Frankie9ice:


I am 100% convinced you av not driven on d ilorin-jebba road b4. Trust me, lokoja-okene is paradise compared to the ilorin-jebba road. At least I still comfortably make okene frm lokoja in at most 40mins.

Truly, she has not ply that road. I ply that road some years back for a wedding. Drove all the way from port Harcourt and the story was not a funny one indeed. lost my tire, my radiator, A/C compressor and the list is just endless. A terrible experience indeed. Am just toooo surprise seeing this same road in more deplorable state today.

what baffled me is the farming prospect that i saw but from left and right and weep further for my north for its derailment and dependent on OIL when you have good progress base as ur door steps.

PDP, is such a funny party and government with full deceit features in all its actions/project. ONNE road in port Harcourt is bad (terribly bad). Rather than Federal government fixing that road, they are doing busy body contributing 250 million for market that is State government's responsibility to build, promising to build girl's secondary school in Eleme when the state government has built an ultra modern school in same place.

This funny o!...

Heeee Deeeee Heeeee

Work in progress ..:........
You can confirm
HERE .

Interestingly, the only chunk still motorable between Ilorin and Kaduna today is the Tegina-Kaduna chunk PTF had worked on. PTF never completed the work when democracy ushered in Obj. With PDP, it was never completed. Interestingly, Jebba-Saadu-Olooru-Eiyenkorin was built by FERMA around 2003. One will keep asking if there ever was a road there. Also, the highly celebrated "kona mutua" repairs with bridge construction comes to mind too. Cherie-picked poor quality intervention - All!

PDP has failed us in its entirety!

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Point of correction; 85% of d issue with the ilorin-jebba-mokwa-makera road is with the ilorin-jebba stretch.
In fairness to d minister, 90% of d jebba-mokwa stretch is very motorable.
Last friday, oct 17th, I left ibadan for sokoto by road, at 9pm on d dot. Driving myself.
There are 2 routes by road 2 sokoto frm ibdn/lagos;
1. Ibadan-Oyo-ogbomoso-ilorin-jebba-makera-kontagora-yauri-jega-sokoto (880km/550miles max)
2. Ibadan-akure-akungba-okene-lokoja-gwagwalada-kaduna-zaria-funtua-gusau-sokoto (1250km/781.25miles max)
Of cos route 2 is d better road, by far!!!
because of traffic gridlock caused by trailers I got 2 ogbomoso ard 11pm, ilorin by 12 midnyt. From ilorin I drove thru oke oyi to bide saadu and arrived bode saadu by 1.10am (ie I avoided d ilorin-jebba straight road 4 a merry go round thru oke oyi because of d condition of dt road).
Bode saadu 2 jebba is at most 20km,.....but I covered dt distance in 2hrs 20mins,.....got 2 jebba at 3.30am.
My vehicle didnt brake down, it rarely does. But menh,....ilorin-jebba is easily the worst federal road in thus country. Wats on dt road makes lokoja-okene pot holes child's play.
But then, d bitter truth is, govt aint gonna fix dt road. Y? The luxurious life of a fleet of presidential jets n presidential choppers wont let dem know our roads r bad!!!
Last week monday, 13th oct, I drove abuja-ibdn ovanyt,....left gwagwalada ard 10pm. Ard 5am at ife, dt roundabt after d oduduwa university 2wards ibadan, ....I ran into a pothole dt split my front passenger side alloy rim into two,....yea, into 2 unequal halves.
In the midst of Gej's profligacy, d roads rehabilitation dt his govt is doing is at best pathetic, ....considering the resources available to him.

overseapikin:
Forgive me guys but i hv looked at the pictures numerous times for d road, i only see a path in the forrest. What are all of you looking for in the forest Cos if dat thing wey u snap na road, e don be b dat!!

Lol. You r spot on my brother.
THERE WAS A COUNTRY,.....we do not av a govt.
Imagine what would be if everytime Waziri tambuwal has to go to sokoto he does it by road, or Jona to otuoke, he does it by road too. Or obj to abuja, by road, and ibb frm minna to abuja by road too.
Menh......

that road, 2012 october, when there was flooding in lokoja, my husband and his people plied that root to come marry me. they got to suleja past 3am on saturday morning since around 8am fri that they left southwest. that road is a death trap.
sorry to say. this present govt is leading in misinformation as i watched an advert on ait of gej saying the best president with great security on ground. i weep for nigeria.
obajana kabba road is another death trap. its completely out.
these poliyicians are wicked.
imagine before last election, some of the aspirant scrapped the roads (tarred but having porthiles) inside suleja saying they want to renovate, up till now they havnt done anything. infact yhey have succeeded in damaging the road we were managing.
aba -ikot ekpene is another one, i served in ak ib 09/10. mhen i do pity icar owners then. esp with the constant rainfall in that region. u can imagine a car will park, use leg to follow the mini river (porthole), to know the suitable place to pass with his car, go back and move with the car, park and fetch water out of his car, continue and do same till the finally reach a good place. walahi i wish God can judge people immediately.

I remember plying the road to abuja early this year kaiii na cry I no fi cry spending 23hrs on the road

This thread brought back the memories of my service year.

Served in ZURU kebbi state 2012.
This same road has been under construction even before that time. Felt like FG have neglected people plying that road cause it is long overdue. The funniest part is that you'll find more heavy duty trucks on that road towards sokoto route.

For me ooo. This road is still better than kotangora-Rijau via gulunmi-boka then to zuru and to Gunmi. If you should ply that road your life will never be the same. There is no way you could do 40Km/hr on this road and its like 120km or more from kotangora to zuru.

I think the FG should consider do something about all north western roads.

If you are going to sokoto the best route is through kaduna-zaria-funtua-gusau road.
Anything other than this. Just prepare to visit a doctor when you scale through.

jadelyn007:
That new road from Ilorin to Bode-Sadu is a disaster. From Bode-Sadu to Jebba is a death trap. Several times trailers run into small cars in an attempt to avoid potholes. Some bug trucks fall off, so many fuel tanker accidents. Before you get on that road, repent cos you might not come out alive!

Lolz...I served at Jebba, and I can testify to all you have written. That road is indeed a death trap! The only manageable road, I think, is the one that leads to Lafiagi. That road opposite Moro local govt., secretariat
.

hopelink1:
in d next 2 weeks if theroad is not constructed, gej should forget his 2015 ambition

u think he plies d route?

FEC approves N42 billion for
rehabilitation of Ilorin-Kabba road,
others
November 27, 2013Talatu Usman
The roads are in different states of
Nigeria.
The Executive Council of the Federation,
FEC, on Wednesday approved contracts
worth over N42 billion for the
rehabilitation of roads across different
states of the federation.
The Minister of Information, Labaran
Maku, stated this while briefing
journalists after the weekly FEC meeting
chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the approvals followed a memo
brought by the Minister of Works, Mike
Onolememen.
Mr. Maku said the council approved four
contracts for the rehabilitation of three
federal roads in Kogi/Kwara, Bauchi/
Plateau and Adamawa states and
dualisation of one federal road in Kano
State.
According to a working document of the
FEC share to journalists, “Council
approved the award contract for the
rehabilitation of Ilorin-Omuaran-Kabba
road in Kwara/Kogi states in the sum of
N8,217,373,106.17 (Eight Billion, Two
Hundred and Seventeen Million, Three
Hundred and Seventy-three thousand,
one hundred and six Naira, Seventeen
kobo) with a completion period of 36
months.
“Council also approved the award of
contract for the dualisation of Kano-
Katsina road phase 1: Kano town at
Dawanau roundabout Katsina state border
in Kano state in the sum of
N14,078,252,565.88 ( fourteen billion,
seventy eight million, two hundred nd
fifty two thousand, five hundred and sixty
five Naira, Eighty-eight kobo) with a
completion period of 30 months.”
“Council also approved the award of
contract for the rehabilitation of Tumu-
Pindiga-Kashere (Gombe state)- Futuk-
Yalo (Bauchi state) Bashar-Dengi (Plateau
state road : construction of Yalo-Bashar-
Dengi Section) in Bauchi state/Plateau
state, in the sum of N3,076,381,622.74
( Three billion, seventy six million, three
hundred and eighty one thousand, six
hundred and twenty two Naira, seventy
four kobo) with a completion period of 18
months.”
“After deliberations, Council approved the
award of contract No.6210 for the
rehabilitation of Ilorin-Jebba- Mokwa-
Birnin- Gwari- Kaduna road section 1.”
“The other is the Ilorin- Jebba (93.6KM
long single carriage way) in Kwara state I.
Favour of Messrs CGC Nig. limited in the
sum of N14, 587,233, 292.17 with
completion period of 24 months”....For those plying the route, please since the road has been awarded, is the contractor totally not on site because according to daily trust on their 22/08/14 feature on that actually inspected the work on site! so please am confused slightly..... THE NIGHTMARE CALLED JEBBA/
MOKWA FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Category: Star feature Published on
Friday, 22 August 2014 05:01 Written by
Abdullateef Aliyu, Ilorin Hits: 1903
A damaged portion of the road.
For motorists plying the EiyenKorin/
Jebba/Mokwa federal highway in Kwara
State, the road has become a death trap
and a hell for travellers. Our
correspondent, who recently made a tour
of the area, reports.
Over the years, the all-important highway
has remained the only access road for
northerners travelling southwards and
vice-versa, especially those going on
business trips. It is the road with a high
concentration of articulated vehicles and
trucks conveying goods or fuel from Lagos
and other states in the south-west to the
north. Over 80 per cent of vehicles plying
the highway are heavy duty vehicles.
It is also the easiest and most accessible
road for travellers from Kwara State going
to Jebba , or Mokwa in Niger State, and
other states in the north.
However, due to the deteriorating state
of the road, travellers from Ilorin have to
divert to the alternative road between
Share and Babanloma in Ifelodun Local
Government. But the alternative road
according to commercial drivers shuttling
Mokwa and Jebba, is too long to travel
along.
This is the alternative they have had to
contend with, as the easier route to Jebba
and Mokwa along the expressway is in a
decrepit state.It is damaged and already
worn out with ditches in almost every
section of the road. The badly affected
portions of the road which is estimated at
over 60 kilometers , stretches from
Olooru to Bode Saadu ,and Jebba in Moro
Local Government Area of Kwara state.
Apart from the articulated vehicles which
normally ply the road , despite its present
state, many small vehicles especially
those on commercial trips, have deserted
the area. Motorists around the area told
our correspondent that only few cars
which ply the road often break down
before they get to their destination, due
to the poor condition of the highway.
For the motorists, it has been a running
battle with armed robbers, who
reportedly terrorize them and attack
easily since they move slowly, in order to
avoid the ditches and potholes which
define the road. Apart from motorists
who make a living plying the road,
residents of nearby villages and
communities, say the road has slowed
down economic activities in the areas.
Some commercial motorcyclists (Okada
riders) who spoke to our correspondent
at Bode Saadu, headquarters of Moro
Local Government, also lamented that the
state of the highway constitutes a setback
to the community. “The youths here are
jobless. Farmers could not easily move
their farm produce to places like Ilorin,
Jebba and other towns to sell”, says an
Okada rider, who spoke to our
correspondent on condition of anonymity.
Commercial drivers at Jebba/Mokwa park
at Shao Garage in Ilorin, also share their
experience with Daily Trust. Vice-
Chairman of the National Union of Road
Transport Workers (NURTW), Mokwa-
Jebba park, Mr. Dauda Adio
Olorunwa ,disclosed that the road became
dilapidated during the past 12 years. He
said, “Our vehicles have stopped plying
the road. We now travel to Jebba and
Mokwa through Oke Oyi, which is a long
route. But we cannot risk going to Olooru
road, despite the fact that it is shorter to
get to Jebba ,because of the fear of
robbery attacks. Three days ago, some of
our vehicles were attacked along the road
by armed robbers.They collected phones
and money of our passengers.
If the road had been fixed probably we
would have avoided the bandits. It was
easier for them to rob because of the
condition of the road.”
He called on the government to
intervene in fixing the road, arguing that
putting the road in better shape would
alleviate their sufferings.
“We even made a suggestion that
government should build the road and
introduce toll gates. We are ready to pay
but we have continued to suffer along the
road. So, we appeal to the federal
government to do something immediately
on this road. This is one of the basic
infrastructural needs of the masses, just
like water and electricity,” the transporter
added.
Asked on the alternative road, Olorunwa
said, “That road is not bad, but it is a long
route to Jebba with a lot of bends and
slopes. The rate of accidents there is very
high, and if you notice it, trucks have also
diverted to the road.”
He was corroborated by his counterpart
in the Road Transport Employers’
Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Alhaji Saka
Kareem. He also appealed to the
government to come to their aid in order
to boost their income.
One of the drivers, Ayoola Abdulfatah,
who had an encounter with armed
robbers two days before our
correspondent visited the park, also
narrated his ordeal, describing his
experience as “traumatizing.”
He said, “We were coming from
Kotangora in Niger State, when we
suddenly came across the armed bandits
on the road. At gunpoint, they ordered us
out of the car and we were asked to lie
face down while they dispossessed us of
our items. They collected my blackberry
phone and Nokia as well as all the money
I had with me. Also, they collected over
N700,000 from my passengers ,who were
all Hausa traders going for business.”
Abdulfatah who is a University graduate,
disclosed that he joined the transport
business because he is unemployed ,
adding, “As a family man, I thought I
should not remain idle. So I came to this
park, but it has not been easy plying this
road. We plead with the federal
government to do something urgent on
this road.”
The Daily Trust correspondent who toured
the Olooru-Jebba-Mokwa road, observed
many articulated drivers struggling to
navigate the road. Some vehicles broke
down in the process while others
somersaulted. There was also a terrific
traffic gridlock in Bode Saadu township, as
trucks and heavy duty vehicles blocked
the highway.
However, the good news for motorists is
that the Federal Government has
awarded contract for the total
reconstruction of the road from
Eiyenkorin to Jebba, estimated at 93.6km
according to the State Controller of
Works, Federal Ministry of Works, Mr.
Omotayo Awosanya. He told Daily Trust in
his office that the contract was awarded
to CGC Nigeria Limited at a cost of
N14.5bn with a completion period of 24
months, adding that work had started on
the site.
Our correspondent visited the site to
inspect the ongoing work. It was
observed that the contractors are already
on site, doing concrete work, while the
contractors’ camp was built along the
area with concrete patching machine,
asphalt plant and stone base already
installed.
The work, it was gathered, started from
Kilometre 31 at Olooru, while they have
filled the road with laterite up to
kilometre 43 as at the time of filing this
report.
Awosanya said, “For security reasons, for
efficiency and safety of the workers and
road users, when we commence
pavement work, we are going to
intermittently close the road from 7:00
am to 6pm, and we are going to divert
traffic to the old road along Share junction
through Olooru , where there is that road
safety corps office. And for us to work at a
faster pace, we are going to divert traffic
to the old road which is through the Share
junction, and we are planning to do some
maintenance work on this Share road so
that it would be in a position to receive
the traffic that is going to be diverted to
it.That is our plan.”

See suffering

Ymodulus:


For me I am confuse here if Jonathan is the problem or The minister of Works. Cause I heard the minister and Radio political analyst said the contract have been awarded. Or may be this is another case of corruption. Don't get me wrong am not PRO-PDP am a Progressive.

Bro, GEJ appoint d minister so if the minister refused to perform to expectation why nt sack beside NON sector of his led administration performed well...

Ymodulus:


For me I am confuse here if Jonathan is the problem or The minister of Works. Cause I heard the minister and Radio political analyst said the contract have been awarded. Or may be this is another case of corruption. Don't get me wrong am not PRO-PDP am a Progressive.

Bro, GEJ appoint d minister so if the minister refused to perform to expectation why nt sack beside NON sector of his led administration performed..

I ply the road very often. It is indeed a disgrace to democracy in Nigeria. I think we deserve better!

Thank God you did not die while on this journey.

The last time I passed through this road was in 2010/2011 when my then girlfriend (now my wife) was serving in Minna. The road still looks pretty the same so please believe the minister when he said the road has reached 80% completion.... It had always been at 80% completion. My only pain is the man-hours and lives we waste on this road... Nawa for Naija

Ymodulus:
Some pictures.
Will upload few now trying to save my battery for the long day ahead.

Bear with me on the picture quality, had to over resize so the network can upload

..fynk u so much fr d tym u dedicated in showin us d calamitous state of dt rd ..ds is a rd I ply evry wk., d same rd d min.of wrks sed on a national tv dt it as bn dualized..we no longer pass oloru (a town in kwara state) wc is d shrtest route to jebba frm ilrn, we av to tak d longest route tru babaloma to Bode sadu (kwara state).. Gtin to Bode sadu nd jebba is hell nd an experience ones enemy shld pass tru..its so sad nd fustratin.wu r deh deceivin??
Once mor. fynks fr d tym u ve got in brng such horrible nd terrible rd we cald federal rd

Joshuadon:


pratically a bad .. day

A very bad one bro! But I thank God! I met some NYSC guys in Kutigi they were awesome.

I plied the road recently & had a little video coverage of the road but i don't know how to upload ΐτ here

Omotty:
I plied the road recently & had a little video coverage of the road but i don't know how to upload ΐτ here

Upload to youtube then put a link here

I will post a YouTube link that show the poor state of that road and the plight of motorists using that road. Its a pity
EDITED


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCk_B-YhxlI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK3Sec9Tvkw

Hadizy:
Hmmmm. Am seeing things. You know if she sees this you in soup.

The road in my opinion is not as bad as the Kogi -okene lokoja road. That's the worst road ever. I followed there during the raining season and it was something else.

ur right my dear

CGC China whom the contract was awarded to last year @14.5 billion November last year should be on site! Even daily trust newspaper saw them in August!!

seyola:
E DEY PAIN ME SAY NA ONLY ONE(1) VOTE I GET.Honestly,GEJ is a disgrace to human race.I remember passing through that road during my NYSC days then.We've never had it so bad.GEJ is a "GOONER" come 2015.

Seem like you are an enemy of GEJ. Perhaps you don't expect everything situation to tackle are your own will in Nigeria. Thinks will gradually come to pass. Pray for good intervention toward our leader.

chudionu58:
CGC China whom the contract was awarded to last year @14.5 billion November last year should be on site! Even daily trust newspaper saw them in August!!

I lamented when I passed that road last month on my way from Kaduna to Ibadan, what pained me the most was that I drove my car, a brand new Peugeot which I bought that same day through that road. I used to ply that route many years back, believe me, I even had to stop at a filling station to ask whether or not I had lost my way. That road needs urgent rescue...

I rest my case.

ShenTeh:
Eh, zhat road is bery good. Inpact bery exzellant when comfared wizh Mokwa to New Bussa (Kainji), and New Bussa to Kaiama, Kaiama to Barutein and Ilorin. Those roads are zhe worst Federal Roads in zhis couantry. Walahi!

My friend u r very correct.Those roads r sometin else entirely now and d worst of them is frm Kaiama to Barutein.Mokwa to New-Bussa used to be d best federal road plyable in d country but its now an eye saw!D govt shd wake up to check all dis contracts dat its awrding everyday.D contractors r jst getting fat on tax payers money.I tire for d country oo!

ShenTeh:
Eh, zhat road is bery good. Inpact bery exzellant when comfared wizh Mokwa to New Bussa (Kainji), and New Bussa to Kaiama, Kaiama to Barutein and Ilorin. Those roads are zhe worst Federal Roads in zhis couantry. Walahi!

My friend u r very correct.Those roads r sometin else entirely now and d worst of them is frm Kaiama to Barutein.Mokwa to New-Bussa used to be d best federal road plyable in d country but its now an eye saw!D govt shd wake up to check all dis contracts dat it's awarding everyday.D contractors r jst getting fat on tax payers money.I tire for d country oo!