TheGiftedOne:
In no distant time many African capitals will become an envy to Nigerians. We just dey stagnant.

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

daddytime:
If na Nigeria, that same rail project go cost $15b

seguno2:


Why are all Nigerians like this?

panafrican:
Don't think the grass in the garden next door is always green. Don't be fooled.

The metro project is a big rip off engineered by the same corrupt French company named Bouygues.
This metroline is only 23.3 miles ( 37.5 km) long .

Can you imagine 37.5 km for almost $ 2 billion US !!!!
In Nigeria under General Buhari, the crooks who
' negotiated ' that deal would be under arrest because an investigation would expose how they managed to get big commissions at the expense of
the nation's treasury.

This is nothing but a reward to Bouygues
for the help Ouattara rebels got during the
war that destroyed Cote d' Ivoire.
It will add more debt to an already skyrocketing ivorian debt. Add to that the toll bridge in Abidjan and the toll roads everywhere in Cote d' Ivoire that are owned by French companies.

Under Ouattara , the people of Cote d'Ivoire are bleeding their pockets into to French owned coffers
on daily basis.
As you can see colonization is more alive than ever , six decades after the Independence era.

Background of a well planned racket.
Along with Bollore , another French company, Bouygues funded the armed rebellion that brought Allassane Ouattara to power after a 10- year war.

The latter is an illegal immigrant thug from Burkina Faso who was introduced into Cote d' Ivoire in 1990 by Michel Candessus , the French financial mafia leader who was the director of the international monetary Fund.

Ouattara was an. International Monetary Fund official during Candessus tenure. Both work together to impose reckless restrictions that impoverished many African countries.

seguno2:


Impoverish African countries who spend their time doing research tirelessly to improve their societies?
Or what are you ranting about please?
By the way, is Houphouët-Boigny the same person as Michel Camdessus?

leofab:
White elephant project