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okonja:
If returned as requested, would you guys be able to maintain it duly?

Araoluwa005:
he is a clueless buffoon

demolinka:
Why did Jonathan revoke the concession in the first place? The most important road in Nigeria? Jonathan sef!

GogetterMD:
Good question

kross01:
Don't always sound bitter, you have a duty to humanity to be and act intelligent. Bi-courtney had that concession for how many years (right from the days of Obasanjo) and did not, i repeat did not do even a hundred metres of work on that road. Jonathan came, saw the importance of that road to Nigeria's economy, revoked the contract from Bi-courtney, broke the whole Road into sections and awarded them to Julius Berger and RCC-the current contractors handling the project. If he didn't take that step, Lagos -Ibadan express way would have been still there, a project in conception for ages to come

XXLDICK:
[s]If road should be built on PPP, how would the private enterprises get their money back? Would the road be tolled

If so, roads should be built strictly by governments.

Commend Fashola ko
Very ineffective minister. What am I even saying They are all ineffective[/s]

Araoluwa005:
lie

kross01:
I'm open to learn the truth from you then. While a it, you may go through the following links then come back and tell me the truth;
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/107689-at-last-fg-revokes-lagos-ibadan-expressway-bi-courtney-concession.html

https://www.nairaland.com/1108044/lagos-ibadan-expressway-fg-kicks-out

kross01:
Don't always sound bitter, you have a duty to humanity to be and act intelligent. Bi-courtney had that concession for how many years (right from the days of Obasanjo) and did not, i repeat did not do even a hundred metres of work on that road. Jonathan came, saw the importance of that road to Nigeria's economy, revoked the contract from Bi-courtney, broke the whole Road into sections and awarded them to Julius Berger and RCC-the current contractors handling the project. If he didn't take that step, Lagos -Ibadan express way would have been still there, a project in conception for ages to come

kross01:
I'm open to learn the truth from you then. While a it, you may go through the following links then come back and tell me the truth;
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/107689-at-last-fg-revokes-lagos-ibadan-expressway-bi-courtney-concession.html

https://www.nairaland.com/1108044/lagos-ibadan-expressway-fg-kicks-out

XXLDICK:
If road should be built on PPP, how would the private enterprises get their money back? Would the road be tolled

If so, roads should be built strictly by governments.

Commend Fashola ko
Very ineffective minister. [b]What am I even saying [/b]They are all ineffective

bettercreature:
Edit your post you are contradicting yourself

lonelydora:
Choose you this day on which side you are.

XXLDICK:
Nigeria's side. I'm a patriot

Araoluwa005:
Sir that was Jonathan side of the story jare. what of babalakin(bi-courtney) side. I think it is more political

XXLDICK:
If road should be built on PPP, how would the private enterprises get their money back? Would the road be tolled

If so, roads should be built strictly by governments.

Commend Fashola ko
Very ineffective minister. What am I even saying They are all ineffective

kross01:
The truth is almost everything in this country has a political undertone to it but if i may express my humble opinion, to me babalakin was not performing. Go see the MM2 terminal extension in lagos that was awarded to them, same story of non performance. Don't know if they have settled the law suit on that when they tried to kick him out

bettercreature:
Public private partnership is still the best solution to infrastructural deficit anywhere in the world
Construct the road,install toll gate,collect your money then remove your toll gate after few years
That is how its done in the developed countries,i actually dont know what is wrong with Nigerians

kross01:
Don't always sound bitter, you have a duty to humanity to be and act intelligent. Bi-courtney had that concession for how many years (right from the days of Obasanjo) and did not, i repeat did not do even a hundred metres of work on that road. Jonathan came, saw the importance of that road to Nigeria's economy, revoked the contract from Bi-courtney, broke the whole Road into sections and awarded them to Julius Berger and RCC-the current contractors handling the project. If he didn't take that step, Lagos -Ibadan express way would have been still there, a project in conception for ages to come

kross01:
The truth is almost everything in this country has a political undertone to it but if i may express my humble opinion, to me babalakin was not performing. Go see the MM2 terminal extension in lagos that was awarded to them, same story of non performance. Don't know if they have settled the law suit on that when they tried to kick him out

mapet:
Thing is Babalakin as a smart layer, gets govt to sign tightly worded contracts, to the extent that you can hardly get him out without seriously sweating and settling him. Previous govt blundered on the terms of contract they signed with him....... MM@ has hardly grown.

DropShot:
Only Liepods and perpetually bitter people don't appreciate Fashola. Bi-Courtney sef no too try.

Their hero failed to complete major projects he inherited, including those that would have benefited his immediate constituencies such as East West road, and Bayelsa infrastructures.

He couldn't even do anything meaningful with the 2nd Niger Bridge despite using it to deceive the gullible Liepods and Biafrats, yet they're ready to die for him.

What a confused set of people!

kross01:
Thanks a lot. You at least understands his mode of operations. My question is why the guy still keeps winning contracts even with such track record

WorldRichest:
The management of Bi-courtney Nigeria Limited has asked the Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to return its concession to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which was revoked by the previous administration.

A statement on Monday by the company said it felt vindicated by Fashola’s comment on a national television station on Monday that government’s failure to honour contracts impacted negatively on infrastructural development.

The company after commending Fashola for the sincerity, urged him to take the next right step by returning its rights.

The statement read, “Mr. Fashola was responding to questions on whether the government is still open to concessions and public private partnership as a way of bridging the gap between the infrastructure deficit in the country and government funding, which is inadequate and also if he will be revisiting the power privatisation programme. The minister also said the way successive governments jettisoned contracts had done a great disservice to Nigeria.

“Bi-courtney, which is a pioneer infrastructure company in Nigeria was awarded a build, operate and transfer contract to build the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, but the contract was cancelled by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

“The company has insisted that the cancellation is illegal and that the Federal Government and the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, need to respect the law and allow Bi-courtney complete its contract.

“The spokesman for Bi-courtney, Mr Akeem Alaaya, says he hopes the minister will take the next logical step and hand back the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to Bi-courtney, whose concession was illegally revoked. The money the government is now expending on the road, he added, can be used on projects that can attract private sector funds.”

The legal advisor to Bi-courtney, Mr. Tola Oshobi, according to the statement, said the infrastructural development of Nigeria had been slowed down tremendously by government’s inability to understand that it was only through public private partnerships that the country would get the rapid development it deserved.

http://punchng.com/lagosibadan-road-bi-courtney-hails-fashola-wants-concession-returned/

Oildichotomy:
Most of us heaved a deep sigh of relief when the contract was annulled by GEJ in 2012. It was obvious from the get go that bicourtney was playing politics with the road after they were awarded the contract mid 2009.

And for these same idiots who could not source the needed funds to build the respective sections of the road to have the effrontery to come to the press and say all these wash says much about how they take gullible and forgetful Nigerians.

mapet:
When previous govt put patronage over professionalism you get things like this. In fairness Babalakin only needed to do so when on his first few projects and he would have built a reputation for himself, but I think these people had little background on running organisation of the magnitude of jobs at their disposal. Then you can understand how they run short.

Araoluwa005:
lie

Araoluwa005:
he is a clueless buffoon

demolinka:
The contract wasn't awarded by Obasanjo; he had left govt before 2009. I'm not a fan of the Babalakin guy, but think about it, why would he refuse to repair "even a hundred metres of the road" for four years, and for no reason. He practically had to source for greater percentage of funding, since it was a PPP, and most Nigerian financial houses were willing to yield. Okay, GEJ awarded the contract to Julius Berger and RCC in 2012: what did they acheive in 3years? Egungun be kiavul