The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), says the Rivers state government is spending beyond what is normal on road construction.
In a statement in Abuja on Friday, Akingunola Omoniyi, executive secretary of the group, said the state’s 50.15 km road project is the “most expensive” contract in the history of public procurement in Nigeria and globally”.
Omoniyi, said Siminalayi Fubara, the state governor, had tweeted a video on July 11 where he said the Port Harcourt ring road project was awarded at the cost of N195.3 billion.
Omoniyi added that spending such an amount on road construction shows the state is insensitive to the economic plight of the people.
“The 50.15km Port Harcourt ring road contract awarded at the cost of N195.3b standing at approximately N4b per kilometer shows that the Rivers state government is insensitive to the economic plight of the people and engaging in a show of shame by coming to the public to sign such world’s most flamboyant and luxurious contract,” Omoniyi said.
“The anti-corruption group has observed with dismay that the cost of road construction in Nigeria has been consistently outrageous which now calls for serious concern and scrutiny.
“Going by a World Bank report, the cost of constructing 1km of road is less than half a billion naira anywhere in the world irrespective of topographic differences.
“This figure is the benchmark that should not be surpassed regardless of several factors except with vested interest that usually characterizes public contracts in Nigeria.
“The only thing left out of the contract is for the Rivers state government to apply to the Guinness World Record (GWR) for verification and certification as the world’s most expensive contract.
“This is barbaric, outrageous and questionable and will not go unchallenged.”
He called on relevant anti-corruption agencies to look into the procurement process and all financial details of the contract for possible remedy.
He added that failure to do so would compel the group to engage in advocacy against the uneconomic practice of the state government.

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Lol these guys
You don't know how it works, so just keep quiet

If to construct roads dey cheap, all millionaires and billionaires for dey construct road

Mind you, JB dey cost

Kyase:
Lol these guys
You don't know how it works, so just keep quiet

Can you explain how it works?

I hope you read the article.

ogmask:


Can you explain how it works?

You should've ask first

Kyase:


You should've ask first

Your response says a lot. N4B for 1km, even if na inside river sef. Take it easy bro...

Kyase:
Lol these guys
You don't know how it works, so just keep quiet

If to construct roads dey cheap, all millionaires and billionaires for dey construct road

Mind you, JB dey cost

Have you ever been to Anambra?

People communities, age grades and many money construct roads

Kyase:


You should've ask first

$1 million dollars per kilometers is the cost of a double lane road anywhere in the world

Any where.. Even places with high wage bill

The amount is more than Ebonyi State actual budget in two years 2021 and 2022

Nigeria one of the poorest country in earth and one with a lot of infrastructural deficit is the one with the highest cost per km of road in the world..What a country filled with stupid leaders

That's why I support N8k to the people than for Tinubu to repeat a Lagos with the N500B and build a 125kn road at this rate from Iragbiji to Ikirun.
Today we are repaying in hard coins with subsidy removal for loans of dormant railway that go from Daura to nowhere.

Kyase:
Lol these guys
You don't know how it works, so just keep quiet

If to construct roads dey cheap, all millionaires and billionaires for dey construct road

Mind you, JB dey cost

You are the one who should keep quiet!

Construction of a kilometre of road for almost N4bn,!!!

How much did your state governor use to build a kilometre of road in your village (that is if your village have motorable roads)?

That you come from an area where it is odd to see an individual build roads, reason road construction look like rocket science to you!

mrvitalis:

Have you ever been to Anambra?

People communities, age grades and many money construct roads

Yes, I have
I can construct 50km road for you for just 4 billion

Why do you think erosion wants to finish them there

You don't just smoothen and apply asphalt and you think you've done something

And again, the construction itself wont cost that amount
You pay for so many things before the construction begins

mrvitalis:

$1 million dollars per kilometers is the cost of a double lane road anywhere in the world

Any where.. Even places with high wage bill

Not true boss

The amount you need in Plateau wont be the same in imo

Maybe they are constructing the road with a gold and other materials that will make itmlast for more than 100,000 years

ogmask:


Your response says a lot. N4B for 1km, even if na inside river sef. Take it easy bro...

To construct road inside river in for countries like Nigeria go cost pass that amount

Wike is a thief. Tinubu is a thief.

All I see is thiefy government

Abge make una free that guy, he just said it out of his Ass.

Kyase:


Not true boss

The amount you need in Plateau wont be the same in imo

So you know better than world Bank?

What is in road abeg

Say in rivers u remove top soil, replace am with a white sand, latrite, then gravel then finishing abi

How many trip of sand can do a 1km


How many trips of all this do u need for 1km

Kyase:


Yes, I have
I can construct 50km road for you for just 4 billion

Why do you think erosion wants to finish them there

You don't just smoothen and apply asphalt and you think you've done something

And again, the construction itself wont cost that amount
You pay for so many things before the construction begins

Pay things like what?

Kyase:


To construct road inside river in countries like Nigeria go cost pass that amount

That amount is way too high brother.
The same goes for bridges wike built at exorbitant costs.

Kyase:


Yes, I have
I can construct 50km road for you for just 4 billion

Why do you think erosion wants to finish them there

You don't just smoothen and apply asphalt and you think you've done something

And again, the construction itself wont cost that amount
You pay for so many things before the construction begins

What is the property or crop value along the road track? Even if we're to build that road in old GRA he won't pay N20B for compensation. Here we are talking of bush paths and wetlands not built up areas sef.

mrvitalis:

So you know better than world Bank?

What is in road abeg

Say in rivers u remove top soil, replace am with a white sand, latrite, then gravel then finishing abi

How many trip of sand can do a 1km


How many trips of all this do u need for 1km

Some roads come with three to four layers, example is that Abuja Kaduna road, JB is constructing

So yes a standard road construction may cost 1 million dollars as started but with layers upon layers on it, it will cost you double, so you see

.. remember that Nigeria is in the era of setting new world records for human endeavour.
Let's call this "Corrupt-a-ton"!

It is highly likely this is an inflated contract sum.Even with the over 5 bridges in the contract, i don't think it should cost up to that amount.

ogmask:


That amount is way too high brother.
The same goes for bridges wike built at exorbitant costs.

They may pad it but, what I'm trying to tell you is, to construct sweet lasting roads e go cost you

Kyase:


Some roads come with three to four layers, example is that Abuja Kaduna road, JB is constructing

So yes a standard road construction may cost 1 million dollars as started but with layers upon layers on it, it will cost you double, so you see

Even if it's 8 lanes say 2 million dollars... That's 1.6 billion where the other 2.4 billion go enter?

ogmask:


What is the property or crop value along the road track? Even if we're to build that road in old GRA he won't pay N20B for compensation. Here we are talking of bush paths and wetlands not built up areas sef.

Mind you, reconstruction is different from construction and so is the cost

mrvitalis:

Even if it's 8 lanes say 2 million dollars... That's 1.6 billion where the other 2.4 billion go enter?

Let's do the maths

Double lanes
Four layers

1 million dollars per layer = 4 million for four layers
4 x 50= 200 million

Double lanes = 400 million

How much in naira again

Kyase:


Let's do the maths

Double lanes
Four layers

1 million dollars per layer = 4 million for four layers
4 x 50= 200 million

Double lanes = 400 million

How much in naira again

I don't know who taught you maths

Bros 1 million dollars is for a double lane what we call 4 lanes on Nigeria

So even if it's double that... It 2 million per km

That's 100 million dollars for 50 ... That's 81 billion based on this morning exchange

Over 110 billiok unaccounted for

Maybe it's the money he agreed to pay wike for making him governor

mrvitalis:

I don't know who taught you maths

Bros 1 million dollars is for a double lane what we call 4 lanes on Nigeria

So even if it's double that... It 2 million per km

That's 100 million dollars for 50 ... That's 81 billion based on this morning exchange

Over 110 billiok unaccounted for

Maybe it's the money he agreed to pay wike for making him governor

Oh, I see
You are against him because of wike

Kyase:


You should've ask first

Don't mind them jare. Let them know that the road is volcano proof, bomb proof, nuclear weapons proof and flooding proof. Is there any other information you want to share about the road construction

Hoelujohn:

Don't mind them jare. Let them know that the road is volcano proof, bomb proof, nuclear weapons proof and flooding proof. Is there any other information you want to share about the road construction

Biafran proof