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Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Abagworo(m): 2:18pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
The Minister of Power,
Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has
officially unveiled his short term plans to address
housing deficits, provide good roads and urgently
increase power generation in the country with extra 2,
000 megawatts.
Fashola said, during his maiden press briefing in Abuja
that the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which has been
under construction and the second Niger Bridge are of
great importance to the current administration, thus
would get urgent attention.
He said year 2002 was the last time the sum of N200
billion was budgeted for road constructions in the
country.
The Minister further disclosed that work would soon
commence on all roads that link the 36 States of the
federation, adding that major roads which had been
suspended due to paucity of funds and are vital to boost
social and economic activities in the country would be
quickly revisited.
It was Fashola’s maiden briefing since his assumption
of office.
He spoke on plans to partner with the private sector
and fully privatise the power sector in order for the
country to witness genuine development like the
telecommunication.
Part of his plans is also to immediately restore the jobs
of construction workers who were laid off by local and
international construction companies in the country.
His words: “The records that have been made available
from previous budgets show that the last time Nigeria
budgeted over N200 Billion in a year’s budget for roads
was in 2002. It seems that as our income from oil prices
increased over the last decade, our spending on roads
decreased.
“As far as status reports go, the federal government
budgeted N18.132Billion in 2015 and the Ministry of
Works got N13Billion for all roads and highways in
2015, although it has contracts for 206 roads, covering
over 6,000km with contract price of over N2 Trillion.”
However, Fashola stated that government’s ability to
achieve connectivity of Inter-state roads would largely
depend on capital spending in the 2016 budget.
He said it became imperative to pay contractors and get
them back to work as soon as possible.
“Our short term strategy will be to start with roads
that have made some progress and can be quickly
completed to facilitate connectivity. We will prioritize
within this strategy by choosing first the roads that
connect states together and from that grouping start
with those that bear the heaviest traffic.
“As at May 2015, many contractors have stopped work
because of payment, and many fathers and wives
employed by them have been laid off as a result.
“Some of the numbers from only four companies that
were sampled, suggest that at least 5,150 workers have
been laid as at March 11, 2015; and if we realise that
there are at least 200 contracts pending, on the basis of
1(one) company per contract,” he said.
Analysing the unfortunate situation, Fashola explained
that, “If each contractor has only 100 employees at
each of the 200 contract sites, it means at least that
20,000 people who lost their jobs can return to work if
the right budget is put in place and funded for
contractors to get paid.
“The possibility to return those who have just lost their
jobs back to work is the kind of change that we expect
to see by this short term strategy.”
“In order to make the roads safer, we intend to re-
claim the full width and set back of all Federal roads,
representing 16% and about 36,000km of Nigeria’s road
network by immediately now asking all those who are
infringing on our highways, whether by parking,
trading, or erection of any inappropriate structure to
immediately remove, relocate or dismantle such things
voluntarily. This will be the biggest contribution that
citizens can offer our country as proof that we all want
things to change for the better,” Fashola added. 1 Like |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Abagworo(m): 2:19pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by BeeBeeOoh(m): 2:19pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Till then... next please |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Nobody: 2:20pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Good |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Abagworo(m): 2:22pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
To whose glory? Nigerians 1 Like |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Beremx(f): 2:26pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Fashola our man, your legacies in Lagos will never be forgotten. Ride on sir! 1 Like |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Afam4eva(m): 6:23pm On Dec 19, 2015 |
Why I'm I nor surprised that this thread is as dry as harmattan. |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Demmocrats(m): 6:30pm On Dec 19, 2015 |
The IPOB stuff is bearing fruit oh |
Re: Fashola Lists Lagos-ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge As Top Priority by Princemilla: 6:47pm On Dec 19, 2015 |
Fash I support you sir... Its needed, can't imagine the heavy pot holes on the high way, those tiny road along mowe, ogun state. That's not healthy at all I'll also suggest you expand the road to 6lanes each. 2 out of the 6 to av toll while the remaining 4 be free. With this I believe, we will not only enjoy smooth and accessible road, but also generating funds for subsequent maintenance |
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