RichDad1:

The host communities are the one blackmailing the FG.
Are you telling me that a since the last 6-7 years this land owner are just waking up to demand compensations for their lands?
Let me tell you something , if this true , politicians would have used it as part of their punchlines during the last elections.
These ones here are just hungry and lazy opportunists.
And it their leaders can’t call them to order , then the FG should do the needful and stop the project until they are ready to be civil.

Here comes the threats, the insinuations and innuendoes......again and again.

You forgot this is Nigeria where the government also plays the victim card. They must have been requesting for compensations before the projects commenced and nobody was taking them serious. FG can shelve the project on a wimp if they so wish. This will not be the first time.

Anambra and delta una son hear.

If I hear any pin, I would never forgive you people

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

inasmuch as the government should provide job for the youths, it still remains a stupid and backward tradition, the lazy youths would come and collect money for a project that would benefit them and the community? Cant there be a MOU between both parties? I.e let a good percentage of the youths participate in the project activity?

SirVintageCock:
Here comes the threats, the insinuations and innuendoes......again and again.

You forgot this is Nigeria where the government also plays the victim card. They must have been requesting for compensations before the projects commenced and nobody was taking them serious. FG can shelve the project on a wimp if they so wish. This will not be the first time.

This is not about compensation for the lands. It’s more of settlements.
There are 5 communities, with each of them demanding N10billion as a form of settlements in project and other things. Imagine the FG and the contractor paying N50billion as settlements ?

Perhaps you need to read more about this story.

Definitely, his major example is from South East, non in the North or West. Mr man if you know the due process do it. Don't give an unnecessary excuse because when such contract is awarded it comes with implications. Example London Olympic- government have to move everybody and buy their house before preconstruction.

skywalker240:

inasmuch as the government should provide job for the youths, it still remains a stupid and backward tradition, the lazy youths would come and collect money for a project that would benefit them and the community? Cant there be a MOU between both parties? I.e let a good percentage of the youths participate in the project activity?

Most of the youths are lazy and not ready to work. They prefer drinking all day.

VivyZub:


Yeah imaginery drugs lol. Stop being deceived

Ite even better the money is thrown away.

It is a long tradition and it is applicable to all FG projects across Nigeria. Yesterday we read here how FG budget 2.6Billion Naira for compensation for Manbila power project. When it comes to a certain part of the country FG will make the provision for compensation even before starting projects but in another part of the country FG will want to forcefully take the land with useless excuses.

RichDad1:

What are you saying ? So because it’s been long makes it a good thing ?
Is providing infrastructures not part of living fine?
So the FG should abandon a project that will benefit millions of citizens because of some few greedy lazy asses?
You lots are just pathetic with your entitlement stance.

The problems at times is that when
provisions are made for compensation,
politicians, contractors & civil servants
share the money without giving anything
to the land owners.

Put your hands on your head and say, father give me wisdom.

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

What a corrupt way of reasoning! Smh

SirVintageCock:
Here comes the threats, the insinuations and innuendoes......again and again.

You forgot this is Nigeria where the government also plays the victim card. They must have been requesting for compensations before the projects commenced and nobody was taking them serious. FG can shelve the project on a wimp if they so wish. This will not be the first time.

You still failed to answer the question, whou still have been requesting compensation? The land owners or the community? Remembers as someone rightly pointed out, this project was proposed over 3 decades ago. It had been awarded and re-awarded. Even Jonathan moved to site, and you think all these times, the people directly affected by the project had not been compensated? Why now?

If the FG shelve the project on a wimp as you suggested because the communities does not allow the contractor to work, I hope you will not shout marginalisation and blame the FG of abandoning the East.

safetyInspector:
It is a long tradition and it is applicable to all FG projects across Nigeria. Yesterday we read here how FG budget 2.6Billion Naira for compensation for Manbila power project. When it comes to a certain part of the country FG will make the provision for compensation even before starting projects but in another part of the country FG will want to forcefully take the land with useless excuses.

Smh. Are u for real As in u are justifying corruption and greed Omg

mrvitalis:
Lol u expect Igbo man to give u his land for free ?

Which government takes peoples land without compensation ?

That might be their only land ...we don't have luxury of land like west or north

Who ever told buhari and APC that threats moves an Igbo man is lying to him .,...the more u threaten n intimidate the more determine the Igbo man become .

If u can't compensate the land owners leave the bridge

I don't want to insult u,but is obvious u are not igbo, I know the president is not interested in completing the second niger bridge, u completed operations python 1an2 despite the complete rejection by the people, u take federal projects to volatile north east and west bokoram could not stop u,but miscreants will only stop u when it comes to eastern region and south south region continue deceiving yourself. I am only worried that the governors from the eastern region who should come together to develop the eastern region are not interested,our people usually say that a rejected man does not reject himself.

wirinet:


You still failed to answer the question, whou still have been requesting compensation? The land owners or the community? Remembers as someone rightly pointed out, this project was proposed over 3 decades ago. It had been awarded and re-awarded. Even Jonathan moved to site, and you think all these times, the people directly affected by the project had not been compensated? Why now?

If the FG shelve the project on a wimp as you suggested because the communities does not allow the contractor to work, I hope you will not shout marginalisation and blame the FG of abandoning the East.

Exactly what Buhari is telling them.

delishpot:
Good, very good move. I am in support of this move 101%

BUHARI IS THE CAUSE OF HIS PROBLEM, HE STOPPED THE BRIDGE BACK IN 2015, GIVING EXCUSES THAT COMMUNITY NOT PAID, BUT THOSE COMMUNITIES WERE NOT COMPLAINING.

THEN, WEN HE FELT LIKE, HE STARTED THE PROJECT AGAIN, NOW THE COMMUNITIES ARE COMPLAINING BECOS EARLIER HE PROMISED TO PAY THEM MONEY WEN HE FIRST STOPPED THE PROJECT.

BUHARI WANT THE PROJECT TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS SOMETHING HE BUILT RATHER THAN GEJ OR ALLOW THE NEXT PRESIDENT TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.

mrvitalis:
Lol u expect Igbo man to give u his land for free ?

Which government takes peoples land without compensation ?

That might be their only land ...we don't have luxury of land like west or north

Who ever told buhari and APC that threats moves an Igbo man is lying to him .,...the more u threaten n intimidate the more determine the Igbo man become .

If u can't compensate the land owners leave the bridge

Gbam. Is it even Dangote trucks that will use the bridge more than any one else.

RichDad1:

Most of the youths are lazy and not ready to work. They prefer drinking all day.

Couldnt agree more.

You added toll gate to the bridge and you dont want to compensate the villagers and community buhari stop disgracing you linage zombies stay clean from drugs

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

Do u know why there are very few or no rail roads in the east? It's cos of these nonsense. Leaders in the west insisted then that the rail should crisscross the entire western region, but in the east many communities rejected it outrightly.

mrvitalis:
Lol u expect Igbo man to give u his land for free ?

Which government takes peoples land without compensation ?

That might be their only land ...we don't have luxury of land like west or north

Who ever told buhari and APC that threats moves an Igbo man is lying to him .,...the more u threaten n intimidate the more determine the Igbo man become .

If u can't compensate the land owners leave the bridge

I agree. It looks high handed for the FG to ignore the existence of people on those hands and at the same time screaming people welfare. Person wey u don evict get welfare? 100b is a fraction of the project and sounds as a fair demand for compensation. Dem no plan compensate before?

RichDad1:

This is not about compensation for the lands. It’s more of settlements.
There are 5 communities, with each of them demanding N10billion as a form of settlements in project and other things. Imagine the FG and the contractor paying N50billion as settlements ?

Perhaps you need to read more about this story.

Here is the full story;

NEWSCommunities demand N10bn compensation on 2nd Niger Bridge

Fashola, yesterday, revealed that communities along the 2nd Niger Bridge are demanding N10 billion in compensation.



Fashola said the demand for compensation is frustrating the Federal Government’s efforts to complete the project.

He said: “People who want infrastructure must also reasonably be willing to sacrifice. The amount we are facing now in claims in compensation for Second Niger Bridge is already in excess of N10 billion, just for compensation for land and all of that.

“As we speak, some people are asking us to pay N10 billion now as compensation for the 2nd Niger bridge.”
https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/09/communities-demand-n10bn-compensation-on-2nd-niger-bridge/

edoairways:

We have to do away with that archaic tradition.

And pretend people don't exist on those lands?

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

I disagree with you here my brother. These communities are just myopic. They are not looking at the long term benefits. What they dont realize is that this project would open up the area. But they are rather interested with their immediate demands. Its really a pity and it would be a shame if this project is terminated.

Inflammatory:

And they will leave and you will cry marginalisation. Don't know why the Govt is trying all to satisfy these people, they can't be satisfied. Please give them their country and let them go.

Sounds like an excuse and finding who to blame as usual. Should compensation be agreed? The FG did not even claim to make a counter offer. They know there would be resistance anywhere in the world without compensation. If they are not considering compensation then it reveals and underlying intention.

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

hope you understand the context?. Not that there won't be compensations to land owners but these land owners should stop making unrealistic demands from the contractors. That's all

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

this is the funniest thing I have read in a long time take it from someone that has visited over 200 South South and south east Communities to be modest , you are wrong very very wrong even their people working in oil facilities Chiefs businessmen will all come down for compensation once projects are involved

Niccoloimhotep:


This excuse sounds both stupid and lame to me. The almighty federal govt giving up an entire project without a fight even when the resisting force has not fired a single shot nor attacked anybody. Since when actually did the government become so weak? This is the same government that unleashed python dance and crocodile smile on ipob and niger delta militants.
I think there's a mischievous undertone to this, haba ......this is just too lame.

I want these fo-ols to cry out blood. RUGA is dead and buried. No amount of mischief or annimosity will change that stance.
Let them search for more incredible things to make Igbo man look stupid. From Igbo man being the ring leader of Zamfara bandits, to South East kidnapping Alimajiris and forcefully converting them to Christianity (to what ends?), now to this crap. This is the same government that doled out #100 billion to muderous Fulanis herdsmen who have no land or stake in this country. Igbos will remain resolute against the antics of the Fulani to weaken it against all odds and annex it like the SW.
They should all go and drink cow urine.

BuhariAdvocate:
That is very wrong.Government should know that the issue of community chasing away contractors that refuse to compensate them not just started today. Its a long tradition in our society. I'm expecting the contractor's to settle the community also government should wake up to their responsibility by providing job to the youth Because if they are living fine they will not ask contractors for money .

I doubt if you use your brain type this nonsense you wrote there .

mrvitalis:
Lol u expect Igbo man to give u his land for free ?

Which government takes peoples land without compensation ?

That might be their only land ...we don't have luxury of land like west or north

Who ever told buhari and APC that threats moves an Igbo man is lying to him .,...the more u threaten n intimidate the more determine the Igbo man become .

If u can't compensate the land owners leave the bridge