Former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has urged the executive and legislative arms of government to avoid politicising the Calabar-Lagos rail project, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari should be encouraged to develop the Niger Delta region.

Ita-Giwa, in a statement, noted that the controversy over the project was unnecessary, adding that the rail line when completed would turn around the economy of the South-South region.

She said: “The Calabar-Lagos rail project is a significant one that must not be trivialized or politicized because it has the potential of opening up the economy of the South-South region. I am, therefore, urging my colleagues in the Senate and the executive arms to ensure that the project is included and adequately catered for in the budget because it will serve the common good and will complement the Cross River State Deep Sea Port.

“I also want to advise my colleagues to guide and keep an eagle eye on all projects earmarked for their constituents. Only through that can they be called good representatives. The region has suffered enough. Buhari should be encouraged to deliver dividends of democracy to the area even beyond the rail project.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/ita-giwa-presidency-nass-dont-politicise-calabar-lagos-rail-project/

The only eagle eye they've got is only on what comes to their pockets.

Bunch of selfish and greedy politicians.

Ok

Please help me tell those your confused self-centered legislators from SE/SS region.

kahal29:


She said: “The Calabar-Lagos rail project is a significant one that must not be trivialized or politicized because it has the potential of opening up the economy of the South-South region.


I am, therefore, urging my colleagues in the Senate and the executive arms to ensure that the project is included and adequately catered for in the budget because it will serve the common good and will complement the Cross River State Deep Sea Port.


“I also want to advise my colleagues to guide and keep an eagle eye on all projects earmarked for their constituents. Only through that can they be called good representative.

All Nairaland conspiracy theorist should read that part and assimilate it.

Pdp will always have an agenda. Yar Adua came with 5 point agenda. GEJ's own was transformation agenda. I guess the pdp agenda this time around is one point agenda of pulling buhari down. If you doubt me ask the tweeter senator.

The people to be held responsible for this shame and incompetence should be the seat warmers senators from the SS region!!!