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If this story is geniue, then why PDP hasn't made any statement about Fayose's behaviours? There must be reasons for their silence.

I don't know what some people want to gain from abusing, insulting and wishing others downfall. The type of some people's comments show their background and upbringing. I pray for Nigeria to overcome all her problems.

Clap for yourself.

amtaken:
He's a covenant child of Jehova Almighty and therefore is where God wants him to be.

He's not able to say much for now because of the witch-hunting of the Buhari-led Government as we all know that Buhari is a dictator .

If you don't have skeleton in your cupboard you have nobody to fear.

Everything about Rivers state nowadays is either killings, kidnapping, cultism and fighting. At the end of the day Buhari will be the culprit.

From majority of comments on this issue, it shows that Nigerians are not ready to change.

TonyeBarcanista:
Ladies and gentlemen, and patriotic Nigerians please permit me to air my view on this issue of alleged omission of Lagos-Calabar rail line from the 2016 Appropriation bill(Budget) by members of the legislative arrm of government.
This issue has been trending across media space including Facebook, Twitter, Nairaland, Palmchat, etc

We all agree that since the budget was proposed by the president and submitted to the National Assembly, there has been one controversy or the other. The latest of the controversy being the omission of Lagos-Calabar rail line, which my piece is to dwell on.

THE ISSUE
When President Buhari presented his budget bwfore the National Assembly, there was no provision of Lagos-Calabar rail project but only Lagos-Kano rail project contained in it. The minister of transport, Hon Rotimi Amaechi during his budget defence tendered document for the Lagos-Calabar rail project to be captured in the 2016 budget before the Senate Committee on Land Transport (as confirmed by Sen Gbenga Ashafa), and to be funded with a floating N56billion. While the Senate Committee on Land Transport accepted the adjustment, and recommended same to the Appropriation counterpart, the project was however rejected by the Appropriation Committees of both the House and the Senate, as well as the whole National Assembly.

Without prejudice, I believe it is appropriate to give knocks and commendation to those worthy of it.

WORTHY OF KNOCKS
President Muhammadu Buhari
Firstly, it is inappropriate and amount to nullity for a minister to propose extraneous budget outside what has been submitted to the NASS. If President Buhari really wanted the project, all he had to do was to request for withdrawal of the budget before the House and submit an amended budget that would capture the project. If Buhari was sincere, he wouldn't have just captured a project that connects Lagos to Kano by rail without considering that of Lagos-Calabar that is of more economic benefit. Sincerely, Buhari wasn't really interested in the said project perhaps because it wasn't in the North.

Senate And House Committees on Appropriation:
Is it not hypocrisy that members of the Senate Committee led by Sen Danjuma Goje(Gombe state) and Hon Abdulmumin Jubrin(Kano) of the Senate and Reps respectively would see everything wrong in allocating a floating N56billion towards a rail project that would open up Lagos-Calabar, but saw nothing wrong in reallocating the said money into not-so-important projects? When did thd Appropriation Committee assume power to decide new projects for the executive? It is even more shameful that the vice Chairman of Senate committee on appropriation, Sunny Ogbuoji is a southerner from Ebonyi state. I tried to get the names of all committee members of both committees but was unsuccessful. One question these Appropriation Committees members need to answer is "would they have cancelled the addition by Amaechi if the project to be added was Lagos-Kano rail project?"

The National Assembly:
For the fact that the Appropriation committee would empower themselves the privilege of re assigning funds for not-too-important projects from the floating N56billion, nothing stops them from reassigning those funds to Lagos-Calabar rail project. It is a shame that the Senate and the House would agree to such a budget appropriation. Would members of both Houses okay it if the project in question was Lagos-Kano rail? A big shame and an indictment on Southern delegation in the NASS especially those from the South-South and South West that are supposed to be the beneficiary.

WORTHY OF COMMENDATION
Hon Rotimi Amaechi:
We must commend Hon Rotimi Amaechi for his bold step to find ways to inject the Lagos-Calabar rail project into the budget and also seek way to fund it without going beyond his ministry's allocation. I am no fan of Rotimi Amaechi but he deserves credit and not knocks. Those calling for his resignation over this issue should hide their faces in shame.

Sen Gbenga Ashafa and Senate Land Transport Commitee:
Also worthy of commendation is Senator Ashafa and his team although it would have been more appropriate for Ashafa Committee to advice Amaechi of the nullity of his proposal to smuggle in a project in the eyes of the law.


The Way Forward:
It will amount to injustice for Mr President to append his signature into that thrash paper called Budget of 2016. The proper thing to do now is for the President to veto the budget and submit a new document or amendment document to capture the Lagos-Calabar rail project. This blame game is diversionary and we will not be distracted by the antics of enemies of the South and the country as a whole.




May God Bless Us All and Bless Nigeria...

What a nice write up. May God bless you too.

I know that after success would have been made by Buhari all this insult and name calling will return to their owners.

denko:
Buhari should not divert Nigeria attention from his mess with this sentiments when did he started caring about 5%.

I 'm sure you are not from the region

Jombojombo:
God bless you bro... You knw their trick!

This is not the only reason. There are others too.

BossWike:
Why close my thread for this?

You won election by propaganda and u want to rule by same, it is impossible!

Buhari is a clown dullard so with his supporting zombies on NL

What do you mean. Bros.

Everybody want to be corruption free even Nobody want to associate with corrupt leaders any more live or dead. If you like call it change.

I know you will succeed by Gods' grace.

moyinoluwabun:
Election going on as well at Ife central of Osun state

Which election again

Chealse will bounce back

Who is OBI ASIKA?