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Story..you go explain tire

Under the watch of Tinibu, this country is finished.
Tinibu has already stolen every kobo in our treasury.
Shame to all APC supporters. Bunch of thieves.

It was an impeachable offence from the start. Even Umahi defending this project was brought on later. The project was awarded when there was no FEC and the National Assembly.
Na to reward Oga Presido business partner of many years and lending of Executive jets and funding for the electioneering process in 2023

iwaeda:
A real Professor of Engineering. No design for the project, when we said so, some people called us names. No budgeted funding, spur of the moment project, already dedicated to Tinubu.This is IMPEACHEABLE offence.

The minister put the adjusted cost at approximately $5.5m per kilometre, based on an exchange rate of N1,330 to the dollar.

@ a full 750kn, this comes to $4.1bn and @ 1330/$ (interesting but let's leave it for now), that is a total of about 5.5T NGN.

“Who fixed this N15tn that people are just, you know, brandishing everywhere? Who fixed it? And let me also clarify that nobody has the right to do an average cost and multiply by 750,” he said.

People have a right to make estimates. There are people who job is just to critique the numbers that come directly/indirectly from the government. And in a democracy, that's very allowed.

So dear Mr Minister, try and get the facts straight for the good of the country.

First of it’s kind an engineer constructing a coastal road without a design,it will be full of frauds.

Fekumzi123:
Nigeria is working well. We may not be perfect but there are plenty foreigners who work and survive here. If you think this country is that bad, just relocate to Europe or one of our neighboring country. You will come back to your senses and appreciate this country.

..but Tinubu travels to abroad Europe for medical treatment..why can't he do his medical treatment in Nigeria if the medical sector and Nigeria is working well
Politicians children travels to abroad Europe to school at universities over there..why can't they school here in Nigeria if the education sector and Nigeria is working well

Fekumzi123:
I am not complaining or criticizing people that are working. I am a public servant and I know people who complain will do worse if they ever find themselves in corridor of power.

Criticizing people who are serving the public is part of democratic rule and if you are not comfortable with it, it means you are planning to take us back to the military regime.


People are still criticizing Trump even in the US. Even Tinubu criticized and called presidents before him names. I don't know why it should be an issue for you.


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Wike needs to take over from this man after 2027.

Professor of Engineering 😂😂😂😂

OriOko88:
It's just weird that it's Tinubu's appointees and ministers that are de-marketing him. They've been constituting nuisance everywhere online saying gibberish since Monday. Iv never seen a disorganized government like this Tinubu's cabinet in my life. Just contradicting themselves everywhere online.

The other day his campaign dg said Tinubu cannot solve insecurity problem,then this muntula also saying a $11b road project doesn't have a design. Gbogbo yin o onkr

You see why Wike is more of an asset to the President than all these disasters in the APC sabotaging Tinubu's chances.

Project that costed 7billion usd

Umahi built an airport that ebonyi state did not need at this time just to siphon funds.
A terrible Davil umahi.
Someone who should be answering for murder

Racoon:
Dave Umahi the Prof Engineer your said what? When the Arise TV journalist asked about even the EIA of that road and Rufai of Arise TV also asked about the cost/km of the same road, Umahi went berserk grandstanding in idiocy.

So a $15T super coastal highway of fraud/corruption. Guess the senseless people hyping this fraudulent man can see that he is empty. Dave Umahi

The idiot has shot himself in the foot 😁

Dogalmighty17:
It is obvious this man doesn't know what he is doing. No engineering design was done? Then what formed the basis for the properties demolished so far? The 750 million dollar loan already collected for this project was expended on what grounds?

A project was awarded to a company. Didn't that company submit a bid? If it did, what was the figure it quoted and on what basis did it come up with the figures? If the minister of works is saying no engineering design was done, then this means Hitech, the company handling this project, came up with arbitrary figures.

No special funding vehicle was created for this road. That means the road was captured in the budget or it should. How much then was budgeted for this road? Who came up with those figures?

He did not say no Engineering design was done. He said no single Engineering design for the entire 750km. Rather they do the engineering design pers section of the road length

Omooba77:
https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-has-no-single-engineering-design-umahi/

Lagos–Calabar Highway: N15 Trillion Cost of Road is Unknown, Appoval Was Given for Sections - Umahi

It cost about $5.5 Million Per Kilometre to construct a carriageway.
I had to go back to the archives in our ministry to compare the costs. If you look at Section Two, which is… pic.twitter.com/6RJ2KE5BjV

— ARISE NEWS (@ARISEtv) October 23, 2026

This is malicious quote! He said there is engineering design on sections by section basis and not total engineering design for the entire project all together.

TheChameleon:
This is why we recommended a nonIgbo engineer.

Fire this guy jare. He no sabi pass 3Sum Troublesome Massages.

Just like your non Igbo 'president' should be fired. Right?

iwaeda:
A real Professor of Engineering. No design for the project, when we said so, some people called us names. No budgeted funding, spur of the moment project, already dedicated to Tinubu.This is IMPEACHEABLE offence.

Have you worked for a construction company before? I have worked for 17 years in charge of accounting and project costing in a Nigerian/Romanian outfit. The company majored on world Bank and multilateral agencies assisted projects. In a project of this magnitude you will find it difficult to have one fixed cost. It's broken into lots or sections and costed according. The designs are equally in this pattern.

Dave is right. In this type of project there will always be cost and design adjustments as new issues are discovered. The overall cost can only be known at the completion of the project.

Too much politics against this project. Why are people not politicizing the Sokoto Badagri super highway? Can you see what we are doing to ourselves in the south?

Why are Nigerian youths so ignorant and lacking in comprehension? Unfortunately, everyone wants to contribute to national discourse. David Umahi said there is no single joint engineering design for all 750km; the design was done section by section, which is an engineering standard for big projects.

This is Engineering worst practice!

Design Engineering is best practice; it encompasses Scope Statement (inclusions & exclusions, EIA, planning for materials vendors will purchase, fabrication, actual construction, et al.

I don't think he really meant what he said...

Let's take this video down before international engineering communities see/hear this & conclude that's what Nigerian engineers do!


So, I hv a house to build, so I build the foundation first, then decide what next to build...You see why buildings collapse & road projects fail in Nigeria?

I had forgotten. I am not commenting on this stuff again. This is rage baiting.

I had forgotten. I am not commenting on this stuff again. This is rage baiting.

You are a dullard! Your own engineering design is to demarcate a very narrow Niger bridge. You are a liability to mankind!

I had forgotten. I am not commenting on this stuff again. This is rage baiting.

I now fully understand that most Nigerians have a comprehension problem. There is a huge difference between having no engineering design at all and not having a single comprehensive design capturing the entire project. What is available, rather, is a section-by-section engineering design.

Haba! Well, I do not expect much from the same class of persons who said the State Police Bill will never see the light of day. Their Agulu Messiah is busy jumping from one party to another, serving party jollof rice. No single campaign plan for what to do to make a difference. It is only an expert in dishing out no existing figures and no realistic political positions.

The other one whose former principal will never recommend for a job has become a social media influencer hustling for Elon Musk's urgent 2k, rather than coming up with a better plan.

In all, PBAT till 2031.

It is well!

**DID AMERICA BUILD A HIGHWAY WITHOUT COMPLETING THE ENTIRE DESIGN FIRST? YES. BUT THERE IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.**

The US provides a relevant example in Missouri's New I-64 highway reconstruction project, a $524 million project that began construction in March 2007 and reopened fully to traffic in December 2009.

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the project used a **design-build** arrangement, combining design and construction under one contract. MoDOT explicitly explains that construction can begin on sections as their designs become ready, while design work continues elsewhere.

Sources:
- Official project details: https://www.modot.org/projects/newI64
- MoDOT's explanation of design-build: https://www.modot.org/db
- US Federal Highway Administration guidance: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edc-2/designbuild.cfm

So, Minister Umahi's argument that a 750km highway can be designed and costed section by section is not inherently wrong. This approach exists in established infrastructure systems.

**BUT HERE IS THE CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE:** MoDOT describes a defined project, an established programme budget of $535 million, specific delivery goals and a contractual framework assigning responsibility for design and construction. Its official project page also provides environmental documentation.

The Federal Highway Administration confirms that design-build can allow construction to begin before the entire design is complete. That does not mean a government should proceed without an adequately defined project scope, appropriate engineering for the work being undertaken, cost controls or required environmental safeguards.

Therefore, the right question about Nigeria's Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is not simply, "Why is there no single design for all 750km?"

The more important questions are:

1. What feasibility studies and preliminary engineering informed the original decision to build the highway?
2. What detailed designs and soil investigations were available before construction began on each section?
3. What was the overall estimated project cost, and what is the current projected cost of completion?
4. What procurement arrangement governs the design and construction, and who bears the risks of design changes and cost overruns?
5. Were the legally required environmental approvals obtained before the relevant construction activities began?

**My position is simple: phased design is an internationally accepted practice, but it must operate within a transparent and accountable project framework.** The Missouri example establishes that overlapping design and construction can be legitimate. It does not, by itself, prove that Nigeria has followed the same standards.

Let the government answer these questions with project documents, contracts, cost estimates and independent technical scrutiny. Nigerians deserve evidence, not just political arguments for or against the project.

Many of you who deliberately misinterprete news information such as thisndeserve lengthy jail term to have your brains corrected. Did you not read where the clearly stated documentation were proceed in section instead of a single one for the entire 750 KM road or you think this is 0.3 KM Alex Otti celebrate to fool your likes.

iwaeda:
A real Professor of Engineering. No design for the project, when we said so, some people called us names. No budgeted funding, spur of the moment project, already dedicated to Tinubu.This is IMPEACHEABLE offence.

itzadorable333:
Normal. They create funnels to channel, divert and embezzle funds meant for 'national projects' while they send spokesmen to placate and sweet-tongue the masses leaving them with x's and o's.

Can you imagine?
This is the reason all countries including previously poor neighboring countries have all left us behind.

Abakelike civil engineer imagine starting a massive 750km road project without doing any environmental assessment or cost analysis?

Dogalmighty17:
It is obvious this man doesn't know what he is doing. No engineering design was done? Then what formed the basis for the properties demolished so far? The 750 million dollar loan already collected for this project was expended on what grounds?

A project was awarded to a company. Didn't that company submit a bid? If it did, what was the figure it quoted and on what basis did it come up with the figures? If the minister of works is saying no engineering design was done, then this means Hitech, the company handling this project, came up with arbitrary figures.

No special funding vehicle was created for this road. That means the road was captured in the budget or it should. How much then was budgeted for this road? Who came up with those figures?

Julius Berger can never involve themselves in such a fraudulent project.

TheStoriesOfMan:
But to you databoys, he's the best man from the SE. Better than Peter Obi.

Don't mind the bigoted clowns🤡