Demdem: Most of NDDC projects are sub-standart. It would have been better if akpabio was given the money to build it. That's akpabio speciality. If given an option of boat ride, I won't step my foot on that bridge.

Symphony007: Rubbish! Do this people know the meaning of priorities? They are building a bridge in a areas which will have little or no economic impact in nigeria but there is no road connecting port harcourt to bonny island, the location of the largest oil terminal in west africa, largest LNG plant in africa, the only plave in nigeria that has uninterupted power supply. Do you know what a road linking it to port harcourt will do for the niger delta economy? Yet they keep doing lip service for years. Common sense is not common.

vizboy: Nice one but things like these dont make front page.

berem: I dey tell you! mere looking at the bridge, it won't last long!

Airforce1: Death trap

I feel sorry for citizens of this country

Symphony007: before this bridge there are already roads leading to ibeno, it is not like this bridge is a saving life line for them, i seriously doubt the correctness of your 40% figure but majority if not all oil gotten by shell in the niger delta is sent to the bonny oil terminal for onward export abroad but that same bonny does'nt have a single link road to port harcourt, travelers in 2013 still have to ply a dangerous sea to get to the island. Go google bonny island and ibeno and tell me economically, who is more important.

awodman: Today’s discussion is motivated by a report I read recently
on a contract awarded to a local company, Viche Resources
Nig Limited, by the Niger Delta Development Commission
(NDDC). It is a seven-kilometre road and a 600-metre
bridge across a mangrove swamp and a stormy sea that
empties directly into the Atlantic Ocean. The road and the
bridge, according to the report, will connect at least 30
communities in Akwa Ibom State. The difficult terrain
means the communities had been cut off from civilisation
for ages. Amazingly, Ibeno LGA, where the project is
located, is the operational base of ExxonMobil, the second
largest producer of crude oil in Nigeria.

tebill:

I believe ur just ignorant...cos ur command of words don't look stupid...ibeno is the host community of Mobil....

ujoinme: lbeno shoreline! What a beauty
These is the virgin coastal area of nigeria awaiting development.

Omexonomy: why do you feel sorry for the citizens ? Is it becos the bridge was toll free ? Too many idiot on nairaland.

Symphony007: the host community of mobile which already has a road, meanwhile the host community of shell, NLNG,TSKJ, siapem,CBI,lamnaco, and every a mobile plant has no "SINGLE" road linking it to the capital city.

carzola: Akwa ibom aya ya because Godswill is being done in akwa ibom, The hand work of good governance! Gov. Godswill AKpabio ur truly the best.. U would make a good sanate president come 2015, Gov. Rotimi Ameashit.. Please learn from a true hero and leader.

Garri the 1st:

It actually felt good saying it. I actually wish I had reasons to say it more often, but the lackluster performance of the PDP-led FG hasn't been up to MY expectation. Anyway, my view about GEJ still remains unchanged.

Lastly, NDDC is a den of pen-robbers. I do not wish to derail thread so I'll desist from sharing my painfully negative experience with them. That said I'll focus on the topic and sheathe my sword for now.

Kudos once more to GEJ and the NDDC board.

Revolva: Oga Jonathan....n building bridges..we dey hungry for here oo ..na bridge we go chop

abujalapdog:

Its a mentality thing ,Akpabio dosent manufacture bridge from government house.. Construction company still build them okay.

Omexonomy: is it because the bridge was not toll like the one in lagos bad belle kill you.

Demdem:

Even the best of construction companies can still do a shoddy job if they are forced to do it.



Of cos not. NDDC is noted to sell their contracts and we have their agents here on Nairaland business section. One moniker that goes by the name pcwandi or so is notorious for this. Most NDDC projects are useless, highly sub-standard and disaster in the making. i wont be surprise if this bridge will go the way of the airforce bridge that collapse here in PH that was built by Odili.
Check below for few of NDDC contracts for sale right here on Nairaland, u can also pick up one ursef if u have the dole:

https://www.nairaland.com/836470/4-sale-nddc-road-construction
https://www.nairaland.com/836470/4-sale-nddc-road-construction
https://www.nairaland.com/684175/nddc-project-sale

Google for more and satisfy ur curiosity, u will be well satisfied. this isnt bad belle but peeps lives are in danger here.

vizboy: Nice one but things like these dont make front page.

ujoinme:

your point being?

The probability that that bridge isnt safe for use is ridiculously high. we need a team of unbiase Engineers to take a look at it and confirm thats its safe for use. If it was Akpabio that constructed it would have been better. NDDC most times dont do quality works. Thats a well known fact.

Yeah this is the guy i am looking for:
https://www.nairaland.com/pcnwamadi/topics
He sells NDDC contracts for a living.

Revolva: Oga Jonathan....n building bridges..we dey hungry for here oo ..na bridge we go chop

Demdem:

The probability that that bridge isnt safe for use is ridiculously high. we need a team of unbiase Engineers to take a look at it and confirm thats its safe If it was Akpabio that constructed it would have been better. NDDC most times dont do quality works. Thats a well known fact.

ujoinme:

Okay good point. but i can assure you that Akwa Ibom has a good technical adviser on infrastructures such as these bridge and their job is to monitor and give inputs on these types of structures.

Most shoddy job execution are as a result of lack of technical oversight.

samilo88:
Did I hear you say ibeno is of no economic importance? Please before you come to a public forum to say anything always get your facts right. Qua iboe terminal QIT is located in ibeno and they belong to ExxonMobil's operational area which accounts for about 40% of nigeria's oil production.

mascot87:
Do u counsel for financial issues too?

Rossikk:

Imagine building several resort hotels with golf course, swimming pools, tennis, water slides, restaurants etc along this beach?

Why would anyone need to go abroad for holidays?

Demdem:

The probability that that bridge isnt safe for use is ridiculously high. we need a team of unbiase Engineers to take a look at it and confirm thats its safe for use. If it was Akpabio that constructed it would have been better. NDDC most times dont do quality works. Thats a well known fact.

Yeah this is the guy i am looking for:
https://www.nairaland.com/pcnwamadi/topics
He sells NDDC contracts for a living.

ujoinme: president jonathan is expected to open the new 600m bridge in ibeno LGA in akwa ibom state. the bridge will bring a new lease of life and improve the living conditions of the people of these Oil producing area.
congratulations to the people of ibeno and AKS.
GEJ is working.
www.dailyindependentnig.com/2013/05/relief-as-ibeno-bridge-brings-life...

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/bridge-brings-life-to-communities/147002/

dirtymoney: Nice one GEJ. And by the way, am still waiting for that bridge Akpabio proposed sometime last year, boasting that it would b the longest in africa.

abujalapdog:

Can you say the location he said he is buildibg it? or you just want to wag your mouth?

Emmadani: when did God'will said it wil b d longest in africa?Did u clean ur eyes well,it is d largest roundabout in africa he said,n he has done dat.U go c roundabout fear.

Rossikk:

Imagine building several resort hotels with golf course, swimming pools, tennis, water slides, restaurants etc along this beach?

Why would anyone need to go abroad for holidays?