By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA—A human rights group, Campaign for Democracy, CD, has described the 2nd Niger Bridge project as a subject of politics, insult and caricature to Ndigbo in particular, concerned citizens of the entire South East and South South zones of the country.

National Publicity Secretary of CD, Dede Uzor A. Uzor, who stated this while speaking to newsmen Monday in Onitsha, Anambra State, said whereas it took China only $1.5 million to build over 100 kilometres bridge, it is taking Nigeria a whooping $15 billion to build less than three kilometres 2nd Niger bridge that traversed Onitsha in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State.

Uzor lamented that “for over 20 years now, beginning from 1999 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo awarded it and ruled for eight years, to between 2007 and 2009 when the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua took over and ruled for only two years, till the advent of former President Goodluck Jonathan who reigned for six years (2009 to 2015), work remained stagnant on  the bridge to the extent that not even up to 50 per cent had been completed.”

He also demanded that Federal Government should declare a state of emergency on Trunk ‘A’ roads in South East zone. He mentioned such roads as Enugu-Amansea-Awka-Onitsha road; Enugu-Okigwe-Port Harcourt Road; Urualla-Akokwa-Amaifeke Road with a spur to Banana Junction at Amaifeke Orlu to Owerri; Ihiala-Umuahia Road; and Nnewi-Okigwe Road, among others.

He said that due to the dilapidated nature of these roads, an average of seven lives per week or one life per day are lost in  auto accidents.

“Again, the Onitsha River Port has been so much politicized because it is located in Igbo land,” he said.

tribalmall:
Igbos always lamenting n wailing. I wonder what Jonathan did if he couldn’t take care of this.

Esseite:
The second Niger bridge is begining to look like a favour to the southeast..

Cooly100:


Jonathan like other past presidents of the evil one Nigeria didn't fix it either. Can it imagine Lagos 3rd Mainland bridge taking 20 years to be built? You sick hypocritics are grossly ignorant.

tribalmall:



... and how many Yoruba have you seen wailing n lamenting about this ? The reason why one must point out your hypocrisy before it destroy your tribe. Any one with a functional brain knows who the real hypocrites are, even the deluded ones among your tribesmen know this. How you do not is rather baffling or probably you are just trying to hide the truth glaring to everyone.

it is taking Nigeria a whooping $15 billion to build less than three kilometres 2nd Niger bridge that traversed Onitsha in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State. 

Blue3k2:
How did they arrive at that figure.

Cooly100:


See brain...

How can you wail and lament when you have no problem?

Did you wail when you claimed GEJ didn't give you more appointments?

Please check you rationality level...

tribalmall:


We do not have to wail, we simply did the needful which is to get him off his high horse. Waiting on you Igbos to do the same to Buhari in 2019 since it is now the obvious it is Buhari that as blocked their way to heaven since independence.

tribalmall:


We do not have to wail, we simply did the needful which is to get him off his high horse. Waiting on you Igbos to do the same to Buhari in 2019 since it is now the obvious it is Buhari that as blocked their way to heaven since independence.

it took China only $1.5 million to build over 100 kilometres bridge, it is taking Nigeria a whooping $15 billion

Blue3k2:


Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/2nd-niger-bridge-now-subject-politics-insult-ndigbo-rights-group-laments/

deomelllo:




This ipob clown is smocking crack.

tribalmall:
Igbos always lamenting n wailing. I wonder what Jonathan did if he couldn’t take care of this.

Cooly100:


You did not do sh*t. There was a general consensus that power should shift to the north. Just as there is a consensus that power should be in the north for 8 year now.

You big mouths always claim the success of others.

Just like you claim you won the civil war with Biafra for Nigeria. Why haven't you lousy lying legends defeat Boko for six years now?

Mtcheeeeee!