₦airaland Forum

OAM4J:
[size=13pt]FEC approves 7 new road projects[/size]

… plans 3 coal-fired power stations

By FAVOUR NNABUGWU

ABUJA—The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved contract awards for seven new road projects across the six geo-political zones, just as the government is to generate income from traffic offenders among others as alternative funding to keep federal roads in shape.

Mr. Mike Onolememen, Minister of Works, said this while reeling out the ministry’s achievements in the last 100 days at a forum organised by the Ministry of Information in commemoration of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in Abuja, Tuesday.

The seven new road projects approved by the council are: the construction of Jalingo-Kuna-Lau road in Taraba; rehabilitation of Ijebu-Igbo-Olomi road in Ogun State and the rehabilitation of Ondo-Ore road in Ondo State.

Others include: Odo-Oba-Takie-Gambari-Otte on Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin road; rehabilitation of Onitsha-Owerri expressway down to Okija in Anambra and Imo states; and the reconstruction/ rehabilitation of Gbongan-Iwo road and the construction of 15 kilometre interstate road from Aiyegunle in Ondo State to Akoko in Edo State.

The minister said the government would establish a road fund and a National Road Board to guarantee steady income for road projects in the country, adding that revenues from petroleum levy and road traffic offenders’ fines among others would also be devoted to the funding of road projects.

According to him, “a major aspect of the reform will be the establishment of a Road Fund and A National Road Board to guarantee steady income for road rehabilitation and maintenance in this country while revenues from petroleum levy, adverts on roads, traffic offenders’ levies, registration of vehicles fees, weigh-bridge fees, contribution from stakeholders etc would go into road fund”

“The National Road Board will determine how the entire road networks in the country will be maintained with the funds. The agency will be private sector driven.”

The minister explained that the National Road Board would comprise the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Operators; Federal Road Safety Corps; Police; Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW; organised private sector and the Federal Ministry of Works among others.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/fec-approves-7-new-road-projects/

am not too comfortable with the above to be honest. Similar stories we were told then by the government of OBJ that led to the increase of petrol price whose proceeds the govt promised to divert in maintaining the roads which ultimately led to the formation of FERMA. My understanding is that a certain percentage of fuel proceeds goes to FERMA that is expected to maintain these roads (someone kindly enlighten me here if i am wrong). What fund is the minister talking aboout here again. what then is the duty of FERMA

Secondly, i am not in support of the Govt initiative of generating funds from traffic offenders? how much can they generate from such if the aim is to make sure Nigerians drive safely and infact it will be another avenue for those N20 officials to jack up their price therby increasing corruption on the land.

After manufacturing fictitious numbers for PDP during the past Presidential election that GEJ would have ordinarily won they are now realizing that PDP is a no-no.
I wish them Luck.

chines4:
Well u'r relationship is kind of complicated. One you don't admit cheating on your wife, never ever. Even if your caught pant down. Why did she break up with her ex, maybe she is not u'r best friend, as in you don't communicate well. She may need someone to talk to, or someone that listens to her. My wife ex's still calls her, and I don't get bothered, after all she had the chance of marrying them, but she married me. Beside I trust my wife

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=753541.msg9093535#msg9093535 date=1315332673]FG GEJ, Minister of Works are pretty damn useless

Hand over the roads to the states, let them erect tolls to raise money to fix them[/quote]I wonder what they are doing in Abuja. Which roads are they even presently doing?

i have nothing personal against him but i must confess that he has stopped using his brain ever since he joined this government. he is such a fantastic human being

werepeLeri:
Jonathan Was Never On Efcc List Of Corrupt Governors - Press Release

t is a matter of public record, as the editors of the Trust well know, that no charge of corruption was ever made or sustained against the President while he served as Governor of Bayelsa State, while his many achievements as governor of the state speak for themselves.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/goodluck-jonathan/state-house-press-release/275276139166695

Can some1 kindly ask Abati what achievements he was referring to here. its no secret that GEJ failed miserably as a governor in Bayelsa state

werepeLeri:
^^^

LOL

Where did he mention achievement? Obviously u didnt read. He is outlining a Transformational agenda. Go back and read.

LOL

Where did he talk of 100 days of achievement?

Some people have very low IQ.

Kobojunkie:
Pulled from the article . . .
in his inauguration speech of May 29th, 2011 President Jonathan promised  that he will "never, never let " Nigerians down. As his administration clocks 100 days, here are some highlights of the achievements of the President and his team in a continuing fulfillment of Mr. President's promise to "never let" Nigerians down.

Oro pesi je  

Beaf:
Bro, was something bad put in your milk as a child? How daft can you get?
In case you didn't notice, I started the thread. . . God! and there I was thinking Gbawe had run off with the trophy for unmitigated daftness.

Contribute what do you think the RASCAL, Ogbeni Aregbesola needs to do to pay his suffering workers or shatap. What can we do to make him pack back to Osun from Lagos (where he has been disturbing Fashola) and actually get his state functioning?

You started the thread and so what? Stick to ur topic joor Elepe

^^^^^^

Here we go again with his normal evasive tactic. Be on point Accursed. This thread is strictly about Osun workers, the minimum wage and Osun state government.

Beaf:
Is this the argument Osun state govt has for not paying its workers? Gaddem!
Why lie against the workers instead of simply paying them?

Unu go wound o!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

^^^^
cant u just pretend that u aren't cursed and in an unbiased way read both sides of the story and allow ur brain to work for once?

^^^^ at pix

OPONU, what correlation do i av with Ekoile? he will answer him if he deem it fit.
The bottom line is that u dont have any moral stance to demand an answer from anyone knowing fully well your pathetic past.

carefully read the reports from both sides (govt and workers). If what is said by the Govt is true as per their income and supposed expenditure if they are to pay the minimum wage then i think these workers aren't being considerate. they have to come to their senses

Beaf said:

You've only proven yourself to be the worst of liars. The FG withheld funds to Lagos for a mere 6 weeks only.
. . .But what is there to expect from a clown that battens down to defend a thief, fraudster and drug baron?

I ne[b]ver knew this Accursed Liar is this daft  [/b]

Beaf:
Answer the question ndu_chucks asked. Surely, it can't be that difficult, sir?

again

Beaf:
^
Answer the question ndu_chucks asked. Surely, it can't be that difficult, sir? Choi!

and again

Beaf:
Endorsed.

Eko Ile, what can you say about the above details on your frog-like godfather?

The accursed knows how to ask questions but will never answer a very simple direct question thrown at him. ODE.

BEAF, HAS DELTA GONE TO THE DOGS AS ALLEGED BY YOUR FELLOW DELTANS

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-741011.99999.html#bot

Na soso tori + evasive tactic he  go dey spew.

Sharaaappppp der my friend

DrummaBoy:
For me his worst critic, after me, is Desola. Kudos to Rhino too.
Greatest supporter: Beaf, closely joind by Kobojunkie.

i dont think so

PointB:
I will lose faith when Okonjo, Barth,  Aganga, and Mrs. Omobola Johnson resign. I think they would be stu-pid  to let anyone rubbish their antecedents, until then. No shaking!

fair enough? if its left to Jonathan, then it will be failure galore.

PointB:
Great team! Their ability to deliver will be measured by the support given to them by Nigerians, It is also reassuring to have the person of Okonjo Iweala (Co-ordinating minister) whose antecedent precedes her. Corruption in the Finance Ministry (and other ministries) will be reduced drastically under her eagle-like eyes. I see hope in the horizon. The next three years will be very eventful in a positive way for Nigerians who are hungry for the elusive dividend of democracy! A new daw has come!

i agree to an extent however under the unable leadership of a failure (right from his bayelsa days) whose antecedents also precedes, i honestly see no light at the end of the tunnel for now

I voted for GEJ and not PDP
here is ur report card even if its a lie.

rasputinn:
Panel that was set up to nail him found him innocent?? tell me how Nigeria will move forward when you choose to close your eyes to facts when it suits you.
[s]Well I wont bandy words or argue needlessly with you(no time),but Salami must be made to pay for collecting bribes from Tinubu to give him/ACN the governorship of certain known states

Tinubu's time will come,drug barons who loot the treasuries of states cannot continue to have their way all the time.

It's happening;and it feels good[/s]

Unnecessary comments cancelled
Show me THE FACTS and see if i wont be the first person calling for the prosecution of Salami.

Interesting
GEJ dull no be small.
After more than one year in power, GEJ has successfully added approximately less than 0.002Megawatts to the national grid (august 2010 -3800MWs) despite the fact that existing power projects were in existence before he came to power.
yet someone will tell me that we dont have a foolish President.

rasputinn:
Some perspective here
Salami has been accused of taking bribes(amounting to about N5 billion) from Tinubu and ACN to swing the verdicts of state electoral tribunals in the past,now dont you think it's possible the corrupt justice Salami may have shared the loot with some members of his constituted tribunal,therefore the most reasonable thing to do in the circumstance is to joggle the composition of that panel

Wise move

And the panel that was set up to nail him found him innocent from such. Your assumption is baseless.

Foolish Talk from Jonathan. Declare ur assets first and lets know watsup with that by comparing it with what u had before. Simply fooling himself.

jaguda:
Interesting thread, and some very disturbing comments, wow. Its never easy to stand in front of a crowd to lead, but it is relatively EASY to throw tantrums and insults from within a crowd. GEJ is not performing to your high standards (NLers) but know this, are you doing your part in creating the kind of country u want? What standout decision did u take last week? what action have u taken this week not to partake in creating a negative Nigeria? what is your plan for the Nigerian future?

[b]GEJ wasn't clueless during the elections, suddenly he is clueless. Suddenly he is now Jonasatan, Retardeen, Odechukwu and the like. [/b]We are even accusing GEJ of failings done years before got involved in Politics; and the sucker punch, someone asking GEJ to RESIGN, wow, dat would be a 1st in Naija. A sitting President resign.

Life is so funny, it works in cycles. think there is a saying about if you want to achieve sumtin new, u have to change the way u do things. Call the President names, abuse him, say what u want on NL, but what solution or suggestion have u proferred. If u have one meeting with GEJ what would u tell him?

i disagree with u. he has always been clueless even far before the elections and peeps like me raised these issues but vast majority of Nigerians thought otherwise. he is still clueless and very Foolish.
Beaf, Deal with that.

*** shaking****

Dogs are presently in charge of Abia just like Delta.

Eko Ile:
What's there to insult the clown for self? Everything people say about him is true.

We all know he is dumb and incompetent.

We all know everything that comes out of his mouth is slow.

We all know this man is a lazy underachiever as a deputy governor, as a governor and as a president.

We all know he was the only governor in the history of Nigeria without any record of verifiable accomplishment.

We all know this corrupt man loooked the other way like as the deputy governor when Alams looted his state dry.

We all know the same corrupt GEJ not only welcomed his former ex convict and international fugitive  boss with love and affection, he even made him his campaign chairman.

We all know the same corrupt GEJ sent government officials paid by Nigerian tax payers to welcome an ex convict from jail.

We all know GEJ as the president and chief security officer and commander of the Nigerian armed forces recklessly passed judgement and even exonerated suspects before any investigation and while the blood of innocent nigerians was still wet on the ground.

We all know this clueless and incompetent man is yet to show leadership in every sector of our lives and economy.

No major health care policy

No agricultural policy

No transportation policy

No security policy

No foreign policy

No power policy

No education policy

No education policy

Absolutely nothing.

Lastly, we all saw how this man looked the other as nigerians get blown up every day. Jos has been burning for years and Stijl burning and this mean spirited man not only looked the other way, he's acting as if Jos is not part of Nigeria.

I still don't know why this clown and a waste of time asked and begged to become the president of Nigeria. I'm not even sure what he thought the job description was.

All in all, this man should have been forced to resigned a long time ago.

And some1 will tell me GEJ isnt FOOLISH. abegiii, leave tory jare. This is no abuse, its simply calling something by its name.

^^^ we knew before the elections that GEJ will be a disaster. BeAF and dem no gree

i doubt this story however if its true, i believe its a Foolish move by GEJ

nahhhhhhhhhh, too much pancake.

i do not see where Bakare advocated for killing in that speech.
He spoke the truth and we all should wake up. Simple.

do u mean to say that if i say GEJ is foolish then i am insulting him
well i dont think so because he is actually FOOLISH. i am only calling him by his name
Who doesnt know that GEJ is foolish?

Ten Kobo:
A president without responsibility, s[b]itting crossed-legged discussing a none issue while his nation is on fire[/b]. GEJ makes Yar'adua look like a legend in administration.

Abi oooo. however i am happy for Mikel's

This was simply an unnecessary visit. Just a thank-you message to be carried by the media houses will do. The mere fact that the president even had the time to attend to him speaks volume. more pressing issues are still begging for his attention and he had time for this crap. Nonsense.

When will we start enjoying paternity leave in Naija?