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#neveragain shal criminals in APC make us belive we ned change but hve no plan for us.


Goooodluck Nigeria til infinity

#neveragain in jesus name

rozayx5:
#NEVER AGAIN will Buhari smell power

Several atrocities have been committed in other sectors but emphasis here is on the road construction in the state. (Have it in mind that road construction gulps billions of naira).

Below are the facts that will give you insights into the biggest fraud ever conceived and committed in Nigeria

1. The Lekki-Epe express road was initially constructed by the Jakande administration and completed by the Mudashiru and Mike Akhigbe military administrations in 1987. The entire Lekki axis was then opened up for rapid development. Between 1985 and now, the corridor has been experiencing rapid and unprecedented urban growth as hundreds of new communities, developments and estates have developed which drew large population of low and middle income Lagosians.

2. The last administration realizing the urgent need to address the fast growing problem of road congestion conceived the idea of the expansion of the existing express road into a six-lane roadway, the construction of an alternate coastal road that will run from Ahmadu Bello way in Bar Beach, along the shores of the Atlantic ocean towards Ibeju-Lekki Local Government area. The third leg was the construction of a fourth mainland bridge, from Langbasa area near Ajah across the Lagos Lagoon to Ikorodu town and detouring somewhere to join the existing third mainland bridge thereby forming a circular road around Lagos.

3. A committee was initially set up which recommended the adoption of the PPP concept to handle the project since it was thought then that because of the magnitude of the project, the state government might have to collaborate with the private sector under a Private-Public-Participation (PPP) model to handle the project.

4. Thereafter, Tinubu’s greed took control. He floated a company-Lekki Concession Company (LCC) to handle the project as a consortium and appointed a financial advisory company ARM as the financial adviser.

5. LCC immediately asked for 1,000 hectares of prime land as the contribution of the state government to the project. This was immediately granted by Tinubu and he released the c of o within weeks for 1,000 hectares of prime at Awoyaya, Abijo, Eputu and Sapati all in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area. Part of the land is now being developed as ADIVA housing and golf course project by ARM

6. The project was later jettisoned after obtaining the hectares of land and other payments from the state government and in its place; the rehabilitation of the existing Lekki expressway was adopted by the consortium. There is no basis for a toll road and 30 year concession arrangement for a mere rehabilitation and expansion of an existing road which the government could afford on its own.

7. Indeed, the Federal Government under President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to Governor Tinubu in 2006, offering to construct the coastal road free of charge to Lagos and its people from the Lekki Free Trade Zone to Ahmadu Bello Way in VI. He also sent a letter of commitment written by a Chinese construction firm to that effect. Governor Tinubu firmly rejected this offer and instead opted to abandon the coastal road project which the concession was initially meant for and instead signed a 30 year concession for a toll road to his company.

8. The rehabilitation work commenced in late 2006 with the expansion and rehabilitation of the Ozumba Mbadiwe end to Mobil building and the 49.4km main Lekki road rehabilitation started in 2007 shortly after Fashola became Governor

9. By this time, Fashola’s crony-Dr Tunji Olowolafe was made chairman of LCC and the entire contract was awarded to HITECH. HITECH is owned by both the Chagouris and former Gov Bola Tinubu who is the Chairman

10. LCC was given a 30 year concession (note that all their concessions are usually 30 years) with no competitive bid, no competing quote and no professional evaluation. The whole thing was packaged by Tinubu and executed by Fashola for their own selfish interest.

11. To further confirm this, Tinubu has built a multi-billion naira state of the art hotel-the Oriental Hotel along the express road. Conveniently, the toll gate is located a few meters before the hotel coming from VI so that the hotel clients wouldn’t have to pay toll. Even, special entry and exit points (including a roundabout) have been constructed for the hotel and the multi-level car park beside it (also owned by Tinubu) by the construction company using tax/toll payers’ money. Talk about creating a personal empire. One man owning an express road and a multi-billion naira hotel.

12. The 49.4km two-phased project is to cost an outrageous N50 billion which the innocent citizens and particularly the residents and indigenous communities of Lekki, Ajah, Epe and Ibeju areas will cough out over the next 30 years while Tinubu, Fashola, Olowolafe, the Chagouris and their other collaborators and their unborn generations will be smiling to the banks. A simple arithmetic shows that cost of construction averages N1billion per 1km. This did not include the 1,000 hectares of land and other costs already incurred by the Lagos state government. This must be the most expensive road anywhere in the world! Meanwhile, there will be 3 toll plazas in a 50km stretch!

13. Already, the rehabilitation work which started in 2006 has only achieved less than 2km in over 3 years; meanwhile, the consortium has only concentrated on building the toll plazas rather than first completing the two phases for the convenience of residents. Residents in these areas spend more than 6 hours daily on the road while the situation will get worse during the coming rains. This has disrupted the lives of the citizens and no proper alternate road was constructed by the consortium.

14. The entire Lekki axis hosts millions of indigenous people who are fishermen and farmers and have occupied their lands for centuries. They are largely poor and agrarian from villages like Ajah, Badore, Elegushi, Ajiran, Sangotedo, Abijo, Ibeju, and all communities in Eti-osa, Epe and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government areas. These indigenous people along with others living in the area are now being forced to pay toll to enter and exit their fatherland.

15. These people who have been subjected to economic misfortune occasioned by seizure of their lands by this government are now been economically drained by the imposition of toll gates within their communities. There has never been any consultations with the people neither was there any environmental impact assessment before the commencement of the project.

16. THE BIG FRAUD

This is the biggest fraud ever conceived!

(a) A road that was initially constructed by two previous administration and that belong to the Lagos State Government is now being jointly owned by Tinubu-the former governor and Fashola-the present governor through his crony-Dr Tunji Olowolafe under the consortium LCC

(b) LCC was appointed without conforming to the Public Procurement Act of 2007. There was no public bidding process, no competing bids from other consortium and the fact that the former Governor and the present Governor have personal interest is criminal in nature.

(c) LCC will collect toll from the taxpayers of Lagos over the next 30years. The amount to be collected was not subject to any negotiation or law by any regulatory agency. Which means it is arbitrary and could be changed without notice anytime through the duration of the 30 year lease.

(d) In addition, landowners and prospective builders of homes are being charged heavily as infrastructural charge, land use charge and personal income tax and are now required to pay road tax or toll. This is multiple taxation in its worst form.

(e) The people’s livelihoods have been disrupted for the past 3 years without compensation and there is no alternate road anywhere as it is in practice in other parts of the world where there are toll roads.

(f) A concession that was granted for the building of a coastal road, 4th mainland bridge and expansion of Lekki road has now been turned into mere rehabilitation of an existing road for the same 30-year concession. This is fraud

(g) Fences are being built around the toll areas to box residents within the area. This has security and safety implications. If there is a major emergency like major armed robbery operations, civil crisis, major floods, fire incidents etc and residents need to be evacuated in a hurry; there will be major massive bottleneck at the toll plaza as there is no other escape route except through the lagoon or Atlantic Ocean. Remember the Oke-Afa mass drowning incident of 2002. God forbid!

(h) The owners of LCC have also received cash payments and land grants from Lagos state government in addition to the 30 year toll. These payments and land grants were initially made under the agreement that the 4th mainland bridge-Lekki road-coastal road would be built. It is therefore criminal to obtain compensation for a project only to turn around and reduce the scope.

(i) Several prominent Baales, residents and associations have voiced their objections over the years but were arrogantly ignored by government and LCC. The Eti-Osa Heritage Group, Concerned Residents of Lekki-Ajah (COROLA) and other Indigenous groups have expressed reservations and berated LCC for what they considered inequitable for the residents.

(j) We indeed wonder what the Lagos State House of Assembly is there for if it cannot raise its voice to protect its citizens. The House is indeed culpable as it remains ineffective when this entire charade is going on under its watch or is the House of Assembly another conquered territory of both Tinubu and Fashola?

http://www.theheraldng.com/biggest-fraud-ever-conceived-committed/

When ure in love n that love left u, u wil kno takin ur life is mer noting, only God can save u den

watered:
So love been ever shack you? Learn to know that nothing is forever by always being prepared for the worst and being hopeful for the best.

No girl can make me commit suicide, not even Zahra Buhari nor Dangote's daughter. If she says she no dey do again haba na to find the one wey go do. Igbo girls that beg men to marry them na him dis goat go kill himself for. He didn't use his head well

Ure just a stupid big moroon, when we are talking about being united ure talkn about guest in ur own father land,I am sure ure above 70yr, dose dat destroyd dis country 4us.

In America do u kno inrespective of d state ure 4rm u can vote n govern any state,even a black man 2day is dier president 4rm no wre, that is a society that works,and a place u envy to cal ur place, ur head is so daft I swear, pple like u re whom we don't need in dis country, stupid tribalist junk azs

ibedun:
Keep quiet my friend Igbos are guests in Lagos. Were they represented at the last National Conference.........NO! Ask yourself why.

I was in Awka a short while ago........God punish anyone who says I was at home there just because I am a Nigerian. I was a guest there in all ramifications, same when I went to Kano. Why are these Nigerians not trooping to Sambisa forest?

Igbo and Hausas and other non-Yorubas are guests. That is well understood by everyone except the ................You guessed! (Bloody Igb*s)

#neveragain we will alow those that killed democracy rule us, #neveragain will we keep recycling old leaders, #neveragain shal we be tramped upon by Bokoharam . Goodluck Nigeria till 2019

#NeverAgain shal Nigerian weep in jesus name

I tank God years back I never did dis,I almost n I almost, d more I tryed d more my spirit conquered it, 2moro I can say a beta stori God willing

Tank u, leave @b2mario alone, dey tink dey can fool us again

ChimaAdeoye:
Wow!.
This analysis clearly show Ochendo is a big thief.

Whaooooo I love dis

If dis is true its a wonderful news

My mum engineered my life wre it is 2day wit the help of God, so I pray it does not hapen cuse d wife wud ve to leave my house no mata what the reason may b

Nigeria wil 4eva remainone, no body or no tribe can devideus, 2geda we re winners

I feel 4u dier, just kno some re not worthy to b in our life, God has a very good reason 4everytin, d worst u cud do is to b sobber n commit sucide cuse dat wud make him more hapy, leave it up n free ur self, diers notin bad dat wud hapen to u dat has neva hapen to ordas, but dey overcome it u too can. Just b strong n smlie God s in control

spicelady:
My boyfriend and I have been dating for 14months now, and we have even made plans for our wedding.

This afternoon my friend called me and told me that my boyfriend just did his traditional marriage yesterday. I didn't believe until she showed me pictures.
He initially told me that he was going to the village to see his uncle.

I am typing this in tears. How can someone be this wicked
I am actually contemplating suicide right now.

Oboy I can't stop laffin @dis hour of d nite cuse of ur post, una no go kill person here, abeg wetin she carry 4 face lols

Blakjewelry:
U no dey see her face? Those boys get mind oo

I don't ned anyprove to tel me God exit, 4me d air alone I breath in is more dan a prove he leaves in my life if not urs

This country self, I tink we ve not heard d last of dis wahala, I just pray all dis tings won't boil to somtin else,the odds s just against Johnathan I so wish he win but dis s a heavy game on him now, God help us al

Our leaders ve realy failed us in dis country,dis days while singing national anthem I tink we shud just remove dat (d labour of our hereos shal nt b in vain) cuse all of them 4rm 50yrs n above re a failure, I wiil only count d military dat defend dis country to b one, d rest re failures,
Imagine in Nigeria we can't move 2geda n leave as one, I don't even kno if we re praticing a confedral system of govt self, tufiaa

jeffmyson:
Shame of a nation. I can't imagine a Nigeria in 2015, after more than 50 years of independence, people are running away from their businesses, work and community because of elections.

The most annoying and shameful aspect are the youth! Actively preaching and threatening violence should the outcome not favour their candidates! The country belongs to the Youths, yet they want to destroy everything by themselves!

Imagine! Southerners running away from the north, Northerners running away from the south and we all believe there is ONE NIGERIA. We need to rethink as a nation and reawaken our consciousness!

Nigeria is heading to the cliff! Wake up people! Wake up!! We are all doomed!!!

Diers notin to post,Abia wre I come 4rm n wat I kno ve noting to show abeg

The paid slowpoke is just leavin in his own World, Ikpeazu my feet, even d name means failure in Igbo, tel me who wants to associate wit failures, leave them alone we wil teach them a lerson. Nxt month

asha80:
Remarkable ikpeazu's name is the name of every lips in aba...haha you are a clown and must be having a laugh...tell all that to someone who does not live in aba or have people who live there....so ikpeazu performed as ansepa deputy chairman and the person in charge of aba right?do you even know aba?lol abeg

We don't need d gods or any1 to tell us any body associated wit TA.Orji wud b a failure, Abians wise up n let's free our self

Pple shud just b careful,politic is nt do or die

Do u mean free?

Yess I love this

Scholes007:
I will vote for GEJ because he has performed not because he is in PDP .
I will vote against Ikpeazu because he was hand picked by our almighty governor who have built ultra modern project only on paper and has failed to pay salaries...i will go for ALEX OTI but will vote PDP if they field Dr Samson ogah. Simple

Uve ur own opinion,n I belive its only u n ur set dat has benefited 4rm d misrule of abia state for 16yrs, a man dat can't even effectively clean Aba wants to bcome our Govnor, a man dat uses tugs to chase pple to pay up n stil don't use d money being paid to clean Aba u caal dat thief saint, ur master Orji today govern us for 8yrs and noting to show about only to bring out his 2nd in comman arm robber to clean us dry more.

My broda 16yrs of both Orjis in Abia state n diers noting to offer n noting on ground, we wil never again make that mistake okay, so go n tell dem

Remarkable:
---modified--- and I couldn't help but see you called or referred to Ikpeazu as a failure? can you specify the role in which he was a failure and and reasons you think he failed? or proof he failed.... (as far as I know, his job in cleaning up ABA is his campaign backbone... so I await your response).

.. and please, watch or listen to his speech and his outline or plan and roadmap for Aba, the city you all want to crucify T.A. Orji for, and tell me again how you dare call a professor a failure.

The hypocricy of people stinks at times, "T.A. Orji ignored Aba, T.A. Orji ignored Aba!" ... now T.A. Orji zones the governorship to an Aba man, a transparent and fair primary takes place, the most capable man is elected, and the reason some goons like you call him a failure is?

at times I wish he loses so you will vote Oti and he will give y'all free concerts every month and tell you he used your monies to pay them artists.Where is Ikpeazu from?

Please, in all honesty, honest and lets go from there....

Also tell me where Ikpeazu's past jobs were... and that of Oti as well.

I am an Umuahian.... and we believe in fairness and equity... if you want to tell me that someone from Aba will not vote Ikpeazu because of an umuahian in the person of T.A., then I don't know what to say to you...

Who told u Ikpeazu is our choice, when haz a faailure become our choice, if u don't kno wat to say here plee fvck off abeg

Remarkable:
what if Abians decide that it is Ikpeazu they want to lead?

All of you that call T.A orji the worst thing tohappen to Abia state, do you all know how umuahia, a state capital, hasd been before and now./after T.A. Orji?

My own is that you can not decide for someone else what is best for them, if they say it is A against B... its their choice and you have to respect that.

End of.

I go to MFM once in a while,I waz told dry fasting is not even taking water in, so who s rite now if u guys claim its not writen that way

I tink we shud just 4get parties n vote in d rite person inrespective of his party n wre he s from, APC n PDP 4me s shit

fijiano202:
That's nice....Jimi agbaje has vision but at the wrong party.....
PDP is a failed party
APC is a failing party
They are both clamoring for change...pls who are we to vote for...
Lets choose the right candidate regardless of party..
Change starts from you

Even say I kno even sabi u make I say HBD to u, wish u unending grace

Abia Govnor is a Failure,plss if ure in Abia don't vote in PDP for Govnor again,I take God name beg una, Ikpeazu haz noting to offer to us

Abiagirl777:
You have tried but your research is half baked.
1. To start with the new bende LGA comprises of villages lyk Alayi,item,bende,nkpa,okporoenyi,ugwueke ,eziukwu,igbere and some more not the communities in your nkpa u listed which i've never heard or came across.
2.They are not 3million in no.
3. God will punish the incumbent Governor,tell him.
Btw,iam frm Alayi by birth,but marriage no.

sory Old Bende is 3million that waz a mistake , the present Bende s 128.227 sory for the mix up .

on d villages its been corrected we re all learning here

YEA

Beesluv:
Mr Akin looks cool