ba7man: This road is a reflection of the failures of the Federal Government to their responsibilities.

If the State Governments come together to fix it, the FG will try to scuttle their attempt and some people will scream that they're politicizing it and they should face fixing feeder roads instead.

Its classic "Pull him down syndrom" of the blackman. But its also through difficulties that sucess is made.

Its these difficulties caused by the FG that has resulted in the Southwest being the most innovative and progressive.

Mr Aboki:

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Common Sense.. Its a Federal Government road, so lets leave it to continue reducing the population of Nigerians. Mr. Common Sense, If Lagos State government emulates the likes of Amaechi & Apkabio who build F.G roads in their state and collect the refunds from the government, Eko will Baje. Mr. Common Sense, Lets wait for eternity for the Federal Government in Abuja that has over 5000 roads Nationwide to think about to come fix this road for us, while more people die on that road by drowning. ARGH!! Mr Common Sense, now I get it.. If the road remains like this, its a win win for Lagosians, Every death = Aso-Ebi and Owambe, Every spoilt car = employmemnt for mechanics, Every stuck car = Money for touts, every dead person = one less mouth for LASG to worry about..

I love your common Sense mr. common Sense.

ba7man: So your definition of common sense is when the FG corners well over 50percent of Nigeria's generated income and shares the remaining over 36 states.

The states with their various responsibilities still have to help the FG fix the roads while the FG blocks their efforts without plans of fixing it.

Akwa-Ibom can comfortably fix Federal Roads because their population is barely 5million but they receive almost the highest allocation in Nigeria.

Lagos with a population almost 4 times that of Akwa-Ibom is still fixing Ikorodu Road and Badagry Expressway, Abandoned responsibilities of the FG and they still want to add more to it. Face it, FG is a failure.

You think you know the definition of "Common sense" but you truely don't.

My SW brothers, take heart, their plan is to slow down development in the west because they're ACN states and for other regions to catch up but its through pressure diamonds are made.

We will continue to lead them because we know pressure.

Mr Aboki:

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Common Sense.. Its a Federal Government road, so lets leave it to continue reducing the population of Nigerians. Mr. Common Sense, If Lagos State government emulates the likes of Amaechi & Apkabio who build F.G roads in their state and collect the refunds from the government, Eko will Baje. Mr. Common Sense, Lets wait for eternity for the Federal Government in Abuja that has over 5000 roads Nationwide to think about to come fix this road for us, while more people die on that road by drowning. ARGH!! Mr Common Sense, now I get it.. If the road remains like this, its a win win for Lagosians, Every death = Aso-Ebi and Owambe, Every spoilt car = employmemnt for mechanics, Every stuck car = Money for touts, every dead person = one less mouth for LASG to worry about..

I love your common Sense mr. common Sense.

Mr Aboki:
So how is Akwa Ibom State and Rivers State able to fix FG roads in their states?!

Maybe its because in Lagos, Fashola uses 1 billion Naira to build 1 km of road and then mounts a Toll gate on the road for us to pay to pass. Then still collects taxes from us.

My guy, Fogerrabout!

ba7man: So your definition of common sense is when the FG corners well over 50percent of Nigeria's generated income and shares the remaining over 36 states.

The states with their various responsibilities still have to help the FG fix the roads while the FG blocks their efforts without plans of fixing it.

Akwa-Ibom can comfortably fix Federal Roads because their population is barely 5million but they receive almost the highest allocation in Nigeria.

Lagos with a population almost 4 times that of Akwa-Ibom is still fixing Ikorodu Road and Badagry Expressway, Abandoned responsibilities of the FG and they still want to add more to it. Face it, FG is a failure.

You think you know the definition of "Common sense" but you truely don't.

My SW brothers, take heart, their plan is to slow down development in the west because they're ACN states and for other regions to catch up but its through pressure diamonds are made.

We will continue to lead them because we know pressure.

Mr Aboki:

Erm....

Well, I obviously dont have common sense like some people rightly said here, but I wonder what all these 'F.G' and 'State Government' thing you are saying has do to with the state of this road. I am not in the government. My car is not even an SUV. Sooooo! While Fashola & the F.G are there debating whose road that is, we are losing Nigerians to drowning by Flood. Meanwhile, everybody who dies from the state of that road would neither be buried or compensated by the F.G nor the S.G. But hey!! Common Sense says we should allow both tiers of Governments settle the matter in their own jolly time..

ARGH!! Meanwhile, other states are doing it. And even before we speak about their Allocation from the F.G, lets also note that Lagos State has the highest Internally Generated Revenue amongst all the States in Nigeria.

If the F.G has a problem with Fashola building Federal Roads, its because he uses 1 billion to construct 1 Km of road.

I'm not exhornorating the F.g, just saying that the excuse of 'THIS IS A FEDERAL ROAD' is now moot.

Akainzo:




For all the rantings you have above there, remember this: Patience Jonathan's mum died on a stretch of FG road (Eleme - Uyo Road) that the same FGN has refused Amaechi to fix. Currently the traffic in Elelenwo axis is so much as people have to divert into Elelenwo to avoid the Eleme highway.

As noted, sometimes the politics of the FGN comes into play in the roads that the states are allowed to fix on behalf of FGN. So you might want to do more digging to ascertain why that road is being abandoned.

$£yi:


Let's assume your bolded assertion were right, then you are suggesting that the road should be left to rotten and continue to take people's life, right?

Erm.. NO SIR!!

While I am 100% with all those saying that 'THIS IS A F.G ROAD', I am also saying that 'Lagos State Government cant fold its arms and continue pointing to the F.G'.. The poeple that are dying are Lagosians (either by brith, Residence or tribe) and ultimately Nigerians.

Since LASG has a Penchant for over inflated road contracts, one cant blame the F.G for having issues with them. The Lekki Road is still fresh on our minds. Also since its a F.G road, one cant overly fault the LASG for not fixing it. BUT WHILE THE BLAME GAME IS ON;

'Another Lagosian just died from an accident on that road;'

GloJH: Did the guardian newspaper reporting this not visit the industrial road, off odogunyan bus stop. I think they should also visit that death prone road and see for themselves. Hon. Abike Dabiri, Hon Ashafa and Hon Jokomba are aware of this road but they have decided to turn a blind eye. God is our protector on this roads.

Mr Aboki:

Erm.. NO SIR!!

While I am 100% with all those saying that 'THIS IS A F.G ROAD', I am also saying that 'Lagos State Government cant fold its arms and continue pointing to the F.G'.. The poeple that are dying are Lagosians (either by brith, Residence or tribe) and ultimately Nigerians.

Since LASG has a Penchant for over inflated road contracts, one cant blame the F.G for having issues with them. The Lekki Road is still fresh on our minds. Also since its a F.G road, one cant overly fault the LASG for not fixing it. BUT WHILE THE BLAME GAME IS ON;

'Another Lagosian just died from an accident on that road;'

Mr Aboki:

WHY dont you start with those closest to you first before you go far. Abike is in Abuja..

Try your Local Government Chairman, the councillor for that ward, your State house of Assembly man, you State governor.. Before you reach FG.

$£yi:


Seems you were not patient enough on this thread to have omitted posts that specified federal roads in Lagos state that LASG has taken up and constructed. You supported Federal government for hindering Lasg from constructing this road due your claims of Lasg inflating the price, and also blaming Lagos for not Constructing the road.

ochukoccna: Thanks to the OP who started this thread which is something I sought to do earlier
This particular road was mentioned by Gov Amosun when the President came to launch the reconstruction of Lagos Ibadan Road to which the president said his Works minister would look into it
Even before that rumours abounded that CCECC who are working on the Ikorodu Town-Mile 12 road would fix it and get paid by Lagos and Ogun state govts
I do not want to get needlessly involved in the FG/LASG road brouhaha on repairing this road seeing LASG stopped fixing FG roads under OBJ
I call people to remember the politics that trailed FERMA under the Ministry of Works [headed then by a Lagosian Ogunlewe who is incidentally from Ikorodu] and Tinubu
Also the fireworks between FERMA and LASG regarding the currently been rebuilt Ikorodu Town-Mile 12 road
Currently FERMA is working on that road, but for how long
I was in a BRT bus last week on this road when an old man called a FERMA official 'useless Federal government'
Harsh words you might say
Last year the president gave an order to the ministry of Works to make FG motor able for Christmas [If the FG roads were in good condition, would such a charge have come,I digress]
FERMA moved unto this road LAST YEAR SEPTEMBER 2012
Almost 12 calender months on working on this road, this is the best we have gotten
In saner climes someone would have been sacked or sued but I guess this is the FRESH AIR we must live with in this season of life

Mr Aboki:

Okay! Heres the summary of all that Long grammar;

1. The F.G is a person. They dont build roads that they are supposed to build. Maybe cos they have too many roads Nationwide to fix.

2. LASG is a thief. They over inflate the prices of road construction by over 300%. So this may be why the F.G never allows them to fix the roads like other states do.

3. While the Useless F.G and the Thieving S.G are their pointing hands, NIGERIANS are the ones dyingand losing out.

Mr Aboki:

[b]Erm....

Well, I obviously dont have common sense like some people rightly said here, but I wonder what all these 'F.G' and 'State Government' thing you are saying has do to with the state of this road. I am not in the government. My car is not even an SUV. Sooooo! While Fashola & the F.G are there debating whose road that is, we are losing Nigerians to drowning by Flood. Meanwhile, everybody who dies from the state of that road would neither be buried or compensated by the F.G nor the S.G. But hey!! Common Sense says we should allow both tiers of Governments settle the matter in their own jolly time..

ARGH!! Meanwhile, other states are doing it. And even before we speak about their Allocation from the F.G, lets also note that Lagos State has the highest Internally Generated Revenue amongst all the States in Nigeria.

If the F.G has a problem with Fashola building Federal Roads, its because he uses 1 billion to construct 1 Km of road.

I'm not exhornorating the F.g, just saying that the excuse of 'THIS IS A FEDERAL ROAD' is now moot.
[/b]

Demdem: I can still remember the commisioner of works in Lagos claiming that the FG hasn't refunded the money used in re constructing some FG roads in Lagos.
Why should they embark on this again if retardeen haven't paid the ones he owned?

Because its Lagosians not President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Usman Akpan Udeme Jonathan (GCON, CCAF and Egberipapa 1 of Nigeria) that would die on the road..

ballabriggs:

Is it all the dilapidated federal roads in Rivers Amaechi has worked on? How many do you want to even work on is the issue when most of the federal roads are in a mess.

Lagos has also worked on a lot of federal roads over the years but you cannot do all.

I am a living witness to the fact that there was a time Lagos wanted to work on the Ikorodu to Itoikin road but then the Feds came and said they had already given out the job. Till date nothing has been done on that road.

Mr Aboki: Meanwhile, all these Yoruba tribal warriors would not cease to shout 'Eko oni Baje'.. Look at your state.

I foresee Lagos ending up like Detroit.. #Bankrupt for spending all their money on Tinubus mothers burial, State parties, Owambe and Aso-ebi instead of fixing the state.

Mr Aboki:

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Common Sense.. Its a Federal Government road, so lets leave it to continue reducing the population of Nigerians. Mr. Common Sense, If Lagos State government emulates the likes of Amaechi & Apkabio who build F.G roads in their state and collect the refunds from the government, Eko will Baje. Mr. Common Sense, Lets wait for eternity for the Federal Government in Abuja that has over 5000 roads Nationwide to think about to come fix this road for us, while more people die on that road by drowning. ARGH!! Mr Common Sense, now I get it.. If the road remains like this, its a win win for Lagosians, Every death = Aso-Ebi and Owambe, Every spoilt car = employmemnt for mechanics, Every stuck car = Money for touts, every dead person = one less mouth for LASG to worry about..

I love your common Sense mr. common Sense.