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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by mayorall(m): 9:26am On Oct 10, 2014
Naija which way?.

Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Deepfreezer(m): 9:41am On Oct 10, 2014
they are playing politics with the project. watch and see by december they will mobilize and start working fast.
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by abu12: 9:45am On Oct 10, 2014
Moderator remove this thread from FP, this is anti-jonathan/anti-PDP thread sponsored by APC/supporter of APC member. President jonathan will complete all the project b4 2015
Gej till 2024

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by valmunich(m): 9:45am On Oct 10, 2014
That road is pretty terrible i must confess.

sometimes when i wanna travel back home and remember what i'm gon go through on that road, i just sit my arse back angry angry
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by belente(m): 9:47am On Oct 10, 2014
Non of d things promised by GDJ ADMINISTRATON 2 d south east has been fulfilled except Enugu inter airport. Enugu - Ph & Enugu - onitsha exp. Ways, have all ways been a death trap. Onitsha sea port nko, 2 niger bridge. Make i hear say i vote 4 him again. Nig. Politicians failing 2 keep their promises since 1914
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Deepfreezer(m): 9:52am On Oct 10, 2014
I hate to say this. but the problem we hv in south east is not the FG. but us. the members representing us in the upper and lower house has refused to do their duty. instead they hv resort to pocketing wat ever share we get from the FG govt. and seal their lips. the Enugu onitsha express road has been under construction the last time I visited that was 2011.
this is bad.
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Sagamite(m): 10:01am On Oct 10, 2014
oluseyiforjesus:
Dividend of Democracy has die in Nigeria since 1820,but on a serious note, GEJ is trying only dat he's working with Ministers,governors,senators,honorables etc dat are big tym robbers, only God can forgive the government of GEJ is full of corruption.......

You are a cretinous fuuktard!

The ministers are the corrupt criminals and Jonathan is the clean progressive?

It is the ministers granting corrupt people pardons, felicitating with them, sending them as representatives to national conference, setting up committees to sack them for buying 2 cars for $1.6m, sacking immediately those exposing their $10bn loot, negotiating their loot for them with oil companies, hiring private jets to hide money to take abroad and having wives that want to build one useless building for N4bn?

You are a cretinous fuuktard!

GEJ is an angel while Okonjo-Iweala, Aganga, Adesina, Prof Chukwu are the corrupt criminals?

E no go better for your lineage, fuuktard!

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by IGBOSON1: 10:02am On Oct 10, 2014
dayosaurus:
This is their luck, next time they will vote wisely

^^^By 'voting wisely next time' i take it you mean voting for the next Hausa/Fulani the opposition presents to Nigerians?........Because this seems to be the oppositions default setting!

Not keen for an argument, but suffice it to say that Ndigbo/Alaigbo has suffered immensely and been marginalized by these same Hausa/Fulani, so you'll have to forgive us if we're a bit cynical about them given the benefit of hindsight! The devil you know is better than the angel you don't know!

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by eleko1: 10:03am On Oct 10, 2014
Ugochukwu45:

One of the “dividends of democracy” used in measuring the success of an administration and perhaps the connectivity between a people and the government is infrastructure development. Electricity, Roads, Markets, etc are some “gifts” which most government in a democratic dispensation extend to the people that supported and queued under the elements to cast their vote for them. In most cases, those who did not support the winning team are usually denied of such “favour.”

Following the reoccurring road mishaps recorded in a fraction of Enugu–Onitsha road located in Umunya in Oyi local government of Anambra state, road users have called for speedy construction of the road by government.

The Anambra state government had announced plans on January 1, to embark on the construction of the Amawbia-Amansea portion of the road. Though at the moment, the road is still far from being done. In like manner, the state government had seen to the completion of the road beginning from the Niger Bridge up till the Nkpor new parts. But beyond there is a painful picture of rejection and abandonment.

It was gathered that road accidents recorded on the Umunya portion of the ever-busy road have within the past five years that the reconstruction began, claimed dozens of lives and destroyed goods worth millions of naira. Some of the road users also claimed that the spot has also created an avenue for armed robbers to swoop on motorists.

Other portions of the 104km stretch are not better off. Awkuzu junction, right in front of the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Anambra State Police Command has been reduced to a gully as one part of the dual carriage way has be washed off by erosion and become a dump site for abandoned vehicles.

While on this story, we gathered that between Ugwuoba and Obinofia Ndi Uno which will take about ten minutes in 1994 now take anything more than forty-five minutes due to the state of the road.

Further down to 9th Mile, Ngwo, the suffering a regular road user is subjected to becomes near unbearable. Economic activities which began to grow around here in the early 90s, have disappeared. Highway robbery is now the order. The Police have easy excuse that the condition of the road has made it extremely difficult for quick response in times of emergency.

Overall, the communities along this road that once derived pride and joy from it now live in neglect and constant doubt of what they did wrong. To my mind, they did nothing wrong that being born to a place that should in the view of those that have occupied the highest office in the land be annihilated.

Soon, elective office seekers will begin to queue at the doorstep of the people. As a matter of fact, they will not visit the Oji River junction where a stop over to buy Okpa, my favorite delicacy has become a huge challenge because the road has really gone bad. They will climb the rostrum set in Enugu, Onitsha or Awka and promise again that if voted, they will roll in the bulldozers and all high-tech construction equipment the next minute and turn the rejection of the people into paradise.

In 2011, Anambra and Enugu gave the PDP and Pres. Goodluck Jonathan over 95% of total votes cast in the states during the election. In addition to that, some key officers of this administration who had put in their very best sometime at a huge cost are from these two states.

Bia.Which new face Madam Stella brought to all the airports across the country.U mean the new Face of using bucket to collect water from the leaked roof,dead AC/conveyor belt et al?That aside.U'll do good if U can channel Ur Lamentation to TANS Thieves about the dilapidated state of una roads,cos they told us all the Federal roads is now fixed. Fidelia Njeze, from Enugu moved from the Ministry of Aviation to Special Advice on MDGs. She was replaced by Anambra born Stella Oduah who brought a new face to all the airports across the country. Diezani Allison Madueke who had ran the Petroleum ministry for years is a wife to a proud son of Enugu State. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu is from Enugu State. Most recently, Osita Chidoka was made a minister but before then, he was incharge of the Federal Road Safety Commission.

Meanwhile, the best the people of these states have gotten is promises and promises. The question now are; when will the fulfillment come? When will those who stood for this government even when it was much of a risk so to do be remembered? When will the people enjoy the much exalted dividends of democracy? Are there other things expected of the people beyond supporting the government even when events around them demand otherwise? Feel free to provide answers to the questions if you have.


http://www.homelandnewsng.com/opinion/enugu-onitsha-expressway-reflection-people%E2%80%99s-nightmare
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by vacant06(m): 10:09am On Oct 10, 2014
SeunEatsGARRI:
GEJ is trying his best.
GEJ till GARRI becomes 1cup 1Naira!
thief
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by eleko1: 10:15am On Oct 10, 2014
grin grin grin ;DThose whom the gods wish/would destroy,they first make mad.U dnt need to curse already CURSED man.Pity am biko embarassed embarassed embarassed embarassed
Sagamite:


You are a cretinous fuuktard!

The ministers are the corrupt criminals and Jonathan is the clean progressive?

It is the ministers granting corrupt people pardons, felicitating with them, sending them as representatives to national conference, setting up committees to sack them for buying 2 cars for $1.6m, sacking immediately those exposing their $10bn loot, negotiating their loot for them with oil companies, hiring private jets to hide money to take abroad and having wives that want to build one useless building for N4bn?

You are a cretinous fuuktard!

GEJ is an angel while Okonjo-Iweala, Aganga, Adesina, Prof Chukwu are the corrupt criminals?

E no go better for your lineage, fuuktard!
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Toktee(m): 10:48am On Oct 10, 2014
berem:
Who doesn't know that except the Onitsha-Owerri road which was started by Obasanjo and finished by Yar'adua,every other road in the Southeast and roads which connect South-South are in a very bad state.
May God help the people of the South-East.

Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Sagamite(m): 10:48am On Oct 10, 2014
eleko1:
grin grin grin ;DThose whom the gods wish/would destroy,they first make mad.U dnt need to curse already CURSED man.Pity am biko embarassed embarassed embarassed embarassed

You are a cretinous fuuktard!

So you know the Gods have cursed you with stupidity?
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Jfrezzy(m): 10:51am On Oct 10, 2014
GEJ is trying lol,story 4 the Gods.
Only a thief would be comfortable working with another ,show ME U frds and I tell U who U are .
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Toktee(m): 11:01am On Oct 10, 2014
berem:
Who doesn't know that except the Onitsha-Owerri road which was started by Obasanjo and finished by Yar'adua,every other road in the Southeast and roads which connect South-South are in a very bad state.
May God help the people of the South-East.

which God go help them,are they nt jonathan praise singers,they deserved what they have.
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by eleko1: 11:02am On Oct 10, 2014
Are u sure U are ok?Reread what I write well
Sagamite:


You are a cretinous fuuktard!

So you know the Gods have cursed you with stupidity?
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Sayvabs: 11:09am On Oct 10, 2014
I have known that road to be in deplorable condition since I served in Anambra 2006. I passed there August this year I could not believed what I saw. The leaders of the state and d FG are far away from us.
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by nzeBiddle(m): 11:10am On Oct 10, 2014
You've said it all

@topic i really do not understand whats with all this 'mumuish' support/ justification for GEJ by my SE people. Bar the haphazardly done joke called the akanu ibiam intl airport, which of jonathan's 2011 promises for the SE during that 2011 PDP rally at the Azikiwe stadium in Enugu have been fulfilled? where's the coal-powered plant in Enugu? where's the 2nd niger bridge (the famed gimmick which is now being consistently used to fool SE folks during election campaigns by successive leaders)? This particular death trap called a federal highway has been comatose since around 06/07. Ditto the Enugu -PH road. Heck I cannot even list up to 3 major projects the GEJ-led admin has delivered to warrant the level of support he gets from the region. Why e be say na we carry this man matter for head pass? Why we nor fit task this man on his hordes of failed promises as it concerns the region? Whats the justification of a so-called SE voter bloc for pdp/jonathan? smh

berem:
Who doesn't know that except the Onitsha-Owerri road which was started by Obasanjo and finished by Yar'adua,every other road in the Southeast and roads which connect South-South are in a very bad state.
May God help the people of the South-East.

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by ebukaOtika(m): 11:15am On Oct 10, 2014
Otunbab:
Igbo governors...... Hmm, what do they actually do?

Why calling on Igbo Governors ? That is a federal road my friend ,.,,, so know who to direct that question of yours to

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by eleko1: 11:27am On Oct 10, 2014
Do u read the part where I write PITY AM BIKO?
Sagamite:


You are a cretinous fuuktard!

So you know the Gods have cursed you with stupidity?
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Nobody: 11:31am On Oct 10, 2014
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by buchilino(m): 11:34am On Oct 10, 2014
Otunbab:

Yea, that's the excuse we get, same excuse we get for the river island airport they also have. My guy, it takes nothing for them to lay a complain and fix it.

my friend stop say or typing wat u dont no. do u think they havent tried 2 get d fed govt 2 do sometime bout it? at least am aware peter obi informed d president bout it. look dis is nigeria where nothing happens. by the way dont we have fed mins of works again, wat is happening 2 budget allocated them 2 repair these roads. use d old expressway bw awka 2 onitsha n u not c a single pothole. it was repaired with state funds. if we keep on using state funds 2 repair fed roads then i suggest fed mins of work should be abolished.
beside if not dat d lagos ibadan road is d most important road in nigeria now( due to d high commercial usage) do u honestly think d fed govt would repairing it

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Sagamite(m): 11:49am On Oct 10, 2014
eleko1:
Do u read the part where I write PITY AM BIKO?

Oops!

Sorry, my apologies!

I have called my babalawo to cancel the N100m curse I sent for the sacrifices to be made. grin

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by klodike(m): 11:51am On Oct 10, 2014
Nice comment from sensible person. Other governors are already doing dat. Not repairing road in the name of federal road is pure lack of vision. In fact all this their supporters should show us the states road they have repaired sef
egift:


1. The Governors can jointly get it done and collect their money back - after-all they claim to have a direct line to the President.

2. They could have also gotten Jonathan in the last 5 years to get the road completed.

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Sagamite(m): 11:51am On Oct 10, 2014
eleko1:
Are u sure U are ok?Reread what I write well

My bag of garri finished this morning, because of Ebola there is scarcity, so I ate cornflakes instead this morning. That affected my functionality.

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Nobody: 12:01pm On Oct 10, 2014
nzeBiddle:
You've said it all

@topic i really do not understand whats with all this 'mumuish' support/ justification for GEJ by my SE people. Bar the haphazardly done joke called the akanu ibiam intl airport, which of jonathan's 2011 promises for the SE during that 2011 PDP rally at the Azikiwe stadium in Enugu have been fulfilled? where's the coal-powered plant in Enugu? where's the 2nd niger bridge (the famed gimmick which is now being consistently used to fool SE folks during election campaigns by successive leaders)? This particular death trap called a federal highway has been comatose since around 06/07. Ditto the Enugu -PH road. Heck I cannot even list up to 3 major projects the GEJ-led admin has delivered to warrant the level of support he gets from the region. Why e be say na we carry this man matter for head pass? Why we nor fit task this man on his hordes of failed promises as it concerns the region? Whats the justification of a so-called SE voter bloc for pdp/jonathan? smh

bros the matter tire me o! Na God go save us!

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Onota: 12:04pm On Oct 10, 2014
SeunEatsGARRI:
GEJ is trying his best.
GEJ till GARRI becomes 1cup 1Naira!

Is the price of garri on downward or upward trend
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by anonimi: 12:11pm On Oct 10, 2014
nzeBiddle:
Why e be say na we carry this man matter for head pass? Why we nor fit task this man on his hordes of failed promises as it concerns the region?

Have you dealt with the "hordes of failed promises" by the state governors and LGA chairmen in the region
Did those ones also not make promises and even have BASIC duties to perform?
Or does charity no longer begin from home?
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by eaglechild: 12:11pm On Oct 10, 2014
Truth be told that road is in a very bad state.
Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by Guyman02: 12:11pm On Oct 10, 2014
Meanwhile Ifeanyi Ubas TAN has several Bill Boards showing roads built by GEJ and why Nigerians must vote for him in 2015. I wonder how he travels to his village in the East if it is through the roads on the bill board.

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Re: Enugu Onitsha Expressway: A Reflection Of A People’s Nightmare by samplegirl(f): 12:19pm On Oct 10, 2014
bushdoc9919:


In fairness to them...this is a Federal Road.

He does not know for sure. He even does not know what is ''a federal road''

Igbo governor is busy rooting out criminals in his state but he will not see it and he will not condemn the governor who is aiding and abetting terrorists in the north.

Scums!

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