Profiling the dilapidated nature of roads in the 36 states of the federation.

God save us all

1. Otukpo, Benue State Federal Road

I shed tears on behalf of Nigerians today, I saw photos of Nigerian bad roads on Correct Bro Facebook page. It was horrible. Our Leaders are heartless.

Famous Lagos Badagry expressway ..

Put Akure/Ado road abeg

Edo State, Ekpoma Express Way Ujoelen

Benin-warri
Benin-Asaba
All the road entrance into Delta State is beyond bad

Are those the only states in Nigeria?

Lokoja-Okene road leading the home town of the governor

Port harcourt road in Aba, Abia state

The aim behind #EndSARS protest has been achieved or about to(if not), let's all throw our support behind these essential demands

This should be our concern NOW.



THE 7-POINT DEMANDS
Concerned Nigerian started this petition to Nigerian government and 1 other
We recognize that this moment is the culmination of decades of dissatisfaction over the decay and corruption of our dear country, Nigeria.
We find the unhealthy haste to fashion a unit termed “SWAT” to be a misrepresentation of the 5for5 demand. It is not enough.
This protest is beyond #EndSARS, #EndSWAT, #EndPoliceBrutality. This movement is for the soul of Nigeria. We are demanding a systemic overhaul of governance and institutional reforms as the barest minimum. We are better than what obtains presently; we demand progress.
We are not vain agitators. We are clear-eyed youths and professionals in our respective fields who are tired of the way and manner our dear country has been run aground by successive administrations. We cannot idly stand by whilst our future and that of our children are mortgaged.
Below is the updated 7-point demand that concerned citizens are asking from the government.
1. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS (SECURITY)
That the 5-point demand to release arrested protesters, compensate families of victims, investigate and prosecute all reports of misconduct, proscribe SARS and review the welfare of police be implemented immediately.
However, we believe the systemic rot in the police is widespread across Government institutions. Therefore, we urgently demand an immediate Institutional reform across all federal government institutions, agencies and parastatals, especially focused on national security.
Focus will be on improved welfare and terms of service for the police, military and all law enforcement agencies, provide body worn cameras for operation, refurbished housing, health, academic and pre- and post-retirement life insurance policy for the rank-and-file personnel.
Also reforms on adherence to the laws guiding discipline and prosecution of erring service men this should be aimed at extinguishing all notions of impunity.
2) COST OF GOVERNANCE
We have watched over the years the waste associated with governing Nigeria. We have noted the duplication and unprofessionalism in the civil service and across all strata.
We demand an urgent budgetary framework with 50% capital expenditure and 50% recurrent expenditure in all appropriation bill.
We demand a drastic reduction in the cost of governance. We also demand that the national assembly, be first by streamlined into a unicameral legislative and be further stripped down to become a part time job.
The huge salaries and benefits accorded them by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) should be reduced to the barest minimum.
3) CONSTITUTION REFORMS
There had been several constitutional reviews where youths were obviously absent. Whether by omission or commission or both, the time has come for an informed and progressive participation by the youths.
The Nigerian constitution as it exists presently does not serve all Nigerians. A more robust and engaged constitution designed and approved by all Nigerians will serve the nation.
We demand an urgent referendum within 90 days to begin the line-by-line review, reconstruction and upgrade of the extant constitution to be more functional for a 21st Century nation. The selection process for this referendum will have 50% young people under 60 nominated by their peers in a transparent, judicious and fair process.
We demand that credence be given to terms of citizenship over indigeneship and state of residence over state of origin.
4) EDUCATION REFORMS
· One in every five of the world's out-of-school children is a Nigerian child. About 13.2 million Nigerian children aged 5-14 years are not in school. The impact of this numbers will be felt for generations.
· We demand that a state of emergency is declared in the education sector and demand increase in the budgetary allocation to educational sector by 50% and to double again within the next 24 months. This funds will be used to drive the education sector to provide affordable quality education to all citizens.
· A certain percentage of this allocation should be devoted to granting scholarship to outstanding Nigerians without recourse to the tribe, religious or sex.
· We demand a systemic overhaul in our curriculum and method of teaching to upgrade to a digital experience.
· We demand that teachers should be incentivized to attract the best brains and should be standardized and professionalized.
· We demand that the parent of any child not in primary school will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
· We demand that there be an Annual independent external Audit of Fund allocation and project execution: from Government approval to disbursement across the ministry, which would further be used to publish at least an abridged Financial statement available digitally to ensure transparency.
5) HEALTH REFORMS
· We demand that a state of emergency is declared in the health sector and demand increase in the budgetary allocation to health sector by 50%
· We demand mandatory health insurance for the vulnerable population in our society as NHIS is not doing enough to serve all Nigerians.
· We demand that adequate provision be put in place to protect the rights and privileges of physically challenged citizens in Nigeria.
· We demand urgent attention to mental health and a fund to set aside to create more professionals.
· We demand proper implementation of the National Health Act of 2014, including the Basic Health Care Provision Fund).
· We demand that there be an Annual independent external Audit of Fund allocation and project execution: from Government approval to disbursement across the ministry, which would further be used to publish at least an abridged Financial statement available digitally to ensure transparency.
6) YOUTH AFFAIRS REFORM
We have noted the giant strides made by Gen Z and Millennials across the globe. Many multi-billion corporations where founded by both generations. In Nigeria, it is extremely difficult for such to occur. The enabling environment viz-a-viz investors and lenders confidence, stable interest rate and manageable inflation are deficit in our dear nation.
· We demand that a state of emergency be declared in the ministry of Youths and Sports, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of National Planning. We demand that this should be adequately funded, sports academy should be revamped.
· We demand the creation of the Youth development funds dedicated to growing the creative industries and agriculture.
· We demand the creation of the Youth development funds dedicated to growing the creative industries and agriculture.
· We demand that the Not-Too-Young to run bill should be expanded to include–50% inclusion of youth under 40 in every cabinet in government.
· We demand that the youth inclusion be monitored by the FCC as they currently monitor state inclusion and the NCDMB and other stakeholders partake in this action to protect our future.
7) PUBLIC OFFICE REFORMS
· We demand code of conduct reforms for all elected public office holders to have themselves and their children use public schools and public hospitals ONLY. Violation of which is immediate impeachment and recall.
· We demand immediate removal of immunity clause from public office holders to make them answerable to investigations at all times when and where necessary.
· We demand immediate resignation of every public officer found guilty of any forms of crimes and corruption they should step aside during investigation also.
· Implementation of full digitization of the judicial process, prison decongestion reforms, with reforms drawn from past projects like the Uwais Report, Keyamo’s ministerial screening address, strict time limits to determination of industries litigations, etc.


You can sign below;
https://www.change.org/p/nigerians-the-7-point-demands?recruiter=1021010590&utm_source=share_petition&utbbfb-1fca646adff2

Eku to Abraka, Delta state. All hail the road master

Abraka/Agbor Road, Delta State... Oil city I greet una

Abia state, here we go
Uzuakoli road Abia state

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I just laugh when people fight here on which state is better, it's all crap! EVERYTHING

Sunstorm95:
Also profile the Millions of Nigerians who do not pay taxes(property tax,sales tax,income tax etc) . Nigeria loses $40 billion dollars in tax and fine evasions each year due to inefficient or non existent system.

If that figure (40 billion usd) is correct, it is a HUGE amount that should be going into our national budget, which currently stands at 35 billion usd per year - a pitiful sum for such a big country.

StaffofOrayan:
I just laugh when people fight here on which state is better, it's all crap! EVERYTHING

Development is not an overnight process. It takes DECADES. Centuries even.

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Sango ota, Ogun state
Ijebu-Ode-Ikorodu Road in Ogun State
Sango Ota own is beyond amazing...

Sango ota rolling further

Rossinky:


Development is not an overnight process. It takes DECADES. Centuries even.

Economic development of a country can be measured by its per capita income, literacy rate, health status, infant mortality rate and life expectancy of persons living in that country.

Everything mentioned there is on a decline
Let's stop all these feel good rhetorics PLS

As an APC guy, what are you going to campaign with in 2023? Good roads?, electricity, jobs?

We at vulturebbqgrills thank you our darling daddy for the state of these roads, it is all PDP's fault as they are the ones that don't want to fix them

Sunstorm95:
Building and maintaining roads ,bridges and infrastructures is not a mystery. Don't compare failure with failure. Nigeria has an inefficient tax system and a lack of compulsory ID database to begin with . Nigerians don't pay tax only depend on free allocation which makes the politicians lazy and uncountable and irresponsible. So what's the complaints about? How many homes on that street in the photo paid property tax this year ?

The question is was money paid out for that road in multiple years, that is the question, don't fuckingg blame the frigging victims of the useless roads!

Biased journalism.
You cannot just pick terrible roads and leave the good ones.
Sometimes,you do not blame govt for everything.some community leaders have selfish motive. If one rich man volunteers to build the road, they will ask for commission. Sometimes, contractor must settle then before they begin.
We are all part of this mess

StaffofOrayan:


Economic development of a country can be measured by its per capita income, literacy rate, health status, infant mortality rate and life expectancy of persons living in that country.

Everything mentioned there is on a decline
Let's stop all these feel good rhetorics PLS

You are WRONG that ''everything there is on the decline''. GDP per capita, literacy rate etc are ALL RISING, while infant mortality rate is falllng. Life expectancy is also RISING. Go on Google and check out UN stats on Nigeria, I've no time to educate you.

This is Poly/ihiagwa road, Imo state

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Minna to Bida road, Niger state.

Kurmi LGA road (taraba state)

Sunstorm95:
Building and maintaining roads ,bridges and infrastructures is not a mystery. Don't compare failure with failure. Nigeria has an inefficient tax system and a lack of compulsory ID database to begin with . Nigerians don't pay tax only depend on free allocation which makes the politicians lazy and uncountable and irresponsible. So what's the complaints about? How many homes on that street in the photo paid property tax this year ?

Dude, it's not about ''comparing failure with failure''. It's about facing reality. In a hugely populated, developing country like Nigeria, which only began building roads in a serious way in the 1960s after independence, there are literally tens of thousands of kilometres of roads that will need asphalting for the next two decades at least.

It's easy to shout ''tax the people more!!'', but that in itself is a political calculation with dire ramifications for any govt looking to take it up to the next level. It's all about already struggling people and businesses unwilling to cough out more money. So the govt takes a slow approach to this tax issue to avoid pushback.

There are no easy answers!!

In countries where ''everything works'', like say, Norway, folks pay nearly up to HALF their earnings back to the govt as tax.

Can you imagine asking a Nigerian to pay half his income as tax, even if he's earning 10 million naira a month?

Rossinky:


You are WRONG that ''everything there is on the decline''. GDP per capita, literacy rate etc are ALL RISING, while infant mortality rate is falllng. Life expectancy is also RISING. Go on Google and check out UN stats on Nigeria, I've no time to educate you.

I honestly don't know what I would go find on Google when we are in the middle of a 10years insurgency that has given birth to banditry, and the resultant lack of farming in an otherwise self sufficient area,
I wonder which UN agency went to the NE to conduct that research, places even the governors dare not go,
Has there been a revolution in health care?
I think not, even the president would disagree since him, his wife and son prefer foreign hospitals
There is an unprecedented drain of our skilled labour to more favorable countries. That should bother you
When a bag of rice exceeds the minimum wage, I don't know what else to say!