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Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 1:13am On Apr 23 |
professorPABX:Insightful. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 1:14am On Apr 23 |
Glitcher:Interesting submissions. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 1:42am On Apr 23 |
professorPABX:Succinctly stated. I've been quietly reading this thread from page 1 and you're one of the few who CLEARLY articulated your views on this thread topic by using verifiable figures and emphasizing on the PPP nature and funding sources for the project. Majority of those who are attacking this Coastal highway construction are from the South East and one of them bluntly revealed what's hurting a lot of them by blurted out that the road should have passed through the Ibo South East. The fact is that this Coastal highway construction had already been planned for decades by previous Nigerian goverments with Jonathan and Buhari bringing the project to public knowledge, BUT the President Tinubu administration kick-started it in order to accelerate the opening of a third economic road and rail link since the North and West are connected already, the North and East are connected, therefore there is an urgent need to connect the South of South states and the West of Nigeria together to complete the road linkages for accelerated development of communities and stimulation of commerce. Many of these uninformed critics here also do NOT realize that the reclaiming of the land that had disappeared into the ocean to form Eko Atlantic City HELPED to protect the entire Victoria Island from disappearing under water. If Eko Atlantic had not been built to act as a BUFFER, Victoria Island would have been gone due to severe climate change issues. Though it's expensive to buy land there, it is what it is... and would gradually develop as MANY entities have already bought land there at Eko Atlantic, most significant of all is the U.S. Embassy which bought huge tracts of land there and it shows how dear Eko Atlantic is to the U.S. goverment in terms of real estate development. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 2:05am On Apr 23 |
Danielnicks:Succinctly put. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by professorPABX: 3:40am On Apr 23 |
Konquest: Thanks sir. I am not a Social Media person but have few young people that are always on Social Media. Secondly, I spent 6 years in Federal University in IBO land several years ago for my First Degree, I know them very well, most of them are never objective and that is why Alumni Associations of their Universities are not working properly. There is no any logic or reasoning that is workable to them except it is IBOS before others (IBOS). The Yorubas need to unite to chart a course out of Nigeria. The IBOS hijacked Jonathan government and wasted/looted over $100 billion dollars, spent Obasanjo money in the reserve and borrowed heavily without saving one Kobo. Buhari government borrowed money to complete some of the projects met at inception and others 20% stage. The North knows what happened under Jonathan and use Buhari government to get back and kickstart their projects and empowered themselves. Coming back to this project, MKO ABIOLA mentioned Coastal Highway Project during his campaign though I never knew what he meant. This shows that the project has been on ground for decades. If it is not done now, people will continue to encroach on the land. On Atlantic City, you are a bit wrong sir, it is not only VI that would have been submerged by Atlantic Ocean, it is the entire VI, Lekki and Ajah. The Bar Beach close to my base encroached over 2 kilometers to the main road of Ahmadu Bello way with ocean surge threatening VI, Lekki & Ajah. The only solution was for those fighting TINUBU to put stones and rocks as ocean breakers and later gave a forecast that Atlantic Ocean would submerge the entire VI, Lekki Ajah. At this point most people were vacating and the environment almost dead. When the Ocean and the breaker took half of Ahmadu Bello way leaving only portion of the dual carriage way, we deserted our buildings. Before this period Tinubu had recommended solutions but FG claimed ownership of the Ocean until it became aggravated and worsened. It was the courage and resilience and foresight of Tinubu that created the Atlantic City and the new Lagos. While Tinubu was looking for solutions, OBASANJO in Abuja said Lagos is a JUNGLE. Ever since this Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway Project was announced on FACEBOOK, some International Highway Civil Engineering Companies have been advertising their highway projects targeting Africa. African countries have now started to display the super highways, road networks, new high-rise, towers and new cities development in their countries. It created Africa countries development index on Facebook and other Social Media. Most Africa countries are already aware of this project. On FACEBOOK, it created awareness among Africa countries. While SA displays Jo'burg, Capetown and Durban, Egypt has a new city development, other countries also show theirs. Nigerians turned it to other things exposing internal psychological warfare and intertribal rivalry display. The whole Africa is already aware of the problem in Nigeria. Is there any major road in Nigeria funded on PPP? OBASANJO is alive today to witness everything. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 3:52am On Apr 23 |
IPIGSRSHALLOW: I don't hate everyone, It's obvious you are the one that hates OBI. Am very successful in my Career. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 3:53am On Apr 23 |
professorPABX: Propaganda |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by professorPABX: 5:10am On Apr 23 |
blueAgent: Propaganda for what is on record? Your late Uncle Chukwumerije started propaganda in Nigeria. We were told he was the Biafra Director of Information. While thousands of Biafra people were dying he was boasting and bragging on Biafra Radio that Biafra soldiers have killed Nigerian soldiers. He said they killed Murtala Muhammed and the soldiers. He said so many things. He said they killed Benjamin Adekunle and the entire Marine Commando . It is not in our characters to spread propaganda. I believe the way things are going another Chukwumerije will carry another propaganda again. During war, victimization crying will no longer work. 3 Likes |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Paraman: 6:35am On Apr 23 |
BitterTruth01:Tchewww |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 6:43am On Apr 23 |
professorPABX: Keep fooling yourself. You hired fake Bishops, Forged School certificates and other false claims and you say it is not in your character to spread propaganda. Now you are spread propaganda of having good character. FAKE PPL. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by TOPMAN4LIFE: 7:15am On Apr 23 |
Themandator:I lived in calabar up to 12 years and l always travel from there to South West. I don't think you have traveled out of your state before, that is why you don't know east west road |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Christistruth00: 7:27am On Apr 23 |
Terrahawk: Please delete this Those kids probably died because of Ojukwu’s Ego |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by garykoeman: 7:38am On Apr 23 |
blueAgent: Any reasonable being will hate obi lack of foresight 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Afamed: 8:11am On Apr 23 |
blueAgent: Just prove me wrong. Tell us or show us, the school either Primary or Secondary school your Gbajue started and completed when he was a Gov for 8 yrs Then if I am unable to give you the $500. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Truths9ja: 9:14am On Apr 23 |
Hmm 🤔 |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by duro4chang(m): 9:21am On Apr 23 |
blueAgent:obi is a desperate bigot jumping from one party to another. Yes daddy. He will never never never be president 1 Like |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 10:23am On Apr 23 |
professorPABX:Indeed, well said. Ah! I emphasized on Victoria Island because it is the immediate location that was affected by the yearly floods on Modupe Osikoya, Ahmadu Bello Way, etc, around the Bar Beach on VI. Other areas such as Lekki/Ajah that you mentioned were indeed threatened with being submerged by the Atlantic ocean but the foresight of the then Governor Tinubu of Lagos State to reclaim the land or areas lost to the ocean surges and create Eko Atlantic City in partnership with Gilbert Chagoury's company saved the day with former POTUS Bill Clinton in attendance at the inauguration of construction work on the project. The reclaimed land area called Eko Atlantic used to be undisturbed SOLID LAND back in the 1950s but gradually got submerged into the sea. A lot of the younger folks criticizing Eko Atlantic don't even know this FACT. They WRONGLY assume that the land was sand filled but in actual sense, it's the sand on the ocean floor that had been submerged that was dredged back up to the surface with advanced equipment to reclaim the original lost land that existed back in the 1950s and before that era. Eko Atlantic was then fortified round with shoreline protection or water barriers to withstand the most severe kind of ocean surges in the near future. It's truly an iconic project. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by spiralwedge(m): 11:16am On Apr 23 |
EmeeNaka: By the time Tinubu is done with Nigeria, successive governments (which he would influence to emerge) would be building up on roadmaps and visions he would have laid down. He is visionary and you cannot take that from him. In his tenure, he will not build everything, but he will ensure groundwork is done for the future. This is the major reasons majority of Nigerians who love this country voted for him. People who didn't, had different opinions - religious, tribal, selfish interests... but they are minority. The good will win over evil in this country. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Bouncing2(m): 11:34am On Apr 23 |
I’ve always reiterated the fact that this coastal highway is useless in the life of an average Nigerian!.. We have a pressing issue of power(electricity),, it’s for the best interest of the masses for any sitting government to wade in and wage a serious war against the issue of power. Nigeria in all its glory should be boasting of uninterrupted power supply by now. Then complete all other uncompleted roads scattered all over the country,,maybe build functioning railway tracks all over the 6 goe -political zones too. I still maintain that this coastal highway is a white elephant project that will never stand under Tinubu regime,,infact it won’t function in his lifetime!. It’s just an avenue for them to milk the country dry completely!. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by professorPABX: 12:06pm On Apr 23 |
Konquest: Sir, thanks for this information. It is very useful. Sir, can I have your permission to use some information here for reference purposes? When I was a little boy we visited the beach, the beach was about 2 kilometers to the main road. You have to trek a distance to get to the Ocean. Later, before reclamation, after Naval Dockyard, just immediately after Oceanography School junction, half of Ahmadu Bello way had been taken. From Best Western Hotel or former IMB plaza you can see the Ocean. Gilbert & Ronald are more like Nigerians. Their parents lived most of their lives in Nigeria. All the opposition to the project is because of Atlantic City, Lekki Deep Seaport and access route to Dangote Refineries. They are particularly sad and bittered when the pictures of the Atlantic City when fully developed appeared on Social Media. I think somebody used the picture of similar city somewhere and called it Eko Atlantic City which generated a lot of commendations across Africa and criticism from Nigerians. The good thing is that Obasanjo is alive to witness everything. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Konquest: 12:44pm On Apr 23 |
professorPABX:Thank you too my brother for your deep historical insights here. Nairaland has always had a hardcore group of folks who are very knowledgeable and even if wrong in their assertions, would openly correct themselves without being too self-conscious or cocky like some newer NL monikers that engage in blatant trolling and spread of hate speeches and disinformation on this platform. This is the reason why I have stayed on here as a member since 2005 with an older NL moniker. You're indeed very familiar with Victoria Island from back in the day when the Atlantic ocean had NOT overwhelmed Bar Beach. Yes indeed, you can use the info here for any reference purposes. Applied information is POWER! Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury are indeed Lebanese-Nigerians haven been born in Nigeria and got granted with Nigerian passports and citizenships. The first Lebanese migrants arrived Nigeria on boats originally heading towards Brazil from Lebanon in the 1890s. The only time I had issues with the Chagoury brothers was their relationship with that brutal, very corrupt dark goggled Kano-born Kanuri Military dictator back in the 1990s who stole over 4 billion USD of Nigerian money majorly through the Nigerian Central Bank and stashed them in various International offshore banks and tax havens. But then again, it can be quite difficult for good folks not to come in contact with such people like Abacha in the society who mix up with good folks in recreation clubs, business clubs, mosques, and more. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 1:54pm On Apr 23 |
duro4chang: Clown. How Circus |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 1:56pm On Apr 23 |
[quote author=Afamed post=129585442] Just prove me wrong. Tell us or show us, the school either Primary or Secondary school your Gbajue started and completed when he was a Gov for 8 yrs Then if I am unable to give you the $500.[/quote Hungry man |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 1:59pm On Apr 23 |
garykoeman: More crap. Someone who had an idea and blueprint during his election does not have foresight. It's a drug baron who knows neither left from right that has foresight? Sorry you need help. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by duro4chang(m): 1:59pm On Apr 23 |
blueAgent:I have hit obi your lord and saviour? Obi is a pathological liar. An ethnic jingoist. We reject him. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Ibrahimmantu79: 2:05pm On Apr 23 |
Tareq1105:Buying land on a coastal path? Do you even know the meaning of coastal? |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by duro4chang(m): 2:09pm On Apr 23 |
blueAgent:E pain am. Obi is a loser. A pathological liar. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Cantonese: 3:04pm On Apr 23 |
Paraman: Exactly why they keep saying that you APC supporters are willing to be used as lab experiments on how poverty works. Nigeria under GEJ became the biggest economy in Africa, overtaking South Africa and Egypt. In 2024, Nigeria is projected to become the fourth biggest economy. Tell us how the country has moved forward. |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by Christistruth00: 3:17pm On Apr 23 |
EmeeNaka: Nigeria Completed Abuja and can complete the Lagos Calabar Highway |
Re: ‘Misplaced Priority’ – Obi Questions Lagos-calabar Super Highway Project by blueAgent(m): 3:47pm On Apr 23 |
duro4chang:Na jobless ppl like you, dey vex for matter way no dey profit you. Jobless clown. |
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