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Obasanjo, Jonathan for probe over East-West Road


The Senate has commenced investigation into the 675km dual-carriageway East-West Road which has gulped N726 billion and is yet to be completed. The Senate also urged the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA and Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to intervene in the rehabilitation and directed the Ministry of Niger Delta to ensure the completion of the East/ West Road particularly the section that links the multi-national investment within the 2017 budget year.

It also mandated its Committee on Niger Delta to investigate the contract and report back within four weeks.

According to the Senate, the abandonment has disrupted economic activities in the country, noting that the road project was awarded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2006 at the value of N211 billion, but the project could not commence in 2007 as arranged because it was not included in the 2007 Appropriation Act, adding that during the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, nothing much was achieved as a result of lack of engineering drawings for the project.

The senators have, meanwhile, said that former President Goodluck Jonathan after the production of engineering drawings revalidated the contract sum from N211 billion to N726 billion and rewarded same to several contractors in 5 sections(I-V).

The resolutions of the Senate were sequel it a motion by Senator George Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East) and co- sponsored by 23 other senators.

According to him, the East-West Road links other parts of the country to multi-billion and multinational investments including Port Harcourt Refinery 1 and 2, Indorama Petrochemicals, Notoire Fertilizer Company, NAFCON, federal ocean terminal 1 and 2, Onne/Ikpokiri Oil and Gas Free Zone, as well as the Nigeria Naval College among others. He said that thousands of heavy duty vehicles ply the section of Aba/Eleme Road Junction to Onne Road on daily basis. He was worried that a portion road that is less than seven kilometres stretch which is the bad section could delay a traveller for more than four hours. Speaking in the same vein, Senators James Manager, PDP Delta South and Magnus Abe, APC, Rivers South East said that was unimaginable how such a major road would be abandoned to cause hardship to the people, wondering that no budgetary allocation was made in 2017 Appropriation Law on the completion of work on the road. Also in his remarks, Senator Kabiru Marafa, APC,Zamfara Central added a prayer that the Senate should investigate the award of the contract, just as Senator Magnus Abe who seconded the additional prayer, stressed the need for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to be commended for road construction in the area and asked that the Senate investigate the award of the contract under review. On his part, Senator John Enoh, APC, Cross River Central said that the Executive branch should explore alternative funding arrangement to complete the project, just as Senator Clifford Ordia, PDP, Edo Central ed Enoh, suggesting that the Executive branch should explore alternative funding to complete the project.





https://nationalaccordnewspaper.com/obasanjo-jonathan-probe-east-west-road/

675km dual-carriageway East-West Road which has gulped N726 billion and is yet to be completed

N726 Billion?? Yet the road did not near 5percent completion during their era.

Wicked leaders

lightblazingnow:
[...] which has gulped N726 billion and is yet to be completed. The Senate also [...]

Miracles testimony everywhere

I give God Almighty praises for defeating all my enemies today... Amen

ok

Praise continue forever

Can't stop laughing

Our son increased the contract sum to #726million yet he couldn't do anything meaningful on the road, He was busy trying to please the Northerners



Yet FFK said he is not weak


Neveragain#

wristbangle:
N726 Billion?? Yet the road did not near 5percent completion during their era.

Wicked leaders

It's singing time, nobody should be left-out, everybody wey chop that yam must come out come confess wetin dey know...

if only N/Korea fit loan us that their Presido for 3weeks, all this Cockroach politicians go ja comot from Naija leave sensible pple to do beta thing, ehn?!

Don't jst type for d sake of typing something,east west road start frm efuru in delta to bayelsa to river to akwa ibom down to cross river.it is a lie that a road is awarded wtout proper design.u can said that to mufu not me.how do u quantify the structure like bridges,culverts,drainages etc?

Take care okay and keep praising

Choii! Naija e yaff suffer

Story for the gods

liverless senate... quit this deception

OK nah

Make dem bell the cat

hmmm 2 billion pounds. walahi these politrickcians, make i no talk sha

is okay continu

Teletexter:

I was surprised too ohh

Probe Ke robe Ni, obj and Jonah Na old news, that probe no go leave Abuja

lightblazingnow:
Obasanjo, Jonathan for probe over East-West Road


The Senate has commenced investigation into the 675km dual-carriageway East-West Road which has gulped N726 billion and is yet to be completed. The Senate also urged the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA and Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to intervene in the rehabilitation and directed the Ministry of Niger Delta to ensure the completion of the East/ West Road particularly the section that links the multi-national investment within the 2017 budget year.

It also mandated its Committee on Niger Delta to investigate the contract and report back within four weeks.

According to the Senate, the abandonment has disrupted economic activities in the country, noting that the road project was awarded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2006 at the value of N211 billion, but the project could not commence in 2007 as arranged because it was not included in the 2007 Appropriation Act, adding that during the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, nothing much was achieved as a result of lack of engineering drawings for the project.

The senators have, meanwhile, said that former President Goodluck Jonathan after the production of engineering drawings revalidated the contract sum from N211 billion to N726 billion and rewarded same to several contractors in 5 sections(I-V).

The resolutions of the Senate were sequel it a motion by Senator George Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East) and co- sponsored by 23 other senators.

According to him, the East-West Road links other parts of the country to multi-billion and multinational investments including Port Harcourt Refinery 1 and 2, Indorama Petrochemicals, Notoire Fertilizer Company, NAFCON, federal ocean terminal 1 and 2, Onne/Ikpokiri Oil and Gas Free Zone, as well as the Nigeria Naval College among others. He said that thousands of heavy duty vehicles ply the section of Aba/Eleme Road Junction to Onne Road on daily basis. He was worried that a portion road that is less than seven kilometres stretch which is the bad section could delay a traveller for more than four hours. Speaking in the same vein, Senators James Manager, PDP Delta South and Magnus Abe, APC, Rivers South East said that was unimaginable how such a major road would be abandoned to cause hardship to the people, wondering that no budgetary allocation was made in 2017 Appropriation Law on the completion of work on the road. Also in his remarks, Senator Kabiru Marafa, APC,Zamfara Central added a prayer that the Senate should investigate the award of the contract, just as Senator Magnus Abe who seconded the additional prayer, stressed the need for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to be commended for road construction in the area and asked that the Senate investigate the award of the contract under review. On his part, Senator John Enoh, APC, Cross River Central said that the Executive branch should explore alternative funding arrangement to complete the project, just as Senator Clifford Ordia, PDP, Edo Central ed Enoh, suggesting that the Executive branch should explore alternative funding to complete the project.





https://nationalaccordnewspaper.com/obasanjo-jonathan-probe-east-west-road/

They have chopped the money

This corntree remains a joke

We've missed the road a very long time ago.

These idiots should let us hear word abeg

na today we de hear this kin talk, last last the issue will be swept under the carpet

Still watching

Okay

[ President Goodluck Jonathan after the production of engineering drawings revalidated the contract sum from N211 billion to N726 billion).]

kwaruption dey for our DNA....

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