₦airaland Forum

Demmocrats:
Never fight someone that fed you. Amaechi to Wike

APC is trying to teach Wike how politics is done.


The biggest problem with Wike is that he talks too much, the more he talks the more he exposes his strategy to his enemies.


The press release after his election was nullified exposed his strategies which resulted to today's blow by nullifying the house of Assembly elections under PDP


A wise man would have kept quiet and backtracked and figured out where he made his mistakes.

That means the tribunal is now against any move by the pdp. Rubish

cele360:
pbp has zoned their presidential candidate to the north for that i am not a part of pdp as a biafra, i prefer apc becus let us try another party, pdp in rivers is trying to hijack the ibos and biafra usin tribe to make apc look like a northern party, but Dakuku I love wike I hate he is a tug

What makes a tug different from a cultist?

HungerBAD:
Wike is a Lawyer, so he can get legal Counsel free.

If he is that popular, he should go for the re-run, but you see? The problem here is that, the people of Rivers have seen his style of Bulldog rule this last 6 months.

And honestly, are tired and very scared of him. Methinks, he will lose the election by a landslide.

And as it were, Rivers State is the only State in Nigeria, that has that toga for a Governor "THUG"

A thug/tout for a name, I know is making the people from Rivers, cover their faces with shame.

But, it's okay. We all can collectively do something about that. And that is, not vote in the THUG at the next election.

As if you stay in rivers. When the BMP dictatorship hammer reach ur side, then u will know that goat eat water proof these days.

Why is it making headline? Ladies were de dump guys nko?

dekdek:

I know ur shameless kind and ur antecedents is quite known to me so I don't spare fools like u.
While quoting me earlier, u gave insinuations that subsidy has been going down before now however I asked u to go dig up any report that says it did came down when Jonah-daft was in power yet no show.
It never went down when Jonah-daft was in charge despite huge fall in oil price. It's now that it's going down because the present crop of leaders we have now are very sincere and honest unlike the curse we had before now.

I dont have time for party agent of propaganda neither do i intend to sound like another party defendant.
But, it will be fair to mention here that price of petrol was reduced by #10 and subsidy bill brought down from above #1Trillion a year to bellow half a trillion during GEJ's tenure.
Mtcheeew

dekdek:

Bring out the subsidy decline figures during Jonah-daft time as it is done now and save me all these eediocy.

Your eediocy (if any word like that) is unpresidented.
A report states vivid reason for subsidy decline, yet u fail to get it.
The act of abusing people publicly is only for the idiots.

dekdek:

Protection seeker, actually it is simple economics because the General is in charge. When Jonah-daft was in charge, despite decline of oil price money payable on subsidy was never heard of to be declining yet u goons kept on succking his cocck without asking the right questions.

Subsidy has been on the downward trend since crude price started falling.
It is making headline todays because the govt has no better news.

modath:
Did you think before you posted?

GEJ came up with the TSA but didnt have the will to enforce it as usual....

Go and research, you know little, sorry.

Always pay attention to news. GEJ came up with TSA but dumped it after a pilot test with one or two agencies.
Metu said it that this TSA of a thing will not work out.
I expect to hear another reversal on crude delivery by vessel to the refineries.
Nigerians will gradually believe GEJ.

aamstih:
Is University of Sheffield one?

Sheffield Hallam coventry Cranfield Robert Godden Salford Uni of Eastern England Nothingham etc

[quote author=stepo707 post=38106158]So my question i still this, is it only UK schools that NDDC sponsors?[/quots]
NDDC Can sponsor @ any school outside Nigeria. I saw some one going US, and another going to France.

Cebu:
Here's Godon's personal contact: 0803 786 9282.
There's nothing to hide about his contact when your friends are in need of information.

People like you will always make things difficult for people.
Hope you dnt wana be the last eater of the nddc foreign scholarship cake.

But wait o, why is it always the women folks that are in the recieving end. Cant they also give?

Untill your father's enemy who is a DPO is ask to arrest u, you will not see reason for injunctions.

I just dnt know why we love properganda so much in this country.
At the fullness of time we will know those who are actually corrupt in this country.

This govt is doing every thing possible to spoil GEJ's name just to divert people's attention from their failed promises.

The so called writer said the contract was unecessary. Now the question, is warri refinery able to get crude by pipe? PH refinery will soon be shut down too as soon as crude stock is exusted.

GEJ did every thing by his power to see that the refineries worked. I did my IT at the refinery during that period and i knew when the plant was shut down due to lack of crude. Hence the quick arrangement for delivery of crude via vessels.

Lets watch and see if the decision will not be reversed as usual since may 29.

THE recent statement by H.E. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to the effect that the Second Niger Bridge has gulped N140 billion in consultancy services is misleading; the facts prove otherwise. How could a project whose total cost is put at N108 billion spend N140 billion in consultancy alone? Unfortunately, the statement has raised much dust and is capable of putting Nigeria in bad light. By giving the erroneous impression that corruption has crept into the newly conceived mega bridge project, the international community, especially, willing investors in the project, could be scared away, which is not in our national interest. Governor Oshiomhole is a highly respected comrade governor whose statements carry weight. It is regrettable that such unpatriotic statement was attributed to him, which might need recanting or clarification. The former Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, under whose tenure the project was conceived, has debunked Oshiomhole’s statement and challenged him to substantiate his claim. Oshiomhole is not alone in making speculative statements about a bridge, whose preliminary construction work began barely four months ago, precisely in May, 2015. The rumour mill is awash with all kinds of speculations. The South-East Zone, whose patriotic instinct fires their zeal, appears to be the most agitated. I would like to stress from the outset that the Second Niger Bridge is not an Igbo project. A bridge that equally bestrides Anambra State at Onitsha and Delta State at Asaba cannot belong to the Igbo alone. I, therefore, can’t understand why only the Igbo appear to be too forward about the bridge. Everybody should be calm and stop politicizing the bridge that would, in other climes, go unannounced until it is completed. The other day, China commissioned the world’s longest bridge measuring 42.4 kilometres. Nobody heard about it while it was under construction. For example, while the Ohaneze Ndigbo, the other day, reportedly warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to stop work on the Second Niger Bridge; the Aka Ikenga also issued a statement condemning the cessation of work on the bridge. Earlier on, the Ohaneze Caretaker Committee had lamented that former President Goodluck Jonathan “lied to Ndigbo about awarding contract for the construction of Second Niger Bridge”. My fear is that these statements could derail the bridge project rather than enhance it. An attempt to establish the truth led me to investigate the bridge project. The truth is that the bridge does not serve the South-East more than it serves the South-South and South-West that have direct link to it. I am afraid that if this bridge is branded an Igbo project, it would be treated like everything belonging to the Igbo. The bridge should be left to the Federal Government and the international investors to realise the project. The first Onitsha-Asaba Niger Bridge was completed in December 1965. Built by the French construction giant Dumez, the bridge linked the defunct Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria. Today, it is the major corridor of trade between the South- East, South-South, South-West and North- Central zones. At the time the bridge was conceived, Nigeria was mainly an agrarian economy. Thus, the bridge served as the avenue for transporting different agricultural products – palm produce, timber, rubber, etc. Prior to the construction of the bridge, these commodities were ferried across the River Niger between Onitsha and Asaba using canoes. Owing to rapid economic development and population growth, pressure began to mount on the bridge, especially during festive periods. The bridge has been overstretched beyond its capacity. There is apprehension that the bridge might collapse with catastrophic consequences to lives and property. To forestall such disaster, the idea of a Second Niger Bridge was conceived. The Second Niger Bridge was on the drawing board for many decades. Successive administrations in the country paid lip service to its construction. It was President Goodluck Jonathan that flagged off the construction of the bridge and actual work started. To that extent, it is wrong to accuse Jonathan of lying to Ndigbo about the bridge. Jonathan thought that he would win a second term during which he could complete the bridge. But he lost the election. The history of the bridge cannot be written without mentioning him. The truth is that work has commenced on the Second Niger Bridge and is progressing. The project, which is divided into three phases, will bypass Onitsha and Asaba to connect the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway at Nkwerre-Ezunaka, and then cross Atani to the Asaba-Benin Expressway at Okpanam with a total length of 44 kilometres. With this length, the Second Niger Bridge will surpass the world’s longest bridge in China (42.4km), to become the world’s longest bridge! The project is being constructed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. A Consortium JB-NSIA, is working on the project on the basis of Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT), at a total cost of N108 billion. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) reviewed the concessionaire’s cost of N138 billion down to N108 billion. The project phases will be constructed under Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works (FMW). The Federal Government committed to contribute N30 billion (28%) of the project cost. The remaining 72% will be raised by the Consortium under a 25-year concession. The Federal Government has so far committed N18.31billion. Out of this, N10.4 billion has been disbursed leaving a balance of N7.94 billion. A team of local and international consultants was engaged through a rigorous and competitive procurement process. The NSIA has spent the sum of $2.21 million on consultancy and another $247,586 on due diligence to determine project viability. The first-class advisory services are required to enable the project reach financial close – the point at which private capital is successfully raised. Based on reliable information, work has not stopped on the bridge. It could be said that work has slowed down because of the rainy season that naturally stalls engineering construction work. Preliminary physical works have been completed. By December 2015, the final phase of the early works will be completed. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is being done to meet the highest international standards to make the project eligible for long-term financing by local and international financial institutions. The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is reviewing the Full Business Case (FBC) and Draft Concession Agreement (CA). Once the ICRC approves the FBC, the CA will be signed and the Consortium will then raise the remainder of the project capital. President Buhari has stopped work on the project. It is in the country’s interest to hold onto this project because any review will definitely raise the cost owing to the depreciation of the naira. The cost of the project was reached at the exchange of N154/$. Now the naira exchanges at N197/$. I can appreciate that Nigerians want to see a second bridge across the River Niger. People should calm down. The bridge project has a development and completion time- frame four years from financial close – point at which private capital is successfully raised. This point has not reached, meaning that count down for the bridge is yet to start.

THE recent statement by H.E. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to the effect that the Second Niger Bridge has gulped N140 billion in consultancy services is misleading; the facts prove otherwise. How could a project whose total cost is put at N108 billion spend N140 billion in consultancy alone? Unfortunately, the statement has raised much dust and is capable of putting Nigeria in bad light. By giving the erroneous impression that corruption has crept into the newly conceived mega bridge project, the international community, especially, willing investors in the project, could be scared away, which is not in our national interest. Governor Oshiomhole is a highly respected comrade governor whose statements carry weight. It is regrettable that such unpatriotic statement was attributed to him, which might need recanting or clarification. The former Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, under whose tenure the project was conceived, has debunked Oshiomhole’s statement and challenged him to substantiate his claim. Oshiomhole is not alone in making speculative statements about a bridge, whose preliminary construction work began barely four months ago, precisely in May, 2015. The rumour mill is awash with all kinds of speculations. The South-East Zone, whose patriotic instinct fires their zeal, appears to be the most agitated. I would like to stress from the outset that the Second Niger Bridge is not an Igbo project. A bridge that equally bestrides Anambra State at Onitsha and Delta State at Asaba cannot belong to the Igbo alone. I, therefore, can’t understand why only the Igbo appear to be too forward about the bridge. Everybody should be calm and stop politicizing the bridge that would, in other climes, go unannounced until it is completed. The other day, China commissioned the world’s longest bridge measuring 42.4 kilometres. Nobody heard about it while it was under construction. For example, while the Ohaneze Ndigbo, the other day, reportedly warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to stop work on the Second Niger Bridge; the Aka Ikenga also issued a statement condemning the cessation of work on the bridge. Earlier on, the Ohaneze Caretaker Committee had lamented that former President Goodluck Jonathan “lied to Ndigbo about awarding contract for the construction of Second Niger Bridge”. My fear is that these statements could derail the bridge project rather than enhance it. An attempt to establish the truth led me to investigate the bridge project. The truth is that the bridge does not serve the South-East more than it serves the South-South and South-West that have direct link to it. I am afraid that if this bridge is branded an Igbo project, it would be treated like everything belonging to the Igbo. The bridge should be left to the Federal Government and the international investors to realise the project. The first Onitsha-Asaba Niger Bridge was completed in December 1965. Built by the French construction giant Dumez, the bridge linked the defunct Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria. Today, it is the major corridor of trade between the South- East, South-South, South-West and North- Central zones. At the time the bridge was conceived, Nigeria was mainly an agrarian economy. Thus, the bridge served as the avenue for transporting different agricultural products – palm produce, timber, rubber, etc. Prior to the construction of the bridge, these commodities were ferried across the River Niger between Onitsha and Asaba using canoes. Owing to rapid economic development and population growth, pressure began to mount on the bridge, especially during festive periods. The bridge has been overstretched beyond its capacity. There is apprehension that the bridge might collapse with catastrophic consequences to lives and property. To forestall such disaster, the idea of a Second Niger Bridge was conceived. The Second Niger Bridge was on the drawing board for many decades. Successive administrations in the country paid lip service to its construction. It was President Goodluck Jonathan that flagged off the construction of the bridge and actual work started. To that extent, it is wrong to accuse Jonathan of lying to Ndigbo about the bridge. Jonathan thought that he would win a second term during which he could complete the bridge. But he lost the election. The history of the bridge cannot be written without mentioning him. The truth is that work has commenced on the Second Niger Bridge and is progressing. The project, which is divided into three phases, will bypass Onitsha and Asaba to connect the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway at Nkwerre-Ezunaka, and then cross Atani to the Asaba-Benin Expressway at Okpanam with a total length of 44 kilometres. With this length, the Second Niger Bridge will surpass the world’s longest bridge in China (42.4km), to become the world’s longest bridge! The project is being constructed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. A Consortium JB-NSIA, is working on the project on the basis of Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT), at a total cost of N108 billion. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) reviewed the concessionaire’s cost of N138 billion down to N108 billion. The project phases will be constructed under Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works (FMW). The Federal Government committed to contribute N30 billion (28%) of the project cost. The remaining 72% will be raised by the Consortium under a 25-year concession. The Federal Government has so far committed N18.31billion. Out of this, N10.4 billion has been disbursed leaving a balance of N7.94 billion. A team of local and international consultants was engaged through a rigorous and competitive procurement process. The NSIA has spent the sum of $2.21 million on consultancy and another $247,586 on due diligence to determine project viability. The first-class advisory services are required to enable the project reach financial close – the point at which private capital is successfully raised. Based on reliable information, work has not stopped on the bridge. It could be said that work has slowed down because of the rainy season that naturally stalls engineering construction work. Preliminary physical works have been completed. By December 2015, the final phase of the early works will be completed. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is being done to meet the highest international standards to make the project eligible for long-term financing by local and international financial institutions. The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is reviewing the Full Business Case (FBC) and Draft Concession Agreement (CA). Once the ICRC approves the FBC, the CA will be signed and the Consortium will then raise the remainder of the project capital. President Buhari has stopped work on the project. It is in the country’s interest to hold onto this project because any review will definitely raise the cost owing to the depreciation of the naira. The cost of the project was reached at the exchange of N154/$. Now the naira exchanges at N197/$. I can appreciate that Nigerians want to see a second bridge across the River Niger. People should calm down. The bridge project has a development and completion time- frame four years from financial close – point at which private capital is successfully raised. This point has not reached, meaning that count down for the bridge is yet to start.

etisong:
pls any one from Cross River

Yes. Got mine for Msc

As if they did not promise to deregulate. These guys are not ready to implement PIB. why spend money on drone when u are planning to privatize.

So the PIB is gone for ever. Sorri Nigeria

During GEJ era the APC told us that Aso Rock has up to 60 aircraft suddenly it is now 10. If Obama travels with 2 aircraft, does it mean the white house has just 2? Propaganda every time.

xcolanto:
You care to tell me why baba akande is writing a letter accusing northerners of backing saraki if the south west is not feeling cheated and disgruntled?? As for the south-south, majority of them never voted for this devilish party so they don't expect much or anything from them anyways. Maybe now you don't see meaning to what I typed but a time would come and you would.

Why will you say such a thing as the ss and se people not expecting much from this govt. They voted their choice. That does not mean who ever wins will not carry them a long, coupled with the fact that the area feeds the nation. If u does not perform in the niger delta, there will definitely be problem.

Can some one tell me the offence Ita Ekpenyong committed? Refusing to diclose sensitive infor to the APC like the military and Police did or for being loyal to the presodent of the federal republic of Nigeria?

Please o, does the bible allow kissing after engagement (i.e before marriage proper)?

royaldonny:
I love Ekiti people for one thing, when they like you, no one can change their mind

This will replicate itself in Rivers State by the time the so called tribunal case is dead and buried. Some people want to dictate for rivers people from Abuja and Lagos.

That man did not tell us how Abacha and co gave oil wells freely to some emirs and other northerners, giving them hundreds of bollions.

lilcashking:
GEJ administration marginalized AND
SACKED PEOPLE TO SET OUT HIS
TRIBALISTIC AGENDA
Igbo man Ike Nkeremandu, Deputy Senate
President
Igbo man Emeka Ihedioha, Deputy Speaker
(Imagine that in a country with 6 geopolitical
zones, one occupies the two of the 4 major
National Assemby leadership positions!!)
Igbo man Pius Ayim, Secretary to the Federal
Government
igbo man Godwin Emefiele is the governor of
the central bank of Nigeria
Igbo woman, Finance Minister and Co-
ordinating Minister for the Economy
Igbo woman petroluem Minister
Igbo man Nebo, Power Minister
Igbo man Minister of aviation
Printing and Minting - Igbo
HEAD OF DSS -Igbo
MINISTER OF Health - Igbo
Jonathan removed other tribes from head of
parastatals and put Igbos there but that
would be addressed now. Bureau of statistics
was filled up with Igbos.
Even the Hausas/Fulanis in military have
never done this above show of shame and
pure tribalism. And Igbos were quiet all
through that administration cos others were
marginalised.
Sign/peace ambassador

I dnt think this folk knows any thing about Ibo. Head of DSS is not from Ibo
Meanwhile constitution mandates the president to make sure every state is represented at ministerial level. I expected to see five Ibo ministers in ur post. You did not deem necessary to tell positions that went to the north such, NSA, COS, Defence, NNPC, POLICE, EDUCATION, TRANSPORT, and. even the CBN u ar talking about. just to mention a few.
Ignuramus

This is the mastet sleep

This one na master sleep

Immediate past Education Minister Ibrahim is currently in PH attending a political meeting ahead of 2019

Trekking is now an occupation in nigeria

xpac01:
Desparate to put a smith on the past mudded with corruption. Right. That will definitely not stop our General from probing this guys fvckups ... Who wanna bet?

You guys are gradually turning nairaland into a gossip point