GavelSlam:


The attempt to educate you was a white elephant project.

Corrinthians:
What does Uyo need another stadium for?

CoalitionNaija:
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Redoil:
Which one is a white elephant progect
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three:

So following recent discussions on the appropriateness, beauty and otherwise of the Oshodi transport Hub, questions arose as to how much was being spent to erect the edifice.

Apparently the information is already in the Public Domain and the cost as provided by none other than the Governor is $70,000,000.00 (N25Billion)

Please find below a comparison of the Oshodi Transport Hub and the Uyo Stadium.

It has come down to comparing two projects that are enmeshed in debates as to their usefulness, future maintenance and costs and the benefit to the average citizen.


Construction Costs

Oshodi Transport Hub - 22.4 Billion Naira (70 million Dollars - 2018)
Akwa Ibom Stadium - 16-19.2 Billion Naira (96 million Dollars - 2014)


Uyo Stadium, Akwa Ibom












http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/nga/akwa_ibom_stadium




Oshodi Transport Interchange












http://thenationonlineng.net/tag/translink-capital-development-limited/

AtikuNetwork:
Akpabio did well by building that stadium in Uyo and the Lagos government is also doing well for building the Oshodi terminal. These are infrastructures that we see and admire when we go to other foreign countries like South Africa, Europe, America, etc but when we try to replicate it here some people must complain. We should learn to give credit to our governors that are trying to modernize our infrastructures and stop this enemy-of-progress behavior that complains whenever infrastructure is upgraded please.

rottennaija:


We complain of the over blotted figures not the project themselves

rottennaija:


We complain of the over blotted figures not the project themselves

nedu2000:
So they intend cutting out of the 3lane one-way lane to a 2 lane to accommodate BRT? Do they realise how busy this road is?what if a trailer or a car spoils. We don't have strategists in govt.it is just to do contracts and collect kick-backs

Okoyeebos:


It's either you're typing from one backward village with no prospects or you are suffering from factory fitted ignorance.

There's an ongoing rail project in Lagos and rail stations are being built.

rottennaija:


We complain of the over blotted figures not the project themselves

Reference:
One is a necessity to the people, the other a necessity to the state. I prefer people centric investments so the transport hub offers far more socio-economic traction so cannot be termed a white elephant. Also the continuity in investments in infrastructure in Lagos over the years makes any additions look more objective than the spot investments in Akwa-Ibom which is proven to be unsustainable. Uyo has a lot of semi-completed and abandoned projects the present government has not moved on. That is the definition of white elephant, unsustainable.

Lomprico2:
Do u even know what a 'white elephant project' is at all op??