“let them fix the road at any cost.”
So
I cannot believe that anyone would make the above case. This is acquiescence of the dangerous kind. The discussion on this forum may not change the minds of Nigeria’s political leaders today. They may help to shape Nigeria’s future however. Who knows.
Criticism of blatant and unrestrained looting of Nigeria’s public treasuries, is the right thing to do. Yes, motorable roads are necessary. They save lives, support commerce, and enhance and economic development. No road however should be constructed at any cost. There are certainly, other equally and sometimes, more important and urgent things to do with public funds.
There is so much wrong with Africa’s public affairs today, that informed Africans and Africa’s friends cannot afford to, and therefore should not be quiescent.
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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Prof Segun Ogunbemi
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:16 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Lagos Ibadan Expressway to Gulp $1.5billion
In my own opinion, let them fix the road at any cost. As you are aware all the money will not end in the pocket of the contractor. If you are too critical about it and they don't spend the money they will still find another means of stealing it. So let them spend the money on it to save lives and property on the road. Segun Ogungbemi.
--- On Mon, 10/25/10, Obododimma Oha <obodooha@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Obododimma Oha <obodooha@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Lagos Ibadan Expressway to Gulp $1.5billion
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, October 25, 2010, 3:39 AM
That terrible road has already gulped so much, especially the irreplaceable lives of many Nigerians. -- Obododimma. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Otito Koro <otitokr@gmail.com> wrote: My people, this is another example of corruption gone wild! $12.5million per kilometer to rehabilate Lagos Ibadan expressway!! The world Bank ( completed highway projects report) recognises 5 categories of road works and have compiled cost ranges per kilometer as follows ( in thousands of dollars) : Functional Overlays 30-107 Structural Overlays 74- 198 This means that building lagos-ibadan expressway from scratch under the worst conditions should cost about 1850000 *120 km $222million plus 10% give or take whatever MAX $250million. At $1.5 billion, when will your children get out of debt? Haba, our own na wa. Babalakin is not a man of figures and he might have lost his bearings on what a billion is so we must assume that he his engineers have fed him the wrong jist. How sad that the NSE and COREN sit by as this goes on. Who says we are not a nation of fools ?! The link below details how to cost roads. SAN Dr. Chief Babalakin's friends should send it to him. This Day October 21, 2010 October 21, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi About $1.5 billion (N231 billion) will be needed to complete the reconstruction of the Nigeria’s busiest highway – the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – according to Chairman, Bi-Courtney Group, Mr. Wale Babalakin. Speaking at the Infrastructure Policy Dialogue on “Closing Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap by 2020” at the ongoing 16th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Babalakin said the phased-highway project would be completed within four years. The Federal Government had approved the concessioning of the highway for 25 years to Bi-Courtney Nigeria to upgrade it with N89.53 billion and recoup the investment through toll gates. Also, yesterday, stakeholders called for the review of Due Process requirements for Public Private Partnerships (PPP) projects particularly in the area of low pricing during bids as this tends to compromise quality of projects. Suggestions are also made in the area of population control as a way of addressing the causative factors which have retarded the country’s infrastructural development. --
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