₦airaland Forum

honeric01:
work has actually started, but i don't have pix for it, would have shown you what i have seen so far.

Me too. . .I have been anxious to see pictures .

Is it at the National theatre end you saw work going on?

I have just looked through some links and yes indeed
250 million dollars might have gone down the drain.

Apparently all the surverying and designing had been done.

All that was to follow was the laying of tracks.

The project was cancelled because Yaradua was not willing
to use excess crude funds to fund the project like Obj planned.

In lieu of the ambitious Obj plan, they settled for modernisation of
the current narrow gauge system and bought some rickety looking
locomotives.

Me thinks that train journey from lagos to kano might still be taking two
days for a while to come.

Most alarming though is the fact the Nigerian Railways even through all
these still has 6,000 staff.

THE SHEER WASTE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS ASTOUNDING

frosbel:
lol. I reserve that for the religious section.

Firstly, I agree with you on one point, that State governments should implement their own domestic light rail systems just like Fashola has done. If he can do it, so can they!

Secondly , the Federal government should be responsible for Inter-City rail, e.g from Kano to Lagos, Portharcourt to Abuja and so on and so forth.

But seriously I am baffled as to why Obasanjo's idea failed to kick off.  

Obasanjo had already signed the contracts and I remember reading he paid 250 million dollars or so for the takeoff, money that was forfeited after Yaradua decided to cancel the project  because apparently the terms were not favourable. Under the terms of the agreement as well, Lagos would have been able to utilise the current railway corridor in the Oshodi to Ebute Metta area to construct a second line. I have not heard much about that lately but I suspect that has been shelved as well, as work has only started on one of the lines in Lagos.

It was a similar story in the power sector. If Yaradua rather than go on a witch hunt had damned it all and simply finished the NIPP projects. the power situation would have been resolved by now. But no, he decided to go on a wild goose chase only to eventually pay ever larger sums to finish the project.

[quote author=hatch# link=topic=428627.msg5872025#msg5872025 date=1271007873]great job frosbel ! I can see that you have shed your old skin for a pragmatic and developmental threads towards the good of Nigeria in general !   Once again great job and begining of our renewed friendship on NL.

Now back to the topic raised.

In as much as i am aware of the recent trend of imaginary development by some state governments to embrace wild goose chase by wasting their states tax payers money on gullible airports instead of applaudible projects such as improved inter state light rail projects.

Lastly for all those about to start ethnic mayhem on this thread due to their dreams of rail projects being implemented in oil rich east. Their is no problem with your proposals. However why not tell your state governors to lead by example and set the ball in motion with proposals and blue prints.  [/quote]The last of your points is why I have always been a strong advocate of regional governments for nigeria.

Lagos can build a light rail network because it has the traffic to attract investments which I doubt other
states can.

But what is imperative is an inter city network which at the moment only the FG has the muscle to build
But the FG has shown gross ineptitude at even the most basic thing that it would be too much to rely
on them.

Hounded by the spectre of federal character, the FG has over the years shown the incapacity to manage
even the simplest projects because they are too far and accountability is low. And starkly put, they don't
know how to. All those monies we have spent training civil servants has been a waste of resources

Regional governments will be sufficiently close enough to the people and with collective budgets and markets
will be able to implement such projects on their own.

Envisage a western regional government for example utilising the transport budgets of Oyo Ogun and Lagos
to build a Lagos to Ibadan line, or a Benin to PH line with South South budgets or with the cooperation of two
regional governments , a Lagos to PH line.

We seriously need to start developing the ideological fault lines based on decentralisation of power. Those who
have clamoured for ideology in politics will have their wishes fulfilled.

But so long as we let so much get wasted in Abuja. . . .the longer will our poverty continue.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=400313.msg5871984#msg5871984 date=1271007357]Kai Tottenham are infinitely useless! Walahi i would cease to be an Arsenal fan if we dont beat em on Wednesday! Pompey are currently twacking em 2-zip! Dem don dash Chelsea anoda F.A cup[/quote]

Unlike you sorry Gunners fans. . .we don't have to wait years to win a trophy.

Get ready as we take our second trophy in three years.

;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d ;d

jenibayo:
So can i get a answer from u guys now.

I will date you now. . . .So you can scream ''AUF WIEDERSEN'' when I use my Balami.

[quote author=tosinaded@ link=topic=428603.msg5871682#msg5871682 date=1271003293]Insult u? Naaah i didnt. .
Av a prob wiv your post not u, that post wuz dumb.
And no it aint about your opinions or mine,its abt reality!

No dey type wetin u no sabi

#itsnaija[/quote]and na u come sabi ehn. . . .

googles:
i dont un'stand all these self-opinionated pple on this forum

duh. . . its my opinion at least am entitled to dat if not anything

you just dont open your mouth attacking pple just because you think you have an alpha-opinion

b'sidez the term "watery" is relative wat makes sense to me may be your own crap

and if you had taken your time to notice the "undecided" emoticon in front of their names you'd see dat i meant am not sure if its all their songs

but the ones 've heard are not just it. . . . .

you really need to swallow a chill pill for that agression you are carrying around. . . . you could av passed your message without insulting me

Who dey abuse my ''googles''

I just saw his latest film, and besides the fact it finishes
in one part, I might as well be watching a Nollywood flick.

It was horrible. Unfunny, condescending, patronising tosh.
And he made almost 30 million dollars in the first week.

Something tells me we are going to see
''Why did I get married 3 times'' or ''Why did I get married again too''
in the not too distant future.

Hmmm. . .okay oo.

slimghost:
Berbatov is the worst player i've seen in a long while. geez, cant shot, cant do nuffin. the guy is utterly useless.

He is not a bad player but you can tell the pressure to perform might be getting to him.

He is so tight and consequently dragging his shots all over the place.

Whether he is worth 30 million pounds though is another tori.

Omo who know say Hausa traders get power like this.

See as their impending strike fall Fergie hand.

I don't care how many goals this chap scores,
HE STILL DOESN'T IMPRESS ME.

I'd rather him be coming off the bench walahi.

It should be Deco not Cole off. . .

Don't get it at all.

ibrokay:
This is sooo funny

walahi. . i almost fell off my chair laughing

Cos u no put ya own

Jamo wannabe

Selfish. . .

where are those your hot pics na?

hahahahaha. . . well, i don't mind.

Fashi the name. . . .he was cute

and its why he was able to nab 10 wives

hehehehe. . i think i like this new direction


Monica Bellucci

Jennifer Aniston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPhwFPX3SRM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPhwFPX3SRM&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"[/flash]

googles:
Gisele bundchen

lol. . .did you just do what i think you just did?

fARAH AIDID

Dawn French

Peter Falk

Rupert Everett

The next worst thing to United winning the trophy is
Mourinho lifting the trophy though I feel for their owner
who has shown great commitment over the years.

bluespice:
why u have to take it out of context?

Lol. . .Well done oo

bluespice:
i can sat at a desk for more than 24 hours

Na wa. . . .You are not only disloyal, your English is stabbing everyone right in the back.

And why is their language so confrontational. . .

When they converse, it seems they are fighting