₦airaland Forum

JosephXavier:
The same way Buhari promised to complete the rail corridor

How come it was omitted from the national budget

tunjijones:
This will not still make the Igbos like or vote for Tinubu.

The fact that Tinubu is a Yoruba and loved by his people automatically makes him an enemy to the Igbos.

Skydivine:
Anambra basin or Anambra sea port?
Why is he short of using the word seaport?

tunjijones:
This will not still make the Igbos like or vote for Tinubu.

The fact that Tinubu is a Yoruba and loved by his people automatically makes him an enemy to the Igbos.

nwirinedu:
Where is this rail connecting to?

naptu2:
I'll explain this again.

1) Western Line: The Western Line was the first line that was built by the Colonial Government. The primary reason for building it was to transport raw materials and agricultural goods like Al-Hassan Dantata's groundnuts from Kano to the port in Lagos.

The line begins at the Lagos Terminus in Iddo (there's also a branch line to the Apapa Port) and goes through Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kaduna and terminates in Kano. It is a narrow gauge line.


2) Eastern Line: The Eastern Line was primarily built to move coal from Enugu to the port at Port Harcourt. Port Harcourt was also built for the same reason (to serve as a port for the shipment of coal). Coal was shipped to Great Britain and to the power plant at Ijora in Lagos.

The Eastern Line was extended to Jos, to move tin from the tin mines there and it was also connected to the Western Line in Kaduna. The Government of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa extended the Eastern Line to Maiduguri. It is a narrow gauge line.

3) Central Line: The Central Line was constructed by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida. It was built to convey iron from the iron mines at Itakpe to the steel mill at Ajaokuta and to convey the steel from Ajaokuta to Warri Port. It is a standard gauge line. The line was not completed.


There have been plans to build new standard gauge lines on the western and eastern axis, along the same corridor as the old narrow gauge lines.

The government of President Goodluck Jonathan began the Kaduna-Abuja rail line on the Western Axis. The government of President Muhammadu Buhari completed it and also built the Lagos-Ibadan line on the Western axis. The Government is currently building the Kano-Kaduna leg of the Western Line. When that is completed, all that will be left is the Ibadan-Ilorin and Ilorin-Abuja segments of the line.


The Government of Muhammadu Buhari also completed the Warri-Itakpe Line (the Central Line). There are plans to extend it to Abuja.

The Muhammadu Buhari Administration had declared that it would focus on completing existing projects, rather than starting news ones and so it focused on completing the Western and Central Lines. There is also a plan to build a standard gauge Eastern Line (Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri) but that has not commenced yet (which has caused annoyance among people of the North-East and South-East).


There is a proposal to build a coastal line, from Lagos to Calabar, but it hasn't been built yet. Critics complain that the colonialists were only interested in exploiting resources from Nigeria, rather than giving Nigerians good infrastructure and that's why they built rail lines from the hinterland in the north, to the ports in the south. For example, the critics point out that if you want to go from Lagos to Enugu by rail, you'd first have to go all the way up to Kaduna, before you can get to Enugu.

When I heard this criticism back in the 1980s, I often asked, "So why haven't we built it? The colonialists have been gone since 1960, so why haven't we built a rail line from east to west? We can't keep blaming them".

naptu2:
The Buhari Administration began the Kaduna - Kano leg of the Western Line and the Tinubu Administration will finish it.

President Tinubu has gone to China to finalise the deal for the construction of the Ibadan - Ilorin and Ilorin - Abuja legs of the line.

The idea to build the Eastern and Western standard gauge lines was conceived during the administration of President Obasanjo. Yar'Adua did not follow through, but Goodluck Jonathan continued it.

The Central Line was conceived during the administration of President Shehu Shagari. It was started by the Babangida Administration and finished by the Buhari Administration. However, the Buhari Administration proposed that it should be extended to Abuja.

I'll tell you about Lord Harcourt later.

naptu2:
Peter Ndubuisi Mbah @PNMbah



https://x.com/PNMbah/status/1875621427056939133?t=2WY56SDbWcquYLml_8enPw&s=19[/quote]Very good speech from Peter Mbah
Peter obi or Peter Mbah for President

tunjijones:
This will not still make the Igbos like or vote for Tinubu.

The fact that Tinubu is a Yoruba and loved by his people automatically makes him an enemy to the Igbos.

Skydivine:
Anambra basin or Anambra sea port?
Why is he short of using the word seaport?

Okpollo:
So what makes you hate peter obi?

tunjijones:
I don't hate Peter Obi.

But he can never be president of Nigeria!!!!

Okpollo:
Only God can say that.

Skydivine:
Anambra basin or Anambra sea port?
Why is he short of using the word seaport?

Whiteshield:
In a democracy, the voters decide.
Voters are the people
The voice of the people is the voice of God

helinues:


Very good . The projects by this government would be WAZOBIA

tunjijones:
This will not still make the Igbos like or vote for Tinubu.

The fact that Tinubu is a Yoruba and loved by his people automatically makes him an enemy to the Igbos.

Celestialsword:
Enugu state to the world, good developmental strides

owem19:
Bla bla blu

MasterJayJay:
But vultures of babablus who have never traveled outside their village are saying sit at home is everywhere in southeast.

damoobaba:
Your Papa NO NEAR that Bla bla blu, can you see that you're now part of the 80% stuuuuuupiid netizens that VDM said. See what Gov. Mbah said about Tinubu 👇👇👇

Your Excellency, your credential as a true federalist stands out brightly, and the legacies thereof will long earn you resounding accolades.

All these infrastructural developments are mainly possible because of your bold initiatives.

"The courageous pronouncements you made to free up funds for development: the removal of fuel subsidy, the unification of the foreign exchange, and several social interventions that your government continues to provide for the people of this country.

"We are now essentially, with those funds freed, able to fully complete these projects. And it's not just physical infrastructure; social and digital infrastructure are going on," - Governor Peter Mbah to President Tinubu #PBATInEnugu

owem19:
I wonder how much dem dey pay una to loose your senses, tufia as old as you are you love your chains.your papa na blablablu,idiiiot come my mt make thunder fire you.sycophant

damoobaba:
We have not lost our senses. You cant compare biggest BAT in Africa to your father who has NO ACHIEVEMENT in your village. If you actually have sense, the right thing to do is RESEARCH about Tinubu's achievements as a politician. And if you have HALF SENSE, what you should do is look at the CALIBRE of politicians that SUPPORT TINUBU and what TOP POLITICIANS have been saying about him. But the SENSELESS PRODUCT of an equally WORTHLESS FATHER like you will rather prefer to FOLLOW THE CROWD that never benefitted your FATHER ALL HIS LIFE.

commoditiesnig:
Will you stop this stupid mentality and irresponsible talk.. Silly boy!

Skydivine:
Anambra basin or Anambra sea port?
Why is he short of using the word seaport?

naptu2:
The Eastern Line goes through places like Port Harcourt, Aba, Umuahia, Enugu, Makurdi, Jos, Bauchi and Maiduguri.

The Western Line goes through places like Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jebba, Minna, Kaduna and Kano.

The Central Line goes through Warri, Abraka, Agbor, Igbanke, Agenebode, Uromi, Ajaokuta and Itakpe.