NewStats: 3,265,372 , 8,186,549 topics. Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 04:58 PM 6o372h

MrEverest:


Why not toll Lagos/Ibadan expressway for proper maintenance? Why not toll Abuja/Kaduna highway for proper maintenance?

So, it's only when federal government builds any infrastructure in the SE that they would tolling for proper maintenance? SMH.

The civil war is still raging. Only a few understand.

WE HEAR ALOT ABOUT 2ND NIGER BRIDGE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY PROJECT DONE BY FEDERAL GOVERENMENT IN SOUTH EAST IN THE PAST 8 TO 14 YEARS.





THEY STILL NEVER COMPLETE THE BRIDGE AND ALREADY WANT PEOPLE CROSSING THE BRIDGE TO REFUND THEM THE MONEY.





NOW TELL ME, WHY SE SHOULD REMAIN IN NIGERIA, WHEN WE CAN PAY TO BUILD OUR OWN BRIDGE?



THEY BUILD RAILWAY IN ALL REGION BUT SE GOT NONE.




THEY TAKE LOAN, THAT SE WILL PAY BUT DID NOT INCLUDE SE IN THE PROJECTS.

I REPEAT, WHO DEY PAY TOLL FOR THIS BENUE OWETO BRIDGE, STARTED AT THE SAME TIME AS 2ND NIGER BRIDGE?

frank14011991:
For proper maintenance it has to be tolled. Buhari is the best thing to have happened to alaigbo

U PEOPLE SHOULD JUST GO AND GET READY, 2023, WILL BE VERY HOT IN THIS COUNTRY.



INJUSTICE CAN NEVER ALLOW FOR PEACE TO REIGN.

post=119340620:
Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want at [b][/b]

God bless Nigeria

Pollllng that brirge is best to be in good condition soon sure long sok the IPOB vandals are sure to attack the bridge so funds to repair. Will be needed !

NIGERIA COAT OF ARM, SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUSTICE, PEACE AND PROGRESS.


IN THAT ORDER.



THAT FAITH IS INCONSEQUENTIAL AND USELESS TO REALITY.


AS A MATTER OF FACT, 99% OF NIGERIA PROBLEM IS FAITH.

In that case the bridge shouldn't see next year..

Let's remain where we are..

I pity those that will be positioned to collect the toll sha..suicide mission

Extremely useless regime filled with bias since 2015.

I want to use this bridge while traveling from the West to the East this yuletide.

But how do I connect to the bridge?

sekem:
I want to use this bridge while traveling from the West to the East this yuletide.

But how do I connect to the bridge?

IT IS NOT YET COMPLETED.


INTERCHANGE IS STILL UNCOMPLETED.

So it is the south East citizens that will still pay for the bridge they said Buhari gifted them.

Barawo.

Kobonaire234:


The guy made a point.

Tell me

PureMe01:


Peter Obi is the next president and no dime is gonna be paid

Then, you don't know Peter Obi.

Nigeria is currently owing over 22 trillion, most of which was accumulated by the Buhari govt.

Buhari used those monies to build projects in other regions free of charge and asked eastern taxpayers to in the debt repayment.

The only major project he did in the south East was not included in the all the loans that Buhari got.

The south east would pay for their own bridge themselves.

May God punish anybody that says Buhari gifted the south east anything.

Eriokanmi:
Nigerian leaders are useless. You can imagine how much they'd have made, had the fed roads been tolled. I still don't understand why they removed toll gates. The American system of government which they adopted is turned upside down cos america till today tolls their roads. Shebi they'd have been using the revenues generated to maintain our fed roads,instesd of always borrowing to do so

Toll roads they can't provide security for its s?

Even the portharcourt- maiduguri railway has been officially scrapped.

Despite all the plenty loans that Buhari got, he could not include that project inside.

Buhari really dealt with southern NIGERIA.

ScamHunter:


Toll roads they can't provide security for its s?

It still builds down to insensitive government. When we had toll gates, there were federal highway patrol teams , working day and night on the highways. That's why we're asking everyone to vote wisely next year to change the current narrative

bonechamberlain:
I hope the 365km road from Abuja to Kano would also be tolled. Imagine a 365km road constructed and APC has been salivating on a bridge less than 10km

There is nothing to toll on that road..There are lots of bad portions on the road..

CSTRR:
Nigeria is currently owing over 22 trillion, most of which was accumulated by the Buhari govt.

Buhari used those monies to build projects in other regions free of charge and asked eastern taxpayers to in the debt repayment.

The only major project he did in the south East was not included in the all the loans that Buhari got.

The south east would pay for their own bridge themselves.

May God punish anybody that says Buhari gifted the south east anything.

BUHAR WENT TO BORROW MONEY THAT HE WILL LOOT FOR HIS CHILDREN YET UNBORN.


EVERY PROJECT THEY MUST ADD THEIR OWN SHARE.


THAT IS WHY 2ND NIGER BRIDGE IS TAKING 14 YEARS TO COMPLETE.


IF BUHARI RETURNS HIS LOOT, NO NEED FOR TOLL GATE.

MrEverest:


Why not toll Lagos/Ibadan expressway for proper maintenance? Why not toll Abuja/Kaduna highway for proper maintenance?

So, it's only when federal government builds any infrastructure in the SE that they would tolling for proper maintenance? SMH.

Not just that, why not toll third mainland bridge and the newly constructed River Benue bridge, which is even longer than the River Niger. Nawaooo, federal government is not being fair to South Easterners. Anyways, Igbo politicians are complete morons, honestly.

Tolling is good to ensure maintenance of the highway. Government agencies are filled with criminals, they won't maintain the road, but concession will ensure maintenance and service on the road.

LegendHero:
Good. According to Fashola, Lagos-Ibadan expressway will also be tolled when completed. It’s seems that is their new policy now.

Anyone that do not wish to pay toll at the second Niger bridge should jump into the River Niger and swim across or better still make use of the previous bridge.

You should trust the Igbos, now. Just watch, they will abandon the newly constructed, and make do with the former.

Wagwanbrethren:
Governments constantly run a budget deficit, at every level. So for those who might say 'how about tax' no, taxes aren't always enough.

Toll bridges are a little different. Big bridges are incredibly expensive to construct, so the builders need a way to recuperate that enormous loss of cash. Whether the bridge was built by a government, the private sector, or a partnership of the two, projects like that are only viable if they can partially pay for themselves through tolls. For example, the Ambassador Bridge (the busiest crossing on the USA_ Canada states border) is 100% privately owned, and earns the owner about $60,000,000 per year in revenue.
In theory, the tolls pay for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades for the road. In practice, however, abuses occurs. Occasionally the toll money goes to projects besides the road itself. But generally the toll roads are better maintained and thus less wear and tear on.

Truth is, government has to recover part of the cost of making new highways. It must not be forever. After 10 years it should be discontinued.
It depends on how construction and maintenance was financed. Every so often, the taxpayers agree to build a bridge. Other times they may object to the cost and only agree to partial funding. In that case, people using the bridge are charged a toll until the costs are paid off. In some cases, it’s never paid off.

Even the crimean bridge built by Russia in all its splendor isn't taxed

SmartPolician:
This effectively makes it the only federal infrastructure built by this istration that its s will pay before using. Una well done.

I don't blame you people though - I blame Goodluck Jonathan for coming up with the idea - even the almighty 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos is not tolled.

Question to be asked is Abuja to Kano road...is it toiled? If not, then why is the road to 2nd Niger Bridge to be toiled?

post=119340620:
Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want at [b][/b]

God bless Nigeria

At the expense of a selected few, bah?. Why are truths difficult to say?

post=119340620:
Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want at [b][/b]

God bless Nigeria

Stipend collector. No December allawee for you.

SmartPolician:
This effectively makes it the only federal infrastructure built by this istration that its s will pay before using. Una well done.

I don't blame you people though - I blame Goodluck Jonathan for coming up with the idea - even the almighty 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos is not tolled.

Oga tolling is a normal thing worldwide na cos una no like pay for services and the idea of 2nd Niger bridge was conceived during the IBB regime.

ceejay80s:

Fashola this is not lagos u and tinubu will milk, we are not paying any toll or we destroy the bridge

Lol,what are you waiting for ? Go ahead and destroy it right away,please ! This is the major problem with an average Igbo man;he can't reason beyond his inherently stupid emotions ,shior !

Newsmic:


https://igberetvnews.com/1434456/second-niger-bridge-s-will-pay-toll-fg/

Beautiful!!!!!!!

Rail ways built in the north is not paying any toll fee one Nigeria my foot where is all this useless ohanaeze ndị oshi and southeast governors i hope you are understanding your position in the zoo called Nigeria Biafra is the solution

Wagwanbrethren:
Governments constantly run a budget deficit, at every level. So for those who might say 'how about tax' no, taxes aren't always enough.

Toll bridges are a little different. Big bridges are incredibly expensive to construct, so the builders need a way to recuperate that enormous loss of cash. Whether the bridge was built by a government, the private sector, or a partnership of the two, projects like that are only viable if they can partially pay for themselves through tolls. For example, the Ambassador Bridge (the busiest crossing on the USA_ Canada states border) is 100% privately owned, and earns the owner about $60,000,000 per year in revenue.
In theory, the tolls pay for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades for the road. In practice, however, abuses occurs. Occasionally the toll money goes to projects besides the road itself. But generally the toll roads are better maintained and thus less wear and tear on.

Truth is, government has to recover part of the cost of making new highways. It must not be forever. After 10 years it should be discontinued.
It depends on how construction and maintenance was financed. Every so often, the taxpayers agree to build a bridge. Other times they may object to the cost and only agree to partial funding. In that case, people using the bridge are charged a toll until the costs are paid off. In some cases, it’s never paid off.

Weren't you in Nigeria when the government was claiming that they built Second Nigeri bridge with recovered funds?