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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by WizardOfNG: 2:33pm On Apr 21
Brendaniel:


What is the government doing?

When will you people stop this show of illiteracy and ignorance? Even the other day someone started a thread about why Nigerians only know to shout President and FG for everything.

Power is now fully deregulated. Let everyone go and face their governors about plans for adequate electricity and leave Mr.President and FG to focus on thing in exclusive list States cannot touch.

Learn to go to your Senators, Reps, LG chairmen and Governors more for things that fall in their purview instead of shouting at the President and FG always.

Bad followers have no right to good leadership.
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Paraman: 2:35pm On Apr 21
100millionGoal:


Some of you need to be picked up and stoned

I stay in the federal capital and we barely get any Ligh

Shiiit for brains
That's what you have
I can see where you stay in the FCT is where Nigeria start and end kid
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Goodday90(m): 2:36pm On Apr 21
Paraman:
You're talking as if the government is not doing anything in the power sector
how many MW do we generator as of today
So tell me what government have been doing in terms of power sector

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Paraman: 2:38pm On Apr 21
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Goodday90(m): 2:38pm On Apr 21
AcadaWriter:
The value of the road is to make your mother come.
Tunde835:
The value of the road is to make your mother come.
Same person,different Monickers

Mods do something about this
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Brendaniel: 2:42pm On Apr 21
Paraman:
Tinubu has not spend up to 1 year in power, but you want him to do what Jonathan and Buhari couldn't do all over Nigeria in 6 and 8 years respectively.

I do have at least 15hrs power supply per day.

The power sector is still a work in progress, before December 2026, majority of Nigerians should be having at least 15hrs power supply daily.

I may have taken your words seriously if only your Tinubu and most of you did not support Buhari for 8 years even when people like us where calling out all the damages Buhari was doing.

Instead you guys kept attacking us that Buhari was in the right part doing good for Nigerians and that we should give him more time till he left office and you guys including Tinubu are now talking about the damage he did...

Same thing you people are doing for Tinubu now and you want Nigerians to take you guys seriously...

And for Tinubu 1 year is enough for people to start seeing improvement no matter how little, instead the power situation has gotten worse even worse than when Buhari was there..

In my area before we get steady power supply at least 12 hours daily sometimes 72 hours without interruption during Buhari's time, but now we get about 6 hours power supply in almost 48 hours and sometimes we could stay up to 72 hours without even a flash...

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Brendaniel: 2:44pm On Apr 21
WizardOfNG:


When will you people stop this show of illiteracy and ignorance? Even the other day someone started a thread about why Nigerians only know to shout President and FG for everything.

Power is now fully deregulated. Let everyone go and face their governors about plans for adequate electricity and leave Mr.President and FG to focus on thing in exclusive list States cannot touch.

Learn to go to your Senators, Reps, LG chairmen and Governors more for things that fall in their purview instead of shouting at the President and FG always.

Bad followers have no right to good leadership.

Do you chase rats in your house if it is on fire?

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Tunde835(m): 2:46pm On Apr 21
Goodday90:

Same person,different Monickers

Mods do something about this
Trust me the other guy is not me we just both think you're an 0bidient ipig. Don't worry by the time the road is completed your mum won't be the same.
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by WizardOfNG: 2:51pm On Apr 21
Brendaniel:


Do you chase rats in your house if it is on fire?

Rubbish talk. Just confess you are ignorant and dont even know what exclusive list is let alone understand power supply, in it's entirety, is now off the FG exclusive list meaning States have full and comprehensive control over it.

Go to Aso rock and hold banner while your Governor is having a field day sleeping with all the women in your state .

He deserves to do that when all your indigenes are shouting Tinubu every second and ignoring the incompetent buffoon you lot are giving holiday pay 365 day a year yet still tasking Tinubu and the FG to come and do what your Governor is supposed to but will not.
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by loffyloffy: 2:57pm On Apr 21
plaetton:
The answer is simple.

It's payday for Tinubu.
It's a legal transfer of trillions of Naira to the Chagoury Brothers.

Fact #1: The contract was GIFTED to the Chagoury Brothers without competing tenders.

Fact #2: The Chagoury Brothers are long time business partners of Tinubu.

You can reach your own conclusions.

Yet they are building a bigger,better and cheaper (in dollar and naira terms)road, that initialy planned. Plus the potentential for a rail line on that axis.
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Paraman: 3:01pm On Apr 21
Brendaniel:


I may have taken your words seriously if only your Tinubu and most of you did not support Buhari for 8 years even when people like us where calling out all the damages Buhari was doing.

Instead you guys kept attacking us that Buhari was in the right part doing good for Nigerians and that we should give him more time till he left office and you guys including Tinubu are now talking about the damage he did...

Same thing you people are doing for Tinubu now and you want Nigerians to take you guys seriously...

And for Tinubu 1 year is enough for people to start seeing improvement no matter how little, instead the power situation has gotten worse even worse than when Buhari was there..

In my area before we get steady power supply at least 12 hours daily sometimes 72 hours without interruption during Buhari's time, but now we get about 6 hours power supply in almost 48 hours and sometimes we could stay up to 72 hours without even a flash...



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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by BigDawsNet: 3:08pm On Apr 21
Goodday90:
Nobody both online and offline have been able to enumerate the importance of the coastal roads and why it is more important than Electricity
Atleast Electricity will bring about a lot of development,why can’t the Government just repair the Existing roads
Anytime these question is asked,some people make
It tribal and try to make us forget about it

Personally I think this is just a white elephant project that they will use to loot trillions

Electricity is a project no single past or incoming president will ever do...

Hav you asked why Benin republic hav constant power and a country as rich as Nigeria can't boost of 4hrs of power a day...

Even Peter Obi won't be allow to fix it if he becomes a president
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by pharmagba: 3:12pm On Apr 21
Ops is just trying to smear the government in power simple.
Nobody has said one is better than the other except in the ops creation.
It's like fixing a dilapidated house everything is important
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Brendaniel: 3:16pm On Apr 21
WizardOfNG:


Rubbish talk. Just confess you are ignorant and dont even know what exclusive list is let alone understand power supply, in it's entirety, is now off the FG exclusive list meaning States have full and comprehensive control over it.

Go to Aso rock and hold banner while your Governor is having a field day sleeping with all the women in your state .

He deserves to do that when all your indigenes are shouting Tinubu every second and ignoring the incompetent buffoon you lot are giving holiday pay 365 day a year yet still tasking Tinubu and the FG to come and do what your Governor is supposed to but will not.

As at now, about 96 percent of the customers in Nigeria are still connected to the national grid, so that means we will still hold the FG accountable, the day my state builds and connects me to the state grid, I will start holding the state accountable, it is like you telling me to hold a mobile network that is yet to start operation responsible for MTN that I am a customer to for given poor services...

Away from power issue, the FG is the one in charge of monetary policy, economy, inflation, exchange rate, import, export, police, army, Navy, airforce, NSCDC, EFCC, DSS and so on, the state and local government do not control all these I mentioned.

So when there are issues that regards all these I mentioned, it doesn't make sense to hold my state government for what they have no control over, that is why I asked if you chase rats if your house is on fire.

The rat at that time is a smaller issue, the fire is the bigger issue, take care of the fire before chasing the rat, Tinubu here is the fire, we need a good president first before we start talking about governors and local government chairmen and so on.

No matter how good your governor is there is a limit to what he can do, he cannot change the price of dollar, inflation, police performance, import and export duty and so on in the current Nigeria structure, so why should I spend my time chasing rats when I should be quenching the fire....


Quench the fire first then focus on the rat, like I do tell you guys, both you and your Tinubu...

You people love leaving the real issues and chasing shadows, major on the minor and minor on the major, same with Tinubu....

One of the biggest problem of Tinubu's government has always been putting the cart before the horse, while he was busy putting out all those policies I kept on shouting that he was putting the cart before the horse...

Look at it today, same thing you are telling me to do here, chase govenors and leave the president.....

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by yemmit90: 3:23pm On Apr 21
Goodday90:
same thing I talked about above,instead of answears they turn to tribalism and insults

Still couldn’t tell us the economic value of the road,isn’t there a road already to go to Calabar which is even bad by the way

Both are very vital to economic development but I think you are right, electricity is the back bone of any developed economy.

24/7 electricity alone will solve about 60% of our problem.

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by plaetton: 3:38pm On Apr 21
loffyloffy:


Yet they are building a bigger,better and cheaper (in dollar and naira terms)road, that initialy planned. Plus the potentential for a rail line on that axis.

Better by what standards and cheaper by what standards to what?
Pls answer.

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Okoroawusa: 3:45pm On Apr 21
Nwaokunkpara:



It's important because so much money is involve and it is an easy mean to steal money by our ever greedy politicians
You are right. Just the way Peter Obi stole money when he was a governor as a politician.

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by HNICEARTH: 3:55pm On Apr 21
Alaigbo:
You need to be ipob to reason this way.

Is 2nd Niger Bridge more important than electricity, so why do the bridge before fixing electricity.



Because it's easier to build the 2nd niger bridge and steal money via the contract than it is to fix power.

Same way it is easier to construct the coastal road and steal money, than it is to fix power.

Just award contract, keep reviewing upwardly every budget cycle, while getting your kick-backs just like the Lagos-Ibadan express for maybe 8yrs. Anytime the masses complain, you tell them work is on-going at site.

Power People must see light or else yawa go gass!

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by AcadaWriter: 4:04pm On Apr 21
Goodday90:

Same person,different Monickers

Mods do something about this

Not same person, I copied Tunde835.
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by olas24u(f): 4:06pm On Apr 21
Forkthiefnubu:
A road that will start in and will be abandoned just after finishing the south west region , he is just developing the south west under the guise of a coastal road with the oil money that belongs to Nigeria

You must be IPOB to have these types of ideas .You people always complain about no ports in the east ,soo they will shut you up and your madness will continue. Its a 700km road from lagos to calabar that will cross about 5 states .With a train in the center to shorten the distance of the journey and reduce travelling time.Rediuce the cost of goods and services,Open up the country sides and hinter lands ,take development to the door steps of people, reduce rural and urban migration ,increase internal toursim among our people,petrol stations and all sides leading to calabar,hotels ,real estate development etc.But you are Ipbob and only sawdust is always implanted
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by DMerciful(m): 4:08pm On Apr 21
How much is the second Niger bridge?

You're making a childish comparison! Its like comparing money for motorcycle with money for ship!
Alaigbo:
You need to be ipob to reason this way.

Is 2nd Niger Bridge more important than electricity, so why do the bridge before fixing electricity.


Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by BigIyanga: 4:13pm On Apr 21
WizardOfNG:


When will you people stop this show of illiteracy and ignorance? Even the other day someone started a thread about why Nigerians only know to shout President and FG for everything.

Power is now fully deregulated. Let everyone go and face their governors about plans for adequate electricity and leave Mr.President and FG to focus on thing in exclusive list States cannot touch.

Learn to go to your Senators, Reps, LG chairmen and Governors more for things that fall in their purview instead of shouting at the President and FG always.

Bad followers have no right to good leadership.
You’re the ignorant one here.. so power lines are owned by states or FG or privates?
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Tunde835(m): 4:13pm On Apr 21
AcadaWriter:


Not same person, I copied Tunde835.
No mind am the guy na weyrey. Come internet dey cry like na Tinubu do him family strong thing.

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by GerogeI(m): 4:37pm On Apr 21
Goodday90:
Nobody both online and offline have been able to enumerate the importance of the coastal roads and why it is more important than Electricity
Atleast Electricity will bring about a lot of development,why can’t the Government just repair the Existing roads
Anytime these question is asked,some people make
It tribal and try to make us forget about it

Personally I think this is just a white elephant project that they will use to loot trillions

Tinubu has no intention of building any coastal road to Calabar. Its just the usual propaganda to use Federal funding to build a road in Lekki. The road will open up the Lekki corridor down to Epe as a parallel road to the poorly planned Lekki Epe express.

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Ezmans: 4:41pm On Apr 21
Alaigbo:
You need to be ipob to reason this way.

Is 2nd Niger Bridge more important than electricity, so why do the bridge before fixing electricity.


do you know that there is a federal government abandoned project called east west road that connects the south south to south west?
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by loffyloffy: 4:43pm On Apr 21
plaetton:


Better by what standards and cheaper by what standards to what?
Pls answer.

Bigger ..and better 10lanes plus a provision for rails against 4 lanes.

Cost per km 4bn as against 11bn
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by loffyloffy: 4:45pm On Apr 21
Ezmans:
do you know that there is a federal government abandoned project called east west road that connects the south south to south west?

East west is ongoing.. not abandoned..

The bulk of the road is completed...I drive on that road
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Odotech: 4:51pm On Apr 21
Brendaniel:


Does that justify the government spending about 28 trillion on coastal road over electricity?

Which one is more important to an average Nigerian now?
if the govt is sincere, the coastal road will speedup urbanization of riverine communities which have been abadoned by federal government for 60 years. These communities produce the oil used to develop Abuja and Lagos. It is fairness to have an access road into these areas instead of putting only barracks there to suppress the locals while forcefully drilling the oil. Road is a dividend of democracy and every Nigerian including those coastal or riverine areas have a right to benefit from it just the way city dwellers have benefitted. Road drives urbanization especially a major federal road of this magnitude. The accompanying railways too - you should see land developers buying lands along these areas, building hotels, petrol stations, bus terminals, houses and beaches in less than a decade. Everything shouldnt be about urban dwellers alone. New cities have to emerge, villages have to be urbanized. The cost of transportation from calabar to Lagos will reduce because from the riverside, the distance is shorter. Also, tinubu is not a fool. The biggest challenge with dangote refinery is the distance from Lagos to where raw crude is. In the future, rival refineries such as Bua refinery located in the heart of the Niger delta where the crude is located will be more profitable than Lagos refinery. Tinubu is only trying to help Lagos based refinery compete against the rivals in the Niger delta by shortening the distance from warri to Lagos by truck. By canoe, ore in Ondo to sapele in delta is about 30 minutes, you can't compare that to 2 and half hours of the present road. The railway component is because of crude oil transportation - he is not interested in opening up Niger delta ports, but in transporting it's crude to lagos. Tinubu doesn't really like pipe because of the excessive vandalism
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Brendaniel: 5:03pm On Apr 21
Odotech:
if the govt is sincere, the coastal road will speedup urbanization of riverine communities which have been abadoned by federal government for 60 years. These communities produce the oil used to develop Abuja and Lagos. It is fairness to have an access road into these areas instead of putting only barracks there to suppress the locals while forcefully drilling the oil. Road is a dividend of democracy and every Nigerian including those coastal or riverine areas have a right to benefit from it just the way city dwellers have benefitted. Road drives urbanization especially a major federal road of this magnitude. The accompanying railways too - you should see land developers buying lands along these areas, building hotels, petrol stations, bus terminals, houses and beaches in less than a decade. Everything shouldnt be about urban dwellers alone. New cities have to emerge, villages have to be urbanized. The cost of transportation from calabar to Lagos will reduce because from the riverside, the distance is shorter. Also, tinubu is not a fool. The biggest challenge with dangote refinery is the distance from Lagos to where raw crude is. In the future, rival refineries such as Bua refinery located in the heart of the Niger delta where the crude is located will be more profitable than Lagos refinery. Tinubu is only trying to help Lagos based refinery compete against the rivals in the Niger delta by shortening the distance from warri to Lagos by truck. By canoe, ore in Ondo to sapele in delta is about 30 minutes, you can't compare that to 2 and half hours of the present road. The railway component is because of crude oil transportation - he is not interested in opening up Niger delta ports, but in transporting it's crude to lagos. Tinubu doesn't really like pipe because of the excessive vandalism

Thank God you said if the government is sincere, so do we have to gamble with 28 trillion to confirm if the government is sincere?

Besides 28 triliion will benefit Nigerians more presently on power than the coastal roads....

28 trillion will serve power to all Nigerians that will be used at the same time everyday, but coastal roads cannot be used by all Nigerians at the same time everyday.

I am not saying the coastal road is bad but in order of priority, which is more important now to an average Nigerian?

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Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by Dafresh: 5:06pm On Apr 21
Alaigbo:
You need to be ipob to reason this way.

Is 2nd Niger Bridge more important than electricity, so why do the bridge before fixing electricity.


first 9ja bridge wasn't built with cement and roads when there's heavy trailers the bridge will be shaking so FG need to build another bridge
Re: Why Is Coastal Road More Important Than Electricity,of What Value is the Road? by plaetton: 5:20pm On Apr 21
loffyloffy:


Bigger ..and better 10lanes plus a provision for rails against 4 lanes.

Cost per km 4bn as against 11bn

You haven't answered my question of better than what ?
What is the comparison considering that there were NO competing bids for the project ?
If the project was of such an economic necessity, I am 100% sure that Nigeria could have found a Chinese or other foreign company that would have given us that project at far far cheaper cost.

The government awarding what is perhaps the most expensive project in recent times to a well-known business partner of the president the highest form of Nepotism and corruption.
Don't you think so ?

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