this case, the project which is a PPP project by the way was already awarded with the contractors mobilized on site. What is just needed of the government was to perform their own part of the contractual agreement which is now looking like a big deal

Hengineer:
It's a big deal because we've been going back and forth on these projects for over 20 years. There is hardly any administration that doesnt talk or claim they spend money on these projects but it always amounts to nothing. All the people want is for the freaking project to be completed.

realjoker:
lol. delta are not part of the 5% ibos.

chudionu58:
Intelligent by half, we must give kudos to the person who completed it... Yes! But not the one that completed it while earlier badmouthing the same project! So,show us the change if you are keen to complete what you earlier condemned!

great664:
Even if they are part or not part of 5% doesn't mean you should twist stuff to mock them? In a sane society Buhari mentioned of 5% would have sack him..imagine referring to Texas or Minnesota as 5% of US because you are from NYC, LA or Washington?

The problem of Nigerians lies in ethnicity and this will continue for the next 100 yes except there is reorientation

KINGinVALHALA3:
Go and meet Albino diletor, kanu in kuje prison to come fix your south east road for you.

realjoker:
you mean same way contract awarded and contractors of these roads projects have been on site over 8 years ago without any result.
Lagos-Ibadan Express (N40b)
Benin-Sagamu Express (N8.7b)
Gombe-Numan-Yola (N2.8b)
Enugu-Onitsha (N5.5b)
Ibadan-Ilorin(N6b)
Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekp. (N6b)
Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa (N4.4b)
Sokoto-Tambuwal-Kontagora-Makira

AtlanticBreeze:

the same bridge that has been awarded with Juluis berger contractors on site.. Buhari should keep deceiving his zombies. We know who awarded 2nd Niger bridge, We know who moved contractors there..

citizenY:


I have said it before. There is no justification for tolling this bridge if all the bigbig ABUJA roads that were completed at the expense of Onitsha bridge are not tolled. Lokoja, Makurdi, Jebba, are they tolled? Why only Onitsha ?

TheNonce:





Come ogbeni! How dem go take arrange all dis development with the 350 cad?


Abi no be N350 you put for the heading of your thread? Abi na akara dem wan buy with the cash?

amiskurie:

Okon village,what are the contractors doing there for 8yrs of Jonathan

gretblue:

Ask your Hero aka stealing is not corruption.He signed the contract while in power.Ngige came out to inform the Easterners then in 2015 but because Ngige is an Apc man.You all shouted him down.

AtlanticBreeze:

so Jonathan was president for 8 years.. who is really daft here? smh

AtlanticBreeze:

the same bridge that has been awarded with Juluis berger contractors on site.. Buhari should keep deceiving his zombies. We know who awarded 2nd Niger bridge, We know who moved contractors there..

VISTIN:


From CELE bus stop to Oshodi N5b.

This road is less than 2km. That's another corruption.

divinehand2003:
Too small now. Release 3 trillion Naira instead

amiskurie:

Mannn! You have a valid point.

Remember,the kanu pig is the greatest,he's greater than all ibo kings and elders plus ojukwu.he's the Jesus of the hairy tribe.

amiskurie:

What was his job as vice president for two yrs? .... To clean shoes of his master without positive opinions or suggestions? Mumu!

realjoker:
Let it continues as long as we are deriving joy from mocking them. Are they not proud of being 5%?

247frolicboss:
FG yesterday began the release of N350 b for capital projects which include:



1. Dualization of Kano-Maiduguri Road (N13 b)



2. Lagos-Ibadan Express (N40b)



3. Benin-Sagamu Express (N8.7b)



4. Gombe-Numan-Yola (N2.8b)



5. Enugu-Onitsha (N5.5b)



6. Ibadan-Ilorin(N6b)


7. Second Niger Bridge (N13b)



8. Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekp. (N6b)



9. Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa (N4.4b)



10. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Kontagora-Makira (N8.8b)



11. Oju/Loko n Bridge (N14.2b



12. Kano-Katsina (N2.6 b)



13. Sapele-Agbor Ewu (N2 b)



14. Apapa-Oshodi-Oworoshok N5b



Note that some of these road projects are continuation while others are start ups.



Whatever is left will be captured subsequently.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/05/fg-releases-n350-for-capital-projects.html