See where Asso Of Professional Criminals has landed this country. Buhari will remain the worst thing that has happened to Nigeria in history. His cluelessness is second to none, and His FAILURE is massive. I don't have pity for those who shouted Sai baba and today are victims of what they stood for, I only pity those who never supported this failure of a government. As for those who marketed this FAILURE to gullible Nigerians, posterity will never forgive them.
Keep your advice for your state governor your opinion doesn't matter here. Akwa Ibomites are OK with the development that's going on in their state period.
okeysoninv: do you really know what is called human capital development resources. if you like build 100 lanes of road without improving the human resources of your citizens is good as a show off. what your governor is doing is just a show off. how many vehicles are plying through those routes. money that should channel in industries and commerce you are applauding them for nonsense show off. in the same uyo , number of Keke is greater than private motors . udom is a disgrace to humanity.and you half baked graduates are not ashamed .
You guys should keep your advice to your state governors. Stop coming to other people's threads to condemn what your state governors can't do in where you guys come from. Have you been to Akwa Ibom before? if you have, did you see Akwa Ibom people standing by the roadside with plates begging you for food? Pls tell me o!
OVB123: You just describe the true scenario in Akwa Ibom? That state needs to invest on her people.
Here's another fooool spewing trash. There's no tribe in this country that's not doing nanny jobs. So you haters should spare us of this stupid talk. The truth is that Akwa Ibom State is rising, let haters like you continue to spit fire we don't care.
OriOko88: Scanty cars and houses everywhere. This kind of road is meant for densely populated areas like Lagos and ibadan. This is wastes of resources. Make dem invest in people by creating jobs.. Mk all those akwaibom youths doing house help jobs for lagos get engaged in their state. What Is d essence of making broad roads without people and cars plying it
This comment has revealed your level of ignorance. When that ring road is marked, you'll see that it's a 10 lanes road. That's how you people are busy calling the 8 lanes Edet Akpan Avenue 4 lanes
Benesis: Akpa mi idem oo Op jus off me with the level of the caping. I come wonder where for Uyo nnyinn ami we get 10lane..
R mean say Spring road go be like 40 lanes for their eye.
Poverty is everywhere in Nigeria, including where you come from, so stop talking trash. Akwa Ibomites like THE DEVELOPMENTS that are happening in their state, so your opinion does not matter here. Go and face your state, thank you
phransix2: But the people are still in abject poverty, it's high time they make all these translate to better lives of it's citizens.
May God Almighty continue to bless Akwa Ibom State with selfless and visionary leaders. Indeed! Akwa Ibom State is Rising! Haters can go and soak with their bad belle hatred.
Hunchogee: IDONGESIT NKANGA AVENUE (3RD RING ROAD) A WORLD-CLASS MASTERPIECE BY HENZEK ENGINEERING
By Emmanuel Nicholas
Indigenous construction firms were never trusted with the construction of a massive superhighway with 12 lanes, such as the Third Ring Road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
Never in the history of the state did anything close to that happen because such jobs were reserved for construction giants like Julius Berger, RCC, MCC, etc.
Many indigenous construction firms that bid for such projects did so solely to raise their profiles. Without a doubt, Governor Udom Emmanuel is a leader who believes in cultivating and developing the Akwa Ibom brand as part of his Dakkada Philosophy.
Besides, the Dakkada Philosophy invites all Akwa Ibom people to conquer their fears, break down the barriers to their success and rise to the faith of their greatness.
That is why the governor’s decision to allow an indigenous firm, Henzek Engineering, to compete with multinational construction companies should be commended.
While the company has shown itself as a rising star, it has also demonstrated its ability to compete on an equal footing with multinational construction corporations.
The high-quality delivery of the Third Ring Road, which is nearing completion, is a strong statement that if given the opportunity, an Akwa Ibom person can excel in any profession.
The quality of the work is evident to all, but more importantly, the meticulous finishing of the road has dissuaded critics who had argued that awarding such a large contract to an indigenous company would be a waste of public funds and result in subpar service.
One of the problems of road construction in Nigeria over the years has been durability rather than inflated costs, and Engr Uwem Okoko, Managing Director of Henzek Engineering, deserves all praise for meeting the contract's obligations.
The Third Ring Road was built in accordance with the required engineering methods, according to those who are familiar with the project.
Every step of construction was handled with strict engineering precision - the demolition and removal of unsuitable soil, grading and sloping, preparation of the subbase, installation of the binder and surface course, asphalt surfacing as well as installation of butt joints and transitions.
A thorough final roll will complete the project and deliver a five-star superhighway to the state.
But let’s get back to the basics. Earthwork is one of the major phases in road construction and involves the removal of topsoil, along with any vegetation before scraping and grading the road area into a finished “formation level.”
This is usually done using a tractor shovel, grader, or bulldozer. Below the formation level, it is important that the strength of the soil, also known as the “subgrade,” is tested prior to the beginning of earthwork.
That was what informed the decision of Henzek Engineering to remove over six feet of unsuitable soil, refilled the road with pure red earth and compact it in three stages during the earthworks.
A high-quality precast drainage system was developed before the earth was refilled, just like other multinational construction companies do.
Where necessary, underground drains were constructed to adequately evacuate and discharge flood water to their terminal points.
Following the completion of the earthwork, the company built three levels of subgrades, each of which was around 50 meters in thickness .
Before the binder course was rolled, the stone-base concrete was laid out to the desired subgrade thickness, which was about 100mm.
The company's approach to asphalting has also left many pondering why such a large quantity of bitumen was poured on a single road.
This is because after the binder course was completed, three levels of asphalt were laid with the stage measuring 50 meters of rough surface bitumen, second stage also measured 50 meters (and contained small stones mixture) and while the finishing was done with pure nylon asphalt which gave the road its smooth and glassy spectacle.
Idongesit Nkanga Avenue is 9.5 kilometers long and has 12 lanes; two middle-road drains, two side drains, six concrete road dividers, and three roundabouts with water fountains at the Oron, Nwaniba, and Aka Road connections. The last two lanes of the lovely road are illuminated by solar-powered floor lights and double middle floor lights. Another appurtenance of the road is the provision of a concrete floor on the median with a narrow earth path for planting trees and flowers.
As part of safety measures, the company has not only installed iron barricades along the entire length of the road to prevent users from indiscriminate crossing but has also created crossing points at every 100 or 200 meters.
The two last lanes of the superhighway are provided with concrete-top walk paths and holes for planting of trees to beautify the road.
The high quality, the sheer magnificence, and the sense of durability of the Third Ring Road have made many wonder whether it was constructed by a local company. And the answer is a resounding “YES.”
When it comes to the construction industry, Henzek Engineering has proven the pundits wrong by making a bold statement with Idongesit Nkanga Avenue finishing .
The company today employs more than 5,000 workers, including both skilled and unskilled labour, and has more than 300 pieces of machinery in its yard.
That is why we can confidently assert that Henzek Engineering has what it takes to carry out any type of construction job on any given day, at any given time.
Engr Uwem Okoko has positioned the company to operate locally, nationally continental , and at the international level, thanks to Governor Emmanuel who understands that building indigenous economy provides opportunity to grow more enterprises with the concomitant rewards in job creation and poverty alleviation.
MALIGNANTGuest: Hello, This is exactly what I did after I recently ran into this family that keeps beautiful pythons as pets. First, I completely stood in agape & astonished as this rare family stormed the market Square with this little ?tamed silent killers.
I had to solicit a smooth unprovoked transition from its owner to my humble self. I admired this wonder of creation as it wriggled in between my fingers.
I briefly discussed how such were kept with the kids, feeding, housing and comfort! To my uttermost amazement, I realized they were deeply rooted in information about it. Sorry, I had to blur my Face! This is just for your information!
Power Generation is not the major problem but Power transmission and Power Distribution. States like Akwa Ibom whose Power Plant @Ibom Power Company Limited is generating more megawatts than the State can consume, doesn't have problem with Power Generation but, they have problem with Transmitting to the National Grid by Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) and then, the DISCOs will now decide when to give them their light and when not to give them their light. So as they are still talking about generating and sending the power to the national grid is a sign that the problem is still not going to be solved. What they should do to solve the problem is to; give States the power to Generate, Transmit and Distribute their power.
This is the most clueless government ever in the history of Nigeria, Buhari's government is WORST than anything WORST. The FAILURE of this CLUELESS GOVERNMENT is massive and alarming. Can you imagine the direction their thought is going? Are their BANDITS and TERRORISTs now Okada riders in the Country? Clueless, clueless, clueless
This APC is a FAKE party A party that thrives in lies and deceits Imagine hiring these FAKE people to pretend as Bishops BAT has not even won the election yet but has started to show Nigerians what they will get if they mistakenly vote him to power
Don't be surprised that some of Nigeria's University students who have been on strike since last year are still supporting the APC and this FAILED Buhari's government... FOOOOOLS will never learn. Sai Baba = YES to FAILURE!!!
They haven't recovered yet. Association of Professional Criminalzzzzz
Djkenny080: Few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the governorship candidate of PDP, Senator Adeleke, the winner of the Osun State election which was held yesterday, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, have stated that he is not aware that APC lost the Osun State election. Despite the fact that during the declaration of Senator Adeleke the winner of the election, several television channels and news media were present to show the live coverage of the declaration, Abdullahi Adamu maintained that he is not aware that Adeleke won the election.
Furthermore, Abdullahi Adamu stated that as for him, all the things that has been said about the election are just speculations. Abdullahi maintained that he must formally hear from INEC before he will be in the position to reveal the next action that APC will take. According to Abdullahi, he always read newspapers every morning before having his breakfast and he did not see the news that APC lost the election.
According to Abdullahi, the figures that the media has been reporting are speculations because the media is not INEC. It is important to note that the official result of the election has been made public by INEC. It will be understandable if someone feels surprised that the National Chairman of APC did not follow the live announcement of the result.
For now, the position of APC is that the party will wait until INEC sends the official result of the Osun State election directly to APC. Abdullahi note that it is only after the party gets the official result directly from INEC that the party will announce the next line of action.
So una no wan Oduduwa Republic again? Why are you talking as if it's only the Igbos who wanted to leave? Hypocrite, shey Sunday Igboho na Igbo man abi?
Olachase: Congratulation to adeleke of pdp tho I'm a fan of APC, I pray he adeleke moves osun state forward after all south west progress na Yorubas progress.
By next week our brothers from South East will resume with their usual words
The unending lamentations of Umahi can't change anything, even if he wails from now till tomorrow Why is he mentioning the PDP here? Was PDP the reason he couldn't win the APC Presidential ticket even after naming almost all infrastructures in his state to Buhari and his family? Umahi's unending expression of tantrums will only continue to hurt him
Senator Adeleke has reclaimed his stolen mandate from the Association of Professional Criminals It's now time for him to get to work to change the narratives of leadership in that state, as the only thing that will guarantee him re-election is his performance in office. This is the second time that Tinubu has labored in vain in recent times, first was Edo State and now Osun State Congratulations to Senator Ademola Adeleke! Congratulations Davido!