Racoon:
So how much are the projects themselves worth if supervising them are this expensive.Are the FMOW official not being paid their salaries, allowances or other entitlements?

Perhaps President Buhari may claimed not being aware, surprised or shocked as usual in appending to the works ministry budget that included this horrendous corruption, but posterity will forever judge him for being a overt sanctimonious corrupt hypocrite who appoint a band of superlooters who sucked Nigeria into chronic borrowing & indebtedness.

They should use their salaries for project supervision? Overtime, overnight, and weekends supervision. You don't understand what FMOW and other MOW engineers goes thru.

15, million for road design software? Nigeria o

My only problem is 15m for Highway design software... Are they trying to develop new Software when there are currently better options like Civil 3d, Infraworks and the likes

Nigerian Society of Engineers needs to address some urgent issues with the ministry of works.

It boils down to the number of professionals that will be engaged in the supervisions.

This news and the analysis of the journalist show he's level of illiteracy in engineering project. The cost is too small for a quality job if the total cost is N276B and this means you won't have a very competent consultant hence the contractor can get away with anything. There are so many aspect involved in engineering projects it will be a good point for the author to start his education.

Racoon:
So how much are the projects themselves worth if supervising them are this expensive.Are the FMOW official not being paid their salaries, allowances or other entitlements?

Perhaps President Buhari may claimed not being aware, surprised or shocked as usual in appending to the works ministry budget that included this horrendous corruption, but posterity will forever judge him for being a overt sanctimonious corrupt hypocrite who appoint a band of superlooters who sucked Nigeria into chronic borrowing & indebtedness.

na2016:


Even when monies are being stolen in Engineering, until completed, it is still always called "proposed"

That's why I find the proposal questionable... N1bn ogini.

That amount would do projects on itself

Abak-Ekparakwa road It has been reconstructed by Udom, why is it being listed? Unless it's meant to be paid back to the state.


@Ilaumoh

helinues:


As usual, Buhari's name must be sneaked into the discussion...

Is this fixation?

We must exonerate Buhari because he is a baby leader who doesn't know his left or right.

Ghost project

All of them are now looking for money to campaign in 2023 but fashola is still my Man anytime any day

Wahala oooo

Ndi Highway

See South East roads. How many project are given to them. But if to put toll gate now they will capture all the south east states. One Nigeria my foot.

Buhari's govt can inflate the project cost since they know money is not a problem, more naira can be printed to cover the project cost.

1bil TO LOOT AGAIN

Inspector fash at it again

adenigga:

https://m.punchng.com/2021-budget-Works-ministry-votes-N1bn-for-projects-supervision

make them give all Nigerians contractors details and projects sites ... then share 100k for all of us .we go ensure dem deliver nor be today we dey draw debt ...make them keep the change for next year supervision lol funny country

Useless govt of self serving THIEVES!

We hope the money is judiciously spent..

helinues:


As usual, Buhari's name must be sneaked into the discussion...

Is this fixation?

Hes in charge of the country, na your name for dey there?

Racoon:
So how much are the projects themselves worth if supervising them are this expensive.Are the FMOW official not being paid their salaries, allowances or other entitlements?

Perhaps President Buhari may claimed not being aware, surprised or shocked as usual in appending to the works ministry budget that included this horrendous corruption, but posterity will forever judge him for being a overt sanctimonious corrupt hypocrite who appoint a band of superlooters who sucked Nigeria into chronic borrowing & indebtedness.

What’s wrong with spending N1billion on supervision of over N500billion contracts? You guys just cry over everything. Effective day to day project supervision cannot be done by staff of the ministry. They don’t even have the staff strength to do that.

Every road construction/rehabilitation project has an engineering design contract and a supervision contract. Using ministry staff for supervision will be a violation of the public procurement act. Such services must be contracted to consultants after an open competitive bidding process.

Under Jonathan, around N4billion was budgeted annually for supervision. Fashola is even the one bringing it down by tying supervision payments to actual road construction performance. It was a free for all under the PDP.

helinues:


As usual, Buhari's name must be sneaked into the discussion...

Is this fixation?

Shut up!!!

Nigerians are just sensational beings. How much is #1Bn when split across the various projects ongoing for a whole year. I am sure a lot of consultants will still be owed with this money.

Get hold of Coren approved man hour charges for engineers and do the math? Aside the man hour charges, other major expenses including project vehicles, transportation, accomodation, security, stationery etc.

If consultants are not well enumerated, they would connive with contractors and allow substandard practices, materials etc

Buhari will not lift a finger to stop this! He will pretend he never read about it, the same way he pretends he never read about Herdsmen attacks. That's the real tragedy of the whole story..

seunmsg:


What’s wrong with spending N1billion on supervision of over N500billion contracts? You guys just cry over everything. Effective day to day project supervision cannot be done by staff of the ministry. They don’t even have the staff strength to do that.

Every road construction/rehabilitation project has an engineering design contract and a supervision contract. Using ministry staff for supervision will be a violation of the public procurement act. Such services must be contracted to consultants after an open competitive bidding process.

Under Jonathan, around N4billion was budgeted annually for supervision. Fashola is even the one bringing it down and tying payment to actual road construction performance. It was a free for all under the PDP.

Thank you for informing them, Fashola who will personally travel to come visit/inspect all the roads in a coaster bus. He is really doing a great job in the ministry.

Baselm:


Thank you for informing them, Fashola who will personally travel to come visit/inspect all the roads in a coaster bus. He is really doing a great job in the ministry.

Ignorance is actually the problem of most of these guys. Our extremely unprofessional and politically biased media will put out half truth and outright misinformation and ignorant folks will jump on it and start wailing without asking sensible questions.

I am not well informed about the intricacies of the consultancy and supervision fee of 1billion, so let me hold my peace for expert opinions on the topic.