Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has made what he called 15 revelations about the Second Niger Bridge.

In a message he entitled “GEJ, Buhari & The People,” Okupe wrote:

[1] The Bridge is NOT Being Constructed by the FGN.

[2] It’s a PPP Project which the FGN contributes a tiny fraction.

[3] The 2nd Niger Bridge Will Cost about N117 billion.

[4] Started in 2013 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months. Completion date Not certain now.

[5] FGN share of the Cost is N30billion. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion (71%) including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

[6] 38% of the work has been done as at Jan 2015.

[7] The N140b Oshiomhole said was wasted on Admin cost on the bridge was a lie, as admin cost can not be higher than the cost of the whole project.

[8] Buhari’s Govt Paid *N2billion* NOT $2billion as Osinbajo said during the Anambra State election. They will be paying another N3.05b when the budget is approved.

[9] Work has restarted in earnest at the site and about 5%-7% has been completed bringing the total completed work to about 43% to 45% according to an engineer I spoke to.

[10] All the pictures flying all over the internet are pictures of work-in-progress made during the 1st quarter of 2015.

[11] In summary, Jonathan govt paid 71% of FGN share of the cost, while Buhari’s govt has paid 6.1%.

[12] Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to recover their cost.

[13] The Construction Company is Funding the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

[14] The real People building the Bridge are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will REPAY the cost to Julius Berger.

[15] For those celebrating politicians and sharing old or fake pictures of 2nd Niger Bridge, the facts are Not on your side.

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Lagos Island has how many bridges again?

A question every sane person should ask the buffalo. Why did PDP not use the same process to get the second Niger bridge going over 16yrs they were in power?


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That was the interview the Buffalo granted when crude oil was $110 par barrel

Seems there's nothing going on, on that site as of now looking at it from the old bridge side. I passed there yesterday to ihiala from benin.

this country is a joke

38% of the bridge has been completed as at Jan 2015

Hahahaha!... Which January 2015. See Okupe from Ogun State telling me about a bridge at my backyard.

My friend shift one side!...No truthful igbo will agree with you because we are the ones that pass through there every day.

Eriokanmi:
Seems there's nothing going on, on that site as of now looking at it from the old bridge side. I passed there yesterday to ihiala from benin.

Did you get to the site?

Eriokanmi:
Seems there's nothing going on, on that site as of now looking at it from the old bridge side. I passed there yesterday to ihiala from benin.

You are habitual liar. The work has never stopped at the second Niger bridge for a minute.
If you are not another PDP mole , on your way from Ihiala exactly at Obosi roundabout you would have seen the projects under construction right when you passed the Obosi round about just before the electrical. Now at Oko ,the community you would have seen the project never stopped for a minute

Builderman:


[12] Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to recover their cost.

[13] The Construction Company is Funding the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

[14] The real People building the Bridge are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will REPAY the cost to Julius Berger.

I am sure when tolling starts, people will go back to the one they complained about earlier on - The FNB.

Meanwhile govt are gradually privatizing public amenities or rather reinviting colonial masters.

Okoroawusa:

Did you get to the site?

Ignore that PDP mole

The 2nd Niger Bridge have forever been under construction. It is used by political parties for vote buying. We will hear the next round of promise in 2023 from all political parties.

Eriokanmi:
Seems there's nothing going on, on that site as of now looking at it from the old bridge side. I passed there yesterday to ihiala from benin.

Nothing is going in jare. Goatluck Jonaddaft has completed and commissioned the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Niger Bridges.

Have shame for once, stop begging your enemies for food, stop begging Buhari (Fulani) and Fashola (Afonja) for infrastructure. We Yorubas never begged Goatluck Jonaddaft for anything

Afamed:

You are habitual liar. The work has never stopped at the second Niger bridge for a minute.
If you are not another PDP mole , on your way from Ihiala exactly at Obosi roundabout you would have seen the projects under construction right when you passed the Obosi round about just before the electrical. Now at Oko ,the community you would have seen the project never stopped for a minute

Do I sound like a liar to you? What would be my gain? I just told you what I saw from the old bridge when I was passing by. Except there's another portion where work is currebtly going on. Do you know the brewery side , the road leading from the foot of the bridge to the owerri road when by-passing the upper/lower iweka traffic? That's where the bus i boarded took, exactly same place where the new bridge would terminate at.

feedthenation:
The 2nd Niger Bridge have forever been under construction. It is used by political parties for vote buying. We will hear the next round of promise in 2023 from all political parties.

It's only used by PDP to swindle the SE to get their votes.
They used same in 1999, 2003,2007. Nothing on ground to show. Jonathan used same to swindle their votes in 2011, nothing to show. In 2015,same Jonathan came and used second Niger bridge to lure them again.
As we speak, the project only started when PMB came to power. It's at the 59/ 60 % completion now.
God will before 2022, PMB Okechukwu will come to east to commission the project

Builderman:


[14] The real People building the Bridge are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will REPAY the cost to Julius Berger.


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Okay. But why didn't these Nigerians build the bridge during the 16 wasted years of PDP looting? Or are these Nigerians building the bridge now just born during Buhari's administration?

naija4life247:


Nothing is going in jare. Goatluck Jonaddaft has completed and commissioned the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Niger Bridges.

Have shame for once, stop begging your enemies for food, stop begging Buhari (Fulani) and Fashola (Afonja) for infrastructure. We Yorubas never begged Goatluck Jonaddaft for anything

Im not ibo, neither am I a fan of Jonathan. I talked about what I saw

Eriokanmi:
Do I sound like a liar to you? What would be my gain? I just told you what I saw from the old bridge when I was passing by. Except there's another portion where work is currebtly going on. Do you know the brewery side , the road leading from the foot of the bridge to the owerri road when by-passing the upper/lower iweka traffic? That's where the bus i boarded took.

Foot of the bridge is not the site of the bridge, Oko is the site of the bridge. And Obosi roundabout before electrical is another sites of the bridge. So stop saying what you don't know

Afamed:

Foot of the bridge is not the site of the bridge, Oko is the site of the bridge. And Obosi roundabout before electrical is another sites of the bridge. So stop saying what you don't know

what I knew and what I saw was what I said. You can see Julius berger's crates and elevators at the brewery side, beneath the last road to the shore of the river Niger. Bridge. Maybe you're one of those believing in pictures. If I pass same place tomorrow I'd snap and post it here for your doubting Thomas to see. The obosi onitsha Road and that overhead bridge isn't part of the project. Its state's as learnt. I'm into agribusiness and we came to inspect some cassava farms here. We're now at mgbidi. Check the pictures below and the time i snapped it. Believe it or not

Eriokanmi:
what I knew and what I saw was what I said. You can see Julius berger's crates and elevators at the brewery side, beneath the last road to the shore of the river Niger. Bridge. Maybe you're one of those believing in pictures. If I pass same place tomorrow I'd snap and post it here for your doubting Thomas to see. The obosi onitsha Road and that overhead bridge isn't part of the project. Its state's as learnt

And you still believe in your own lies you this PDP apologist?
The second Niger bridge is designed to take you from Oko, that is before the headbridge in Delta State straight to Obosi roundabout about. If you are coming from Ihiala, Owerri and Abs or you are coming from Delta,Asaba and you have nothing to do at Onitsha, the new bridge will take you down to Obosi roundabout that means you have left Onitsha behind through the link bridges by same Federal Govt project at Obosi roundabout

Afamed:
A question every sane person should ask the buffalo. Why did PDP not use the same process to get the second Niger bridge going over 16yrs they were in power?


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That was the interview the Buffalo granted when crude oil was $110 par barrel

Typical of A.P.C zombies they always push blames on P.D.P and the previous administrations. Rather than push blames why not think of ways to move naija forward.

Eriokanmi:
what I knew and what I saw was what I said. You can see Julius berger's crates and elevators at the brewery side, beneath the last road to the shore of the river Niger. Bridge. Maybe you're one of those believing in pictures. If I pass same place tomorrow I'd snap and post it here for your doubting Thomas to see. The obosi onitsha Road and that overhead bridge isn't part of the project. Its state's as learnt. I'm into agribusiness and we came to inspect some cassava farms here. We're now at mgbidi. Check the pictures below and the time i snapped it. Believe it or not

Keep quiet, the pictures have nothing to do with second Niger bridge stop confusing yourself

Afamed off the mic...off the mic...I say off the mic...

You have finish talk...

Eriokanmi:
what I knew and what I saw was what I said. You can see Julius berger's crates and elevators at the brewery side, beneath the last road to the shore of the river Niger. Bridge. Maybe you're one of those believing in pictures. If I pass same place tomorrow I'd snap and post it here for your doubting Thomas to see. The obosi onitsha Road and that overhead bridge isn't part of the project. Its state's as learnt. I'm into agribusiness and we came to inspect some cassava farms here. We're now at mgbidi. Check the pictures below and the time i snapped it. Believe it or not

Why do people like you comment on issues you don't have information about it. The second Niger bridge starts from Obosi roundabout with the newly constructed flyovers and link road under construction by Julius Berger. Like the person said, from Ihiala , Owerri or Nnewi, if you are going to Delta, you will not need to pass through Onitsha again, you just pass through Obosi link roads and move down to second Niger bridge which connects you to Delta State.
Stop saying rubbish again, if you have no information regards the projects

Afamed:

And you still believe in your own lies you this PDP apologist?
The second Niger bridge is designed to take you from Oko, that is before the headbridge in Delta State straight to Obosi roundabout about. If you are coming from Ihiala, Owerri and Abs or you are coming from Delta,Asaba and you have nothing to do at Onitsha, the new bridge will take you down to Obosi roundabout that means you have left Onitsha behind through the link bridges by same Federal Govt project at Obosi roundabout

stop being emotional. I think I know this place more than you do. What I'm seeing here isn't what you're seeing. I never said there was no sign of construction there. But as at the time i was passing by, there was nothing happening, why..i don't know. I'm on the road right now. See the picture taken below and time, you doubting thomas and because of this, i'd snap the obosi-onitsha Road construction site when we get there tomorrow, including the view of the 2nd niger bridge from the old bridge afar and if by luck the commercial vehicle passes same road we took when coming, i'd still snap it for you to see for your free view. Fyi, I'm not for pdp, neither am I for the apc but for good governance. You can call me any name you like for all I care. Its a free world.

PIMPAR:

Why do people like you comment on issues you don't have information about it. The second Niger bridge starts from Obosi roundabout with the newly constructed flyovers and link road under construction by Julius Berger. Like the person said, from Ihiala , Owerri or Nnewi, if you are going to Delta, you will not need to pass through Onitsha again, you just pass through Obosi link roads and move down to second Niger bridge which connects you to Delta State.
Stop saying rubbish again, if you have no information regards the projects

lol. Here's one of them. Continue

Afamed:

Keep quiet, the pictures have nothing to do with second Niger bridge stop confusing yourself

you'd get the pictures tomorrow I promise you, enough of it. Thats if you'd still believe. I just proved to you where I was as at the time i snapped that picture

Eriokanmi:
stop being emotional. I think I know this place more than you do. What I'm seeing here isn't what you're seeing. I never said there was no sign of construction there. But as at the time i was passing by, there was nothing happening, why..i don't know. I'm on the road right now. See the picture taken below and time, you doubting thomas and because of this, i'd snap the obosi-onitsha Road construction site when we get there tomorrow, including the view of the 2nd niger bridge from the old bridge afar and if by luck the commercial vehicle passes same road we took when coming, i'd still snap it for you to see for your free view. Fyi, I'm not for pdp, neither am I for the apc but for good governance. You can call me any name you like for all I care. Its a free world.

You are a serial liar. If you truly know the projects, you will not be saying the rubbish you have said earlier. This is how PDP mole like una go around to mislead the public. First ,you claimed the Obosi roundabout/ flyovers and Link roads are not been constructed by same FG. Second you claimed JB site was at the foot of the bridge. All these, only show you are serial liar with bad memory

Eriokanmi:
you'd get the pictures tomorrow I promise you, enough of it. Thats if you'd still believe. I just proved to you where I was as at the time i snapped that picture

The pictures of where exactly?

Afamed:

You are a serial liar. If you truly know the projects, you will not be saying the rubbish you have said earlier. This is how PDP mole like una go around to mislead the public. First ,you claimed the Obosi roundabout/ flyovers and Link roads are not been constructed by same FG. Second you claimed JB site was at the foot of the bridge. All these, only show you are serial liar with bad memory

Stop beating about the bush my friend. The obosi bridge, coming from okija or ihiala was also contracted to JB by anambra state govt. Google is your friend. The one by the fed govt also takes a portion of the obosi town, which is different from this one I was talking about. 2nd Niger bridge extension hasn't got to obosi yet