Facts about 2nd Niger Bridge.

1. The Bridge is not Being Constructed by the federal government. It’s a PPP Project which the federal contributes a tiny fraction.

2.The 2nd Niger Bridge was to Cost about N160 billion but was reviewed by the Buhari administration and increased to 400billion.
400billion for a 1.6km bridge? Lol.

3. Started in 2012, project was launched in 2014 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months by buhari administration in 2015, & completion date was moved to 2019 but still wasn't completed until covid happened in 2020, so completion was moved to 2022.

4. Federal government share of the Cost is 20%. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

5. 38% of the work was done as at Jan 2015, 1year after the launch.

6 Buhari’s Govt Paid N2billion when he came to power and paid another N3.05Billion when 2018 budget was approved.

7 Work under Buhari began in 2017 at the site and about 12% was completed before covid bringing the total completed work to about 50%

8. Jonathan Govt have paid 71% of federal government share of the cost, While Buhari’s govt is to pay 29%.

9. Anambra and Delta state government paid a fraction of 20% for the project.

10. Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to cover their cost.

11. The Construction Company is Funding 60% of the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

The real People building the Bride are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will repay the cost to Julius Berge

Nothing is happening there, I will expose you ppl

If not for how busy I am, I will cross over and walk on the bridge with a video.

I wonder what else APC will use to lie that they did in the south east?

Just apologise to the south east and leave Aso Rock in 2023.

Take this to front page .Some say it's Buharis legacy.Ignorance is bad

1TripleC:
Take this to front page .Some say it's Buharis legacy.Ignorance is bad

They're so quick to want to claim this for their bigot-in-chief....even trying their hardest to get it named 'Muhammadu Buhari bridge'! Fcking idiots!

These are the same people that were so happy to see Buhari cheat, marginalise, hate and ridicule Ndigbo right from 2015 with the excuse that 'we put all our eggs in one basket....we gave APC 5%.....we shouldn't expect to reap where we didn't sow'! All of a sudden, these same Igbo-hating bigots are rushing to look for projects in the south-east that they can attribute to Buhari! What a volte-face!

What a shamrfull thing country, igbos are so cool in this country,

P

1TripleC:
Facts about 2nd Niger Bridge.

1. The Bridge is not Being Constructed by the federal government. It’s a PPP Project which the federal contributes a tiny fraction.

2.The 2nd Niger Bridge was to Cost about N160 billion but was reviewed by the Buhari administration and increased to 400billion.
400billion for a 1.6km bridge? Lol.

3. Started in 2012, project was launched in 2014 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months by buhari administration in 2015, & completion date was moved to 2019 but still wasn't completed until covid happened in 2020, so completion was moved to 2022.

4. Federal government share of the Cost is 20%. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

5. 38% of the work was done as at Jan 2015, 1year after the launch.

6 Buhari’s Govt Paid N2billion when he came to power and paid another N3.05Billion when 2018 budget was approved.

7 Work under Buhari began in 2017 at the site and about 12% was completed before covid bringing the total completed work to about 50%

8. Jonathan Govt have paid 71% of federal government share of the cost, While Buhari’s govt is to pay 29%.

9. Anambra and Delta state government paid a fraction of 20% for the project.

10. Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to cover their cost.

11. The Construction Company is Funding 60% of the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

The real People building the Bride are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will repay the cost to Julius Berge

Stu!p post ever on Nairaland Internet Forum

It's a known fact, only the shallow minded attributes it � to Buhari.
The truth is that most Nigerians ll prefer paying toll and using good roads. What it cost me to repair my car underneath monthly is more than enough to pay for toll in a whole year.

LordviccoDaGuru:


Stu!p post ever on Nairaland Internet Forum

Sense is far from you

1TripleC:
Facts about 2nd Niger Bridge.

1. The Bridge is not Being Constructed by the federal government. It’s a PPP Project which the federal contributes a tiny fraction.

2.The 2nd Niger Bridge was to Cost about N160 billion but was reviewed by the Buhari administration and increased to 400billion.
400billion for a 1.6km bridge? Lol.

3. Started in 2012, project was launched in 2014 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months by buhari administration in 2015, & completion date was moved to 2019 but still wasn't completed until covid happened in 2020, so completion was moved to 2022.

4. Federal government share of the Cost is 20%. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

5. 38% of the work was done as at Jan 2015, 1year after the launch.

6 Buhari’s Govt Paid N2billion when he came to power and paid another N3.05Billion when 2018 budget was approved.

7 Work under Buhari began in 2017 at the site and about 12% was completed before covid bringing the total completed work to about 50%

8. Jonathan Govt have paid 71% of federal government share of the cost, While Buhari’s govt is to pay 29%.

9. Anambra and Delta state government paid a fraction of 20% for the project.

10. Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to cover their cost.

11. The Construction Company is Funding 60% of the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

The real People building the Bride are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will repay the cost to Julius Berge

let igbos try to aprrciate good things, u guys are too full of hate

GEJ start the project by drawing it on paper with #40billion!

The truth is always bitter

But what is APC going to campaign with in the southeast

Can someone remind me.

PresidObi:
Nothing is happening there, I will expose you ppl

If not for how busy I am, I will cross over and walk on the bridge with a video.

I wonder what else APC will use to lie that they did in the south east?

Just apologise to the south east and leave Aso Rock in 2023.

This is sarcarsm abi

Please kindly tell us what Igbos should appreciate from APC government

Harryj12:
let igbos try to aprrciate good things, u guys are too full of hate

And what you gained from the government personal not to talk of your community, local government and state

I'm happly Obedient and Yusuful
If your party didn't change you
You change party
Nigeria will be great again,

We move eeeeeeeeee.

It's good to set the record straight before this sectional govt claim it was solely constructed by them





ObiDatti 2023!

I stopped reading when you said 38% work has been done before Buhari emerged president.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Niger_bridge
it so funny that you guys forget that the internet never forgets.

1TripleC:
Facts about 2nd Niger Bridge.

1. The Bridge is not Being Constructed by the federal government. It’s a PPP Project which the federal contributes a tiny fraction.

2.The 2nd Niger Bridge was to Cost about N160 billion but was reviewed by the Buhari administration and increased to 400billion.
400billion for a 1.6km bridge? Lol.

3. Started in 2012, project was launched in 2014 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months by buhari administration in 2015, & completion date was moved to 2019 but still wasn't completed until covid happened in 2020, so completion was moved to 2022.

4. Federal government share of the Cost is 20%. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

5. 38% of the work was done as at Jan 2015, 1year after the launch.

6 Buhari’s Govt Paid N2billion when he came to power and paid another N3.05Billion when 2018 budget was approved.

7 Work under Buhari began in 2017 at the site and about 12% was completed before covid bringing the total completed work to about 50%

8. Jonathan Govt have paid 71% of federal government share of the cost, While Buhari’s govt is to pay 29%.

9. Anambra and Delta state government paid a fraction of 20% for the project.

10. Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to cover their cost.

11. The Construction Company is Funding 60% of the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

The real People building the Bride are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will repay the cost to Julius Berge

That is why nobody will pity your unfortunate and ingrate attitude. GEJ, Yaradua and OBJ awarded and paid too many non-existing projects. Under GEJ nothing was done in that bridge beside physical design, we saw how it was started in 2018 after GEJ was out of power from zero to where it is today. It is obvious you only want power but not infrastructure at all. This is the highest absurdity I have seen recently.

Looted Abacha money from UK is being used for the construction.

3ple9iner:
I stopped reading when you said 38% work has been done before Buhari emerged president.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Niger_bridge
it so funny that you guys forget that the internet never forgets.

I believe it was more than that, the sand dredging was done late 2014, my uncle obum gave an 18 million naira contract to fill up a newly bought swamp land at okpoko in onitsha, the sand used were dredged out from the bridge site, piling, foundation and pillar raising where all done before 29 may 2015, 60% of bridge work is done in the foundation.

ArewaNorth:


That is why nobody will pity your unfortunate and ingrate attitude. GEJ, Yaradua and OBJ awarded and paid too many non-existing projects. Under GEJ nothing was done in that bridge beside physical design, we saw how it was started in 2018 after GEJ was out of power from zero to where it is today. It is obvious you only want power but not infrastructure at all. This is the highest absurdity I have seen recently.

So in your village bridges are built without foundations talkless of one built on water.

1TripleC:
Facts about 2nd Niger Bridge.

1. The Bridge is not Being Constructed by the federal government. It’s a PPP Project which the federal contributes a tiny fraction.

2.The 2nd Niger Bridge was to Cost about N160 billion but was reviewed by the Buhari administration and increased to 400billion.
400billion for a 1.6km bridge? Lol.

3. Started in 2012, project was launched in 2014 and should have been completed in 2017, but worked stopped for 31 months by buhari administration in 2015, & completion date was moved to 2019 but still wasn't completed until covid happened in 2020, so completion was moved to 2022.

4. Federal government share of the Cost is 20%. Jonathan through the Sure-P paid N21.2billion including N7billion for the completion of preparatory work (Phase 1).

5. 38% of the work was done as at Jan 2015, 1year after the launch.

6 Buhari’s Govt Paid N2billion when he came to power and paid another N3.05Billion when 2018 budget was approved.

7 Work under Buhari began in 2017 at the site and about 12% was completed before covid bringing the total completed work to about 50%

8. Jonathan Govt have paid 71% of federal government share of the cost, While Buhari’s govt is to pay 29%.

9. Anambra and Delta state government paid a fraction of 20% for the project.

10. Julius Berger, the Major Contractor and Construction company will put Toll Gate on Completion of the Bridge to cover their cost.

11. The Construction Company is Funding 60% of the Project and the People using the Bridge will bear the cost via Toll Charges.

The real People building the Bride are Nigerians that will use the Bridge, as they will repay the cost to Julius Berge

All of these if put in place, why didn't the PDP government for years achieve that which this government have achieved?

Give credit where due and stop misleading others

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/04/04/second-niger-bridge-buharis-iconic-gift-to-south-east-region/

https://www.second-river-niger-bridge.com

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/last-jonathan-kicks-construction-2nd-niger-bridge/


Jonathan laid the foundation but nothing reasonable was done.

nedu666:


So in your village bridges are built without foundations talkless of one built on water.

Where were you when the foundations were laid? Abi hatred have blindfolded your insight?

3ple9iner:
I stopped reading when you said 38% work has been done before Buhari emerged president.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Niger_bridge
it so funny that you guys forget that the internet never forgets.

All the percent percent wey him put there too much just to confuse himself not me. If you ask him to do the maths of all the percent percent that he put there he will be sweating

nedu666:


So in your village bridges are built without foundations talkless of one built on water.

In 2018, Buhari created the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) to build the N206bn 2nd-Niger Bridge. And in September 2018, construction began with PMB funding it through PIDF and $100m of
FG’s Abacha loot . Buhari disbursed N157bn from 2018-2021 for the bridge.
The news that former President Goodluck Jonathan paid 30% of the N206bn is outright falsehood. On record no state is part of funding the project as claimed by some people because the noise would have been louder about their input especially due to the fact that those mentioned states are opposition party staes. Muhammadu Buhari through his PIDF created, to fund Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano, 2nd-Niger Bridge , disbursed the funds through FG.

Second Niger Bridge funding: this bridge was proposed by President Shehu Shagari. Shagari approved the design of the project but was ousted from power by Gen Buhari. In 1987, IBB also approved an improved design.

Obasanjo, flagged off the project in Asaba but could not execute it. Yar Adua approved that the Project should be executed under a Public Private Partnership. OBJ approved N58.6bn which disappeared to thin air.
Yar Adua approved that 60% should come from the contractor, GITTO GROUP; 20% from FG not and 10% from Anambra and Delta states. Unfortunately, under Yar Adua, the project was suspended.

Then Goodluck Jonathan, approved in August 2012 at Federal Executive Council a sum of N325m for the new design of the bridge that Shagari, IBB, OBJ had approved and money paid for this design.
GITTO could not execute the project. So, the PPP signed with the contractors defaulted. Julius Berger was brought in to replace GITTO. President Buhari, decided to establish a Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund, PIDF that all Govs approved during National Economic Council to fund the project and other proposed projects across the Nation including Abuja-Kano, Lagos-Ibadan roads rehabilitation among others.
The Governors agreed that a sum of $650m should be transferred from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG dividend account at CBN as initial seed to fund projects critical to nation development as we can not rely on budgetary allocation.
The project was awarded to Julius Berger for a sum of N206bn by NSIA via Federal Ministry of Works & Housing and approved by FG. Again, PPP did not work and died. Then, Gen. Sani Abacha‘s loot came in and part of the agreement signed during repatriation of the fund is to fund critical projects in Nigeria and is being used to fund the project too.
The project was reviewed in three phases . The first phase was N206bn; Second phase: N88.09bn; Third phase: N112.09bn. Combined cost is N406.2bn
A new company was introduced to help Julius Berger called Reynolds Construction Company on 8th October 2019 that is construction of 17.5km My own Onitsha link road ( Onitsha to Okpa Enugu Expressway) and its associated infrastructure.
Again, National Economic Council approved that $250m should be deducted from EXCESS CRUDE OIL ACCOUNT to the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund. That is part of Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund. This is one of the infrastructure projects responsible for shrinking ECA.
NSIA also released the sum of N157bn and the work is 91% complete. One of the iconic and legacy projects FUNDED by President Buhari’s Govt.

No any state Govt contribute 10% to the funding of Second Niger Bridge. It could be recalled that Hon. Chuma Nzeribe led the battle that FG should fund the project despite clear commitment by the her.