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Belvinho:
People would just do anything to be noticed. It's amazing how Autojosh's threads gets to front-page and people would think all of his post are authentic.


Just so you know, let me enlighten you a bit.
1. The so called uncompleted project is a shopping mall.
2. It is being constructed by persianas group owners of Palms Mall.
3. It is to be called Simbiat Mall
4. It will house a cinema (Viva), a departmental store (jara), clothing stores (max, puma) and a host of other brands.
5.It hopes to be completed before October.

Cheap blogger looking for online followership. It's ironic how Nairaland has turned to a place to get gossips especially those same gossips and news that have been on several amebo sites. The mods just copy the same news and gossips and quickly send it to the front page.

SMH

I past through this site today.

Guess what? The entrance into the construction site is through the finished Bus terminal.

A question for You, sir.

Why would a private construction have it's entrance be through a Government owned facility?

I see we enjoy government deceiving us.

Apparently, someone powerful is building a private investment on a Government own property with the connivance of someone in government.

Well, until the adjoining private "Mall" is completed - which is strategically located by the terminal for a good reason - it is safe to conclude that the Ikeja Bus Terminal is uncompleted.

Na wa.

The power of social media.

Autojosh, since they refused to bring this to front page, I decided to help out. No need to thank me.



See How Ambode Made Primero The Sole BRT Operator In Lagos


[b]17 March 2008 marked the beginning of a revolution in the mass transit sector in Lagos state.

That was the date that the first phase of the Lagos BRT was launched.

The introduction of the Lagos BRT significantly ushered the state away from the unenviable example of a classic urban disorder.

The BRT is a mass transit system that employs dedicated lanes, enabling buses to avoid traffic – and by extension, ensure shorter duration of journeys.

In its first year, the Lagos BRT transported an average of 200,000 passengers per day. In 2012, it carried 51 million passengers, averaging around 140,000 a day. This arrangement was very lucrative for the operator. However, in no time, the operator became overwhelmed by the patronage.

In 2012, the Lagos State Bus Asset Management Limited (LAGBUS), the company in charge of managing and operating the BRT service, began giving out franchises to private investors. Soon, 10 companies were licensed to acquire BRT buses and integrate them in the Lagos BRT scheme.

Note that LAGBUS is a management collaboration of the Lagos state government/LAMATA with the Lagos state NURTW.

As of 2016, the number of BRT franchisees had increased to about 37.

In 2016, the Ambode-led government of Lagos state abruptly banned the operation of the LAGBUS-supervised buses including those under its franchise scheme. The reason giving for the ban was constant breaches of the franchise agreement the operator signed in 2007.

Over 36 BRT franchisees, together with the original NURTW-owned BRT buses were affected. The ban prevented them from plying the very lucrative BRT corridors to load or drop passengers. They could only use the road like other private vehicles.

On November 7, 2016, the sudden banned sparked off a protest by the franchisees.

The ground for their protest was that they still had a running contract with LAGBUS – and by extension the Lagos state government/LAMATA.

Then curiously, a certain private company – Primero Transport Services Limited – became the sole BRT bus operator.

https://i68.tinypic.com/w7fxuu.jpg

Indeed, and just like the exclusivity accorded to companies like Visionscape and Alpha-Beta Consulting – buses owned by Primero Transport Services Limited were accorded the exclusive rights to operate on the BRT corridors in Lagos state.

Even more curious was that the details of the contract Primero Transport Services Limited signed with LAMATA remains shrouded in secrecy.

For instance, was there a terminal date for the contract?

What happens when the company fails in its responsibility of fulfilling its obligations to the public?

On May 16, 2016, the Lagos State Government donated 50 brand new high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles to Primero Transport Services Limited. The reason given for the donation was to mitigate effects of new pump price of petrol on its residents.

Why should a state government donate buses to a private profit-making company?

Was the Lagos state government’s largess to Primero part of the mysterious contract they signed?

https://i64.tinypic.com/2je1zcm.jpg

Primero Transport Services Limited was established in 2014.

Its BRT bus service was launched on 12 November 2015 by His Excellency Mr. Akinwumi ‘Dapo Ambode. The company commenced its BRT operation with 434 Youtong high capacity buses. It currently operates the BRT buses service on the Ikorodu to CMS corridor.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Primero Transport Services Limited is Mr Fola Tinubu.[/b]

https://autojosh.com/see-how-primero-became-the-sole-brt-operator-in-lagos/

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BabaRamota1980:
The Waterways is controlled by FG.

True. But the FG gives both private and government institutions licenses to operate on that waters. That is why the LASG have their ferries and jetties. The state government should build more jetties and introduce more ferries.

But of course, developing that mode of transport will deprive them and their cronies in the NURTW from making billions of naira that they are used to.

baddosky1:
Ambode is building ordinary pedestrian crossing and it makes FrontPage with a title making it look like he was building JFK airport in Alausa!

Why do we celebrate idiocy and mediocrity in Nigeria?

Funny.

I'm sure by the time he completes the Lagos Metroline, you will still repeat this statement, and then call the project mediocre, and then go further to say that he should be commissioning space shuttles.

python2gbera:
Armchair Writer, You're being paid by a disgruntled few to discredit LASG.. This path is very slippery.

-python2

No offense intended sir, but what you just exhibited is clearly a slave's mentality.

It looks like it was sandfilled.

ChiefAzubuike:
Na their job, they signed up for it so let them do it. Moreover they're not doing it for free. They are getting paid.

At N18, 000 per month? Haba.

BabaRamota1980:
Because AutoJosh is biased.

Ive seen his reports on topics he clearly was not grounded in.

I call it credibility issue. If you want to be a consumer advocate you have to specialize and be thoroughly credible.

Biased? When it doesn't suit your narrative then it is biase, right?

BabaRamota1980:
Because AutoJosh is biased.

Ive seen his reports on topics he clearly was not grounded in.

I call it credibility issue. If you want to be a consumer advocate you have to specialize and be thoroughly credible.

Almost 60% of what Autojosh writes about on Nairaland is about the achievements of Ambode. But when he singles out a topic to talk about Ambode's failure, then he is bias, right?

A people deserve the leader they get

ademoladeji:
I'm beginning to see your blog as misleading.

Pardon my thought bro but it's very unfair to post such report without full details.

To begin with, why can't you give us the full details of the project which has it's contract sum to be 400m Naira. I bet the sum would cover the preliminaries as per tendering processes, consultation, design, construction, monitoring and control, Auxiliaries like traffic diversions n securities.

5% retention might have been paid to the contractor after 6 months completion without defect.

However, the issue with deterioration might be linked to differences between the incumbent Gov n his Predecessor. This is in relation to maintenance culture of our system.

By the way, your pictures only show wind blown roofing but not a structural failure or defect of the same pedestrian bridge.

Try do more on investigative journalism so as not to defame.

Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, explained that government is constrained to construct pedestrian bridges over major highways in the state to solve problems of traffic snarl on Lagos roads.

In keeping with the philosophy, he said the state government has awarded the contract for the replacement of the failed pedestrian bridge at Ilasamaja on the Oshodi- Apapa expressway to Messrs P.W. Nig. Ltd.

LEADERSHIP checks revealed that skeletal work has already begun on the project which in recent times, constituted a serious problem to pedestrians. With the failed structure already pulled down, the project which is to gulp about N400 million will be completed in four months.

http://www.osundefender.com/providing-pedestrian-bridges-to-save-lives-in-lagos/

deboysben:
400 million what...



I said it fashola is the most corrupt gov lagos has ever produced

I even learnt that the new pedestrian bridge at Berger bus stop along Lagos-Ibadan expressway costs around N15 billion.

Dacronym:
Autojosh you are slowly growing an empire eh

Seconded.

24. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in a move that sparked controversy and suspicion, accorded Primero Transport Services Limited – a private company, with the exclusive right to operate on the lucrative BRT corridors in Lagos state. Meanwhile, the details of the contract LAMATA signed with Primero has remained shrouded in secrecy.

Obijulius:
Stop Posting False Information on Nairaland. Picture is from 2015.

The Fulani herdsmen have lost this election sha!!!

Busted.

Busted

Enlightening. Kudos.

Wow. Very informative.

Please, Autojosh, can I get your phone number? How do I contact you?

TundeBricklayer:
Auto you are wrong, large numbers of Anambra big men owns RR
Ernest Azudialor (Obijackson group) has 5RR
Ifeanyi Ubah Capital oil 3 RR
Bishop Okonkwo (Ekulu group ) 1RR
Chinedu Celestine Akajiobi "AKUAMIA" (Chairman, C & C Property Developers Limited) 2RR
Uju Ifejirika Brittania-U Nigeria 1RR
And many others

Sir, the title reads "40 Nigerians that own Rolls Royce".

The title doesn't say: "All the Nigerians that own Rolls Royce".

CANDYDADDY:




my mind:don't say it, dont

me:i will and must say it

my mind:please, they will bash u, pleaseee





90% of those you listed there are either drug baron, money launderer, corrupted politician.

I can swear with my left balls no one of em get that money all legally

You know, this is not a good mindset to have. In-fact, it is a dangerous mindset. One that hinders personal progress.

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Movic1:
who do you think are the manufacturers of the so called made in Nigeria/ ghana cars? one way or the other the manufacturers are still Japanese. To me all they do is assemble in disguise as manufacturing. They just change the vehicles that are built already and emblem their brand name on it..

Apparently, you didn't read the article.

AutoJoshNG:
The Kantanka, by and large, are entirely locally produced. Every component is produced in Ghana. Not bits and pieces imported from elsewhere then assembled in Ghana.

For instance, in their electric car (yes, Kantanka has it EVs), only its lighting system and the tires are imported; every other component is either built on site or sourced locally.

Which is why the Kantankas can proudly proclaim, “Made in Ghana”.

Nice research work Autojosh.

lonelydora:
Must we shout before they do their job

Unfortunately, thats the situation we have found ourselves.

Nice one. Only if the government can patronize Innoson.

Charity, they say, begins at home. I am surprised that this car brand has not been made the official government vehicle brand in the eastern states. Then other regions can follow suit.

But then, our various governments would rather go for expensive SUVs that costs hundreds of millions.

Of course, there is no way the price of an Innoson vehicle can be "padded" to be worth over a hundred million.

Na awa way.

afangsoup:
Trash

Funny guy.

You criticized but you don't want to be criticize?

But seriously, you did not make any sense in your original post.

solutionist:
Nice.

But wasn't Ahmed Musa 25 years old during the last World Cup?


Just asking.

So person cannot pause his age in peace again?

Aren't we in trouble in this country?

A country where we enjoy showering accolades on our destiny destroyers. They spend N100 on us, then they pocket N1500 for themselves and their unborn children. It is well,

I can just imagine the trauma she must have suffered. And the thought of how the entire story would affect her children. So sad.

Thank God no life was lost.

What more can one say?

Fuckyoumod:
Ask Goodluck Jonathan who had all the time in the world to bring life to all the seaports, but abandoned it, while drink kai-kai and looting in Aso Rock.

If Gej couldn't standardize Port Harcourt or Warri seaports and left them abandoned.

Is it Buhari the Bigot that would make them viable?

Guy, go to bayelsa, Otuoeke to be precise and ask gej.

It took buhari less than 3year to build a dry port.

President Jonathan Flags off Dredging of Calabar Port Channel
October 18, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday flagged off the dredging of Calabar Port Channel to facilitate navigation of larger vessels into the port as well as increase the tempo of maritime-related business in Cross River state and beyond.



The inauguration of the project also ends years of controversy and apprehension concerning the feasibility of opening the channel for easy navigation of super cargoes.


https://scannewsnigeria.com/featured-post/president-jonathan-flags-off-dredging-of-calabar-port-channel/


Jonathan: Breaking barriers with Lekki Port
DECEMBER 13, 2013

MANY issues naturally arise from the approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last week, of a deep sea port for Lagos. The most prominent is the political significance of the decision against the backdrop of allegations that the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may be hesitant in approving such a gigantic project with several positive draw-down effects on the economy of that hotbed of opposition to his presidency. Not only has it given a lie to that assumption, it has proven, once again, that the President on most occasions, rise above political partisanship on issues that border on the welfare of Nigerians.


The Jonathan administration chose to approve the new Lekki deep sea port in spite of strong arguments against Lagos which already has two of the nation’s biggest ports. Not only do they handle over 80% of the nation’s maritime activities, port operations are chiefly responsible for the traffic congestion and environmental chaos in that emerging mega city. Indeed, the arguments against Lagos are strong. With as many as seven littoral states, five of which are controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party, President Jonathan could have chosen from several other options. But he would not be swayed.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/jonathan-breaking-barriers-lekki-port/