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Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by femi4: 4:07pm On May 15, 2020 |
Good roadz, we never see...you dey find marking 2 Likes |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by dietsono(m): 4:07pm On May 15, 2020 |
Nigeria roads does not have markings simply because the bills to get those paints for markings are meant for other things like fueling side chicks vehicles, holidays, Aso ebi for parties and the likes 2 Likes |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Nobody: 4:11pm On May 15, 2020 |
babyfaceafrica: 1.Yes they get looted because Nigerians tend to think of democracy as freedom to vote...and freedom to focus on what Abuja is doing, not on what your state governor, or local government chairman is doing. Democracy is ahrd work. 2.We don't pay enough taxes. Our tax per gdp is 5.7 % (2017). South Africa has much better roads and a tax per gdp of 28.7%. (and yes, they have the same issues with corruption and lootography). 3.As I have said upthread, Nigeria's economy is based on selling raw materials, and you don't need a good road network linking all the country to support your extractive industry. Just the roads leading from extraction site to port. South Africa has a large proportion of its economy dependent on industries (though they too are becoming more resource dependent)...so they have to have a good road network or nothing 4.And because we don't have a good economic basis...because of our resource dependency, we have a budget of $26billion. South Africa spent $93 billion in 2016 alone.If we want a good budget, we have to stop relying on oil, and start relying on manufacturing, and start paying the price to get a better society, instead of sitting down and waiting for manna from heaven in the mornings. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Franking: 4:11pm On May 15, 2020 |
Shit hole, that's why. Nigeria is an embarrassment. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Parisian: 4:14pm On May 15, 2020 |
Keep quiet. If don't know what road markings are then keep shut. 99.999% of Nigerian roads have no markings and the .0001% that do have markings that are inadequate and hence do not make a difference. SweetCunt97: |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by babyfaceafrica: 4:14pm On May 15, 2020 |
kikero: we have to stop relying on oil, and start relying on manufacturing,... This is the koko... Even if we pay 50% tax.. It will be looted and relooted!!!. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Ekpekaycee: 4:15pm On May 15, 2020 |
We are not just used to painting after building. How many houses in your neighborhood are painted? |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Nobody: 4:20pm On May 15, 2020 |
Ekpekaycee: That's a very strange comment....Nigerians do paint their houses. Maybe in some slum areas, and probably in the rural areas (and even then, I have been to a village in the North where some houses were painted)...they don't paint. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by drajjay: 4:24pm On May 15, 2020 |
TheAfricaQueen:Never imagined there was someone who thought in the same line as I did. Those corrupt morafukas were just after their selfish interest. Yet they tout them as 'heroes past'. Heroes my ass. They couldn't wait to get their hands on the country's wealth so they to came up with a silly excuse of the country being ready for independence. Na tunda go faya ol of dem. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by 1forall: 4:25pm On May 15, 2020 |
Is Nigeria a normal country? 1 Like |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Abagworo(m): 4:32pm On May 15, 2020 |
Nigerian people themselves don't like markings. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Blissfulend: 4:33pm On May 15, 2020 |
I concur that bad governance and incompetent leadership are definitely contributory here. But with particular regard to the issue under discussion, corruption takes the cake. I admit that we now have a shrinking revenue, hence the low budget for public utilities, but it has not always been like this. Recall that in the 1960s and 70s,we raked in a lot of cash from the sale of petroleum, but could we boast of having word-class utilities even at the time? One of the Heads of state in the afore-mentioned period was quoted as saying that Nigeria's problem was not dearth of money but what to spend the money on. If we have always been broke as a nation, how do you explain the fact that we keep recovering millions of dollars stashed away in foreign banks by our leaders? We did have the money at a time (unfortunately not anymore) to make Nigeria a cynosure, but the avarice and corruption of our leaders never allowed that dream to see the light of the day. We had the golden chance, but sadly, we blew it! Iquote author=kikero post=89578865] Even without corruption, this year we have a budget of $26billion. That's not enough for guaranteeing good healthcare , talkless good roads and transportation. Mind you I don't downplay corruption, but the explanation for why Nigeria does not work has less to do with corruption, and more to do with how we make the money, which is a function of bad leadership.[/quote] |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by namo77: 4:35pm On May 15, 2020 |
Nigerian roads have road markings.... When they fade, it gets repainted... Op you obviously haven't visited many roads |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Yankee101: 4:36pm On May 15, 2020 |
Do regulators do their job? Our roads per KM are some of the most expensive, incomplete, non standardized and poorly done |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Olamywealth10: 4:40pm On May 15, 2020 |
Our politicians don leak the lines!! Lol |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Nobody: 4:43pm On May 15, 2020 |
Blissfulend: 1.The oil boom era didn't start until 1973, when oil prices shot up thanks to OPEC increasing prices then. It lasted until 1982...before hand, we were reliant on selling agriucltural produce to the UK, along with some minerals. Those markets went from the late 1970's onward...but we used oil revenues to hide the cracks till the 1982 crash. By the way, Gowon made that comment about having too much money to spend in 1974...when the income from oil was beginning to come in...a lot. 2.Actually between 1960-80 we did build a lot of infrastructure...roads and even railways (Nigeria railways built a railway line between Kano and Nguru in the NE between 1960-64....by themselves). Most of our power supply infrastructure , including generation went up in the 1960's and 70's (Kainji Dam was built between 1964-69, Shiroro Dam was even built between 1980-95 self!). The problem was Nigeria was not ready to pay for the upkeep of these infrastructure. Take power. Power has always been heavily subsidized, and even then most people refuse to pay. With that problem, there won't be enough money to expand infrastructure, build new ones, keep old ones well maintained (By contrast, Obasanjo allowed GSM companies charge whatever they wanted which is why they have the cash to pay for expanding their infrastructure and building new ones...and why we have things like home internet for example). 3.Finally, our source of income as a nation is dependent on extracting raw materials, and selling them. You don't necessarily need a good road network and power supply, except to a few critical places for that. Whereas, in first world countries, their income is dependent on having things like power and transport working well all the time...which is why the roads in the UK work but those in Nigeria don't. 1 Like |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by zudozz: 4:48pm On May 15, 2020 |
so that people will die by accident. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Nobody: 5:00pm On May 15, 2020 |
Even when the roads are marked, some drivers don't know the meaning 1 Like |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by ASHLAND(m): 5:02pm On May 15, 2020 |
VaselineCrew: It is because all the people that are leaders in every department of the federation are not qualified to be there. They are blind people leading the well sighted people. Every time I see what you just mentioned, I feel bad and ask myself if whoever is minister of transportation has ever traveled out of the country, or the governors pass through the roads. Lack of the road demarcation actual add to bad driving habits in the country. 1 Like |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Lubumbashi: 5:05pm On May 15, 2020 |
Lack of sidewalks in our road infrastructure is the biggest problem not road markings. It is a shame that in this 21st century, we are building open gutters on both side of our roads and it doesn't even look repulsive to sane minds. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by cassyrooy(m): 5:05pm On May 15, 2020 |
Vyolet:The Outer Northern Expressway(ONEx) (AYA-Kubwa-Zuba), Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway connecting onto the ONEx and Umar Musa Yar'Adua Expressway (Giri-Airport Road-Stadium) and over the NAEx, and Zuba-Gwagwalada-Lokoja Expressway have markings in Abuja, but ONEx paintings are always renewed almost annually. The paintings on Zuba-Lokoja well ends on the Abaji boundary of the FCT. Let's just presume that road painting is seen as a waste over here. |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by chuklesley02(m): 5:07pm On May 15, 2020 |
because overtaking is allowed!!!! |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by thundafire: 5:12pm On May 15, 2020 |
Because road construction is of inferior quality and even the ones dey build with good materials if no adequate repairs it will surely wear off |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Helios85447(m): 5:14pm On May 15, 2020 |
VaselineCrew:. op what is it again na ....you want the walking dullard bubu to allocate billions again for just road marking abi ..... |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by bilulu(m): 5:17pm On May 15, 2020 |
Vyolet:Go back and read the first paragraph madam kubwa Express road.... |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by SweetCunt97(f): 5:29pm On May 15, 2020 |
Parisian:Nawaoo |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Godson201333(m): 5:38pm On May 15, 2020 |
TheAfricaQueen: I sight your observation and comment... |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Nobody: 5:51pm On May 15, 2020 |
Road contractors in Nigeria are quack |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by KelvinC1(m): 6:06pm On May 15, 2020 |
use your eyes draw the line as you dey drive.. no time.. if you jam person car na you sabi |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by DeRay98(m): 6:11pm On May 15, 2020 |
ALCOHOLKILLS: Ministry of works ogas don chop the money |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by OpinionCounts(m): 6:23pm On May 15, 2020 |
You never even see road, you dey find marking...if dey even try build road for you, you no go happy? Talkless of to put markings...shit holes are not marked. 1 Like |
Re: How Come Nigerian Roads Don’t Have Lane Markings? by Chicastle: 6:23pm On May 15, 2020 |
TheAfricaQueen: I concluded you are a Danmm nigger. And I still wonder why the British hasn't taken over. I like all this thief's sitting over there. Next person please |
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