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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has described the reports claiming the state of Nigeria’s roads as poor to be mere hypes. .
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According to him: “The roads are not as bad as they are often portrayed. I know that this is going to be your headline, but the roads are not that bad”. .
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Fashola also said that some parts of the country faced peculiar issues like high water table, which made construction in the rainy season difficult. According to him, the South-East and South-South are among areas with such difficulties. .
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He also said that the ministry and contractors were waiting patiently for the rains to subside so that they could return to sites. .
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He said: “When I come here to announce that a particular amount was approved for a contract that doesn’t mean the amount has been paid contrary to what you suggest. .
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You are mindful also that minister of finance, different arms of government are escalating the fiscal challenges we face as a nation in trying to fund the budget.
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You are also mindful that the last few budgets in Nigeria for almost 20 years have been deficit budgets and these are terminologies that are realities and I think we should acquaint ourselves with if we are not just to report news but also educate the public.
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You must also be aware that between awarding a contract and also mobilizing to site there is a distance. First of all we have to have an agreement that is the relationship between the ministry of works or any other ministry and the ministry of justice, then there is a role that banks play, they have to give guarantee. .
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Building materials – rocks, laterite, quarry, iron rode have to be ordered, construction companies don’t keep them. .
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The process of producing blasting rocks requires approval from the office of ministers of Justice and even the office of the NSA to get approval to get dynamite. All of these are the things that go on. .
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So the point that I am making to you is that there is a distance between approval, implementation, actual construction and the result.”

Gist from Gistmore
http://gistmore.com/our-roads-are-not-as-bad-as-they-are-portrayed-fashola

Come to Uniport junction then move to Nkpolu junction in Port Harcourt.

This is a very disturbing statement from the honorable minister. Even JIDE Sanwó Olú would not say that in Lagos

Mr. Fashola, can you confirm to us that you are now a typical Abuja politician who is not touched by the feeling of the 'infirmities' of the people you govern?

#dyinghope

Our bridges are not what they look like. We pay 100 Naira just to cross this bridge every day...

Yea..... I guess you mean they are worse than they are portrayed.

Truth be told, the road are worst
I leave the office by 6pm and most of the time i get home around 8:30 or 9
and on good day the journey should not be more an hour
Please if you cannot fix the road please fix the pot hole it will go along way

Who is fooling who?

Alphafeezay:
Yea..... I guess you mean they are worse than they are portrayed.

Exactly!

Lier!!! Major roads in Lagos are extremely bad

Devilish North/west alignment that ruined the country and they will be claiming technocrats.


Rubbish

They are terribly bad . Now I believe that east Govt. Who said when u are in power no one tell you the truth.

This man again

shut d gutter u call mouth.most of our politicians will not do anything about d bad road but when something happens they will want to do it overnight

Nawa.. All I can say is karma would come knocking sometime. Dude ruled one of the richest states in terms of generating revenue in the whole world did nonsense and can still spew this trash Kai, the roads are even worse than reported . There are some roads in this Lagos ehn that in the next 400 years would never be fixed

Na thunder go fire dis man and d supporters of dis govt... First Power has improved and now roads are not as bad as claimed? U fly from state to state and country to country and expect to know d true state of d roads? Jus try a short journey from Abuja to Benin or Abuja to Asaba or Abuja to PortHarcourt. Or even Abuja to Minna.. Rubbish

Fashola always disgracing APC led government.
Let him come and travel through CALABAR - ITU EXPRESS WAY and come back and repeat this.

Sir Fash, no go there abeg. They are worse than portrayed mbok.

Does this man reside in Nigeria? Abi una wan lie for persin head again

Is having fresh roads like these below all over Nigeria a crime?

Can’t they even make 30% of Nigerian roads look like these pics?

Yes other states mayb but Lagos roads it’s pointless even driving 4plug not to talk of V6 cos every meters when your speed gauge is about to reach 40km/h you have to press brake and swerve right and then left sometimes you wish you can just carry the car on you head when you hear Gbag!!!! Cos memories of prayer determination and persistence to buy that car go just flow come your mind.