[size=16] 2 ABUJA DISTRICTS TO BE BUILT IN ABUJA'S OUTSTRICKS BY PRIVATE INVESTORS, NOT 2 GATES- FCTA[/size]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that the new Abuja city gate to be located at the Kuje Junction, Along Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway (airport road) is to be constructed at the cost of N64 billion.

The new city gate, according to the administration, comprises conference and parade grounds, botanical gardens and a five star hotel. Others are shopping arcades, amphitheatres, cable car stations that will go from south to north and a monorail system.

Director, department of public buildings, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Arch Bernard Lot, who disclosed this while addressing a press conference, said the project would be floated through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and the administration was currently looking for investors.

“Some investors have shown interest and we have discussed with them. We have prepared Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) documentation for it at the cost of N64 billion,” Lot said.

[b]Explaining the concept of the new city gate, he said, “The city gate project is a futuristic project. We have a new one at Kuje junction; just before the flyover at Kuje junction if you are moving from the city to the airport. Under the contract of the Airport expressway, very soon they will do an underpass because the gate is designed into a northern flank, a southern flank and a central axis. The central axis is a pedestrian bridge with a pile-on and on the northern side we have the formal side where we have the conference and parade ground, botanical gardens and other facilities including a five star hotel. That will form the symbol of how a visiting head of state could be given the key to enter the city.

“On the southern side, we have commercial facilities such as shopping arcades, amphitheatre, cable car station that will go from south to north and even with a monorail. City gates in modern architecture are places where people can come and converge, live and seek information about the city and go back without entering the city. One doesn’t have to enter Abuja without knowing about Abuja. Right from the city gate, you can know about the city and go back. The city gate is going to be complemented by the centenary city which is adjacent to it.”[/b]

http://leadership.ng/news/151013/new-abuja-city-gate-gulp-n64bn

Yterday's FP thread FALSELY https://www.nairaland.com/1508852/cacol-condemns-n64bn-abuja-city
claimed that the FCTA was going to spend #64billion of Taxpayers money to build 2 City Gates, when it was 2 DISTRICTS that was planned, to be built by interested Private Investors.

Lies everywhere.....but never trust your government -Adolf Hitler

sammy.young:
Lies everywhere.....but never trust your government -Adolf Hitler

Reali?? Adolt Hitler is yr Mentee-teacher?? Interesting...

So who do we believe..lies everywhere.

lertee: So who do we believe..lies everywhere.

Of course this thread makes a lot more sense, just shameful how low people will go sha

After thought! mtcheeww . In another development, what offence did clerverly commit? Sexkillz unban the fella.

I hope this didn't just come up as an after-thought for real.
#64bil is quite large for the initial post siting just as a project.
Btw, will the masses/low income/middle income earners benefit from this? Else it shouldn't be thought of, cos of what use is it constructing such for a few/affluent.

When i saw the CACOL abuja city gate criticism yesterday i didnt mind to comment knowing that CACOL Are bunch of ignorant Politically motivated rats who didnt even know about the project... The gate is not just a huge iron/metal gate, its going to be a city on its own.

I hope the MODS wud be fair enough to their consciences to take this thread to the FP and correct the MISINFORMATION of yesterday, without been repeated urged to do so.

Okay. That said even PPP is not worthy. I think the project a white-elephant one. Nigerian administrators make the mistake of undertaking fabplous projects where the Nigerian common man has not gotten the basics of mechanized farming, excellent and easily accessible, ultra-low cost shelters, excellent technical education/ craftmanship facilities amidst THE VERY CRUCIAL environment of active grassroot participation in the polity for the common good. Till then I can applaud the fabolousity of the project but weep that we LACK the environment that will enable indigenous skills required for such.

Capnd143: When i saw the CACOL abuja city gate criticism yesterday i didnt mind to comment knowing that CACOL Are bunch of ignorant Politically motivated rats who didnt even know about the project... The gate is not just a huge iron/metal gate, its going to be a city on its own.

Abeg no vex, this CACOL people, who dem be?

*smh*

I am not surprised the thread did not make front page. I suspect Seun is now officially an APC chieftain. NL has now been systematically programmed to promote APC and discredit the President and anything PDP

Sincere 9gerian: I am not surprised the thread did not make front page. I suspect Seun is now officially an APC chieftain. NL has now been systematically programmed to promote APC and discredit the President and anything PDP

Cry! Cry!! Baby!!! You want to see your master! You cant intimidate anyone into bringing this crap and redressed afterthought rebuttal to the front page. Suck it

Ngene-Ukwenu:


Cry! Cry!! Baby!!! You want to see your master! You cant intimidate anyone into bring this crap and redressed afterthought rebuttal to the front page. Suck it

You should be singing that song to APC online rats, who are always crying and blackmailing the moderators to ban others. I only commented on this thread because of what Taharqa wrote after waiting in vain for this thread to be moved to the front page.

By the way, since you'r now the attack dog of Seun, can you explain to us why the initial allegation was deserving of front page but not the rebuttal?

Sincere 9gerian:
You should be singing that song to APC online rats, who are always crying and blackmailing the moderators to ban others. I only commented on this thread because of what Taharqa wrote after waiting in vain for this thread to be moved to the front page.

By the way, since you'r now the attack dog of Seun, can you explain to us why the initial allegation was deserving of front page but not the rebuttal?

The same way you people cried and blackmailed the mods into banning Cleverly?? Hypocrites

Ngene-Ukwenu:


Cry! Cry!! Baby!!! You want to see your master! You cant intimidate anyone into bring this crap and redressed afterthought rebuttal to the front page. Suck it

Redressed afterthought? This info has bn out in d public since February, and was also re-emphasized last month. It is all d REAL Newspapers in Nigeria. A simple google search wud hv helped yr Ignorance, u know...

@Sincere9jeria, I reali need to pass across an important info to you. How do I contact you? Any mails?? Pretty important...

Ngene-Ukwenu:


The same way you people cried and blackmailed the mods into banning Cleverly?? Hypocrites

I have been on this forum for over a year but I have NEVER asked the moderators to ban ANYBODY. I dont believe in the policy of banning people. My position is that if members have to be banned for any reason, it should not last for more than 24 hours. Any ban beyond 24 hours is counterproductive. But generally, I dont believe in banning people except if there are serious infractions like violating the advert rules or policy.

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Sincere 9gerian:
I have been on this forum for over a year but I have NEVER asked the moderators to ban ANYBODY. I dont believe in the policy of banning people. My position is that if members have to be banned for any reason, it should not last for more than 24 hours. Any ban beyond 24 hours is counterproductive. But generally, I dont believe in banning people except if there are serious infractions like violating the advert rules or policy.

Anyway your colleague did and a lengthy ban was handed!

https://www.nairaland.com/1507478/attention-mods#19355396

How much will the FG spend as part of its counterpart funding of the project, the total cost is 64B, how much of that 64B will be spent by the FG?

Ngene-Ukwenu:


Anyway your colleague did and a lengthy ban was handed!

https://www.nairaland.com/1507478/attention-mods#19355396

I am not @gramci

taharqa: @Sincere9jeria, I reali need to pass across an important info to you. How do I contact you? Any mails?? Pretty important...

Una dey plan coup abi?

take dat: Una dey plan coup abi?

Lolz . . .I follow fear sef

@sincere9jerian,
Thnk you, booo..... I will contact you b4 the end of the day

take dat: Una dey plan coup abi?

Still waiting on the MODS....

taharqa:

Still waiting on the MODS....

You go wait tire

Sincere 9gerian: I am not surprised the thread did not make front page. I suspect Seun is now officially an APC chieftain. NL has now been systematically programmed to promote APC and discredit the President and anything PDP

For more d 2 weeks now, its been almost impossible to hide.... Na laugh we dey for now

taharqa: For more d 2 weeks now, its been almost impossible to hide.... Na laugh we dey for now

It will even get worse as elections draw nearer. Seun most likely has aligned with his brothers and sisters in APC. I have also noticed the same thing with Gbenga Arulegba of Focus Nigeria and AIT. I dont know between Gbenga and Lai Muhammed who speaks better for APC. I no longer watch his useless programme. Only Channelstv has managed to remain neutral/apolitical.