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Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Newlymarried(op): 7:58pm On Oct 30, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bWej0ArdZU

The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council says it has arrested a prominent expatriate contractor involved in vandalising streetlights in the territory.

The AMMC Coordinator, Mr. Felix Obuah, disclosed this on Tuesday, after inspection of some ongoing streetlights repairs and maintenance.

Though he didn’t mention the name of the foreign national, the coordinator said the company operated by the contractor was well known, adding that the suspect would face full wrath of the law.
According to him, the contractor involved in vandalising the streetlights to enable him to get the contract.

Obuah said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had directed the agency to ensure that Abuja is lit up.
The coordinator explained that Abuja streetlights is divided into 21 lots, with 18 lots inspected so far vandalised and undergoing intervention work.
He said there was an impression that those vandalising the lights were scavengers and miscreants until the discovery that high-level contractors were involved.

Obuah said, “The minister of FCT has given us matching orders to make sure that Abuja is lightened up, and as a matter of fact, I embark on the spot assesment with my team to make sure things work well.

“Abuja is divided into 21 lots, today will inspected almost 18 lots. We have discovered that most of those areas have been vandalised, which some are undergoing intervention work by my team.

“We are not impressed with the level of vandalisation that had happened in some of those lots. But I am impressed with my team for living up to expectations especially with the ongoing maintenance work on Yar’adua way and Jabi areas, the light has been restored but some are yet to be restored.

“We will make sure that within a short possible time, the issues is restored. Most a times we thought is scavengers or miscreants that are involved in vandalising the streetlights, not until today that we are able to discover that high level contractors are involved in sabotaging the good efforts of the minister and AMMC.

“We have arrested a very prominent contractor, an expatriate who is involved in vandalising these streetlights to enable them get this contract.One of the expatriates has been arrested and is in detention, there are full evidence to that effect.
“Our report will be submitted to the minister. we must make sure that those vandals and the people buying the items would not go free.

“We can’t be buying and installing while miscreants and expatriates are vandalising it, sabotaging the good efforts of government is wrong.”
https://dailytrust.com/popular-foreign-contractor-arrested-for-vandalising-streetlights-in-abuja/#:~:text=The%20Abuja%20Metropolitan%20Management%20Council,ongoing%20streetlights%20repairs%20and%20maintenance.

Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Kewtt: 9:06pm On Oct 30, 2024
Wike is working. Atiku ruined the chance to have Wike as president.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Bobloco: 11:47pm On Oct 30, 2024
Kewtt:
Wike is working. Atiku ruined the chance to have Wike as president.
Tinubu can then make him president after his tenure
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Isokoboy(m): 10:23am On Oct 31, 2024
Ahhh....no wonder
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by 10mobile: 10:23am On Oct 31, 2024
Hmmm. The same way they build software and also build viruses to attack the software and then, build antiviruses to sell to us as the solution to the antiviruses😂

Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by fredoooooo: 10:24am On Oct 31, 2024
Liars say his name ...
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Marvyx(m): 10:24am On Oct 31, 2024
Normal life, after vandalizing, he'll go and bid for contract to restore it back and then cycle continues.

Explains the reason why Nigeria isn't getting better soon. A lot of people are benefitting from how the country is retrogressing.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by techbro1: 10:24am On Oct 31, 2024
T-Pain economy don make expatriate hustle dirty hustle grin

Lock that dirty thieving expatriate up for 1 year at least. There should be zero tolerance for vandalism.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by GloriousGbola: 10:25am On Oct 31, 2024
No name, no video. Sounds like bs.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by jaxxy(m): 10:25am On Oct 31, 2024
Reminds me of Dangote refinery and government cat and mouse.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Patriotic9ja(m): 10:25am On Oct 31, 2024
Felix Obua AKA Go round don enter Abuja? Wike don relocate Rivers state to Abj. But he is supposed to call names. All this one fit be format and scam
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by diverseconcepts: 10:25am On Oct 31, 2024
SMH!
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by AbuTwins: 10:25am On Oct 31, 2024
undecided

The secret go soon come out!
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by FashionCookie(f): 10:26am On Oct 31, 2024
Maybe he don work them refuse to pay am.
Make una dey learn to dey give us full gist.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by omoadeleye(m): 10:26am On Oct 31, 2024
Just business strategy,


Create a problem for the people and make people pay for solutions from you
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Atarakpa: 10:27am On Oct 31, 2024
Mention his name or keep the news to yourself
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Exousiang01(m): 10:30am On Oct 31, 2024
When Nigerians are doing worse why won't the foreigners join in.
He has only done what he saw Nigerians doing.....

Imagine people removing the railings one the new Niger bridge, people removing infrastructure on the just renovated Third mainland bridge. People removing rails from tracks.

I saw someone in Benue breaking the road, asked him why, he said cars were speeding past his house so he was breaking the road for speed bumps.... It was a newly constructed road....

That's said
The foreigner and his gang members must be brought to book.
Yes I said his gang members because it is not posible for a foreigner to do this without Nigerians by his side
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by oglalasioux(m): 10:34am On Oct 31, 2024
Same with the power grids. Contractors are the ones vandalizing our power grids. Forget that bandits yarn.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Originalsly: 10:34am On Oct 31, 2024
Hmmmm ......he was given matching orders .... abeg ... it's marching orders.


Colonialised mentality and inferiority complex at work .... he can't name the contractor nor his company. These are the sissies we have in power.... men in their own land submissive to foreign men. And we wonder why so many women are becoming lesbians.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by bigdammyj: 10:36am On Oct 31, 2024
Noted.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by ecomalchemistt(m): 10:43am On Oct 31, 2024
More than a lot
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Bellotelli: 10:45am On Oct 31, 2024
Marvyx:
Normal life, after vandalizing, he'll go and bid for contract to restore it back and then cycle continues.

Explains the reason why Nigeria isn't getting better soon. A lot of people are benefitting from how the country is retrogressing.
I've also thought about it. The same thing is happening to our electricity sector. I believe that high level contractors are involved in sabotaging government efforts using proxies. No wonder little or no gains has been made despite the huge investments in generating electricity.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Mindlog: 10:49am On Oct 31, 2024
Prominent expatriate contractor, no get name? huh
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Timmi: 10:53am On Oct 31, 2024
Newlymarried:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bWej0ArdZU



https://dailytrust.com/popular-foreign-contractor-arrested-for-vandalising-streetlights-in-abuja/#:~:text=The%20Abuja%20Metropolitan%20Management%20Council,ongoing%20streetlights%20repairs%20and%20maintenance.
Why not name the so-called foreign contractor? I am quite sure that if the contractor is a Nigerian, they would have name it.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Firefly2017(f): 10:53am On Oct 31, 2024
No wonder, we woke up one morning and noticed almost all the street lights destroyed, like someone deliberately bent them over, it was strange, cuz there was no strong wind or storm, the previous days, and these were street light installed not more than 6months ago. Along mabushi express way. That foreigner must face the wrath of the law, haba!!!
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by ClassicMan202(m): 11:00am On Oct 31, 2024
You spoke so much, only to make little sense.

Why not name the contractor for transparency sake?
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by iCauseTrouble: 11:02am On Oct 31, 2024
grin
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by ObalendeCMS: 11:03am On Oct 31, 2024
Name the freaking contractor.

You bunch of fraudsters!
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by Houseofglam7(f): 11:10am On Oct 31, 2024
Mtchewwwwwwwww
BS
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by ruggedtimi(m): 11:12am On Oct 31, 2024
If na work wike na no1...But his saga with Sims na him want use mxss him reputation up.
Re: Popular Foreign Contractor Arrested For ‘vandalising’ Streetlights In Abuja by FARA4GA: 11:18am On Oct 31, 2024
Name please
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