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 Car Talk › Re: Julius Berger Resumes Work On Apapa-oshodi Expressway (pictures) by watchinglagos: 12:09pm On Feb 28, 2013 |
pheesayor: Earlier in the year we reported that FERMA started the patching of some bad portion of oshodi expressway and people condemned the FG for abandoning the rebuilding which Julius Berger started and stopped.Thanks for posting |
| Christianity Etc › Re: What Is The Sunday School Topic For Your Church Today? by watchinglagos: 1:54pm On Feb 24, 2013 |
Noah: God's witness in his generation |
| Politics › Chinese Company May Abandon $8bn Lagos Refinery Project by watchinglagos(op): 9:07am On Feb 24, 2013 |
The proposed 300,000 barrel per day Greenfield Lekki Refinery located in Lagos may remain in the realm of wishful thinking of the Lagos State government and the stakeholders if the alleged flaws in the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) are not immediately addressed. Some of the investors told LEADERSHIP Sunday in Lagos that they backed out of the project because of some of the contentious clauses in the PIB before the National Assembly. “The International Oil Companies (IOCs) driving the Lekki Refinery are reluctant to risk their money in the project because of some provisions in the PIB. The bill is not in our interest. We want the status quo to be maintained as in pre-PIB Joint Venture Agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Lagos State government,” said one of them. “Right now, I must tell you that investors are worried that the passing of the PIB in its present form will automatically reverse the earlier agreements. The provisions of the PIB cede too much power to the government at the expense of the investors. There is also this feeling among the investors that when the PIB is eventually passed the host communities’ equity participation in the upstream oil and gas industry will be increased. The 8 per cent the IOCs think is right going but the PIB will increase it to 10 per cent.” He added that these facts, coupled with frequent changes in the top management of the NNPC by the federal government, had made sourcing of funds for the $8 billion project difficult. LEADERSHIP Sunday’s visit to the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), the proposed site of the refinery, showed that the envisaged 2017 streaming date might not be realised as nothing was on the ground to demonstrate the seriousness of the investors to deliver the project. It was observed that, since the signing of the agreement between the Lagos State government and the NNPC in collaboration with a consortium of Chinese investors known as ChinaState last year for the establishment of the refinery under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement, nothing tangible had been done. If the stakeholders had gone ahead with the construction of the refinery as planned, it would have, in addition to the above crude output, produced 500,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per annum. Under the arrangement, the Chinese are expected to provide 80 per cent of the funds, leaving 20 per cent to the NNPC. The Lagos State government will, in addition to providing the land for the project, construct infrastructure such as road to the site and electricity. Optimistic that the partnership would work, Governor Babatunde Fashola, who recently received a delegation of the investors led by the group executive director, engineering and technology of the NNPC, Billy Agha, said the state was set for the multi-billion-naira refinery The governor said the project was coming at the most opportune time, adding that the government did not foresee any hurdle in the project with the involvement of the Chinese investors because the state was already partnering with another group of Chinese investors on the development of the first phase of the LFTZ. The NNPC management hopes that the Lekki refinery, when completed, will provide over 7,000 jobs for both skilled and unskilled labour. Leadership http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/chinese-company-may-abandon-8bn-lagos.html |
| Politics › Kai To Begin Auctioning Of Confiscated Goods Tomorrow by watchinglagos(op): 9:28pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Brigade, the Law Enforcement Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment will begin the sale of goods seized from illegal traders operating in different parts of the State tomorrow Thursday, Feb. 21st. The auction will begin tomorrow at the premises of the headquarters office of the Brigade at the State secretariat Alausa, Ikeja. The exercise is opened to members of the public, especially those interested in buying the items. KAI Marshal General; Captain Danjuma Mergeri stated that the Brigade would organize the auction following the directive from the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, that all the goods confiscated by the Magistrate Court after six months of Judgments should be auctioned. The confiscated items for auctioning are electronic items like DVD Players, Standing fans, Pressing Iron, Clothes, Shoes, Wrist-watches, Carpets, Motor-tyres, Motor-Steering covers, Drums, among others. The brigade enjoined members of the public to come out en-mass and participate in this exercise as it beginning from tomorrow. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/kai-to-begin-auctioning-of-confiscated.html |
| Politics › Third Mainland Bridge Not In Danger – FG by watchinglagos(op): 3:16pm On Feb 13, 2013 |
The Federal Government on Tuesday dispelled fears that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State might soon collapse. The Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, refuted the rumour of the imminent collapse of the bridge and described it as mere speculations. According to him, the government is committed to taking proactive steps to ensure that the bridge is kept in an acceptable safe condition. The Senate had on Thursday considered a motion on the state of the bridge after it permitted Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial District, to bring a motion on the matter. The senator had said the consultant, who carried out an assessment of the repair works on the bridge, discovered that the work at its foundation was not properly executed. Ashafa said the consultant discovered that “the bridge could collapse today, tomorrow, next year, five or 10 years and, therefore; there is the urgent need to discuss the imminent collapse.” However, Onolememen, in a statement on Tuesday, said the speculations were based on mere perception as there was no civil engineering test to justify the claims, stressing that the ministry was ensuring routine maintenance. He said the eight expansion joints of the bridge, which were defective, were repaired last year. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/third-mainland-bridge-not-in-danger-fg.html |
| Politics › Re: Lagos To Build Inner City Roads This Year by watchinglagos(op): 2:39pm On Feb 13, 2013 |
Eko Ile: 1. From the pic posted, there are cars going up and down that road. |
| Politics › Alausa Power Project Ready By October - Fashola by watchinglagos(op): 9:52pm On Feb 12, 2013 |
Gov. Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday in Ikeja said that Lagos State's 10.4 MW Alausa Independent Power Project would be ready by October. The governor gave the assurance while speaking at the commencement of the Lagos State Science and Technology week. He said that the project had reached an advanced stage, adding that when completed, it would provide electricity to the whole of Alausa. Fashola, who was represented by Mr Obafemi Hamzat, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, said the government embarked on the project and other ones to address power deficit in the state. ``In order to address the deficit and achieve the development we craved for, the state government embarked on the construction of IPP to power public infrastructure. ``This is because the cost of providing power supply for public infrastructure, through generating sets, is high. ``Among the IPP already constructed by the state is the 10 megawatts Island IPP, powering hospitals and other important government establishments on the Island,'' he said. ``Another is the 12.15MW Akute Power Project to provide power to the Akute Water Works and now the Alausa IPP which by God's grace will take Alausa off PHCN by October. `` We are not stopping here, we will continue to do things that will boost power supply in the state and serve the residents of the state better”. Fashola also said that the government had almost completed the design of a broadband infrastructure, adding ``the state is already working with two companies on the project.'' He said that when ready, it would reduce the cost of broadband, thus allowing residents and Nigerians in general easy access to the Internet. The governor, who observed that Internet penetration in the country was below 20 per cent, said that the government would soon introduce a policy that would increase the penetration to 100 per cent http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/alausa-power-project-ready-by-october.htm |
| Politics › Re: Lagos To Build Inner City Roads This Year by watchinglagos(op): 4:12pm On Feb 11, 2013 |
 , alright thanks siddiq202: I dont think I can o... Moreover I make use of nokia 'Torch' lol |
| Politics › Re: Lagos To Build Inner City Roads This Year by watchinglagos(op): 3:43pm On Feb 11, 2013 |
siddiq202: I know of the inner roads under construction in Ijesha/Itire Surulere LGVery good, can you post pictures for us to see? 1 Like |
| Politics › Lagos To Build Inner City Roads This Year by watchinglagos(op): 3:08pm On Feb 11, 2013 |
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says his government will build 100 inner city roads this year.http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/fashola-well-build-100-inner-city-roads.html 2 Likes |
| Politics › Importers Of Toxic Waste Get Bail by watchinglagos(op): 9:10am On Feb 08, 2013 |
The bail granted owners of the vessel grounded for importing toxic waste into the country is in the interest of international business, an official has said. A senior official of a government agency, who pleaded anonymity, said this in an interview News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The official, while expressing confidence in the Nigerian Judiciary, said the ship would not sail until the determination of the suit. He added that the laws were clear on the implication of the importation of toxic waste. NAN reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday granted a Messrs Moronuk David and Bonik Investment, importers of the toxic waste, bail in the sum of 5,000 dollars. NAN recalls that the Federal Ministry of Justice, on behalf of the government, had filed a three-count charge against both the vessel owners and the company involved in the importation of the intercepted cargo. The Liberia-registered ship, MV Marivia Monrovia, with gross tonnage of 23,652, which berthed at the Tin-Can Island Port on Jan. 9, was intercepted by officials the Nigeria Customs Service and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA). On inspection, some containers in the ship were found to contain expired products such as television sets, computers, CPUs, DVDs, microwaves, pressing irons and stereo sets. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/importers-of-toxic-waste-get-bail.html |
| Politics › Senate To FG: Save 3rd Mainland Bridge From Collapsing by watchinglagos(op): 8:53am On Feb 08, 2013 |
Two major bridges in the South are crumbling and need immediate rehabilitation. The Third Mainland Bridge is in dire need of rehabilitation as repairs executed by the Ministry of Works did not meet the required standard, a senator has said. Gbenga Ashafa (ACN-Lagos ) made this revelation on Thursday at a Senate sitting. If the bridge is not immediately worked on, it will collapse, Mr. Ashafa warned. He told newsmen at a briefing later, that an independent assessment showed that repair works carried out in October 2012 by the Ministry of Works did not meet the required standard. “Repair works embarked upon during the last quarter of 2012 by the Ministry of Works, were just mere window dressing on the expansion joints. “A recent report by some experts in concrete structural engineering found out that the last repairs that were done at the end of October did not meet the entire requirement. The experts went back after those remedial actions were taken and came back with the report that something has to be done urgently. “So when this alarm was sounded, we thought we have to make it a subject of urgent national importance,” he said. At the sitting, Mr. Ashafa raised a motion on the urgent need to investigate and avert the imminent collapse of the bridge. Shola Adeyeye (ACN –Osun) said the motion requires urgent action. He said that holding public hearing on the issue would delay the process of rehabilitation. “When you build a bridge and don’t maintain it, no amount of prayer can save you. “We don’t need public hearing. What we need to do is to direct our engineers in the Ministry of Works to assess the bridge immediately and report back to us,” he said. Senate orders investigation The Senate therefore mandated its Committee on Works to investigate and proffer solutions to avert the deterioration and imminent collapse of the bridge. The committee was also mandated to work in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Works to find out the current state of the bridge and to take urgent action to rectify all the structural damages. Mr. Ashafa said the Third Mainland Bridge is a national monument on which not less than 70,000 vehicles ply daily. He stressed the need for “comprehensive” repairs to be carried out on its foundation. On his part, Barnabas Gemade (PDP-Benue) urged the Senate Committee on Works to impress it upon the ministry to accelerate work on the bridge. He advised against holding public hearing, and said that the experts would not be willing to provide the solution to the problem at such a forum. Babafemi Ojudu (ACN–Ekiti) advised that that the assessment should be handled only by experts from within and outside the public service. “We should find a way to get experts from within and outside the Ministry of Works to give us unbiased assessment. “We should stand up and do something urgently and should not leave this critical matter to public officials,” he said. On August 10, 2012, Third Mainland Bridge, the longest in Africa, was partially closed, to enable repairs that would forestall collapse. The partial closure caused untold hardship to residents of Lagos, who had to spend several hours in traffic. Several resources and manpower, including 700 officials from the Lagos State Government and some more from the Federal Government, were deployed for the period of the repairs to direct the traffic situation at the time. On October 30, the bridge was re-opened amidst cheers for the government because true to its schedule for the repairs on the bridge, works were completed within three months. Barely four months later, the Senate finds that the bridge still has defects despite claims by the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, that the bridge did not have any structural defect and would not collapse. Another bridge is falling down In a related development, the Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Works to undertake immediate reinforcement, repairs, and rehabilitation of the River Niger Bridge at Onitsha. The Upper legislative chamber said the resolution is to avoid the tragic consequences of the possible collapse of the bridge, which links the South-East, South-South and some Northern States of the federation. It also enjoined the Federal Ministry of Works to take immediate action to commence work on the second Niger Bridge project before the end of the first quarter of 2013. Moving the motion, Hope Uzodinma (PDP- Imo) said that the poor state of the bridge led to the conception of a second Niger Bridge project as a permanent structure to contain the heavy traffic across the bridge. “The River Niger Bridge is in a horrifying state of decay with imminent threat of collapse sooner than later. “The second Niger Bridge has remained on the drawing board for too long with no manifest practical step towards its actualisation as the River Niger Bridge may collapse without notice. “This could result to a major national catastrophe and tragedy of unimaginable proportions,” he warned. In her contribution, Margery Okadigbo (PDP-Anambra) expressed concern over the issue of the second Niger Bridge project saying it has been turned into a campaign promise. “Till date nothing concrete has been done about the second Niger Bridge. It seems the issue has become a political campaign thing. “We are hoping that the bridge would materialise by the first quarter of this year as promised by the Minister of Works,” she said. Also speaking, Chris Ngige (ACN-Anambra) said the issue has made the people of Anambra to view their elected officials as fraudulent. He decried the long delay in the commencement of the second Niger Bridge, and said that the government should give priority attention to its actualisation. “This matter has taken too long that those of us from Anambra are now seen as fraudsters, who use the issue of the bridge for vote procurement,” he said. The Senate President, David Mark, said it is paramount that prompt action be taken to rehabilitate the River Niger Bridge. He stressed the need for the Federal Government to take issues of infrastructural development seriously to enhance the nation’s economic progress. “The most important thing is that the bridge, which is currently in use should be rehabilitated. “The second Niger Bridge is important, but the one we have at the moment should be made operational. We should be very serious about infrastructural development,” Mr. Mark advised. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/act-now-to-save-third-mainland-bridge.html |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 8:38am On Feb 08, 2013 |
Hardfact: Think I now understand the 'virgin'.K |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 2:49pm On Feb 06, 2013 |
Hardfact: Badagry expway is a virgin land? Just wondering how much it'd hurt gov Fash to pour some stones on those hazardous portions far off from where the work's reached, and putting supporting roads like Old Ojo Road in good shape so as to make roadusers suffer less. Recall good old days when solid/standard road construction wont even take up to six months.By virgin land I mean the road will be expanded on bushy parts which will be built from scratch. Also don't forget that demolition and clearing will also take place on some existing structures that will give way. Also note that commuters and passers-by plying these routes might also slow down the work. As for Old Ojo road, I agree with you. There has been improvement in bad portions, the notorious Alakija area was repaired by LPWC but they need to do much more on that road |
| Politics › Fashola Inspects Isale Gangan Urban Regeneration Residential Dev by watchinglagos(op): 2:44pm On Feb 06, 2013 |
As we inch pile after pile, beam of steel after beam of steel, you can be sure we will deliver the project, he says. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Sunday inspected the on-going urban regeneration residential development in Isale Gangan, Central Lagos assuring that although there would be challenges ahead, his administration was not looking back in its drive to deliver the project. The Isale Gangan Residential Development is an 11-storey, 54-flat housing project being developed by the Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency in the historic Isale Gangan area in Central Lagos. The 11-Floor development being done with the agreement of all the families who owned the small pieces of land used for it would comprise of two floors for parking, two and three bedroom flats, two lifts, staircases and escape staircases among other features. Fielding questions from newsmen after the inspection, Governor Fashola said although there are challenges on the way to the completion , the important thing was that the project has moved from a dream to a plan and from a plan to reality adding that the structure was being built to ensure that it would stand the test of time. “There are challenges ahead before the project is completed, no doubt, but the important thing is that it has moved from a dream to a plan and from a plan to reality. The race to the finish line is quite challenging but we are not looking back. And as we work pile after pile, track after track, beam of steel after beam of steel, you can be sure we will deliver the project”, the Governor assured. Giving background information about the project, Governor Fashola, who said the area suffered collapse of buildings several years back, pointed out that the unfortunate incident created an opportunity for his administration to decide to renew the area and put some solid residential structures in place. “Some of the developments here were done during the “developers’’ era” when foundations came up in the night and five years later the building collapsed”, the Governor said adding that the space for the project was created from small pieces of land whose owners merged together for the housing development which, when completed, will revert to the land owners. “We encouraged the families who own small pieces of land in this place to merge together in one piece and we helped them form an agreement so we can create space and build this place for them with all the amenities which will enable them live the kind of life they have been used to, have parties and so on, drive in and park their cars in their homes”, the Governor further explained. According to the Governor, “this place will be a residential home for all of the families who own small pieces of land here. Each of them now has an apartment here instead of the small piece which cannot contain a house. We have helped them merge into this very big space so their lands are now in the vertical space. We have relocated them to Ipaja so that after the completion of this project those who want to return here can do so but those who do not want to return can let theirs out. But each family that owns land here has already been resettled”. “These are some of the resettlement schemes that we do that we do not make too much noise about; but the beneficiaries know it and they understand it”, Governor Fashola said. Assuring that the project would be structurally stable, the Governor declared, “The more difficult work is already almost completed, piling to secure the structural stability of the house. You can see the type of construction, the type of piling, over 200 piles already here and more to come. There are piles that have gone as deep as 27 metres here and you can see the width and diameter, so you can see this is a building that cannot collapse”. The 11-floor residential building, being constructed by Anatolia International Limited, consists of nine residential floors with a total of 54 flats made up of 36 2-bedroom flats and 18 3-bedroom flats. Each floor contains six flats made up of four 2-bedroom flats and two 3-bedroom flats while the ground and first floors are for parking lots. Governor Fashola, who was conducted round the project by the Managing Director of the construction company, Mr. Chahid Raffoul, was accompanied on the tour by the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Olufemi Hamzat among other top government officials as well as community leaders and residents who turned out to welcome the Governor. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/02/fashola-inspects-11-floor-54-flat-isale.html 2 Likes
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| Politics › Re: Bakare Fires CAN, Says ‘it’s An Appendage Of Govt’ by watchinglagos: 10:52am On Feb 04, 2013 |
[/quote]Bakare wondered why the government would rather choose to verbally assault Dr Ezekwesili through its various spokespersons, adding that[size=13pt] “it is wrong to attack the messenger while ignoring the message.[/size]” |
| Politics › Re: Fashola Opposes Geo-political Zones, Autonomy For Councils by watchinglagos: 10:49am On Feb 04, 2013 |
Our Yansh: Space Reserved while I do some research on the subject matter.. |
| Politics › CCECC Workers Protest Alleged Anti-labour Practices In Lagos by watchinglagos(op): 10:53pm On Feb 01, 2013 |
Nigerian Workers of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) on Friday protested alleged abuse and anti-labour treatment by the company’s management. The aggrieved workers carried placards and chanted protest songs in front of the company’s office at the National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, as early 9:00 a.m. The Newsmen reports that some of the placards had inscriptions such as: We are the least paid construction workers in Nigeria, Gov. Babatunde Fashola must hear this and Increase our salaries. The company’s Head Foreman, Mr Sunday Johnson, told NAN that the protesters were aggrieved that that their welfare package was inadequate. Johnson said that the management does not have any medical facility for the workers, salaries are poor and there is no increment. The suffering is too much. I cannot pay the school fees of my children,he lamented. Mr Jack Aguto, who has worked with the company for six years, said that he was hired as an electrical engineer but had been working in other areas with no additional wage. It is sad that the money CCECC pays as salary is meagre. We need a basic salary. We work for seven days in a week and earn peanuts, Aguto said. A carpenter, Mr Henry Okoye, said that he was currently earning about N17, 000 monthly as a junior worker, after working for three years as a casual. We work every day both on public holidays and weekends with no allowances. I was hired as a carpenter, but I am forced to work as a gardener and bricklayer on the same pay, Okoye said. Mr Bak Ayar, an engineer, said that the CCECC management deducted N600 from each worker’s monthly wage as union dues, whereas the workers never met with any union leaders or discussed issues with them. He said the workers had been appealing to the management unsuccessfully to reduce the number of work hours. According to him, the workers resume at 6:00 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m. daily. Mr Ajibola Habibi, who had worked for the company for four years as a mason, alleged that the Chinese in the company regularly assaulted Nigerians. He said that the Nigerian workers had been tolerating all the alleged anti labour practices because of the fear of being sacked. When contacted, Mr Wang Chunjing, Deputy Manager, Materials and Equipment Department, CCECC, told the Newsmen that the company was planning to increase the workers’ salaries. Chunjing did not react to the other allegations made by the workers, but said that he was attending a meeting and would give explanations later. Reacting to the development, Mr Adeniyi Shabi, Lagos State Chairman, National Union of Civil Engineering and Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers, said that the workers belonged to the union. Shabi said that the leader of the workers’ union in the CCECC was not active because of an internal squabble among the workers. Also reacting, Mr Segun Olutade, Executive Director, Shelter Watch Initiative an NGO called on Nigeria’s leaders to review the law on expatriate quota. The excuse that our artisans are not good enough is wrong. Let us train our artisans to do any kind of job that we want, he urged. He decried a situation where 3,000 Chinese were brought into Nigeria to do jobs that Nigerians could do well. Olutade described the situation as a second generation slavery. |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 8:46pm On Jan 31, 2013 |
is Ferma on nairaland ? https://www.nairaland.com/1181563/ferma-awards-rehabilitation-lagos-badagry#14103054 |
| Politics › FERMA Awards Rehabilitation Of Lagos/badagry Expressway To Three Firms by watchinglagos(op): 8:44pm On Jan 31, 2013 |
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Thursday said it has awarded the rehabilitation of Lagos/Badagry Expressway to three firms. Mr Tayo Aluko, the Federal Road Maintenance Engineer, FERMA, South-West Zone, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Aluko explained that a "special repair contract" was awarded to the firms to fix and repair the failed sections of the road. He disclosed that the rehabilitation of the road would begin next week. "Special repair contract on the Lagos/Badagry Expressway has been awarded to three contractors and they would move to site next week. "By next week, there would be a lot of activities on that road. "There are some critical locations that have been earmarked for intervention. All those locations that cause bottlenecks along that road would be repaired," he told NAN. He explained that part of the mandate of FERMA was to carry out routine maintenance on federal roads-- through direct labour or contract awards. Aluko said that fixing and repairing of the failed sections of the road were given to indigenous contractors. NAN reports that FERMA had in Dec. 2012 carried out some repairs on some bad sections of the Lagos/Badagry Expressway with boulders and stone base http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/01/the-federal-roads-maintenance-agency.html |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 5:34pm On Jan 31, 2013 |
Please do, let's get those in charge to live up to responsibility semasir: If you think from IyanaIba to Mile 2 is terrible, please go thru from Okoko to Badagry and you'd praise God. I'd be posting the pictures of this route very soon. Its really HELL to compare to that label of the EXPRESSWAY on that road. I'm ashamed of those in charge of this road |
| Politics › Re: Lagos To FERMA: Stay Off Ikorodu Road by watchinglagos(op): 1:23pm On Jan 31, 2013 |
igbsam: They should go and fix the Lagos - Abeaokuta Express way........That road is something else.pictures from that road coming soon |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 7:58am On Jan 31, 2013 |
nikky5: This guy is an attention seeker.If I post some pix here on bad roads PDP will use it to undo ACN in their next campaign.Eko oni baje.kindly post let's see |
| Politics › Lagos To FERMA: Stay Off Ikorodu Road by watchinglagos(op): 7:37am On Jan 31, 2013 |
The Lagos State Government has warned the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to steer clear of Ikorodu Road now being reconstructed by the state. The Ministry of Works and Infrastructure’s Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Biola Fagunwa, in a statement yesterday, urged FERMA to concentrate on other federal roads begging for attention. He said FERMA’s planned rehabilitation of the road could be construed as undue interference amounting to duplication of efforts and waste of resources that could be used to rehabilitate Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos- Sagamu Road, and Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. Fagunwa said the state has been granted the permission to maintain and rehabilitate Ikorodu Road. He listed the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), rehabilitation of service lanes, and replacement of about 20 manhole covers as evidence of the state’s intervention on the road. “With such commitment demonstrated by the state government, it will be a sheer waste of energy and indeed a design to create unnecessary tussle between the various agencies of government for FERMA to insist on carrying out any rehabilitation,” the statement said. http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/01/lagos-to-ferma-stay-off-ikorodu-road.html |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 5:47am On Jan 31, 2013 |
Chiomakrystal: From Mile 2, Maza will tell u welcome with its bad road. Then move to agboju, u wl hate d journey. Thinking your stress has ended, alakija tells u to get set with more bad roads. And O heavens, under bridge/tradefair tells u that u aint seen nothn yet. And OMG, almighty barracks tells u hw was ur trip and u shld get set for agric/volks. At Volks, u spend like 3hours whilst getting ready for more. Welcome to iyana oba, at this point, you are already cursing, whilst alaba rago and okoko tells you to be patient. As u are about catching your breath, afromedia/mechanic tells u to brace up for more. Yes!!! Brace up for iyana isashi and cele. Finally, we are there. Oh no!! You aint there yet. Iyana ear to agbara is another journey and dnt forget, ur ass is already peeling due to pains of sitting down long, whilst ur intestines are jingling over due to bad roads. Welcome to agbara. My journey is finally over. Oh sorry, if you are on your way to badagry, welcome to the main show. Cos that's when your journey begins |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 8:00pm On Jan 30, 2013*. Modified: 8:20pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
Hardfact: Tragedy Naija. Sort of thing considered 'normal' in Nigeria. Neither the Fed nor even State govt thought even a temporal palliative measure of any sort was worthwhile, pending whenever they finally do sth more concrete. They'l rather keep mute and let commuters keep suffering the daily traffic mess the road is known for, like nothing so bad's really happening there. Despite the snailspeed expansion work coming from the Orile axis, which is taking years, it's most definitely not the best that can happen. . . .the road being rebuilt, it might be slow because it is a Virgin land, also, present commuters on the existing toad are considered, the current road will eventually give way to the railway tracks. My opinion though, and because I witnessed what they went through at agboju |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 7:58pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
Omexonomy: bro. Fash and uncle bola has taken over the road from the fed and they promise to transform it into 10 lane and this is the fifth year and nothing has being done.the road runs from Orile to Badagry, Orile to mile has been taken care of, work is ongoing from mazamaza to agboju. The bad portions I posted are from Volks to alakija which still remains under the FG until the state takes over |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 7:39pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
OmolodMilkman93: its only a spoilt wiper of a car dat is bad in dat picpic was taken from inside a moving danfo bus |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 5:05pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
berem: what the heck is this? this portion of the road is smooth na! abeg try and go from abule osun to onireke towards iyana iba. then from ilaje to barracks. Agbara axis nko? dat one worst pass!please check the site for more pictures, they are over 200kb so can't post them here. I took pictures between Volks and after alakija |
| Politics › Re: Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 4:23pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
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| Politics › Extremely Bad Portions On Lagos-badagry Road (pictures) by watchinglagos(op): 4:13pm On Jan 30, 2013*. Modified: 4:41pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
The Lagos Badagry road, a Federal road that connects Nigeria to the rest of West-Africa has been in a state of disrepair for a long time with portions getting worse daily. The road is worse along Abule-Ado, Trade Fair, Ojo Barracks to Volks and Iyana-Iba. These extremely bad portions is a regular cause lots of traffic congestion making commuters spend hours for a few minutes journey, recently robbers have taken advantage to rob commuters stuck in traffic. See pictures below http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/01/extremely-bad-portions-on-lagos-badagry.html source 1 Like
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| Crime › Re: Robbers Return To Lagos-badagry Road by watchinglagos(op): 3:17pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
The Badagry road still belongs to the FG until the expansion is complete Omexonomy: dont mind them any thing bad belongs to fed any thing good belong to fash and bola ACN MINIONS on nairaland have deckared the road to be fashola and bola property come to mile and see the lagos state signboard from mile 2 to badagry. |
