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President is being hypocritical over railway revival , love for SW – APC.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being hypocritical over his persistent claim of reviving the railway when in actual fact he has bluntly refused to grant the necessary right-of-way approval to the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA) for the construction of its redline light rail project from Iddo to Ifo in Ogun state with a capacity to carry one million passengers per day, this is in-spite of the fact that investors were ready to invest over one billion dollars in the project.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said in failing to grant the approval, which has been pending since May 2013, President Jonathan premised his action on the fact that Lagos is an ”enemy state”.

”President Jonathan is simply being hypocritical when he listed the revival of the railway as part of his Administration’s so-called achievements, during the kick-off of his electioneering campaign in Lagos, and during which he also tried to project himself and his party as friends of the South-west in general and Lagos in particular. His words and actions since assuming office six years ago do not support that

”He claims to have revived the railway but did not tell Lagosians how he has stopped, in its tracks, the LAMATA Red Line Light Rail Project that would have alleviated the suffering of Lagosians as they commute daily across the densely-populated city,’not to talk of the loss of over 30,000 jobs that would have been created by the project, it said.

APC said there is no stronger indication that President Jonathan holds the South-west in general and Lagos State in particular in contempt than his failure to grant the right-of-way approval for this project, considering its massive benefits that include ease of transportation, the decongestion of the city, the creation of at least 30, 000 jobs and the attraction of huge investments that the project, if approved, would have brought to the state.

”What about the new economic activities that would have been generated along and in the vicinity of that corridor of the new rail line if the President had granted the right-of-way approval? If indeed Mr. President is now a convert for economic growth and progress of Nigerians of all tribes who live in Lagos, as he pretended to be during his electioneering campaign flag-off, he should grant the approval today,” the party said

It said contrary to the image of friendship with the South-west in general and Lagosians in particular, which Mr. President sought to project during his electioneering campaign in Lagos, he has nothing but contempt for the people of the region.

”During the protests over the fuel price hike in 2012, President Jonathan dismissed those complaining as the sons of rich men in Lagos who have more than one car. Earlier in 2011, he described the South-west leaders as ‘rascals’, and he has since followed up by ostracizing the region in the allocation of government appointments and infrastructural development, just to mention a few instances of his contempt for the region.

”The latter-day construction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is a vote-winning gimmick that has back-fired as the project has only progressed at snail speed apparently for lack of much-needed funds, while Nigerians have continued to die and suffer daily on that road,” APC said.

The party reminded the President that no one is deceived by his hypocrisy as far as Lagos and the South-west are concerned, because he has shown in actions and words the disdain, at times bothering on pure hatred, which he harbours towards the people of the region.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Lagos, Jan. 10th 2015

Apc should shut up n wait for their failure come feb.. GEJ till 2019, no shaking!!!

Not a news. We know that Jona doesn't like us in SW and we are going to show him we do not like him too by FeBuhari 14.

Who made you judge over him?

we all know how he marginalized the southwest in his government and that is why southwesterners are so eager to collect their pvc so that they can teach him that febuhari 14 is time for change. #sai buhari by febuhari

johncreek:
Who made you judge over him?

Are you okay

Mr Lie Lie Mohammed, yu can lie o. tell Lagosians the real reason why Fashola cudnt do wat he promised to do.

Sai Goodluck.

Curiouser:
Not a news. We know that Jona doesn't like us in SW and we are going to show him we do not like him too by FeBuhari 14.

It's unfortunate that many Yorubas share this idealogy. This evil idealogy has been planted on the minds of Yorubas by APC. GEJ has done far more, 10 times what a Yoruba president Obasanjo did for southwest. SW has received more in federal projects than other regions except its hidden from the people or hijacked, misrepresented as APC state projects. Sad but fact!

Yoruba people, stop this vindictive politics you people are playing. SS and SE voted decisively for Abiola and Obasanjo. You people are sowing a seed of divisive politics that a lot of SS are now waking up to. Following this pattern, will ultimately alienate votes from SS for any future yoruba presidential candidate...mark my words.

new2020:
It's unfortunate that many Yorubas share this idealogy. This evil idealogy has been planted on the minds of Yorubas by APC. GEJ has done far more, 10 times what a Yoruba president Obasanjo did for southwest. SW has received more in federal projects than other regions except its hidden from the people or hijacked, misrepresented as APC state projects. Sad but fact!
Yoruba people, stop this vindictive politics you people are playing. SS and SE voted decisively for Abiola and Obasanjo. You people are sowing a seed of divisive politics that a lot of SS are now waking up to. Following this pattern, will ultimately alienate votes from SS for any future yoruba presidential candidate...mark my words.

Story 4 d gods....
Remember dey voted 4 him in 2011, but right now we want CHANGE!!!

dammiecool:
Story 4 d gods....
Remember dey voted 4 him in 2011, but right now we want CHANGE!!!

keep dreaming!

LOL Lai Mohammed you haven't been able to complete the Blue line since over 13 years you're talking of starting another color. Abi dem swear for una with uncompleted project?

Comot for road make i pass abeg. Investors ko

new2020:
It's unfortunate that many Yorubas share this idealogy. This evil idealogy has been planted on the minds of Yorubas by APC. GEJ has done far more, 10 times what a Yoruba president Obasanjo did for southwest. SW has received more in federal projects than other regions except its hidden from the people or hijacked, misrepresented as APC state projects. Sad but fact!

Yoruba people, stop this vindictive politics you people are playing. SS and SE voted decisively for Abiola and Obasanjo. You people are sowing a seed of divisive politics that a lot of SS are now waking up to. Following this pattern, will ultimately alienate votes from SS for any future yoruba presidential candidate...mark my words.

Who are u to speak for SW? Mention one single project Jonathan did in SW? Even Jonathan himsef knw hw he marginalized us n he cnt expect our votes even if he turn mike tyson, dis is a lost course.

Why is this man lying? Does he think we're kids or idiots?

Jonathan and PDP have got nothing good to offer except lies, the only visible project awarded in southwest is lagos-ibadan expressway. Which was awarded 7months back, because he realised he has few month to come back and ask us for votes again, he has taken us for fool. He said he is working on shagamu-ore road, it is indeed a lie. Am currently in aba, abia state,I went thru dat road last week. It is same way he claimed to be working on niger bridge, I passed nothing is on ground. I was shocked to realise from interacting with people at paper stands in south east,aba,abia state, igbos are nt really supporting this man, like it is being claimed from some quaters, they are tired of his government and PDP.

new2020:
It's unfortunate that many Yorubas share this idealogy. This evil idealogy has been planted on the minds of Yorubas by APC. GEJ has done far more, 10 times what a Yoruba president Obasanjo did for southwest. SW has received more in federal projects than other regions except its hidden from the people or hijacked, misrepresented as APC state projects. Sad but fact!

Yoruba people, stop this vindictive politics you people are playing. SS and SE voted decisively for Abiola and Obasanjo. You people are sowing a seed of divisive politics that a lot of SS are now waking up to. Following this pattern, will ultimately alienate votes from SS for any future yoruba presidential candidate...mark my words.

What exactly has he done?
Did he build 2 power stations ?
Did he create millions of jobs in telecommunications,banking ,insurance etc?
You are deluding yourselves . If you think the patch patch work he is doing on the lagos -Ibadan expressway ,which if he gets out of the way ,would have been done by the governors in the SW.
Umaru yaradua allowed federal buildings to be destroyed for the falomo ramp build this retrogressive president is holding back lagos metro.
The Jonathan's ,the clannish president is going to be paid in his own coin.

dammiecool:
Story 4 d gods....
Remember dey voted 4 him in 2011, but right now we want CHANGE!!!

The thing taya me o, Jona na bad market, Yoruba no dey buy bad market abi na by force?.

new2020:
keep dreaming!

Dream?, have you seen those funny PDP posters in the north?, Layi Muhammed understand how and when to hit PDP below the belt, next time PDP should employ sensible men not the likes of Okuigbe and Methuselah, as 20 of these two cannot match the firepower of Jagabanditto Layi Muhammed.

temitemi1:
Apc should shut up n wait for their failure come feb.. GEJ till 2019, no shaking!!!

LoooL. Who cares. Respond to the above accusation.

new2020:
It's unfortunate that many Yorubas share this idealogy. This evil idealogy has been planted on the minds of Yorubas by APC. GEJ has done far more, 10 times what a Yoruba president Obasanjo did for southwest. SW has received more in federal projects than other regions except its hidden from the people or hijacked, misrepresented as APC state projects. Sad but fact!

Yoruba people, stop this vindictive politics you people are playing. SS and SE voted decisively for Abiola and Obasanjo. You people are sowing a seed of divisive politics that a lot of SS are now waking up to. Following this pattern, will ultimately alienate votes from SS for any future yoruba presidential candidate...mark my words.

we voted him in 2011 thinking he was going to be a change from the norm but he turned out the same. Respond to the above accusations and don't go off topic. Only weak people vote with tribalism or religion.

If GEJ is delaying the red line, what is delaying the blue line? we were told how Fashola made order for 255 second hand trains from Canada since 2011 !!!. where are those trains? 4 years after and nothing is being done. Until we stop blaming the FG for the failure of state governments and their likes, we will never have the desired change we need in this country.

...only if the electorates can see through the veil of DECEIT from the so-called 'progressives'
Indeed these people thrive on deceit