ABUJA–The on going construction of a second Niger bridge may be placed on hold until the integrity of the bridge is sorted out, the Federal government said Wednesday.

Reasons ranging from the actual cost of the bridge, non issuance of the Certificate of Compliance, non compensation of the host community and non adherence to due process in the award of contract were also responsible for the stoppage.

The disclosure was made by the Director-General, DG of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, Aminu Diko after a private meeting with president Mohammadu buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.

The DG while briefing State House Correspondent stated that the bridge was one of the issue discussed in the meeting

Noting the importance of the road that linked the south east and south west, Diko however asked the people to be patient with the government.

He said: “The second Niger bridge is one of the projects that we discussed with the President. We did say yes it is in the commission for regulatory oversight. We have been discussing the transaction with the Ministry of Works. But before it can be finalized.

The commissioner has to give a certificate of compliance, but we haven’t even done that because we have seen a lot of issues that we are uncomfortable with. We are talking with the Ministry of Works for them to correct it.

“The communities around that area are clamouring that their lands have been taken and that they have not been compensated adequately. As a matter of fact, we got a letter from Onitsha traditional council complaining that they have not been adequately represented in this

transaction.

“These kind of issues we are not saying that something has not been done properly but we need to be convinced that these few problems are sorted properly.

“We will also talk about the actual cost of the bridge, eventually we have asked the ministry of works to review it and justify how much the project should cost.

“For the second Niger bridge there will be a lot of studies that needs to be done on the integrity of the bridge itself which will take time it is not something we can see being completed in the next six months.
“I will like us to be patient about it. We know that it is a critical road. We also know how Nigerians suffer during festive holidays and we hear people sleep on that old bridge. The time has come for us to bring succour Nigerians”.

sultan457:
ABUJA–The on going construction of a second Niger
bridge may be placed on hold until the integrity of the
bridge is sorted out, the Federal government said
Wednesday.
Reasons ranging from the actual cost of the bridge, non
issuance of the Certificate of Compliance, non
compensation of the host community and non adherence
to due process in the award of contract were also
responsible for the stoppage.
The disclosure was made by the Director-General, DG of
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC,
Aminu Diko after a private meeting with president
Mohammadu buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The DG while briefing State House Correspondent stated
that the bridge was one of the issue discussed in the
meeting.
Noting the importance of the road that linked the south
east and south west, Diko however asked the people to be
patient with the government.
He said: “The second Niger bridge is one of the projects
that we discussed with the President. We did say yes it is
in the commission for regulatory oversight. We have been
discussing the transaction with the Ministry of Works.
But before it can be finalized.
The commissioner has to give a certificate of compliance,
but we haven’t even done that because we have seen a lot
of issues that we are uncomfortable with. We are talking
with the Ministry of Works for them to correct it.
“The communities around that area are clamouring that
their lands have been taken and that they have not been
compensated adequately. As a matter of fact, we got a
letter from Onitsha traditional council complaining that
they have not been adequately represented in this
transaction.
“These kind of issues we are not saying that something
has not been done properly but we need to be convinced
that these few problems are sorted properly.
“We will also talk about the actual cost of the bridge,
eventually we have asked the ministry of works to review
it and justify how much the project should cost.
“For the second Niger bridge there will be a lot of studies
that needs to be done on the integrity of the bridge itself
which will take time it is not something we can see
being completed in the next six months.
“I will like us to be patient about it. We know that it is
a critical road. We also know how Nigerians suffer
during festive holidays and we hear people sleep on that
old bridge. The time has come for us to bring succour
Nigerians”.

Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/why-construction-of-second-niger-bridge-may-be-put-on-hold-for-now/

babadem2much:
This to me is a welcome development, cuz residents of that community are yet to be settled, the have to accertain the durability n cost. but ppl will complain bcuz they are in a hurry, but if it is completed in 6 months time n colapse with lives we will still complain

The commissioner has to give a certificate of compliance,
but we haven’t even done that because we have seen a lot
of issues that we are uncomfortable with. We are talking
with the Ministry of Works for them to correct it.
“The communities around that area are clamouring that
their lands have been taken and that they have not been
compensated adequately. As a matter of fact, we got a
letter from Onitsha traditional council complaining that
they have not been adequately represented in this
transaction.
“These kind of issues we are not saying that some

otokx:
Anambra and Delta can meet and do that bridge by creating a state road and then tolling both ends to recover their money and get more IGR instead of waiting for Federal Government.

FreeGlobe:

shut up you fool...

chino11:
Some people are just fools. Did Lagos government build 1st, 2nd and 3rd mainland bridges? Did Lagos and Oyo build Lagos - Ibadan expressway?

sultan457:
ABUJA–The on going construction of a second Niger
bridge may be placed on hold until the integrity of the
bridge is sorted out, the Federal government said
Wednesday.
Reasons ranging from the actual cost of the bridge, non
issuance of the Certificate of Compliance, non
compensation of the host community and non adherence
to due process in the award of contract were also
responsible for the stoppage.
The disclosure was made by the Director-General, DG of
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC,
Aminu Diko after a private meeting with president
Mohammadu buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The DG while briefing State House Correspondent stated
that the bridge was one of the issue discussed in the
meeting.
Noting the importance of the road that linked the south
east and south west, Diko however asked the people to be
patient with the government.
He said: “The second Niger bridge is one of the projects
that we discussed with the President. We did say yes it is
in the commission for regulatory oversight. We have been
discussing the transaction with the Ministry of Works.
But before it can be finalized.
The commissioner has to give a certificate of compliance,
but we haven’t even done that because we have seen a lot
of issues that we are uncomfortable with. We are talking
with the Ministry of Works for them to correct it.
“The communities around that area are clamouring that
their lands have been taken and that they have not been
compensated adequately. As a matter of fact, we got a
letter from Onitsha traditional council complaining that
they have not been adequately represented in this
transaction.
“These kind of issues we are not saying that something
has not been done properly but we need to be convinced
that these few problems are sorted properly.
“We will also talk about the actual cost of the bridge,
eventually we have asked the ministry of works to review
it and justify how much the project should cost.
“For the second Niger bridge there will be a lot of studies
that needs to be done on the integrity of the bridge itself
which will take time it is not something we can see
being completed in the next six months.
“I will like us to be patient about it. We know that it is
a critical road. We also know how Nigerians suffer
during festive holidays and we hear people sleep on that
old bridge. The time has come for us to bring succour
Nigerians”.

Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/why-construction-of-second-niger-bridge-may-be-put-on-hold-for-now/

NDPVFreload:
Buhari,this is a recipe for violence.

Sincere9gerian:
I carefully read the entire report and you could see the struggle to find reasons to justify their wicked action. Talking about payment of compensation, the truth is that beneficiaries will always clamour for more. The GEJ govt paid out #1.5 billion in compensation alone and this was widely reported. Therefore mentioning compensation in this report was a huge joke.
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/new-news/17480-second-niger-bridge-displaced-communities-insist-on-resettlement

Buhari and his goon should understand that stoppage of work on that bridge amounts to an open declaration of war on Nigerians from that part of country. Shame on all the idiots who voted for APC from that part of the country. We told them that the idiot they were about to vote in as president was not only an illiterate but was too tribalistic and vindictive to president but they didn't listen

Tell me how a country can make progress if every new leader spends most of his tenure undoing what his predecessor did? No wonder your country remains stagnated more than 5 decades after independence

This is just unbelievable!

Cc: Ishilove, lalasticlala.

Onyejiuwaokoh:
North did not only vote against Jonathan in 2011 election but went extra mile to kill more than a thousand souls, that did not not stop GEJ from giving them 100% care , appointment and recognition. With all the noise from the he goat (Rochas) i don't know why the Imo youth has not terminated him.

huangcheng:
I blame Jonathan for this current development. I am not surprised though, what was GEJ doing for 5 years that he couldn't build the bridge he promised Ndi-Igbo? He couldn't even build anything for his SS people. I must confess that GEJ was a complete failure and a disgrace to the entire Eastern region. I will not judge the Buhari administration if it forestall the completion of the 2nd Niger bridge after all, it's the turn of the North. We all saw it coming. Didn't we?