Several atrocities have been committed in other sectors but emphasis here is on the road construction in the state. (Have it in mind that road construction gulps billions of naira).

Below are the facts that will give you insights into the biggest fraud ever conceived and committed in Nigeria

1. The Lekki-Epe express road was initially constructed by the Jakande administration and completed by the Mudashiru and Mike Akhigbe military administrations in 1987. The entire Lekki axis was then opened up for rapid development. Between 1985 and now, the corridor has been experiencing rapid and unprecedented urban growth as hundreds of new communities, developments and estates have developed which drew large population of low and middle income Lagosians.

2. The last administration realizing the urgent need to address the fast growing problem of road congestion conceived the idea of the expansion of the existing express road into a six-lane roadway, the construction of an alternate coastal road that will run from Ahmadu Bello way in Bar Beach, along the shores of the Atlantic ocean towards Ibeju-Lekki Local Government area. The third leg was the construction of a fourth mainland bridge, from Langbasa area near Ajah across the Lagos Lagoon to Ikorodu town and detouring somewhere to join the existing third mainland bridge thereby forming a circular road around Lagos.

3. A committee was initially set up which recommended the adoption of the PPP concept to handle the project since it was thought then that because of the magnitude of the project, the state government might have to collaborate with the private sector under a Private-Public-Participation (PPP) model to handle the project.

4. Thereafter, Tinubu’s greed took control. He floated a company-Lekki Concession Company (LCC) to handle the project as a consortium and appointed a financial advisory company ARM as the financial adviser.

5. LCC immediately asked for 1,000 hectares of prime land as the contribution of the state government to the project. This was immediately granted by Tinubu and he released the c of o within weeks for 1,000 hectares of prime at Awoyaya, Abijo, Eputu and Sapati all in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area. Part of the land is now being developed as ADIVA housing and golf course project by ARM

6. The project was later jettisoned after obtaining the hectares of land and other payments from the state government and in its place; the rehabilitation of the existing Lekki expressway was adopted by the consortium. There is no basis for a toll road and 30 year concession arrangement for a mere rehabilitation and expansion of an existing road which the government could afford on its own.

7. Indeed, the Federal Government under President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to Governor Tinubu in 2006, offering to construct the coastal road free of charge to Lagos and its people from the Lekki Free Trade Zone to Ahmadu Bello Way in VI. He also sent a letter of commitment written by a Chinese construction firm to that effect. Governor Tinubu firmly rejected this offer and instead opted to abandon the coastal road project which the concession was initially meant for and instead signed a 30 year concession for a toll road to his company.

8. The rehabilitation work commenced in late 2006 with the expansion and rehabilitation of the Ozumba Mbadiwe end to Mobil building and the 49.4km main Lekki road rehabilitation started in 2007 shortly after Fashola became Governor

9. By this time, Fashola’s crony-Dr Tunji Olowolafe was made chairman of LCC and the entire contract was awarded to HITECH. HITECH is owned by both the Chagouris and former Gov Bola Tinubu who is the Chairman

10. LCC was given a 30 year concession (note that all their concessions are usually 30 years) with no competitive bid, no competing quote and no professional evaluation. The whole thing was packaged by Tinubu and executed by Fashola for their own selfish interest.

11. To further confirm this, Tinubu has built a multi-billion naira state of the art hotel-the Oriental Hotel along the express road. Conveniently, the toll gate is located a few meters before the hotel coming from VI so that the hotel clients wouldn’t have to pay toll. Even, special entry and exit points (including a roundabout) have been constructed for the hotel and the multi-level car park beside it (also owned by Tinubu) by the construction company using tax/toll payers’ money. Talk about creating a personal empire. One man owning an express road and a multi-billion naira hotel.

12. The 49.4km two-phased project is to cost an outrageous N50 billion which the innocent citizens and particularly the residents and indigenous communities of Lekki, Ajah, Epe and Ibeju areas will cough out over the next 30 years while Tinubu, Fashola, Olowolafe, the Chagouris and their other collaborators and their unborn generations will be smiling to the banks. A simple arithmetic shows that cost of construction averages N1billion per 1km. This did not include the 1,000 hectares of land and other costs already incurred by the Lagos state government. This must be the most expensive road anywhere in the world! Meanwhile, there will be 3 toll plazas in a 50km stretch!

13. Already, the rehabilitation work which started in 2006 has only achieved less than 2km in over 3 years; meanwhile, the consortium has only concentrated on building the toll plazas rather than first completing the two phases for the convenience of residents. Residents in these areas spend more than 6 hours daily on the road while the situation will get worse during the coming rains. This has disrupted the lives of the citizens and no proper alternate road was constructed by the consortium.

14. The entire Lekki axis hosts millions of indigenous people who are fishermen and farmers and have occupied their lands for centuries. They are largely poor and agrarian from villages like Ajah, Badore, Elegushi, Ajiran, Sangotedo, Abijo, Ibeju, and all communities in Eti-osa, Epe and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government areas. These indigenous people along with others living in the area are now being forced to pay toll to enter and exit their fatherland.

15. These people who have been subjected to economic misfortune occasioned by seizure of their lands by this government are now been economically drained by the imposition of toll gates within their communities. There has never been any consultations with the people neither was there any environmental impact assessment before the commencement of the project.

16. THE BIG FRAUD

This is the biggest fraud ever conceived!

(a) A road that was initially constructed by two previous administration and that belong to the Lagos State Government is now being jointly owned by Tinubu-the former governor and Fashola-the present governor through his crony-Dr Tunji Olowolafe under the consortium LCC

(b) LCC was appointed without conforming to the Public Procurement Act of 2007. There was no public bidding process, no competing bids from other consortium and the fact that the former Governor and the present Governor have personal interest is criminal in nature.

(c) LCC will collect toll from the taxpayers of Lagos over the next 30years. The amount to be collected was not subject to any negotiation or law by any regulatory agency. Which means it is arbitrary and could be changed without notice anytime through the duration of the 30 year lease.

(d) In addition, landowners and prospective builders of homes are being charged heavily as infrastructural charge, land use charge and personal income tax and are now required to pay road tax or toll. This is multiple taxation in its worst form.

(e) The people’s livelihoods have been disrupted for the past 3 years without compensation and there is no alternate road anywhere as it is in practice in other parts of the world where there are toll roads.

(f) A concession that was granted for the building of a coastal road, 4th mainland bridge and expansion of Lekki road has now been turned into mere rehabilitation of an existing road for the same 30-year concession. This is fraud

(g) Fences are being built around the toll areas to box residents within the area. This has security and safety implications. If there is a major emergency like major armed robbery operations, civil crisis, major floods, fire incidents etc and residents need to be evacuated in a hurry; there will be major massive bottleneck at the toll plaza as there is no other escape route except through the lagoon or Atlantic Ocean. Remember the Oke-Afa mass drowning incident of 2002. God forbid!

(h) The owners of LCC have also received cash payments and land grants from Lagos state government in addition to the 30 year toll. These payments and land grants were initially made under the agreement that the 4th mainland bridge-Lekki road-coastal road would be built. It is therefore criminal to obtain compensation for a project only to turn around and reduce the scope.

(i) Several prominent Baales, residents and associations have voiced their objections over the years but were arrogantly ignored by government and LCC. The Eti-Osa Heritage Group, Concerned Residents of Lekki-Ajah (COROLA) and other Indigenous groups have expressed reservations and berated LCC for what they considered inequitable for the residents.

(j) We indeed wonder what the Lagos State House of Assembly is there for if it cannot raise its voice to protect its citizens. The House is indeed culpable as it remains ineffective when this entire charade is going on under its watch or is the House of Assembly another conquered territory of both Tinubu and Fashola?

http://www.theheraldng.com/biggest-fraud-ever-conceived-committed/

Just want to b here 4 now

If Fashola and Tinubu go unpunished after this overwhelmingly alarming heist, it means that corruption as a way of life has been officially accepted in Nigeria... The corruption going on in Lagos state is unbelievable and the corrupt press shares a huge blame in this for looking the other way while few politicians corner everything in sight..

I for say the OP can lie and misrepresent facts, but as e be say na copy and paste, I no go talk.

That's "change" for you bro . GEJ till 2019!!!

Smelling ftc. This is pure daylight and midnight robbery. If Nigeria goes into recession. There will be no fix. And people keep forgetting they can't take this money when they die.

Tinubu’.... YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!!!!

No no no no. The biggest fraud ever committed is the $49 billion dollars missing in NNPC under this administration.

Eko oni baje oooo!
Chai!

No good men anywhere!!! Fashola can appear as a saint and give long talks about values, but behind the man is a.......................

@ICHINONYE - I have just one question for you:

Are you aware that the 2nd Niger Bridge will be Tolled for 25yrs to pay for it despite being a Federal Project?

Datz d change thugs dhe shout, useless people!

Kenai:
Eko oni baje oooo!
Chai!

"Stealing of trillions here and there Is Not Corruption" - President Jonathan

Jimi Agbaje is the solution

It never ceases to amaze me how ppl are so gullible. Some people really believe that APC will wipe out corruption. This is ridiculous. It is in the best interest of every politician in Nigeria for corruption to thrive in the country. Where will the likes of Tinubu, Atiku, Okorocha, and Amaechi be today without corruption? Truth is that Nigerian politicians, whether under the umbrella of PDP, or wielding the broom of APC are essentially the same. This is why they jump from one party to another so easily. APC and PDP are equally corrupt. Both rig elections to the best of their abilities. Everyone should know this. It is therefore disheartening when some folks would come out and say APC is out for change, and claim PDP is full of corrupt ppl, as if their is a magical filter that only allows righteous ppl to join APC. The other day, we learnt that the former governor of Anambra state, Mbadinuju has joined APC. Now, this is one of the most corrupt governors Nigeria has ever seen. Yet, he is now a member of APC, and apparently he is out to fight corruption. smh.

Tl:dr Nigerian politicians are all the same. If you wish to vote for a particular candidate, fine. But please don't tell yourself you're voting against corruption.

This APC people in Lagos especially Tinubu will not leave this world (heard he is sick) unpunished. He has directly or indirectly killed thousands of Lagosians by over-taxation, legalization of touts and murderers(Mc Oluomo, Kunle Poly etc), Killing of Engr Funsho Williams, Dipo Diya, Abraham Adesanya etc.

The wicked man [size=14pt]Tinubu[/size] will NOT go unpunished! Go and tell him that!

Yes, Lekki Toll is the biggest broad day robbery ( fraud ) in 21st century.

This robbery ( fraud ) is being perpetuated by LCC a Tinubu syndicate in collaboration with present Lagos State Governor, Raji Fashola.

God will expose all of them soonest.

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Why are Nigerians shouting about this toll gate all d time?

Toll gates are all over the world for God sake.

Why are these people want to commit suicide cos of Tinubu?

Federal government has done everything possible to nail Mr Tinubu but failed all d way. If Tinubu is truly making so much money from this toll gate or has made so much money as alleged, it would have been very easy for Jonathan govt to blackmail Tinubu to submission politically.

There is a Dartford crossing toll gate in UK; link between London and Essex. It costs £2 each time you drive through dat toll gate and dis toll gate has been there for decades.

If you drive your car through West End(city) btw 6am to 6pm, it ll cost u about £11 but in Nigeria, it's free.

I swear with everything I have, in d month of November to December alone, I paid about £460 on parking tickets alone and mind you, I got all the ticket right in front of my house........

#neveragain shal criminals in APC make us belive we ned change but hve no plan for us.


Goooodluck Nigeria til infinity

APC WITCHCRAFT BROOM CARRYING PARTY


The Schizophrenic sick Pa Buhari is a terrorist, deranged old brainless super clueless bastard
Apc is boko haram
Thiefnu.bu is a pedophile and a cocain sniffer

Buhari can only be president in sambisa and shekau would hand over to him.

Osinbajo is fake and a loafer

Amechi and Fashola are errand boys

egift:
@ICHINONYE - I have just one question for you:

Are you aware that the 2nd Niger Bridge will be Tolled for 25yrs to pay for it despite being a Federal Project?

let dem finish building it first then we wud know who wud pay, except they wud use army to guide d bridge...lol

lygn19:
let dem finish building it first then we wud know who wud pay, except they wud use army to guide d bridge...lol

That is the fact. The FG are not funding it in full. Julius Berger and their investors will Toll it for 25 year to recoup their our part of the funding. It it therefore hypocritical for the OP to lambast Lagos for a Tollgate while cheering Jonathan on a 2nd Niger Bridge that don't even have a single pillar in the river (except for the access road) plus the 25yrs Tollgate that will be on it.

[size=18pt]Are you aware that the 2nd Niger Bridge will be Tolled for 25yrs to pay for it despite being a Federal Project?[/size]

[size=18pt]GOOD QUESTION FOR IGBO PEOPLE HIDING IN YORUBA LAND INSTEAD OF STAYING HOME TO DEVELOP THEIR ILL LAND[/size]

Tinubu has looted Lagos dry.


O ma shey ooooooo.

[quote author=ICHINONYE [/quote]

[size=15pt]Your own papa land is crying out for help and is being looted reckless, you are here shouting about Lagos. Wetin concern you?[/size]

[size=18pt]Poll: Why is President Jonathan just visiting the North East now? VOTE NOW!

Follow links in my signature, NL is blocking any information that does not or may not favour the current government...?[/size]

Tinubu and his boys gat lagos in their pockets!

egift:
@ICHINONYE - I have just one question for you:

Are you aware that the 2nd Niger Bridge will be Tolled for 25yrs to pay for it despite being a Federal Project?

it will be tolled when completed not half done like the lekki epe way... no body argues about the ikoyi-lekki bridge that was tolled too

OP Thank you very much. The Lekki toll project is the biggest fraud in Africa. There are also other fraudulent activities going on in Lagos. This is one reason the LASG is vehemently opposed to the implementation of the Freedom of Information Law that will provide us avenue to probe into these things. Like I said there are other fraudulent activities within the LASG that is shrouded in secrecy. The only way out is to vote out APC so as to expose the fraud. I tell you Nigerians will be shocked.

barcanista:
OP Thank you very much. The Lekki toll project is the biggest fraud in Africa. There are also other fraudulent activities going on in Lagos. This is one reason the LASG is vehemently opposed to the implementation of the Freedom of Information Law that will provide us avenue to probe into these things. Like I said there are other fraudulent activities within the LASG that is shrouded in secrecy. The only way out is to vote out APC so as to expose the fraud. I tell you Nigerians will be shocked.

Hahahahaha nice that you have woken up

God bless you

The corruption in this Lagos is a microcosm of what APC will do to national treasury if allowed to smell it...I weep for these unrepentant group of thieves and more so, for their sycophants...just see what egift typed after reading about corruption and mortgaging of the poor in Lagos...why not keep quiet than insulting our sensibilities with such diversionary comment