fulanimafia:


12 years? Credit goes to OBJ then.

Ahmeduana:

Cowbell or BUHARICOW? ONE IS NUTRITIOUS WHILE THE ONE DEMEANING, RETARDING AND ZOMBIECIOUS!

Benoxvals:
Reviving the project of the colonial masters..so our govt cannot construct a newly modernized metro system?

miky:
Thank you GEJ.. Buhari we now need bulet trains

phransix147:
How many days will it take?

Dollyak:
No more railway line again please. Nigeria cannot get anything right at all. This substandard-overpriced junk is not worth celebrating

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.
AUGUST 10, 2011

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

More from: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola
JANUARY 9, 2013

The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said the first phase of the state Blue Light Rail project would be completed by June this year(2013).

He expressed confidence that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the lrail project immediately.

The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo Local Government.

Fashola spoke during an inspection of ongoing projects in the state which took him and his cabinet members to Orile-Iganmu, Alimosho and Ejigbo areas among others to assess the level of works being done by contractors.

The governor, who inaugurated the trackwork of the blue light rail at Alaba Suru, Coker-Agunda Local Council Development Area, said the level of work on the road and those of the National Theatre and Alaba-Mile 2 rail stations, would ensure early completion

He said, “In order to finish the project, the contractor did not go on vacation during the festive period. This will ensure that the project is delivered on time for the use of Lagosians.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-light-railll-be-ready-in-june-fashola/

How We Spent N160bn World Bank Loan on Light Rail Project
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He, therefore, explained that the state government already “has in place, strategies to repay the loan. The federal government was in the know of the state’s decision to take the bond and it approved it.”

He added that the truth “is that what they do not also say is that no state in Nigeria can borrow money outside, from any multilateral agencies without the approval of the federal government.

“What they did not say is that they approved it. No state can raise money by bond the way we have done without the federal government’s approval. Both SEC and NSE are all federal regulatory agencies through which we must pass. If they said okay, it means there must be something good about the debt.

More from: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/

Why I reached out to Igbo voters –Ambode, Lagos APC governorship candidate
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When is the light rail going to be delivered, the project seems to be going on for years?

I just said it, it’s being funded by Lagos State and the Federal Government support is not there. But I believe strongly that we will create a financial restructuring that will allow us to deliver that light rail within the next 18 months.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/feature/hotseat/why-i-reached-out-to-igbo-voters-ambode-lagos-apc-governorship-candidate/

Alxmyr:

Even those that stood against you likes of Emir of Kano cannot wish your achievement away.
They came to witness the good work you left behind.
Dr. Jonathan sir, you remain reference point for all leaders coming after you.

God Bless You.

nigerianvenom:
Goodluck jonathan,u are the only reason i'm still proud to be a nigerian.u are the only reason i see humility as not being stupidity.u are the only one the likes of barcanista decided to support the PDP despite the wide faavour they would have garnered from staying with APC.
u came as a leader,saw,though u never shouted at what u saw like some are doing today,yet u conquered.
we love u and we will continue to do so always.

nigerians will someday miss you,but its not yet time.

ur legacies lives on and dwell among us

kenedy175:
Cool! One of the results of GEJ'S Transformation.

And more will keep rolling in.

nigerianvenom:
Goodluck jonathan,u are the only reason i'm still proud to be a nigerian.u are the only reason i see humility as not being stupidity.u are the only one the likes of barcanista decided to support the PDP despite the wide faavour they would have garnered from staying with APC.
u came as a leader,saw,though u never shouted at what u saw like some are doing today,yet u conquered.
we love u and we will continue to do so always.

nigerians will someday miss you,but its not yet time.

ur legacies lives on and dwell among us

nigerianvenom:
Goodluck jonathan,u are the only reason i'm still proud to be a nigerian.u are the only reason i see humility as not being stupidity.u are the only one the likes of barcanista decided to support the PDP despite the wide faavour they would have garnered from staying with APC.
u came as a leader,saw,though u never shouted at what u saw like some are doing today,yet u conquered.
we love u and we will continue to do so always.

nigerians will someday miss you,but its not yet time.

ur legacies lives on and dwell among us

Alxmyr:
God bless Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Your legacies live on.
No one can hide a shining light. No one can hide your good work in Nigeria.
Even those that stood against you likes of Emir of Kano cannot wish your achievement away.
They came to witness the good work you left behind.
Dr. Jonathan sir, you remain reference point for all leaders coming after you.

God Bless You.

UnknownT:
That is when the passenger is not in a hurry! One may end up spending upto 1 week before you get to your destination. Kudos to the government that did it though

UnknownT:
That is when the passenger is not in a hurry! One may end up spending upto 1 week before you get to your destination. Kudos to the government that did it though

emmykk:
i like the dry leaves you smokes

EasternLion:
Jonah, Udo diri gi.

RichDad1:

for this?

Alxmyr:
God bless Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Your legacies live on.
No one can hide a shining light. No one can hide your good work in Nigeria.
Even those that stood against you likes of Emir of Kano cannot wish your achievement away.
They came to witness the good work you left behind.
Dr. Jonathan sir, you remain reference point for all leaders coming after you.

God Bless You.