Odin13:


This road is a funny Yoruba project .. that will outdate this administration

Tinubu is just doing this for fame ..

Wetin I know

As long as hunger keep knacking Yoruba people and not just us in kaduna

As long as Yoruba land keep getting empty and Fulani herdsmen keep taking over .. with those two by two shops .. igbo men buying up large lands and fencing them

As long as Yoruba people keep deserting their land .. and pouring into Lagos .. claiming lagosians .. leaving the town with acute poverty and chronic hunger

Nothing spoil..

If Tinubu say Na costal road be his problem .. Nigerians Dey..

Inflation and hunger go just turn normal.. even his people starts eating flesh.. no one care carry on jare

Nigeria need tourism more than development

rhanoden:
Most people speaking out in support of such waste at a time when the Country is grappling with it highest debt and living crisis are poorly informed.

If you don't understand economics properly, opportunity cost, environmental impact, cost-benefit analysis, then there is no point deceiving the public on a subject you don't know. Bruce should be asked to keep quiet and listen to the experts.

Nodogragra4me:



Starting simultaneously from Akwa Ibom and Calabar bla bla ..where is the starting points in those two states ...I just traversed both states this weekend

We have news that 1 kilometres has been completed in Lagos ..where is the place in those two states

Nodogragra4me:



Starting simultaneously from Akwa Ibom and Calabar bla bla ..where is the starting points in those two states ...I just traversed both states this weekend

We have news that 1 kilometres has been completed in Lagos ..where is the place in those two states

Nightwolf1:


I really don't get it... The second Niger bridge was built because the old one has outlived it's usefulness. Still people were managing it on the fact that there was no alternative. The horrible state of that bridge considering when it built was the reason why another bridge had to be built.

Remember it is a bridge built across a River. Not a surface road on the land that is easier to rebuild or patch up.

So are you comparing a less than one kilometre bridge with a 700 kilometre road or what exactly?

eazzzy1:
The people opposing the project are doing what they have to do. They aren’t call opposition for nothing. They should know however that the current president isn’t a gentleman, he will do what he wants to do.

It’s political for some people, if Nigeria becomes better, if people get some semblance of hope, how will they campaign in 2027? Nigeria is getting better but let’s remove the man who is making it better?

The president and his team will take the praise or fall for this government performance, they have the liberty to decide what is priority and what isn’t. If you want to be a decider, win an election.

Christistruth00:


You opened your 2 eyes, like Torchlight
and saw Buhari a Northerner
Using resources from the South to heavily build up infrastructure in North to point of building Railway between Kano and Niger.
Tinubu a Southerner wants to now build Lagos Calabar Highway connecting 9 States of South,
it is now Peter Obi of SE fighting against it!
Shame!

Even Buhari's People are not fighting against the Building of the Highway

The wise men left in SE need to call Peter Obi to order

Uncle Bruce got it Right

Enemies of Progress will be put to Shame !!

Gerhards:





Thanks for posting your father photo, this your father is a very mentally sick handsome man, wish him quick recovery

seunmsg:
Peter Obi and his disgruntled obidient elements can stick to the old route 🤣🤣🤣

Nightwolf1:



No you are the ignorant illiterate here. You haven't fixed dilapidated roads yet you are constructing a new road that would take up to 8yrs to complete.

Why can't they channel the over one trillion naira for the coastal highway to fix the bad roads littered everywhere in the country since there is no money which had resulted in the slow pace of work on the other roads currently under maintenance?

Can you list the importance of the coastal highway let's see what is different from the existing East West road.

Gerhards:




Bigot stop turning this topic to ethnic issue, why don't you start the project from Calabar?

CommonSense1967:


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casualobserver:


Most of you are ignorant illiterates. Dave Umahi has stated many times that all federal govt roads are being repaired. The problem is we do t have the money to repair all the roads quickly so work is slow. He stated categorically there are just under 3000 awarded road contract and there is none where work is not on going.

Now a private company comes with a proposal to build a new transformational road with their own money. The road will cost $15b, the government will put down $1b, they will finance the rest and recoup their money from tolls. Mind you the entire budget for Nigeria is just under $30b. Should the govt say no?

Is the $15b for Lagos Calabar govt money? No!

Is they don’t build the Lagos Calabar road will the $15b go towards existing roads? No!

Are they repairing existing roads? Yes
But at a slow pace because we have no money!

If they don’t construct Lagos Calabar will it make repairs on existing roads faster? No!

Know the facts before you comment.
Existing roads are being repaired but govt has no money so it is slow.
The money for Lagos Calabar is not govt money and if you cancel the project the money will not go to existing g roads because it is not govt money.

Shattuck:
I am not from the south east if that's your thought, I am from the south south, this is very easy for folks to understand but some of you criticize dissenting opinion for political and ethnic reasons rather than logic, Nigeria has been borrowing to keep afloat since tinubu came on board, spending over one billion dollars of borrowed funds on an highway in the very first year of your presidency in the midst of economic turmoil is not the way to go, I can't criticize it too hard because it is development nonetheless, but the way you guys turn it into ethnic and political battle does not even give room for constructive criticism of the govt this was the same card you played during the buhari's regime, do you know that 4billion dollars is the amount they would spend to construct one km of road, while according to data from the world bank the same one km of road should cost less than 250 million naira, even factoring inflation 4b per km is on the high side but we can't talk about this otherwise I would be accused of being igbo, ipob, obedient etc.

Buccalcavity2:

Bro, No need explaining. I picked the elements of your argument to show you the hypocrisy that:
1. All roads don't have to be completed before new one starts.
2. Nigeria funded an expensive project when DSR was over 100%, why not now when her DSR is under 65%.
3. That an alternative road exist is not enough argument to stop new one, citing 2nd Niger bridge.
Anything short, we are being hypocritical.
Lastly, Dave Umahi took his time to explain that this is the cheapest road the govt is handling at the moment wrt cost per km for its size. Nobody has contested that! Yes it is 700km and overall cost is more. Nigeria doesn't have to complete it in 1 year, you know about project & finance scheduling. Common!
We need constructive opposition to APC, you guys just dey make them shine!

Omalicious1:



How about the other existing federal roads that are now death-traps? Is it because their children and relatives haven't died using those roads?

Nodogragra4me:


Are you comparing Bruce to Obi?

A man who founded a bank, Fidelity
Chams systems and others



What is the name of his investment ?Silver bird galleria and TV that I'd not amongst too 15 TVs in Nigeria

Of all TV stations on dstv how many times do you stop at silver bird ?

You are comparing him to a man who finances air peace to what it is today ..are you well at all or need medication

Do you know PH and Obi investment yard there

Just what he wins in PH is all of silver bird group folded together

Nightwolf1:


Mention the ones they are fixing let me mention the ones nobody has touched till date and are no longer passable.

Stupid goat.

naptu2:
Ben Murray-BruceTalks About the Lagos-Calabar Highway.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIA01B-8vqU?si=PunEAxf0y1Q6nR10

Nightwolf1:




There is no hypocrisy here. If you are a tad considerate, you should know that lives are being lost on those dilapidated roads.

A sane govt ought to know what Nigerians are yearning for at the moment before embarking on a humongous project that won't finish under 20yrs.

And if I may ask, what special purpose is associated with the coastal highway the East West road can not offer?

naptu2:
Ben Murray-BruceTalks About the Lagos-Calabar Highway.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIA01B-8vqU?si=PunEAxf0y1Q6nR10

Nightwolf1:



The common sense crooner is now senseless.

We are saying that the existing roads leading from Cross River State to Lagos State and the numerous bad roads across the country should be fixed.
The coastal highway shouldn't be a problem for now.


People are dying on these bad roads yet the govt priority is a coastal highway that we all know wouldn't be completed in 20yrs to come.

How is that a bad idea if I may ask Ben?

In a bid to support criminality they start sounding like uneducated people.

If this coastal highway is not all about criminality, they should equally award instant repairs for all the bad roads in the country and release a whooping 1 trillion naira to start up immediate work on them.

mohims:

Nne gi bu akwunna nna gi bu ezi

garykoeman:
Ibos are very selfish tribe.

Gerhards:






Yorubas are the most selfish and tribalistic tribe in Nigeria

Odin13:


This road is a funny Yoruba project .. that will outdate this administration

Tinubu is just doing this for fame ..

Wetin I know

As long as hunger keep knacking Yoruba people and not just us in kaduna

As long as Yoruba land keep getting empty and Fulani herdsmen keep taking over .. with those two by two shops .. igbo men buying up large lands and fencing them

As long as Yoruba people keep deserting their land .. and pouring into Lagos .. claiming lagosians .. leaving the town with acute poverty and chronic hunger

Nothing spoil..

If Tinubu say Na costal road be his problem .. Nigerians Dey..

Inflation and hunger go just turn normal.. even his people starts eating flesh.. no one care carry on jare

Nigeria need tourism more than development

rhanoden:
Most people speaking out in support of such waste at a time when the Country is grappling with it highest debt and living crisis are poorly informed.

If you don't understand economics properly, opportunity cost, environmental impact, cost-benefit analysis, then there is no point deceiving the public on a subject you don't know. Bruce should be asked to keep quiet and listen to the experts.

Shattuck:
so in your thinking you think it is okay to spend over a billion dollars on a coastal highway in a time like this? Those of us from the south south who see the bigger picture are definitely against this. Another thing of note is the likely corruption going on imagine spending over 4 billion naira per km when the world bank benchmark building a km of road is 220 million. btw a beer factory is even a better investment that the coastal highway at least a beer factory will create greater jobs from local ingredients from farmers to production, to packaging to transportation to supply to retail.

Gerhards:




Illiterate can you start this project from Calabar? Emilokan crew are the most useless human beings on this earth,spit

Odin13:


This road is a funny Yoruba project .. that will outdate this administration

Tinubu is just doing this for fame ..

Wetin I know

As long as hunger keep knacking Yoruba people and not just us in kaduna

As long as Yoruba land keep getting empty and Fulani herdsmen keep taking over .. with those two by two shops .. igbo men buying up large lands and fencing them

As long as Yoruba people keep deserting their land .. and pouring into Lagos .. claiming lagosians .. leaving the town with acute poverty and chronic hunger

Nothing spoil..

If Tinubu say Na costal road be his problem .. Nigerians Dey..

Inflation and hunger go just turn normal.. even his people starts eating flesh.. no one care carry on jare

Nigeria need tourism more than development

poiZon:

Am not against this project, but my question is, where will this road pass thru from AKWAIBOM EXIST to Cross river state?
Why r they focusing the project from Lagos?
Why not segment it in either 5 different prongs so we know they mean business...