[size=14pt]Rep seeks N800bn lifeline for federal roads[/size]
on SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 · in NEWS
     
By LEKE ADESERI, South-West Regional Editor
LAGOS—Federal House of Representatives has started addressing the terrible state of federal roads nationwide.



Towards this end, Speaker of the House, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has referred a  motion on the important issue to the House Committee on Works for proper harmonisation and report back to it.

Kick-starting the debate on the need for the House to address the sufferings of Nigerians who use the roads,  Hon. Sunday Steve Karimi, representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State, made a case for a Special Intervention Fund in a motion of urgent national importance moved on the floor of the chamber last Wednesday.

He said there must be an urgent move for the creation of an N800 billion Special Intervention Fund to be injected into the reconstruction, expansion and maintenance of the roads, as a way out of the terrible road situation in the country.



He said: “The special fund will be managed by a Special Task Force to be instituted by the President of the Federal Republic.”

The lawmaker lamented the inability of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency,FERMA, to adequately address the challenges posed by the enormity of work the agency is saddled with all over the country.

He said the condition of the roads have gone beyond the palliative measures being embarked upon by FERMA as the roads need total re-construction with full expansion.

“The House notes with concern, the continuous and the embarrassing rate at which the network of roads linking all parts of the country have turned today. This trend has assumed a dimension, which to my mind, this chamber can no longer continue to ignore and I believe we must rise up to this challenge as representatives of our people.

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See Naija roads o. God help us.

the funny thing is that someone will still pocket the 800bn, that road there is surely a death trap

Kai!!! There is norrin good as politics, Am sure N750BN in it would be shared among themselves

stepo707:

the funny thing is that someone will still pocket the 800bn, that road there is surely a death trap

Park well please

Please I construct roads oh and I am immediately available too, [s]N800BN   will i not pack come house so[/s]

If you  require a road constructor in stilettos.

I hail 9ja.

omo they don come again ooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 800b, tomorrow they go tell us say monkey go yankeeeee e neve return, naija pple i dey hail oooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! make i go drink beer

800billion?

London Estate agents are waiting

i be highways civil engineer with a degree and i wan work for naija oh. i pledge to Nigeria my country to be faithful loyal and honest and to serve Nigeria with all my strength,

oh men! see road

For sure, this Hondo dipped inside the mud like that will have its transmission flushed or it will quench in no distant time.

na wa o

damn, so this is a federal road?

another avenue were tax payers money will pass through to GOD knows where.

MTSCHEEEEW! NA ONLY GOD GO PUNISH DEM WITH DIS KAIN MONEY WEY DEM WAN BURY SOOOOOOOOOO! IMAGINE THESE DUDES MAKING MONEY OFF OUR MISERY? SEE MONEY

Kick-starting the debate on the need for the House to address the sufferings of Nigerians who use the roads, Hon. Sunday Steve Karimi, representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State, made a case for a Special Intervention Fund in a motion of urgent national importance moved on the floor of the chamber last Wednesday.

He said there must be an urgent move for the creation of an N800 billion Special Intervention Fund to be injected into the reconstruction, expansion and maintenance of the roads, as a way out of the terrible road situation in the country.



He said: “The special fund will be managed by a Special Task Force to be instituted by the President of the Federal Republic.”

The lawmaker lamented the inability of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency,FERMA, to adequately address the challenges posed by the enormity of work the agency is saddled with all over the country.

criminals all over the place. what happened to the old contracts and contractors? even if u give them double of what they ask for, the story line remains the same. the sahring madness continues.

i'm fed up with issues of this nation, i'm tired of hearing if not sick, can someone lead or organize a protest?

lazy greedy criminals looking for more and more billions of dollars to siphon

you guys are simply impossible.

So how will the roads be fixed if money is not budgeted?

There are too many clowns on NairaLand, trust me.

I have often said we need a Roads Fund which can be funded from each litre of Petrol purchased by a vehicle. This is necessary as a once-in-time interventention, like the present call for a N800 Billion road fund might solve the problems of bad roads temporarily,but later again those same roads will go into a state of disrepair.

werepeLeri:

you guys are simply impossible.

So how will the roads be fixed if money is not budgeted?

There are too many clowns on NairaLand, trust me.

Congrats on your new appointment. So far, you have not been doing a good job. You can ask for help from Beaf or Faeb.

What happened to N350billion budgeted in OBJ's 8 years again? I seem to have forgotten.

Parisgoodman:

i'm fed up with issues of this nation, i'm tired of hearing if not sick, can someone lead or organize a protest?

Will you be the first?

Parisgoodman:

i'm fed up with issues of this nation, i'm tired of hearing if not sick, can someone lead or organize a protest?

How can an organized protest work on unintelligent people like our corrupt leaders - they will simply send out their dogs or start another religious crisis to distract attention like they always do besides have you not noticed that when you get good numbers to start a protest - majority of Nigerians never support you except to watch how the MOPOLS whip your yansh on TV

sorry when i said we shud match a protest i forgot its a diversify nigeria i'm refering to base on religion n tribes, i knw d igbos won't leave their shops or d hausas 2 4get their farmlands or mayb d yorubas wud rather throw a party insted of that

Is that a crater or a road

werepeLeri:

you guys are simply impossible.

So how will the roads be fixed if money is not budgeted?

There are too many clowns on NairaLand, trust me.

you simply haven got a clue

The road business needs to be give to governors. They aren't as corrupt as the FG. Fashola, Rochas, Chime, Ameachi, etc would put the money to use more than the FG.

Ol boy ehh see kwantracts  any way na their turn sha to chop the national cake, we are watching. No be today eee don tay  !!!

I seriously wonder how they come about these figures cos I am very sure they don't take assessments before churning figures out.

HHAHAHAHAH

800BILLION *3 = 2.4 TRILLION,

IT WILL STILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DO THE SO CALLED ROADS,
I HAVE STOPPED PRAYING FOR THIS UNION CALLED NIGERIA,
SO I COULD PRAY FOR SOME OTHER PRESSING ISSUES
I STAND THAT THE WILL OF GOD SHOULD BE DONE IN HIS OWN WAY AND TIME,
THOSE GUYS THERE DONT EVEN BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTRY COULD GET BETTER
EVEN IF THEY DO BUT HOW AND WHOSE OX WILL GET GORED FIRST.
THE MONSTER CORRUPTION HAS EATEN US SO DEEP THAT WE LACK THE STRENGTH TO COMBAT IT ANYLONGER.
JUST WATCH ANOTHER AMOUNT THAT WILL BE MENTION FOR THE SAME PROJECT IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

OH GOD OF MERCY PLEASE HELP THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP THEM SELVES AND STILL THEY PRETEND LIKE THEY CAN.

Will they repair every damn road in the country?that would be fantastic.