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investnow2013:
UPDATE NIGER BRIDGE ONITSHA

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

mktinsight:
Please explain to me what the government of Jonathan built in the south east. He cut the ribbon on the project and then did nothing. His works Minister allowed the entire expressways in Enugu and Anambra to collapse.
The push to build the second Niger Bridge is thanks to the good work of Fashola who also is reconstructing the collapsed Enugu-Awka and Umunya-Awka expressways.
That is for all the yoruba phobes who like to blame them for all SE woes.

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

Rareoil:
So you're saying the bridge will be tolled? Who will take the money.

mktinsight:
t depends on how the FGN determines it. Originally it was setup as a PPP by the Obasanjo ADMINISTRATION along with Lagos Ibadan expressway . However with no company willing to fund it the FG first allocated money from the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Investment Fund. Then under Fashola it was funded directly by the FG.

Cjrane:...

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

gidgiddy:
I dont know how anybody can call the second Niger bridge a "South East" project? A bridge that has one end in the South East, and the other end in the South South. This is a South East/ South South project.

Ngorbungor:
It's southeast bridge, with out that bridge you can not access the east coming from west

EasternActivist:
Dear are you proud of this your answer Or in your mind do you feel you've made sense more than the person you quoted!?!

Ngorbungor:
Don't understand ? When the east ware clamoring for second niger bridge did the south south said anything? Even your son Jonathan did nothing meaningful to it when he was in power

Cjrane2:
This bridge is technically not being built by Nigerian government. America demanded projects in different geographic regions that Abacha's loot would fund, and Nigeria included the second Niger bridge so that Nigerians abroad will not protest the release of the funds to disappear as other previously repatriated Abacha loot. Then US wrote the terms of funds release to make it clear to Nigeria that re-looting of the money, diversion of the funds due to nepotism towards the stated projects will have dire consequences. Obviously, the gratitude for the continuation of this project after 2015 should go to America!

If Nigeria broke the terms of the agreement that led to the United States release of the millions of dollars, they would confiscate Nigerian assets globally until Nigeria forfeits the funds back to the US.

Without such strong agreement, the highly nepotic despot in Aso Rock would NEVER have funded a bridge in an area of Nigeria he openly professed so much hatred for "not voting for him"

Meanwhile, the other infrastructural projects (Expressways) built in the north and west with the $311 million dollars Abacha's loot is free for the people and won't be tolled. But this bridge built between the East and Midwest will be tolled to extract the total refund cost of the project from the people. Go Figure!

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-enters-trilateral-agreement-nigeria-and-jersey-repatriate-over-300-million-nigeria-assets

adadike:
dalu so much for this information. No wonder!

mktinsight:
Please explain to me what the government of Jonathan built in the south east. He cut the ribbon on the project and then did nothing. His works Minister allowed the entire expressways in Enugu and Anambra to collapse.

The push to build the second Niger Bridge is thanks to the good work of Fashola who also is reconstructing the collapsed Enugu-Awka and Umunya-Awka expressways.

That is for all the yoruba phobes who like to blame them for all SE woes.

eduj:
Not exactly true. Gej began pilling work on the bridge.By the time he left work had reached such a level that their wasn't any reasonable excuse to abandone it. One of the first things buhari did on assuming power was to stop that project in the guise of renegotiating it. It only began again after 2-3 years.

I give it to buhari for still continuing the project,and our governor's and senators for the pressure they have constantly heaped on the presidency.
But I know Bubu would never give the East anything if he had an option. You doubt me? why is the Enugu airport taking longer than that of other regions ?
why is the SE not experiencing any rail project like many other regions?
why are we excluded from the gas master plan of our country?

why aren't we represented in any security organization?

eduj:
Not exactly true. Gej began pilling work on the bridge.By the time he left work had reached such a level that their wasn't any reasonable excuse to abandone it. One of the first things buhari did on assuming power was to stop that project in the guise of renegotiating it. It only began again after 2-3 years.

I give it to buhari for still continuing the project,and our governor's and senators for the pressure they have constantly heaped on the presidency.
But I know Bubu would never give the East anything if he had an option. You doubt me? why is the Enugu airport taking longer than that of other regions ?
why is the SE not experiencing any rail project like many other regions?
why are we excluded from the gas master plan of our country?

why aren't we represented in any security organization?

eduj:
Not exactly true. Gej began pilling work on the bridge.By the time he left work had reached such a level that their wasn't any reasonable excuse to abandone it. One of the first things buhari did on assuming power was to stop that project in the guise of renegotiating it. It only began again after 2-3 years.

I give it to buhari for still continuing the project,and our governor's and senators for the pressure they have constantly heaped on the presidency.
But I know Bubu would never give the East anything if he had an option. You doubt me? why is the Enugu airport taking longer than that of other regions ?
why is the SE not experiencing any rail project like many other regions?
why are we excluded from the gas master plan of our country?

why aren't we represented in any security organization?

mktinsight:
Goodluck had 5 years to complete second Niger Bridge. In 2015 less than 2% of work on the bridge had happened. It was structured as a PPP project and the FGN was to contribute just 20% with the rest raised by private investors. As it was NSIA had not found any investors willing to fund it. t was Fashola as Minister of Works who got the FGN to fund the entire project which is when real work started and is why it is today at over 50% completion. As owner of the bridge the FGN cannot toll it not unless it tolls other bridges and expressways in the country. This is still being debated because second niger bridge is in the same boat as Lagos Ibadan expressway which is also a PPP project taken over by government that originally was to be tolled. As for Enugu airport, Hadi Sirika was very right about shutting down a runway that was a disaster waiting to happen. Safety is the first concern of aviation. Of course people questioned why it was taking so long to reopen and its because of budgetary problems that happened in the wake of covid 19 with oil prices collapsing. I do not know Sirika from Adam but he made the right call to get things right rather than do what is politically correct. I have a British classmate who was a corporate jet pilot and he told me that the Abuja, Enugu and Asaba runways were some of the worst he had landed in while flying in Nigeria between2010014.https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/20/airport-runways-as-death-traps/https://m.guardian.ng/news/enugu-airport-is-unsafe-south-east-governors-warn/