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Thee whole Nigeria go shake because of our jubilation. President Buhari you have done this. Echoke😂🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/k1FL9zHf3p

— Kareem olusegun (@masonsokun4real) September 18, 2022

NIGER BRIDGE: BUSTING THE LIES, STATING THE FACTS
First, the chequered history and deceit of the 2nd Niger Bridge.
After decades of rigmarole by successive military regimes, successive PDP administrations promised to build the 2nd Niger Bridge during their 1999, 2003 and 2007 Presidential election campaigns. It did not.
Upon the return to civilian rule on May 29, 1999, President Olusegun Obasanjo promised to deliver a second Niger River bridge.
However, Obasanjo’s administration did not carry out any major activity on the project until five days before he handed over in 2007 to the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua. That was when he flagged off the project in Asaba in Delta State.
The handing over of the project by Obasanjo to Yar’ Adua made his (Yar’Adua’s) administration to effectively inherit a ₦58.6 Billion proposed cost for a six lane, 1.8 km tolled bridge, which was to be completed in three-and-half years.
Based on the funding structure then, the bridge was to be financed under a public-private partnership (PPP) with 60 per cent of the funding coming from the contractor, Gitto Group; 20 per cent from the federal government and 10 per cent from the Anambra and Delta State Governments.
Unfortunately, the subsequent death of Yar’ Adua on May 5, 2010 marred the progress of the project.
During the 2011 Presidential Campaign, President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan took the rigmarole a notch higher by promising the respected Obi of Onitsha and by extension the South East at an Onitsha Town Hall meeting that he will construct the bridge and if he did not complete it by 2015, he “will go on exile”. That is a direct quote. He won the election.
In the lead up to the 2015 Presidential elections, on March 10, 2014, President Jonathan alongside Mr Peter Obi and other PDP stalwarts went to the bridge site for a flag off exercise where he showcased what he said was a map of the bridge. It is on record.
Thus for 4 years (2011 – 2015), the Goodluck Jonathan led PDP administration did nothing worth mentioning on the bridge except a completed map of the bridge. There was not even a settled and effective source of an arrangement for funding agreed.
It bears mentioning that no leader worthy of note from the South East reminded him (President Jonathan) of the public promise he made to the Obi of Onitsha 4 years earlier; to even get an explanation or apology. The South East still resolutely stuck with him and essentially lost the election with him. The South East was rather fed that Buhari hated Igbos and most swallowed it hook, line and sinker.
Yet the same Buhari came in 2015 and resolved to end that perpetual deceit of the South East and Nigerians in his resolve to do right for the nation without minding who it will directly benefit.
In August 2015; after scrutinising the contract cost and other conditions surrounding the Second Niger Bridge project, President Buhari cancelled the moribund and unproductive N325 Million contract approved in 2012 by President Goodluck Jonathan for final planning and design of the bridge under the same Obasanjo PPP model with Gitto Group; which never came through.
The bridge was then redesigned by the Buhari administration to bring it up to modern and efficient standards; adding an extra lane and Bypasses plus a tolling plaza to make the bridge sustainable after construction; in line the new policy of tolling certain bridges and highways nationwide.
The bridge was then redesigned by the Buhari administration to bring it up to modern and efficient standards; adding an extra lane and Bypasses plus a tolling plaza to make the bridge sustainable after construction; in line the new policy of tolling certain bridges and highways nationwide.
I mean we were used to toll gates which are meant for not only maintaining such infrastructure but building new ones until corruption took them over. Would it be preferable that a bridge was built with tolling or that no bridge was built and no tolling. The 2nd Niger Bridge won’t be the only bridge or highway that would be tolled nationwide by the way.
Under the new arrangement, the scope of work was expanded to involve the construction of a 1.6km bridge over the river Niger, construction of two secondary bridges at Amakom Village Road and Atani Road spanning 21.7 meters each, demolition of existing flyover and construction of new interchange at Onitsha-Owerri Road.
The re-design also involved the construction of 3.3km approach road on the Asaba side and 7.0km approach road on the Onitsha side of the main bridge (a total of 11.9km link roads), a toll plaza which consists of eight lanes in each direction, and site clearing of the Right of Way (RoW) including the removal of all bush, trees and shrubs.
A fresh contract at initial sum of N206 billion was signed in 2018 with Julius Berger Nigeria to be funded by the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF); a Fund created by President Buhari to accelerate the completion of key infrastructure projects; including the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway and the Abuja – Kaduna – Kano (AKK) road.
On the source of funding and nature of the project as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, apart from the federal government seed funds through budgetary allocations, the recoveries made from Abacha loot, as part of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF), the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) was also expected to bring in other private capital which is expected to be recouped, with of course returns.
Construction of the bridge started on September 1, 2018 with an expected completion date of February 2022 and JBN kept updating Nigerians on the steady progress of the construction since then.
Today, we can say without any iota of doubt that the 2nd Niger Bridge is as good as done. Thus, the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians on October 8, 2020 that his administration would complete and commission the Second Niger Bridge before the end of his tenure in 2023 which many people did not take seriously because of our experiences has been faithfully kept.
At this point, it bears addressing the ignorant submission by some ignorance and hate driven folks about the height of the new 2nd Niger Bridge and shipping vessels.
First, the management of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) under the Buhari Administration during the redesign of the 2nd Niger bridge met with Julius Berger Nigeria Ltd and agreed on the height of the bridge because vessels were expected to turn under the bridge and that was factored in.
It might help to educate some people that Onitsha is a River Port and not a Sea Port. It can only accommodate flat bottomed vessels. Indeed, there are no sea ports in Nigeria that can take ocean going vessels. Such vessels tranship on the Atlantic Ocean into smaller vessels which can now come into Nigerian waters.
It might also interest some to know that the Onitsha River Port was moribund all through the decades until once again, under President Buhari, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) headed by Dr George Moghalu in July 2022 concession it to Universal Elysium Consortium Ltd led by Dr George Nwangwu for a 30-year period in a process midwifed by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The federal government will now dredge the river or the Concessionaire would and recover the costs over time.
So today, we have the 2nd Niger Bridge finally built and the Onitsha River Port finally activated and concession, meaning that barges can now pass under the bridge into Onitsha River Port; all made possible by President Buhari in record time. Think about the huge benefits and the ripple effects to the South East and the rest of Nigeria.
And all Buhari gets are denials, distortion of facts, abuse and discredit?
Thankfully, Buhari is not interested in commendations. He is doing what he believes is right for the nation and posterity will judge him. We only acknowledge and commend for our own human dignity, sense of decency and conscience.
#GodBlessNigeria

anuofGod:
Lol

soro naa

I know 5 politicians who are very confused right now.

1. Gov Obaseki is confused on when and how to join Labour Party, because he is wondering how to still go there and later discover that Gov Wike has also joined Labour.

2. Gov Wike is also confused on how to decamp to Labour Party because he is wondering if Obaseki will also come there.

3. Gov Dave Umahi is also confused on how to decamp to Labour Party because he is observing the moves of Wike from far.

4. Rotimi Amaechi is confused on how to decamp to Labour Party because he is considering what he would do if Wike should later join same Party.

5. VP Yemi Osibanjo is also confused on how to decamp to Labour Party because he does not want to be impeached from his office before the tenure ends next year.

All these I have seen clearly on the Mirror on the Wall.

doyinbaby:
it is still his right to contest...let him excercise his right

Doyin baby, na our rights be our problem. Most times na our rights dey blind and confuse us. Inside life.

VictorDivine:
Team relocate to the U.S and become President.


U.S President Victor Divine

You too sabi

FreeIgboho:
Ukpo is pronounced O as in open
Ukpor is pronounced OR as in organ

Yeah

Sonyboom765:
With the explanation he gave the other lunatic you still chose to be unfortunate like many of your Igbo tribesmen asking senselessly foolish question Al over NL.

Hope Sonyboom is not a product of Spermboom

doyinbaby:
Sowore is a Nigerian and can contest ....he should not be pressured to step down for anybody........

He won't win. Just to spoil vote counts for others.

SILVERLINES:
For what?

Na crime?

tensazangetsu20:
Even Nigerian leaders don't believe in Nigeria. A Nigerian senator openly bragging that none of his kids were born in Nigeria. Do what the information as you please

Our Politicians are our Problems. All of them!

Arielle:
I heard this analogy just this morning and it is so apt. Perfectly sums up the Nigerian situation.

Exactly!

ciencee:
What is the difference?
Is it the R ?

Yes. The R stands for River

KingKO22:
Now that Peter Obi is political oblivious and Jonathan became a joke you people now result into pulling Asiwaju down by all means.


Igbos are coward and miscreant for hiding under Tinubu to exhibit your grievances unsteady of facing PDP.


Spite

Igbos are neither cowards, nor miscreants.

Peter Obi of Labour Party is simply the best candidate and the man Nigeria needs desperately come 2023 presidential election. He outlined the issues that has bedevilled the country over the years proffering solutions to change the narrative once and for all. Peter Obi said:
1. I can’t sleep because I know what to do! I have gone round the 36 States of the country like I have gone round 31 countries of the world, I know the problems of Nigeria and I know I can fix them easily! Because I can see them, I can fix them!
2. Hunger takes people to the streets! Job and food will obviously take them out of crimes! That’s my specialty, creating jobs and wealth!
3. I have not come out for myself! I have come out for the millions of youths that are losing hope in our beloved country!
I have come out for the millions of women who are afraid of tomorrow and what it holds for them and their children! I have come out for the poor who are asking weather it’s a sin to be a Nigerian! For them, I have come!
4. For people who are asking if Peter Obi has ‘structure’, what structure is bigger and stronger than the collective will of the masses on whose necks the knees of the politicians have been? What structure is greater than the determination of a people who have at last decided to take back their country, their only country?
5. The battle for the rescue of the soul of Nigeria has just begun and we must all be contributive and participative in it.
6. Yes, we may not have the money to share because we didn’t steal any.We have not come to enslave but to serve.
7. Have you imagined somebody giving you money to help you? Bribing you to go and serve you? It’s wisdom to go for a permanent solution than a temporary remedy!
8. This battle is to help Nigerian youths, Market women, struggling families, students, teachers, famers, old and poor, whose helpless looking faces I see everywhere I go. It’s for these people that l, Peter Obi, have come! However, like a drowning man, they must bring out their hands to be saved!
9. In this battle, if you can’t fly, run! If you can’t run, walk! If you can’t walk, crawl! If you can’t crawl, roll! If you can’t roll, shout! By all means we must be on the move and we must be heard!
10. These people are more than 50 million of the Nigerian voting adults. They have the power. Their destiny is in their hands so they can change it. If they will it, they will win it!
11. Remember, the man with energy will always be at the mercy of the man with strategy based on synergy. With God on our side, we shall not fail and we shall not fall! May God help us!
God bless Nigeria!
12. I will rather lose doing the right thing than win doing the wrong thing.
13. Nigeria must move beyond oil; we must move from Consumption to Production nation.

You have said it all

DaveDGreat:
Funny man. You can insult the Igbos but don't want the Igbos to insult you in return? You can dish out bile but can't take what you dish right?

When the Igbos carried Jonathan's issue on their head like gala, where were many of his ijaw kith and kins? You funny ooo.

Dont mind them

Mama Peace indeed

[quote author=Parachoko post=115122449][/quote]MTN has killeded me ooo

I am considering Spectranet

Kemiawo2004:
Redmi 9c
Rom 64g
Ram 4g
Ikoyi lagos
68k
Slightly negotiable

brand new?

LadyElle:
Dreamworks integrated systems.... poor management

Sounds interesting. Please explain.

Shazzy98:
Please What are some of the courses in any Canada University/College that are not available in any Nigeria University?

They are plenty

Ok

oyatz:
Peter Obi

Why?

A

socialmediaman:
Whatever works for them, many men don’t care, many men do. If your man does, then change it, maybe add his name after your maiden name so that your old friends can still find you

I’ll say don’t argue unnecessarily with your husband and create problems in your marriage about little things like this, do what works for your marriage

You are very correct

ednut1:
https://www.nairaland.com/5089914/nigerian-woman-spotted-ritual-sacrifices

It is what it is.

University of Alberta vs University of Calgary, which is Better? & In what ways?

nymphomaniac:
Tinted glass.

Koboko

NDA Sticker

80% of the time, the driver will not be stopped.

It is what it is.

thats true

henroo2003:
#3100

The price shock me ooo. The last time it was at N1,800. When was it changed? I must have missed the News.

When did WAEC increase the price of its scratch card and how much is it now?

When did WAEC increase the price of its scratch card and how much is it now?