GEJ directs road repair.

In a civilized society, will this make news?
Does he need to direct FERMA and Ministry of Works to do the work they are ordinarily paid for on a monthly basis?

Until he commissions the repaired roads, I wont be moved.

we dont need stories,actions is what we need

Pls WHY CANT U GUYS READ BEFORE SPITTING RUBBISH COMMENT

The man did not say he promised anything, he SAID WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

SO I DONT UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SO MUCH HATE.

I was never a GEJ supporter, but the fact is that the man is already there, so we must let him work. Instead sitting there and spitting out DISCOURAGING comments, why not join hands to assist govt in achieving its policies.

Afterall, if you dont believe in the govt, then u have no right to expect it to work

All these spitting of bitter words is getting too much. Even during the obasanjo regime (which is reputed for the grossest embezzlement and corruption) it was not as bad as this! GEJ is a human being, Nigeria can not suddenly become shangrila overnight!

19,999 promises - 2 fulfilled one's, remains how many? Retardeen

From the comments on this thread I think Mr. President should forget about roads and invest in EDUCATION! The English here is heartbreaking.

Cut this Man some slack here.What is it?he simply told you folks he has heard your plea and is doing something about it.May God help him realize his dreams if good .

in the same manner he(jonathan) declared state of emergency in our power sector 2 years ago. if emergency is lasting this long, who knows how long "HE DIRECTS" will take?
abeg, mr. president, u are boring. steal the money wey u come steal and leave us alone.
no matter what you have directed and declared, we are saying NO TO FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL.

Retardeen has spoken - in 20years time - u will see road - another wasted opportunity to redeem Nigeria

blackpanda:

Pls WHY CANT U GUYS READ BEFORE SPITTING RUBBISH COMMENT

The man did not say he promised anything, he SAID WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

SO I DONT UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SO MUCH HATE.

I was never a GEJ supporter, but the fact is that the man is already there, so we must let him work. Instead sitting there and spitting out DISCOURAGING comments, why not join hands to assist govt in achieving its policies.

Afterall, if you dont believe in the govt, then u have no right to expect it to work

All these spitting of bitter words is getting too much. Even during the obasanjo regime (which is reputed for the grossest embezzlement and corruption) it was not as bad as this! GEJ is a human being, Nigeria can not suddenly become shangrila overnight!

u want to talk sense into yoriba tribalist, or northerners who believe ruling nigeria is their birthright?

all the yoriba critics where were they when OBJ was draining the country, he spend $50 billion on power and still no light. The hausa's and yoribas have been ruling the country for the past 50 years nothing to show for it. GEJ is there for less than a year and they are crying blood and thunder. I don't blame them, I blame the useless kaikai and ogogoro drinking ijaw people, who put the whole niger delta into the mess.

Kx:

GEJ directs road repair.

In a civilized society, will this make news?
Does he need to direct FERMA and Ministry of Works to do the work they are ordinarily paid for on a monthly basis?

Until he commissions the repaired roads, I wont be moved.

I agree completely with the quote above.

It is because the institutions of governance have been systematically abused and weakened over the years that our nation has made such slow progress. Why must the President give a "directive" before some people will do their job?

I believe strongly that for our country to fulfill its potential, the institutions and machinery of governance must be strengthened. People in charge of these agencies and parastatals must be held accountable, and those who are derelict in their duties should resign, be sacked or punished as the case may be. Why, for instance, should the Minister of National Planning still remain in office even after admitting that Vision 20:2020 is no longer feasible? Such admission is a tacit statement to the effect that he has failed in his job.

Until we strengthen our institutions to operate independently and proactively instead of waiting for "presidential directives", our progress as a nation will remain painfully slow.

QED.

I used the Lagos - Ore - Benin express road in August and there was so much delay and holdup for about 5 hours at Ore. I noticed that the holdup was due to repairs on the road. I was however pleasantly surprised when I used the same road in November as there was less delay and holdup. Also there was marked and significant improvement on the road. I can say that more than 60% of the repair work had been achieved when I used the road earlier this month November. I believe that before long the entire road would be fixed. I must commend GEJ's government for a job well done. I have noticed that for over the past ten years no serious effort had been made by previous governments to repair the road. WELL DONE MR PRESIDENT.

Good one Mr president,Thank You for listening.

good idea but also remeber to provide jobs to most unemployed graduates.

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