₦airaland Forum

simpleseyi:
They will still cry and weep and wail till Jesus comes. Their new saviour who is now very hungry after holding political positions for 24 years, Rotimi Amaechi was in charge of Railways for 8 years, instead of building the Eastern corridor railway, he started building railway to Niger Republic.

But Chief Zombie Reno said that NASS didn't approve any loan. Has the loan just been approved now?

SonofElElyonRet:
your hatred for Tinubu prevented you from comprehending that the $21b is not just for the railway line. The project was "included" in the list of projects to be executed with the loan.. I no be Batified but I no dey myopic

But Chief Zombie said that NASS didn't approve any loan. Which one should we believe now please?

sulaak:
Insecurity is self inflicted.

Northern Nigerian elites are behind Insecurity with their support of Fulani cattle herders, al-jama'ah and Sharia laws, illiteracy and environmental degradation.

Tinubu will be wasting his time if he tries to solve a problem that Northern elites control. Tinub should focus on a productive project, such as the Eastern Rail Project, that will link Onitsha to Northern Nigeria.

Did you just realize this now or you know this even in 2015 when Jonathan was the president?

Pakute:
https://businessday.ng/news/article/tinubu-unlocking-prosperity-of-seast-with-3bn-allocation-for-eastern-rail-line-deputy-speaker/?amp

That's good of him.

Nbotee:
If this project is done as budgeted for, it will be a legacy project of more significance than the coastal project as rail transportation would help decongestant the pressure on roads

not really Nigerians have a car culture, same culture that killed rail systems in the Americas, if these rails aren’t fast electric trains it’ll wouldn’t scale unless heavily subsidized which isn’t advisable

During the buhari's administration, the Eastern rail lines was mentioned in the budget of that year but surprisingly, morning was done until the end of that administration, I hope this one will not be like that.

kingsways:
Whatever happens they must discontinue the archaic and antiquated narrow gauge one useless former Minister for Transport planned to do from Port Harcourt


It must be a modern and standard gauge , this is 21st century

Colonial track that has been phase out almost all over the world.

Shikini:
The manner South East politicians celebrate crumbs from Tinubu is laughable.

Why only SE releasing statements? Why are other zones not celebrating?

The so-called rail line is a single track unlike those in NW & SW. Besides, the rail starts from Rivers state (SS) to Abia & Enugu (SE) to Benue, Taraba, Nassarawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Gosberton Borno

It’s really pathetic, and is driven mainly by the slavish mentality of the self-centred house-nigger Igbo politicians in APC! They’re desperately seeking for straws to cling on to as they try ‘justifying’ the support for a party that is inherently anti-Igbo in its formation and nature….a party formed primarily to further the political and economic interests of Buhari and Tinubu, and by extension their regions as well!

Mrexcell:
Why connect igboland to bokoharam region instead of the south west?

Because Boko harams na IPOBs paddy paddy.

You know birds of the same feathers jolly together.

searchlight:
But Chief Zombie Reno said that NASS didn't approve any loan. Has the loan just been approved now?

He said Tinubu has not borrowed $21b, which is true. The loan is under MTEF which is a loan plan. It is not only meant for the federal government but also for the states. Una problem is lack of understanding, many of you do not know what MTEF is and that's the major problem with bandwagons on social media.

WantsandMore:
not really Nigerians have a car culture, same culture that killed rail systems in the Americas, if these rails aren’t fast electric trains it’ll wouldn’t scale unless heavily subsidized which isn’t advisable

You must be kidding, have you witnessed Lagos-ibadan rail or Abuja- Kaduna rail.

If you do all this without laws sentencing iron condemn to death. Also banning Iron smelting companies from collecting Iron condemn metals, then we are not serious. Those guys will ruin the rail.

odeebee:
Dangote built a world class refinery for $20B. The same amount a government wants to borrow for just railway in the East alone. Nobody lasts forever in the life.

Read you say no,nah iPod criminal you wan dey do,can you now see your life outside?

I was thrilled to see that $3 billion has now been allocated to the Eastern rail line. This inclusion in the foreign loan request is a fulfilment of a long-standing demand by people of the Southeast and other regions along the corridor,” Umeh said.

Putindbutt:
You must be kidding, have you witnessed Lagos-ibadan rail or Abuja- Kaduna rail.

aii. Time will tell

Kemetian:
Wrong attitude.

If you see a good thing happening, praise it.

You weren’t born to demand perfection sitting in spiteful judgment over others.

Well that's your opinion!Your ilks may be satisfied seeing South East acting like second class citizens,whereas similar projects were done in other geopolitical zones without their senator coming out to thank the federal govt openly because it is already a normal situation in those other geopolitical zones but the South East are always expected to live in perpetual servitude for them to attract a project Nigeria even did for Niger republic.
Hypocrisy is when people like you never ever speaks up against grave injustices,only to turn around and be moralist when dissenting voices are loud.

Mrexcell:
But the pictures of the coastal road I have seen don't have space in the middle for a railway?

The railway will be in the middle of the road

https://www.penglobalinc.com/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-what-you-should-know

odeebee:
Dangote built a world class refinery for $20B. The same amount a government wants to borrow for just railway in the East alone. Nobody lasts forever in the life.

Did you read the story at all or you just rush to condeme.. my brother their is a limit to everything

odeebee:
Dangote built a world class refinery for $20B. The same amount a government wants to borrow for just railway in the East alone. Nobody lasts forever in the life.

try and read small

3b is budgeted for eastern railway
The 3billion is part of what the 21billion loan is meant for

WantsandMore:
not really Nigerians have a car culture, same culture that killed rail systems in the Americas, if these rails aren’t fast electric trains it’ll wouldn’t scale unless heavily subsidized which isn’t advisable

This is not true, Nigerians used trains alot
The only reason Nigerians had been using cars is because our railways are very inefficient

But, must every so called projects be borrowed on?

slimthugchimee2:
This is not true, Nigerians used trains alot
The only reason Nigerians had been using cars is because our railways are very inefficient

okay then. Time will tell.

That's welcome development. I don't mind loans meant for INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

odeebee:
Dangote built a world class refinery for $20B. The same amount a government wants to borrow for just railway in the East alone. Nobody lasts forever in the life.

Haba! 😂 and you say you go "school"! Read the article very well and stop embarrassing yourself

Softmirror:
It will be done I can assure you. Tinubu is President 'TALK and DO'.

indeed.

Lagos-Calabar Highway Costs 7 times more per km than Pan-African Cairo-Cape town route.

1. Nigeria’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a 700 km highway.

Budget: $11–13 billion

2. Cairo-Cape Town Highway, a 10,228 km Cairo-Cape Town Highway

Budget: $1.65 billion

commoditiesnig:
That's welcome development. I don't mind loans meant for INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

Haba! 😂 and you say you go "school"! Read the article very well and stop embarrassing yourself

Lagos-Calabar Highway Costs 7 times more per km than Pan-African Cairo-Cape town route.

1. Nigeria’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a 700 km highway.

Budget: $11–13 billion

2. Cairo-Cape Town Highway, a 10,228 km Cairo-Cape Town Highway

Budget: $1.65 billion

slimthugchimee2:
try and read small

3b is budgeted for eastern railway
The 3billion is part of what the 21billion loan is meant for

But Reno said Tinubu is not taking any $21b loan.

so which $21b loan are you talking about?

For the avoidance of doubt, President Bola Tinubu is not about to borrow $21 Billion. The MTEF contains the borrowing plan for both the Federal and State Governments for the next three years.

In other words, the $20.5 billion is what the Federal Government and the 36 states can borrow over the next three years.

That amount is not what they will borrow. The $20.5 billion is what they can borrow should the worst become the worst. They are not even likely to take those loans. It is just a framework for what is possible.

Softmirror:
It will be done I can assure you. Tinubu is President 'TALK and DO'.

is this an example of tinubu "TALK and DO"?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYltMapDyIo

This is good gesture, but tell our developers that think they need money more than other people in Nigeria to stop removing any rail iron and sell them as scrap metals for their selfish means

Lifegoesonandon:
If only these thieves of GUO, GIG and all these commuters company owned by greedy Igbo billionaire would allow these project to come to pass. Buhari and Chibuike amechi wanted to do the same from Lagos to Asaba but an inner source told me that it were these Igbos that spoiled it. I am Igbo but I regret being an Igbo man ! Ndia bu ndi na-egbochi iru ihea kamgbe oh.

Bro, your inner source is lying to you

Ikaeniyan0:
Bro, your inner source is lying to you

Ndi a bu ndi na-eme na arubeghi ihe a. Ndi ogaranya obi ojoo! Onwere Onye n'ime ha na-enyem nri? Aga m ekwu eziokwu! Eziokwu na-eli ilu! These Igbo billionaires are evil, they are the one preventing rail way from Lagos to Onitsha! Just imagine me paying GIG, GUO, Young shall grow, Izuchukwu transport, ABC bus about #40,000 from Lagos to east! It's outrageous! Am Igbo but we don't love each other, let's be honest! How can Biafra hold These greedy Igbo men won't allow train railway to be built. I can use #5,000 from lagos to east if it's railway!