President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Kano pledged that his administration will continue to accord railway infrastructure development the greatest priority, describing rail transportation as a potent economic driver.

Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of Kaduna– Kano segment of the Lagos– Kano railway modernization project, the President said the take-off of construction activities on this segment of the Lagos– Kano vividly represents the commitment of the Federal Government in the revival of the country’s railway system.

''The ground breaking ceremony for Kano - Kaduna segment of the Lagos – Kano railway modernization project signifies an important milestone of the construction of the third segment, having completed and commenced commercial operation on the first segment Abuja–Kaduna and recently the second segment Lagos-Ibadan.

''This project is crucial to the establishment of a supply chain in railway transport within its corridor, Kano –Kaduna-Abuja, as it links the major commercial cities of Kano and Kaduna to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

''Upon completion, Kaduna-Kano railway project is to link the Lagos–Ibadan Railway project via Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, Oshogbo, Ibadan to Lagos on one end, and Maradi, Niger Republic on the other.

''This railway connection when completed will establish the ports in Lagos, as the choice for import and export business of the people of landlocked Niger Republic.

''This would positively drive our economies through employment from new business opportunities and wealth creation,'' he said.

On financing for the project, the President expressed confidence that the Federal Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Finance were working to engage co-financiers to conclude financial agreements for the development of the Ibadan–Kano line and to further increase the bankability of the project.

He further explained that the railway line would be linked to the second Port in Lagos, the Tin Can Island Port.

He added that it is also expected that the Inland Dry Port on these routes will be activated with the ports receiving imports directly from the international market as ports of destination such as the Ibadan, Kaduna and Kano Inland Dry Ports.

The President commended the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the Ministry and other project implementation partners that are contributing to this national effort of railway infrastructure development.

He noted that under this administration several landmarks have been achieved, beginning from the flag-off for commercial operation of Abuja – Kaduna railway in 2016 to the recent commissioning of the Lagos – Ibadan railway project on June 10 2021, thereby maintaining the pace for the actualization of this vital thoroughfare.

In his remarks, Amaechi thanked the President for the strong will in driving the overhaul of Nigeria’s moribund railway transport subsector.

He assured the President that the Transport ministry would remain committed to his vision for a strong and sustainable railway transportation backbone to engender and facilitate a new path to positive economic transformation of the country.

Highlighting some features of the project, the Minister explained the rail line is also provided with accessories and special installations including power and water supply schemes, signalling system and communication in GSM-R, freight yards, rolling stock depots and maintenance workshops. 

He announced that the Ministry has finalized plans to commence construction of the remaining addendum of Ibadan-Abuja to complete the entire stretch of the Lagos-Kano Railway modernization project.

 

At the ground breaking ceremony at Zawaciki, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State, President Buhari was joined by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State.

While in Kano, the President also commissioned Dangi Underpass built by the Kano State Government.

Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to the President

(Media & Publicity)

July 15, 2021

All this gibberish doesn't change the fact that you are the worst disaster that has ever befallen Nigeria. You have officially made Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world. Under your watch Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world. Abnormality is now the new normal under your incompetent administration. Your terrorist brothers have continued to kill and displace people from their homes and you kept mute while at the same time sending soldiers after peaceful protesters. Nigerians never had it this bad

Salute to one of the greatest African leader.

Any road that connects North to South should be closed, I no want

Officialgarri:
Salute to one of the greatest African leader.

Shut up

fourboys:
Any road that connects North to South should be closed, I no want

make u go man the road block na.

Make Nigerian Army super Tucano u into extinction.

K

the benefits of these massive infrastructure will outlive all the undeserved hate towards PMB

Because say u don complete one nw, una no go let us here word again abi, oga u no fit do anything again na 1 and half year remain for u

Fahdiga:
All this gibberish doesn't change the fact that you are the worst disaster that has ever befallen Nigeria. You have officially made Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world. Under your watch Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world. Abnormality is now the new normal under your incompetent administration. Your terrorist brothers have continued to kill and displace people from their homes and you kept mute while at the same time sending soldiers after peaceful protesters. Nigerians never had it this bad

stop this pettiness...as much as Nigeria is not the best we hope for, it is pure lies to say that Nigeria is the "most dangerous" and "poverty capital " of the world.

anyways, you will achieve your "likes" target because we have few patriotic and rational Nigerians on this platform.

Kudos to our darling Daddy and his amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo for all the good works they have been doing all over our darling nation.

Slow and steady, Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.

More sad news to the eyes of wailers..........
All they love reading is about deaths and blood being sponsored by the evil politicians they worship.
Good news make them sick all day long.
What manner of people they are!


I HATE TRAINS.
I HATE BRIDGES.
I HATE RICE.
I HATE TALLEST BUILDING EAST OF THE NIGER


Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro: “Why are some people allergic to good news about Nigeria? You are angry about the test-run of Lagos-Ibadan rail, you are angry about the development in Onne Port, but will eagerly amplify any negative news even if it’s not true. Something is wrong with you and I am here to tell you.”

Of course, that comment generated responses, both positive and negative. But the one that caught my fancy specially was by Ayekooto, who declared: “We have got to a stage when GMB achievements can no longer be denied but hated. I hate trains. I hate bridges. I hate rice.”

Very profound. A lot of people can no longer deny the many achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly in the area of infrastructure, building a new Nigeria, and so, they have decided to hate it. Sad. Very sad.

Nobody can deny that there are very serious challenges in the country, particularly in the areas of security, the economy, and standard of living generally. But that is not all there is to Nigeria of today, and those challenges are being addressed very robustly. That hymn says “behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour.” We will surely see an end to the challenges, if we all work together, and eschew hate speeches.

Why then do some people choose to see and amplify only negative things? Why do they choose to remain willfully blind and deaf to positive things? And surrounded and confronted by salutary developments, they keep repeating; what has the Buhari administration achieved? Show us.

You tell them that just last weekend, there was a test run of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, with brand new coaches that will begin commercial operation before the end of the year.That is happening in a country where we were told we couldn’t afford new coaches when our oil was selling at over 100 dollars per barrel. Now, at about 40 dollars per barrel, we are launching new coaches. Instead of giving credit to a prudent government, they just say; I hate trains.

Okay, if you hate trains, what of brand new airports in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Enugu, and others in the works? There was a time we were said to parade the worst airports in the world. But not any longer. Buhari reversed it in his four years. What do they say about that? They look up, look down, scratch their heads, and say; I hate airports. I’ve never even boarded a plane in my life, and I don’t want to board. Will I ever enter a plane if I’d been killed by bandits?

Okay. You hate airports and planes. What of bridges being built over rivers in different parts of the country, most especially the Second River Niger Bridge, which the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) built with mouth for 16 years. You tell them that the bridge is almost 50% done, and should be completed in the first quarter of 2022. There’s also the Loko-Oweto Bridge, linking Benue and Nasarawa States. It was started by a previous administration, but almost completed now. Like a cornered rat, their eyes dart furtively from corner to corner, seeking a hole to enter. Finding none, they tell you deadpan: I hate bridges.

Okay. All those are physical structures. So they want stomach infrastructure. You then tell them of the rice revolution, which has freed us from being a net importer of the product in the world. You point out that if Buhari hadn’t put his money where his mouth was, and encouraged us to go back to the land, causing rice farmers to rise from six to 12 million, we would have been in serious trouble when COVID-19 struck. How would we have imported rice, with all international borders closed, and no foreign exchange to even place orders? They pat their tummies gingerly, belch after a hearty meal, and then declare: I hate rice.

A Cancer Centre has been built and commissioned by President Buhari at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). An ultra-modern diagnostic center also built and commissioned in Kano. And just this week, another diagnostic centre built at a cost of $5.5 million, was commissioned at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in Abia State. What do they say of all these? “I hate hospitals. May I never need to use any diagnostic centre. It is not my portion.”

You join them to say amen, since you don’t have a hateful heart. And you remind them that the largest ever vessel in the country, Maerskline Stadelhorn, with a length of 300 meters and width of 48 meters, berthed few days ago at Onne Port, in Rivers State. That is the biggest ever container vessel to berth in any part of Nigeria. Onne people were delirious with joy, and praised the government to high heavens, because no vessel had come to their port for 12 years, till August last year, under Buhari. You tell the naysayers the positive economic implications, but they refuse to listen. They dive under water, shouting as they go: We hate container vessels.

You then take them to Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State. Just last week, the skyline of South-south and South-East was transformed, as President Buhari commissioned the tallest Federal Government structure in the region, the 17-story Nigerian Content Tower, Headquarters of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

The architectural masterpiece occupies an area equivalent to four football fields, and has a 1,000 seater conference centre plus a 10 MW power plant. Started in late 2015, now completed, all under Buhari. Engineer Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the agency paid tribute to the resolve, determination and encouragement of the President, that saw the structure to completion in record time. And Wabote, third E.S of NCDMB in its 10 years history, has written his name in gold. Just because he has a supportive President.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylvia, under whose tenure as Bayelsa State Governor the land was allocated for the project, declared: “The commissioning of this building is symbolic in many ways. It shows that Mr President is keen to see infrastructural development in every part of the country...It shows that skyscrapers and other laudable infrastructure can be built in the Niger Delta.”

But they say Buhari hasn’t achieved anything. You show them the 17-story building, and as they gaze skyward, their caps and headgear fall off. You pick the cap and headgear, dust and hand them back. And you ask, brothers and sisters, how now? Rather than admit defeat, they pull the caps and headgear over their eyes, and grumbled: We hate skyscrapers. They make us dizzy.

At that point, you pity them.
You realize that they need prayers.
They hate everything good.
They hate anything uplifting.
They hate development.
They hate their country.
They even hate themselves.


To the enemies of the country,
AKA : Children of hate, Frustrations and perdition,
The anointing wey all of us @[/color] carry,
No be una Papa mate!
No Cap!

MAY BUHARI SUCCEED.
GOD BLESS [color=#006600]NIGERIA

Fahdiga:
All this gibberish doesn't change the fact that you are the worst disaster that has ever befallen Nigeria. You have officially made Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world. Under your watch Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world. Abnormality is now the new normal under your incompetent administration. Your terrorist brothers have continued to kill and displace people from their homes and you kept mute while at the same time sending soldiers after peaceful protesters. Nigerians never had it this bad

Na dem.
Enemies of Nigeria progress in infrastructures that the looters they support never did for 16 wasted years of locust.
Any good news makes them cry

Fahdiga:
All this gibberish doesn't change the fact that you are the worst disaster that has ever befallen Nigeria. You have officially made Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world. Under your watch Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world. Abnormality is now the new normal under your incompetent administration. Your terrorist brothers have continued to kill and displace people from their homes and you kept mute while at the same time sending soldiers after peaceful protesters. Nigerians never had it this bad

phooll:
Lori Iro

At this point, you pity them.
You realize that they need prayers.
They hate everything good.
They hate anything uplifting.
They hate development.
They hate their country.
They even hate themselves.

firstolalekan:
Our clueless leaders should focus more on POWER!!!
When you fix power, most of other things will fix itself in time.

Power is the driving force of every economic development and progress.

If the looters and criminals all of you supported for 16 years gave the country power and PMB is giving us infrastructures just as he is doing now,
Our darling country will be on the right track to greatness by now.
But as usual, HYPOCRISY has done its thing to you.
Sorry lots.

AGNESikpuNNU:

Just watch out how the rejected Fulani government will dig up the fictitious non existing $16b fraud false allegation against him in the coming days.
Very predictable destructive termites.

Nairaland canceller and porn.poster,
Shame on you!
U no see as una get light yanfuyanfu for una yard for 16 years under him.

See him supporting crime, stealing, looting and corruption, all because of party affiliation.

Politics has turned some of you to something else.
Kontinu u hear? Na dere u dey so!
Spits

yahmohy27:

i wonder oo

No mind am jare...
Na dere dem dey so

Our clueless leaders should focus more on POWER!!!

When you fix power, most of other things will fix itself in time.

Power is the driving force of every economic development and progress.

Lori Iro

Why is he so keen on Kano - Niger Republic what happened to Calabar - Abuja - Maiduguri.

Not not link Nigeria together first?


What is Niger Republic special contribution to our economy that we have to spend huge linking the two countries?

Is Buhari from Niger Republic, Oh I forgot Kastina and Niger are one the spend the same money and speak same language the boarder is almost none existence.

phooll:
Lori Iro

Unfortunately, someone who decided to be willfully blind can never be helped.
Live with it....

Officialgarri:
Salute to one of the greatest African leader.

God bless you.
Better salute to PMB.

Not surprised what kind of priority does one expect from a clueless administration /leadership?
SMH

richmond500:
make u go man the road block na.

Make Nigerian Army super Tucano u into extinction.

BTW, mynd44 lalasticlala

So in your slow mind blocking of road is punishable by a death penalty?
In as much as it is wrong to do such it is important we electorates do not concur to indiscriminate killings and oppression from leaders using our security outfits abnormally!

richmond500:
indiscriminate killings from our government?
In the past 6months, how many people has the government killed and how many has the people killed?
When u add ESN, FH, BH, cult clash, Ritual killing, domestic violence, serial killers, jungle justice.
I think we the masses are the real killers here, stopping government just because some military killed few people is a stupid thing to do, no matter how bad a military is, their presence is more of an advantage than disadvantage

SMH @that embolden you typed.....what is wrong with you? Are they supposed to kill their citizens indiscriminately in the first place..my gosh.... leadership is about setting good antecedents !!!
I don't engage because of quote sakes....nevermind I quoted you.
You are part of the problem in Nigeria.
Try change your mindset and reasoning for better use.

Be guided.

@Seniorwriter

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Source pls


@Lalasticlala, why do you move this trend to the front page without source?

Na waoo...

Hdh

Not Power but Rail is their major Priority, see backwardness thinking President

Naso

Priority should be given to security please.

When GEJ started this railway transformation it was the same people that abused him and said railway is not the problem if this country....that the railway Gej did was substandard....But now those people are building on GEJ's effort in that sector to save face .......Thank you GEJ

Mtchw

Officialgarri:
Salute to one of the greatest African leader.

"Greatest" must have a new meaning in your BMC dictionary.
Na so yesterday, one APC dundee was being asked by Sandra Ezekwesili about the ideology of his party. Omo, the BMC doofus just kept rattling about railways and cash transfers


No matter how hard you try, you can never cure the APC and her BMC crew of stupidity! They are a match made in Hell.

Cursed deadweight!