Why Nigerians Should Be Grateful To Buhari - Rotimi Amaechi | READ IN FULL
Ikechukwu Onyeje
Apr 08, 2022
Why Nigerians Should Be Grateful To Buhari - Rotimi Amaechi | READ IN FULL
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, said Nigerians should be grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari over the "massive" railway projects across the country.
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Amaechi said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the launch of the State Mass Bus Transit System.
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He said Buhari, in spite of criticisms of the huge borrowing, has been constructing railways since his administration came on board in 2015.
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According to him, Buhari's tenacity deserves commendation for him to do more.
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The Minister explained that the construction of Lagos-Calabar rail line that would pass through Lekki Deep Seaport down to Epe township would be completed and commissioned by September.
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He emphasized that the Federal Government has continued to implement the rail line master plan project initiated by the President Olusegun Obasanjo regime.
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Amaechi said, "What you (Nigerians) owe us is not only gratitude, I know you won't, some of you, but most of you will, if you are APC (members), what you owe us is the gratitude of the tenacity of the President, who despite the criticism of borrowing money is continuing to construct the railway, that is what you owe us. Because the moment you say to a man you are doing well, he will do more.
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"In Fact he approved that we should redirect the initial design of the railway from Lagos through Apapa to Epe to Lekki deep sea port so that we don't have a logjam as we have now in Apapa at the Lekki deep sea port which will conclude construction by September and then commission it in September.
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"Let me also thank President Obasanjo because this was his master plan and then we implemented his master plan.
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"And I hope that when we leave, whoever, I know APC will win again, whoever is the President should continue from where we stopped" Amaechi stated.
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