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2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Islie: 6:20am On Jan 17, 2017
The South-South and South West region will get N138 billion (equivalent to 51.45 percent) of the federal government total spending of N268 billion on construction and repairs of 171 roads across the nation.

The proposed allocation is N37bn less than the allocation for 108 road projects in 2016, which was pegged at N305bn.

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing proposed N434.3bn capital allocation for 2017, an increase of N81 billion from the N353.1bn capital appropriation of 2016.

Analysis of the budget by our reporter revealed that in terms of the projects’ cost in 2017, the South-South will get the highest allocation of N74bn to do 30 projects. The zone which is leading this year was the least in 2016 with only N6.770bn for four projects.

The South West zone is following with N64bn for 26 road projects. The zone which had the lion share of N67bn in the 2016 Appropriation Act had 18 projects which included the Lagos-Ibadan road (N49.4bn), Apapa-Oshodi, Lagos (N5.2bn) and the MMI Airport road (N4bn).

The South East has 23 projects worth N36.3bn. In 2016, the zone had 20 projects worth N29.5bn. However another N96bn was earmarked to pay outstanding debts for construction of roads in Anambra State.

The North Central geopolitical zone has more projects in 2017. The 43 road projects under it have been allocated N47bn. It also had the highest number of 22 projects in 2016 when it got N38.5bn.

For the North-east, its allocation is reduced by N2bn this year as it will get N31bn to do 28 projects. It got N33.1bn for 17 projects in 2016.
The North-west which has the least funding of N15.6bn to do 21 projects this year, got N33bn to do 26 projects in 2016.

Key projects in geopolitical zones

The breakdown of the proposal shows that the key projects in the North Central include the dualization of Obajana junction to Benin road (N9bn); Oju/Loko-Oweto bridge roads (N7bn); Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani road (N3.5bn); dualization of Suleja-Minna road (N2.8bn); and dualization of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja road (N9bn).

Top of the projects in the North East will be the dualization of Kano-Maiduguri road (N14bn); rehabilitation of Hadejia-Nguru-Gashua-Bayamari road in Jigawa and Yobe states (N2.3bn); construction of bridges destroyed as a result of insurgency (N1.6bn); Tamburawa bridge - protection of exposed piles (N1.5bn), and reconstruction of Sumaila-Falali-Birnin Bako- Bauchi State border road (N1.5bn).

In the North-west, the top projects include the rehabilitation of Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Kontagora-Makera road (N3.2bn); rehabilitation of Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi road (N2.7bn); and the dualization of Kano-Katsina road (N2bn).

Most of the huge projects in the South-west will be in the Lagos axis as they were in 2016. Some of them are the dualization of Lagos-Otta road (N1.7bn); construction of Apakun-Murtala Mohammed International Airport road in Lagos State (N2bn); access road to Apapa/Tincan Port, NNPC depot -Mile2 road (N1.2bn); dualization of Ibadan-Ilorin (N3bn); expansion of Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan road (N31.5bn), and rehabilitation of Apapa-Oshodi road (N7.8bn).
Other huge projects in the zone include, emergency rehabilitation of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos (N5.3bn), and rehabilitation of Ikorodu-Shagamu road (N2bn).

In the South South, the major ones include the dualization of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road in Cross River (N3.7bn); rehabilitation of Ikot Ekpene-Aba-Owerri road (N1.2bn); rehabilitation of Calabar-Ugep-Katsina Ala road (N3bn); reconstruction of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu road N5.5bn; construction of Bodo-Bonny road in Rivers State (N9bn); dualisation of Sapele-Ewu road (N4.5bn), and the dualization of Yenegwe road in Bayelsa State (N1.3bn).

For the South East, its major projects will include the rehabilitation of Oba-Nnewi road sections in Anambra and Imo states (N1.1bn); construction of 2nd Niger Bridge phases 2a & 2b in Anambra and Delta states (N12bn); rehabilitation of Enugu-Port Harcourt way (N9bn); rehabilitation of Abakaliki-Afikpo road (N1.2bn) and the rehabilitation of Onitsha-Enugu way (N5bn).


www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/business/2017-s-south-s-west-gulp-52-of-federal-roads-budget/181039.html

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by skedy1(m): 6:22am On Jan 17, 2017
Can't even see any
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by MadamExcellency: 6:26am On Jan 17, 2017
The South East has 23 projects worth N36.3bn in 2016

Who embezzled the N36.3 billion 2016 allocation for Southeast roads because nothing was done?


Corruption everywhere

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by TeleboiZ005(m): 6:27am On Jan 17, 2017
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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Sealeddeal(m): 6:28am On Jan 17, 2017
Fashola is doing well but I dey suspect him. Why will he earmark 96billion to refund Obiano in this election year. What's his plan? Obiano will steal the whole money for electoral purposes.
Also, we want to see the effects of these monies being spent

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Sibrah: 6:30am On Jan 17, 2017
SW accounts for over 52% of net goods imported so it is commonsense for it to have more roads to cater of haulage of those goods.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by psucc(m): 6:36am On Jan 17, 2017
Op please check well. That figure may be for SW.
Besides what is that to the millions budgeted for kitchen and her property?
How many of the projects will be implemented at the end of the fiscal year?

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Eledan: 6:42am On Jan 17, 2017
Most of the huge projects in the South-west will be in the Lagos axis as they were in 2016. Some of them are the dualization of Lagos-Otta road (N1.7bn); construction of Apakun-Murtala Mohammed International Airport road in Lagos State (N2bn); access road to Apapa/Tincan Port, NNPC depot -Mile2 road (N1.2bn); dualization of Ibadan-Ilorin (N3bn); expansion of Lagos-Shagamu-Ibadan road (N31.5bn), and rehabilitation of Apapa-Oshodi road (N7.8bn).

All these roads are roads that leads into Lagos and roads that Nigerians use to access the sea and air Ports in Lagos
This definitely is neither a favour to SW nor Lagos in particular. These are definitely not SW projects

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by DaudaAbu(m): 6:42am On Jan 17, 2017
Ok, b4 some people start crying marginalization

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Corrinthians(m): 6:44am On Jan 17, 2017
Osus should be seeing the handwriting on the wall if only their heads werent too flat to accommodate bigger better brains...

Something is happening.. wink

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by LoveMachine(m): 6:45am On Jan 17, 2017
I won't even try to be sarcastic to burn the critics. Instead, I'll say I pray to see this executed so that everyone is happy and living well. Equity is the key to our problems.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Corrinthians(m): 6:49am On Jan 17, 2017
Sibrah:
SW accounts for over 52% of net goods imported so it is commonsense for it to have more roads to cater of haulage of those goods.
Only 52? Are you okay? angry angry

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Flyingngel(m): 6:49am On Jan 17, 2017
If these can b implemented then Nigeria will definitely move forward.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Atiku2019: 6:51am On Jan 17, 2017
Media Government...... grin grin grin

We did not see any ongoing project in 2016 :'

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Corrinthians(m): 6:51am On Jan 17, 2017
DaudaAbu:
Ok, b4 some people start crying marginalization
They should cry blood, who cares? Let Trump come build roads for them. grin

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by DaudaAbu(m): 6:52am On Jan 17, 2017
psucc:
Op please check well. That figure may be for SW.

Besides what is that to the millions budgeted for kitchen and her property?

How many of the projects will be implemented at the end of the fiscal year?

Well we expect them to implement this fully, except mayb some regions will not allow the contractors to work.

They would be threatened ,kidnapped or stopped from carrying out the work


https://www.nairaland.com/3576824/senate-warns-fg-against-dumping

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by pinkcottoncandy: 6:57am On Jan 17, 2017
so?...afterall they have finished constructing roads in the north...where else do you want the budget to go?
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by DozieInc(m): 7:13am On Jan 17, 2017
Okay
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Schematics: 7:27am On Jan 17, 2017
FG should as a matter of urgency pay Anambra over 90b owed the state..

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by modath(f): 7:48am On Jan 17, 2017
Corrinthians:
They should cry blood, who cares? Let Trump come build roads for them. grin

Wai a yu laidis nah? cheesy cheesy cheesy

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by QuotaSystem: 7:49am On Jan 17, 2017
pinkcottoncandy:
so?...afterall they have finished constructing roads in the north...where else do you want the budget to go?

I thought the popular narrative was that the North was totally undeveloped and has nothing to show for its years in the centre?

If the reverse had been the case we would have drowned in wailers tears crying that Buhari is the king of the North and is destroying our unity by abandoning the South, particularly the SW that gave him their mandate. Now the South is dominating road projects yet you are still wailing; did you prefer the projects to have been thrown out because the North is ahead of the South in road infrastructure? Smh.

The way some Nigerians speak from both sides of their mouths can make the devil accept salvation.


Islie:

The North-west which has the least funding of N15.6bn to do 21 projects this year...

..nthe South-South will get the highest allocation of N74bn to do 30 projects
.

PMB is steady destroying the propaganda against him like a crazed samurai. Carry on Mr President.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Boleyndynasty2(f): 7:56am On Jan 17, 2017
They keep budgeting billions every year yet we don't see any projects or good roads...NIGERIA!!!

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by sarrki(m): 8:03am On Jan 17, 2017
God Bless Muhammadu Buhari

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by QuotaSystem: 8:04am On Jan 17, 2017
Eledan:


All these roads are roads that leads into Lagos and roads that Nigerians use to acess the sea and air Ports in Lagos
This definitely is neither a favour to SW nor Lagos in particular
. These are definitely not SW projects

There is no need for this baseless sense of entitlement that you're exhibiting. Are all the beef, tomatoes, vegetables and grains (including the famous LaKe rice) that are moved daily from the North to Lagos transported by air?

Anyone can make the claim you made because no man is an island. Acknowledge the news and move on
.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Eledan: 8:19am On Jan 17, 2017
QuotaSystem:


There is no need for this baseless sense of entitlement that you're exhibiting. Are all the beef, tomatoes, vegetables and grains (including the famous LaKe rice) that are moved daily from the North to Lagos transported by air?

Anyone can make the claim you made because no man is an island. Acknowledge the news and move on
.

Dispute the fact/opinion as stated, which of those roads are exclusively meant for the benefit of Swesterners? They are basically roads located in the SW for economic benefit of Nigerians.
So the OP is trying to be mischievous, trying to sound as if the Yorubas are the only beneficiaries and it's the basis for my opinion.
Good morning

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by QuotaSystem: 8:30am On Jan 17, 2017
Eledan:


Dispute the fact/opinion as stated, which of those roads are exclusively meant for the benefit of Swesterners? They are basically roads located in the SW for economic benefit of Nigerians.
So the OP is trying to be mischievous, trying to sound as if the Yorubas are the only beneficiaries and it's the basis for my opinion.
Good morning

I doubt that was the OP's intention because it's quite unlikely that anyone can be daft enough to assume ANY road in Nigeria could be exclusively meant for the benefit of the inhabitants of just that region.

Have a great day
.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Nobody: 11:02am On Jan 17, 2017
grin
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by lonelydora: 11:03am On Jan 17, 2017
Nothing happening in South East.
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by jazinogold(m): 11:03am On Jan 17, 2017
angry
Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by fratermathy(m): 11:03am On Jan 17, 2017
We are waiting to see the roads.

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Godprotectigbo2(f): 11:03am On Jan 17, 2017
CAN u imagine...



fashola has been doing only the huge capital project in southwest and he forget southeast.... after one ofonja will say we are all southern nigeria....



check how much he bugdeted for lagos-ibadan last year and what he budgeted for lagos-sagamu -ibadan road this year and see how huge it is....but common to bugdet enough for enugu-ontisha and enugu -port harcourt road he cannnot do it....



after they will claim one nigeria




small enugu -ontisha they keep allocating small money for it every year to keep deceiveing themeself.......but they alloocated as huge as 40b for lagos ibadan road last year





time will judge people

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Re: 2017: S/south, S/west Gulp 52% Of Federal Roads Budget by Fedayeen02: 11:09am On Jan 17, 2017
Corrinthians:
Osus should be seeing the handwriting on the wall if only their heads werent too flat to accommodate bigger better brains...

Something is happening.. wink
SW was schemed out because a lot of roads in Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo weren't touched and Lagos got everything.


Those people there are suffering because Lagos roads affects everyone

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