Nigeria Approves Construction of Costal Roads From Lagos To Calabar, Trans-Sahara Route From Enugu To Cameroun


The Federal Executive Council also okayed N2.1trn supplementary budget for 2023.

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) rose from its weekly meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, with an approval to construct coastal roads from Lagos to Calabar, as well as roads on trans-sahara route from Enugu to Cameroun.
Speaking after deliberations on Monday, Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed that he presented a memo to the council for approval, on the coastal roads running from Lagos to Port Harcourt to Cross River.

He also stated that the harvest roads to the Trans-Sahara route, which he said runs from Enugu – Abakaliki – Ogoja down to Cameroon, another road project under Phase 2 as well as the Badagry to Sokoto were all approved for financing.
“So, it was approved to be into finance in a model of EPC + F that’s engineering, procurement, construction and then Financing, and so counsel deliberated and approved and then directed the Minister of Finance to expedite action on its own part”, Umahi further said.

The council also approved the sum of N2, 176,, 791,286, 033 as 2023 supplementary budget proposal for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government.
Addressing newsmen after the FEC meeting, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said the supplementary budget estimates  to be sent to the National Assembly for passage made provisions for defence ministry, cash transfer to Nigerians and wage awards to civil servants, among others.
According to him: “The council considered a request for supplementary appropriation which is a second for 2023 and guide graciously approve the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as supplementary budget and this supplementary budget is to fund urgent issues including 
N605 billion for national defense and security. This is to sustain the gains made in security and to accelerate and these are funds that are needed by the security agencies before the year runs out. 

“Equally a sum of N300 billion  was provided to repair bridges including Eko and Third Mainland bridges as well as construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of many roads nationwide before the return of the rainy season. 
“Equally, the sum of N200bn was provisioned for seed, agricultural input, supplies and agricultural implements and infrastructure in order to support expansion of production. 

“Equally the sum of N210 billion is provided for the payment of Wage Awards. In negotiation with the Nigeria Labour Congress, the federal government agreed to pay N35,000 each to about 1.5 million employees of the federal government and that amounts from September, October, November and December 2023. And that amounts to about N210 billion which has been approved and also N400 billion as Cash Transfer payments. 

“You may recall that the federal government secured $800 million loan from the World Bank to pay Cash Transfers of N25,000 to 15 million households. The $800 million is for two months, October and November. The President graciously approved that an additional month should be funded by the federal government and that is what this N100 billion is for. 
“Equally, N100 billion has been provided for the Federal Capital Territory in order to support them in urgent and immediate capital expenditure works that can enhance the infrastructure in the city. 

“Equally N18 billion was provided for the Independent National Electoral Commission to support them in the conduct in the Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo elections.
“The sum N5.5billion naira was provided for the funding of the takeover of the Student Loans Board as well as N8billion for the take-off grant of new ministries. Equally a sum of N200billion was provided as capital supplementation to deal with urgent requests that have been made to Mr. President from various parts of the country.”

FEC also approved N5.9 billion for the construction of access roads for the Abuja light rail system.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, told reporters that the President has set a timeline for the completion of the Abuja light rail project, emphasizing the importance of addressing the roads that connect to the railway.
He said: “Today, council approved the ward of contract the construction of access roads for the Abuja light rail.

We are aware that Mr. President has given a directive that very soon he would want to ride on the right rail. Now that would not be possible if there are no access roads for commuters in communities around. 
“Last week, council approved for a lot 3 but this was has to do with Lot 4. Lot 4 has to do with communities around the airport. If we don’t create access road it will be difficult. And so approved to Messers CCPCC at the cost of N5.5 billion”.

This is a giant stride

THIS IS YORUBA PRIORITY, DESTROY FOREST, ATTACH YOURSELF TO THE EAST AND THEN CLAIM LAGOS.


WE DONT WANT ALL THIS ATTACHE BY FORCE ANYMORE.



STAY IN YOUR SW REGION.




EFFORT ARE BEING MADE TO REMOVE NON YORUBA FROM LAGOS, YET YOU ARE FIGHTING AGAINST IT AND DOING ALL YOU CAN TO BRING MORE FROM EAST TO LAGOS.

Useless bastards always doing nonsense propaganda. Enugu/Bamenda highway has been operational since. Which one is the certificate forger talking about again?

Awesome!! Nigeria on a forward leap! God bless Nigeria for ever!

MrEverest:
Useless bastards always doing nonsense propaganda. Enugu/Bamenda highway has been operational since. Which one is the certificate forger talking about again?

Been reasoning same here. GEJ did that road. Maybe the Certificate forger wants to dualise it.
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MrEverest:
Useless bastards always doing nonsense propaganda. Enugu/Bamenda highway has been operational since. Which one is the certificate forger talking about again?

MrEverest:
Useless bastards always doing nonsense propaganda. Enugu/Bamenda highway has been operational since. Which one is the certificate forger talking about again?

NO THE FRAUDSTAR WANT TO LAY CLAIM TO A ROAD THAT WAS BUILT BY AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the $430 million highway project linking Enugu to Bamenda in Cameroon will be completed this year.

MrEverest:
Useless bastards always doing nonsense propaganda. Enugu/Bamenda highway has been operational since. Which one is the certificate forger talking about again?

So Dave Umahi forged his Certificates?

hammerFC:






NO THE FRAUDSTAR WANT TO LAY CLAIM TO A ROAD THAT WAS BUILT BY AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.

Naija don really enter one chance expect more misinformation from the certificate forger.

Tinubu!!!

Na road whn don dey exist you wan claim so??

so na like this billions of dollars go tak disappear on top existing road!






Abeg this conditional transfer wey them claim to have spent 800 million dollars for september and october - abeg any of una know anybody wey know anybody wey don collect the 25k? our resident /batstards/ any of una don get una own??

Hehehehe

From barren land to Cameroon.

What does Nigeria stand to gain here?

Welcome development....
Eko onibaje
Nigeria onibaje o

Wait

Here are two maps showing Nigeria interstate federal roads. And even the trans savanna highway system.

Now this roads that's being proposed how will it be financed?
SW-NW(badagry - sokoto) will cost nothing less than 1.5trn.
West-East (Lagos - calabar) should cost even more 2trn maybe.

Where will we get the fund?
Note that capital expenditure is little above 6trn for next year and it's not only for road.

I heard the chagoury Brothers will be taking the east west roads, what are the modalities of funding? The partnership? And project duration? cause we know how slow private firm can be in construction.

Will the west-north road follow the same model? A PPP to be tolled?


The other question is route this interstate is to cut across. I've read different takes with most saying it'll be completely different from the current federal route.
Knowing the federal route cut across major states and it's capital/cities.
West-East= lagos-ore-benin-asaba-onitcha-owerri-aba-ph. This system help facilitate trade and maximize the use and efficiency of this road.
But with a new interstate costal system running from Lagos to calabar without intersecting major cities, how efficiently will this road be use? Will they be a differ at major point into big cities in between? Will that not seriously compound the price? Why not reconstruct the entire already existing corridor?

Same goes for the west-north.
Will be be a completely new road bypassing major cities and just running endlessly in the bush until it get to sokoto?
. Or follow the existing route of lagos_ibadan-ilorin-kotogora(Niger State) - jigawa - sokoto?


We have to build a system is is not only properly done but well thought out for maximum partisanship and economic activities.
I also like how the minister is thinking of adding rest point and major trailer parks along our highway systems. Also free-trade zones industrial clusters can be added for maximum efficiency.

Currently, there's a road that cuts across these routes: Lagos - Ogun - Ondo - Edo - Delta - Anambra - Enugu - Ebonyi - Cross River - Cameroon. Are they saying they want to build a brand-new road?

By the way, they should work on the road connecting Lagos to Abuja. The last time I travelled on that road, it was horrible.

Good one from FG and not forgetting Abuja - Lokoja -Auchi - Agbor road cause these axis are very bad no wonder the minister of works himself spent 14 on this road few weeks ago

obiekunie01:
Tinubu!!!

Na road whn don dey exist you wan claim so??

so na like this billions of dollars go tak disappear on top existing road!






Abeg this conditional transfer wey them claim to have spent 800 million dollars for september and october - abeg any of una know anybody wey know anybody wey don collect the 25k? our resident /batstards/ any of una don get una own??

what are you guys saying

so there is a road that goes from lagos to calabar on water abi?