johnie:

Here's a post on that thread by by Rabzy on May 26, 2011, 11:09 AM. (https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-674926.128.html#msg8396198) and I agree with him
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This is bad rep for Lagos, though the problem is caused by gripping poverty in the Hinterlands. At least from the video the guys acknowledged that they are better-off here than where they came from, they could eke out a living here, whereas in their hometown there was virtually little they could do

As per the people selling on the railway and expressway, when accidents happen and a mad trailer driver crushes people to death there, it is the government that gets the blame for allowing them. And when you arrange for some to leave maybe provide a place for them to sell, others promptly take over the space. Most times the government gives warning, but the warnings are not heeded.

Immediately the KAI officials leave, you see people setting up their kiosks again. There are several places where the government erected barricades (e.g oshodi) and barb wires to prevent people from crossing the highway, but people pull down these barriers and risk their lives.

Its a complex situation and the solution is not just straight-forward, it would take time, people would have to be educated and be re-oriented, the economy needs to grow, light has to be stable, and we wont solve all the same year.For me since the mid-sixties, we have hardly had a government and now we are just learning how to vote, who to vote for, how to make a constitution, how to prosecute people etc. The finished product is still some decades away and in fact the product is never finished, there should always be a 'new improved ariel' in the way we do things, at least some state governments have started doing some things, eventually maybe later mediocres would even be scared to present themselves or forced to perform.

agitator:

Your points are very clear never mind me with my unclear points
There is a difference between criticizing somebody to take action and just plan saying he is stuopid.
What you people have been hammering is that things are not being done because the president is stuopid.  Anything that happens now is GEJ.

aloy/emeka:

Yes they do; the women are not selling on the tracks I hope you know, they are selling beside the tracks which belongs to the local authorities.

agitator:

Your points are very clear never mind me with my unclear points

There is a difference between criticizing somebody to take action and just plan saying he is stuopid.

What you people have been hammering is that things are not being done because the president is stuopid.  Anything that happens now is GEJ.

johnie:

Here's a post on that thread by by Rabzy on May 26, 2011, 11:09 AM. (https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-674926.128.html#msg8396198) and  I agree with him
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This is bad rep for Lagos, though the problem is caused by gripping poverty in the Hinterlands. At least from the video the guys acknowledged that they are better-off here than where they came from, they could eke out a living here, whereas in their hometown there was virtually little they could do

As per the people selling on the railway and expressway, when accidents happen and a mad trailer driver crushes people to death there, it is the government that gets the blame for allowing them. And when you arrange for some to leave maybe provide a place for them to sell, others promptly take over the space. Most times the government gives warning, but the warnings are not heeded.

Immediately the KAI officials leave, you see people setting up their kiosks again. There are several places where the government erected barricades (e.g oshodi) and barb wires to prevent people from crossing the highway, but people pull down these barriers and risk their lives.

Its a complex situation and the solution is not just straight-forward, it would take time, people would have to be educated and be re-oriented, the economy needs to grow, light has to be stable, and we wont solve all the same year.For me since the mid-sixties, we have hardly had a government and now we are just learning how to vote, who to vote for, how to make a constitution, how to prosecute people etc. The finished product is still some decades away and in fact the product is never finished, there should always be a 'new improved ariel' in the way we do things, at least some state governments have started doing some things, eventually maybe later mediocres would even be scared to present themselves or forced to perform.

nateevs:


Getting people to steer clear off the railways and motorways is not a complex problem my brother. The only problem we have is the lack of political will. The people in charge don't know how. If they don't know, let them consult people who do.

Why do people always return? It's because they can. What do you do? Make the terrain unfriendly. Lay spikes, concrete stones on the surface. For instance, along Osodi - Bolade area, construct a concrete slab which begins 2 feet from the road kerb and spans the entire space up to the railway barrier. However with a sitting surface at 75 degrees across the entire space the people always return to. If you attempt to climb on it, you will slip and fall. If buyers cannot come to you, you won't sell there. Simple.


                                       ___12-foot Concrete Barrier
                                      /     l
                                     /      l
                                    /       l
                                   /        l
         Road                  /          l           Railway
------------------------/          l    _______________


The above figure resembles what I am thinking. How can people sell on this? You don't even need police presence to deter people. The terrain is unfriendly and it polices itself. And this is just off the top of my head. Without sitting to think about the problem. And I am not even a construction engineer. You have millions of people in the country who can think about even better ideas and you tell me the problems have been there since 1960 so they can't solve them . . . Bullsh.i.t.


If there is a will to work, it won't take more than two months to erect this along that road and drive people away. What complex solution. Do away with mediocrity man.

Your points are very clear never mind me with my unclear points

There is a difference between criticizing somebody to take action and just plan saying he is stuopid.

What you people have been hammering is that things are not being done because the president is stuopid. Anything that happens now is GEJ.

agitator:

Thank you, this is what i meant by constructive criticism. In the advanced countries things like these are what people do and also the press will continue to highlight these problems until the government is forced to take action.

Not when one politician pays the press and they start to talk rubbish about the leadership put them there they will equally fail.

How many people have resigned their appointments in protest because of their disagreement with a government anti-people policy?

They all keep quiet and enjoy but once they are kicked out they automatically regain their voices and the mass are gullible to accept their utterances.

Their excuse is nobody can change Nigeria blah, blah. A woman Dora did it with NAFDAC fighting against fake drugs even though she later joined the camp.

NRC orders traders to remove structures on rail lines


The Nigeria Railway Corporation has warned traders in Aba, Umuahia and Enugu to remove all illegal structures on rail lines to allow contractors begin rehabilitation of the tracks.

NRC Eastern Regional District Manager, Mr. Paul Ndibe, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Wednesday.

Ndibe also warned residents against dumping refuse on rail tracks as well as stealing of railway materials, vowing that anyone caught would be prosecuted.

He said the obstructions , if not tackled promptly, could delay the rehabilitation of the tracks ordered recently by the Federal Government.

The Regional District Manager said that the Turkish firm handling the rehabilitation project would commence work in a few weeks.

Ndibe said that the project would cover the Port Harcourt-Aba-Enugu-Oturkpo-Makurdi rail route.

He also said the firm had 10 months to complete the project and appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with the corporation in its efforts to revive the railways.

http://odili.net/news/source/2011/jul/7/850.html

werepeLeri:

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medocity:

To the poster and everyone who one way or the other that have commented on this topic, i will say job well-done but who is to be blamed for all this, Is it the president, the minister of transport or The Lagos State government, The commissioner for transport in Lagos State, This don't is absurd, Whoever have been to this particular spot in the picture displayed above,  you will forever ask GOD why?most especially on the so called market day everywhere will be filled to maximum to the extent that passersby will have to be careful of not being accused of stepping on displayed products,  have being there!!! t was a terrible. Not even a single space for the oncoming or ongoing Train not to talk of a single inch space for passersby,  think our leaders need to do something about this

werepeLeri:

Dont move us back.

The point has been made that that was in the past. Visit those places these days to see the difference for yourself. I guess it is GEJ who builds those structures near the railway lines.

But the place in question has nothing to do with Oshodi and according to the original article which the OP conveniently and intentionally bungled, areas in question are in Aba, Umuahia and Enugu.


This is a new story and it was published just a few days ago.

About responsibility, GEJ is of course responsible. He pick and appointed his own ministers including the transport minister who's job it is to oversee the rail system in Nigeria and any failure on his part is a reflection on GEJ. GEJ subjected the transportation minister on Nigerians, not the other way around. If the men you picked to serve Nigerians are not doing their job, it's up to the GEJ so do something about it, but such is a rarity in Nigeria, even as displayed in this thread, some will look the other way and blame everything on poor Nigerians, never the people we pay and tasked to serve and protect us.

The buck stops with the president.

warrior01:

I don't know why you like deceiving yourself. Probably you don't reside in Lagos with all these your lies about people not selling on railway tracks in Oshodi. Have you even heard about Ikeja Along railway market where traders are having a free day selling on the tracks both day and night. How about Agege and the rest