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iwaeda:
N7.5bn for one kilometre, one meter cost N75million only, what a country. Who did the valuation and how was it bidded for.

Na 7.5m per meter I calculate.

I'm crying right now, 7.5 billion! Is that how this guys are cashing out??

Thought he said he can't say it until the first section is completed, so what changed? Why didn't he say it during his interview with Arise TV?

Emu4life:
Shameless thieves.
Is the road made of Gold and Diamond??
7.5 Billion is outrageous

Hassanmaye:
I'm crying right now, 7.5 billion! Is that how this guys are cashing out??

onuman:
The cost is scandalous.
Who did this to PBAT? Tinubu must be having an ulterior motive for this road, a motive not good for rest of Nigeria.

It was reported that Otti spends 10 bn per km of road in Abia, your ilk are all over the thread explaining. But here you are calling a person a thief for 7.5bn on coastal road. Oya, open the thread to see explanation.

https://www.nairaland.com/8536242/abia-state-holds-record-most#137069327

Racoon:
This is all the accountability and responsibility Dave Umahi was supposed to exhibit but may, as usual of government appointee under this lawless govt, he was grandstanding over pride and arrogance.

Simple answer he could have given Rufai of Arise TV 🤷🏿. "I need to check the books again, I promise to feed you the answers during next live interview ''

This guy takes us for a joke sha.

Racoon:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/10/13/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-costs-n75billion-kilometer-tinubus-minister-umahi#google_vignette

I hope that road go be fly over from Lagos to Calabar

Why news people no get sense.
He said the coastal road cost per kilometer is 11.5bn.

The 7.5 came when he was comparing it to a regular road.

How come they didn't see this.?

Racoon:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/10/13/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-costs-n75billion-kilometer-tinubus-minister-umahi#google_vignette

The Nigerian Union of chartered Civil Engineers should come and help us to verify this seemingly fraudulent quotations of this David of a guy..

iwaeda:
N7.5bn for one kilometre, one meter cost N75million only, what a country. Who did the valuation and how was it bidded for.

kingsways:
This sort of outrageous daylight robbery is an impeachable offence!

N7.5billion!!!

1 km
That is a 1000 metres
That is 100 meters {which sprinters run in less than 10 seconds) multiply by 10

3 meters lenght by 21 meters in width of pure thick concrete with street light, road markings and sometimes bridges and asphalt.

Oga how much do you think it costs to deck a house now? Multiple that by 5.

Im not saying they didn't inflate, but the figure is not far fetched if you are actually an engineer.

Alaigbo:
The perosn doing it is better than Julisu Berger that does not mean the price is still not outrageous

How can Hitech ever be better than Julius Berger in road constriction?
Hope you knew the meaning of what you typed?

Nwaikpe:
COREN is supposed to arrest this man for ever brandishing himself as an "engineer."

In essence, Rufai Oseni was always right after all.

All those that were referring to Rufai as a small boy because their APC paid them 30k with one free laptop, I hope they will return to ask for forgiveness?

Umahi finally swallowed his pride and answered a simple question days after he was asked. Probably the response of Governor Makinde humbled him. Even at that he responded arrogantly to Governor Makinde. Umahi with his acclaimed knowledge, forgot that Governor Makinde answers such simple accountability questions daily as an Engineer.

Now I think Umahi, Ebonyi youths and others who abused Rufai Oseni should swallow their pride and apologize to him. Certainly with Umahi’s costing, even his supporters by now should be asking him simple accountability questions.

That's very good Mr umahi

iwaeda:
N7.5bn for one kilometre, one meter cost N75million only, what a country. Who did the valuation and how was it bidded for.

Okay.

But your ilk were explaining 10 bn per km by Otti in Abia. When e reach una turn, there is always explanation. Funny people.

https://www.nairaland.com/8536242/abia-state-holds-record-most#137069327

Umahi biko why did you make this big mistake of telling the amount? You have given failures attention they are looking for.

We told you to ignore them and you didn't listen no.problem we are going to remove you as Works minister and move you to other ministry definitely.

You goofed badly, we told you focus on the construction and deliver it, we told you shun distractors they are hell bent to ruin anything called forward march in Nigeria because they lost in 2023. Focus and deliver that was the key we gave you.

Ok na...

Loot ooo

Its ur time, but just remember what goes around comes around ....and hopefully that money can be transfered to ur account in Heaven when its time to receive the Lords calling.

Racoon:
Imagine how much a contract is costing per KM when it is not even Julius Berger that is doing it.

Na Julius Berger dey do this one for Otti wey dey cost 10 bn per km? Funny people.

https://www.nairaland.com/8536242/abia-state-holds-record-most#137069327

iwaeda:
N7.5bn for one kilometre, one meter cost N75million only, what a country. Who did the valuation and how was it bidded for.

So, if 1 kilometer costs 7.5billion, 1 meter, by your own calculation will cost 75million. Right? O ti ye mi.

maxiuc:
Emefiele will be a child's play continue whatever you are doing with impunity

Tinubu might escape but you will never

Nothing like justice for Umahi

Otti sef no go escape. 10 bn per km, shuoo.

https://www.nairaland.com/8536242/abia-state-holds-record-most#137069327

Nwaikpe:
COREN is supposed to arrest this man for ever brandishing himself as an "engineer."

In essence, Rufai Oseni was always right after all.

All those that were referring to Rufai as a small boy because their APC paid them 30k with one free laptop, I hope they will return to ask for forgiveness?

How was Oseni Rufai right after all?

lastmessenger:
This is outrageous in my opinion. 7.5billion per Km. This is nothing but a high way of fraud

Then Alex Otti's case is what? 10 bn per km..

https://www.nairaland.com/8536242/abia-state-holds-record-most#137069327

APC is the best thing that happened to Nigeria. And fortunately we will be in it for a long time

We're in great problem in this country! Can you explain how you arrived at that figure? .
There's need to overhaul all this criminals in our political system

Is this road supposed to be a top priority right now when the existing east west road is in a total mess and not yet completed? Every sensible person already knows that this coastal road is just to open up the privately owned eko atlantic.

It took Rufai Oseni and the other Seyi Makinde to get this information from Umahi.

Shame on him.

Chucks13:
Umahi biko why did you make this big mistake of telling the amount? You have given failures attention they are looking for.

We told you to ignore them and you didn't listen no.problem we are going to remove you as Works minister and move you to other ministry definitely.

You goofed badly, we told you focus on the construction and deliver it, we told you shun distractors they are hell bent to ruin anything called forward march in Nigeria because they lost in 2023. Focus and deliver that was the key we gave you.

Ok na...

Bros, you said it all. God will bless you. I wouldn't blame Sen. Dave Umahi, he's not just tough enough. Someone like Wike would not make such a mistake! Whoever has any meaningful projects to deliver in this country should form deaf and dumb till he's done. If not, these haters and losers would not allow him do anything because they'll always pick holes even when they have nothing to offer.

Quest7777:
It remains a wonderment, how this coastal highway became a priority for Tinubu, amidst all the pressing issues in the country.

Why not instead, maintain the existing road linking Lagos to Calabar, and channel the money to solving more pressing issues.

because it is the only avenue to loot money. Road construction is like honey to them. Channel to loot.

criticism is one of the easiest thing to do, remember Tai solarin criticism of babangida government, babangida called him and told him youve been saying all sort what can we do to make this country a better place, solarin adviced that a peoples bank will help and babangida approved and made him head of it, after 6month he went back to babangida asking for resignation that he now understand what it means to handle nigerians. in the nutshell we all can say all sort why because we not in umahi shoes

Quest7777:
It remains a wonderment, how this coastal highway became a priority for Tinubu, amidst all the pressing issues in the country.

Why not instead, maintain the existing road linking Lagos to Calabar, and channel the money to solving more pressing issues.

He chose to do the coast road just for bragging sake!
He said it during the launch of the project in Lagos!

yemre:
Bros, you said it all. God will bless you. I wouldn't blame Sen. Dave Umahi, he's not just tough enough. Someone like Wike would not make such a mistake! Whoever has any meaningful projects to deliver in this country should form deaf and dumb till he's done. If not, these haters and losers would not allow him do anything because they'll always pick holes even when they have nothing to offer.

You are right bro. God bless

Racoon:
This is all the accountability and responsibility Dave Umahi was supposed to exhibit but may, as usual of government appointee under this lawless govt, he was grandstanding over pride and arrogance.

As that the time Oseni was asking Umahi that question he is very much ignorant about the calculations and cost

He went aggressive just to cover up the shame, shebi he said he is professor and average cost per kilometer is incorrect question

Now baba is answering same questions he pompously discredited incorrect