I have been seeing GEJ goons jumping up and down mentioning railway revival as the work of GEJ. This is a lie because the whole revival was done by OBJ.
Jonathan did not start it. Watch Jonathan himself confess to this during his campaign in 2011.
Watch the video for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--nRDUBHUvw

Skip to 8th minute to hear that confession.
FOr other lies, watch the whole video.

GEJ can lie ooo

I watched Television in 2004/2015 during Obasanjo tenure that the train we start working in 2010 as the rehabilitation of the rail and i remember it started from Ogun state. But i was surprise that Jonathan claim that this his main achievement.

The railway lines can hardly be said to be revived when they've barely been resurrected from the grave.

President Obasanjo also built second Niger Bridge

We must also not forget how Obasanjo laid the foundation for free and fair elections in Nigeria.

Chai, Satan will be envying some techniques opposition supporters are using in presenting political lies.

May 25, 2007

ASABA — THE construction of the much-awaited second River Niger bridge was yesterday flagged off by President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The N58.6 billion bridge which is expected to be completed between three and half years is to be built under public-private partnership with the Gitto Group providing 60 per cent of the fund, Federal Government 20 per cent while the Anambra and Delta State Governments would contribute 10 per cent each towards the project.

President Obasanjo attributed the delay in the take off of the project to the search for a legal framework for such public-private sector partnership in the development of the nation’s infrastructure, noting that the second Niger Bridge was the second in the series of such Public/Private partnership in road infrastructure undertaken by his government, the first being the one linking Kogi and Nassarawa states.

He said that “where the bridge connects two states like this and like the one we just carried out between Kogi and Nassarawa, the equity will be the private sector 60 per cent, Federal Government 20 per cent and each of the two states 10 per cent. So, we are going to look for ways of doing this type of thing more and more. We cannot expect government to provide all the infrastructures that we need for a fast developing country.

“The private sector coming in and what is important is to encourage private sector to come in to ensure that their investment is secured

Even without seeing the video, I knew Jona can never and never and never think that up.

He lacks creativity! The only thing he's good at is to tell lies that even an iidiot child would detect.

we know the truth.
Nigerians have been voting the wrong people for all the wrong reasons in this world.
Abians have realised their mistakes in the past

Anoda tandriod lie bursted


Fp oooo

Ngwakwe:
President Obasanjo also built second Niger Bridge

We must also not forget how Obasanjo laid the foundation for free and fair elections in Nigeria.

Chai, Satan will be envying some techniques opposition supporters are using in presenting political lies.

Presenting political lies by words spoken by the president himself? Did you bother listening to the president?

For the doubting thomases...
http://www.ngex.com/business/public/Broadcast-by-President-Obasanjo-on-Nigerian-Railway-Modernization-and


Broadcast by
His Excellency, President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR
On Nigerian Railway Modernization and Expansion Programme
Abuja, August 9, 2006


Fellow compatriots

It is with gratitude to God and great joy that I address you today as we mark another milestone in our on-going efforts to rejuvenate and reposition our country for greatness and sustained development. We have resolutely embraced reforms in order to move away from a past that was characterized by fiscal recklessness, plan indiscipline, misplaced priorities, and general insensitivity to the plight of the Nigerian people.

I am pleased to note that our reforms, your sacrifices and commitment to purposeful change are now yielding results. On all sectors of the economy, we are witnessing rapid changes and these are being acknowledged by the international community especially by our development partners. While we give thanks to God and I specially commend all Nigerians, we cannot and must not rest on our oars until we get to our set goals and destinations.

One area in which we have invested a lot of time, energy and resources is infrastructural rehabilitation and development. It is difficult to believe that in the decade before 1999, not a single investment was made in the power sector. The railway was not an exception to this neglect and policy indifference. Hence, I am pleased and proud to inform you all today, that the government has come up with a very bold and comprehensive agenda for the re-development, modernization and expansion of our national railway transportation system to meet our socio-economic, political, cultural development and integration objectives.

Broadly speaking, transportation offers tremendous potentials and opportunities for activating, stimulating and integrating national economies and ensuring national interaction and unity. The role of the railway mode of transport in particular has been quite significant in this respect and is quite evident in international economic and social relations and even within nations such as Nigeria.

No nation has achieved holistic development in all its ramifications without a coherent, integrated, efficient and reliable transportation system. It is therefore important that we place our railway development in proper historical perspective in order to fully appreciate the importance of our new path and approach in our inter-modal and comprehensive transportation system planning and development.

This inter-modal system includes road, inland waterways, and air transportation. Our investments in these areas are coordinated to make a lasting impact through a holistic transportation system across the country. Though I have not included bicycles in the inter-modal list of transport systems, it must not be forgotten, if only for its physical exercise and therefore, health implications.

The development of railways in Nigeria, like in most African countries was the initiative of the Colonial Administration with the objectives of exercising full political control, penetrating the hinterland, and evacuating goods to the coast for export to develop and feed their industry.

Actual railway construction in Nigeria commenced in 1898 with a 32 km line of 1067mm gauge from Iddo (Lagos State) to Otta (Ogun State), which was further extended to Ibadan covering a total of 193 km in 1901. Railway construction continued incrementally in such manners between 1901–1910, Ibadan–Jebba (295 km); 1907–1911, Kano–Baro (562 km); 1909–1915, Jebba–Minna (252 km); 1914–1916, Port-Harcourt–Enugu (243 km); and 1922–1927, Kafanchan–Jos (179 km).

Unfortunately, in spite of the obvious benefits of railway transportation, further development was more or less stultified between 1927 and 1958- a period of thirty-one years. It was not until 1958 with the construction of Kafanchan to Bauchi line (238 km) that work resumed on the rail system. This was followed between 1961–1964 with the Bauchi-Maiduguri line (302km).

This brought the total rail route of the Nigerian Railway Network to 3505 km (and if sidings are included, to 4,332 km).

In addition to the network mentioned is the 277 km on-going standard gauge railway specifically built and being dedicated to the steel complexes of Ajaokuta, Delta (Warri) and Itakpe (Iron-Ore mine). This line that stretches from Itakpe through Ajaokuta to Warri is at 90% completion level and would be put into full operational use this year as a Concession line to the operators of the concessioned Ajaokuta Steel Plants.

The emergence of the Nigerian Government Railways in 1912 was paradoxical and challenging especially with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. Railway development in Nigeria during this period brought in its wake great socio-cultural impact as seen in the movement of traders from different regions and ethnic background to commercial towns created by railway activities. Besides normal commercial activities in these new commercial towns, inter-ethnic marriages, new dressing habits, food and languages and new tourist attractions, have emerged including mega towns referred to in Nigeria as Railway Towns. These include Lagos, Umuahia, Zaria, Kano, Kafanchan, Jos, Enugu, Aba and Port Harcourt.

The establishment of the Nigerian Railway Corporation in 1955 with sole responsibility for the provision of rail transport in Nigeria provided an exciting opportunity for the movement of goods and persons across the country. The corporation performed reasonably well between 1955 and 1979. In the period 1972 – 1979, in spite of efforts by Government to rehabilitate and reposition the sector, a steady process of decline in its business operations had set in.
This process was later accelerated by the systemic decay of the Corporation’s entire infrastructure, manpower and institutions.

Statistics on passenger and freight traffic show that while the Corporation in 1964 carried 11,288,000 passengers and 2,960,000 tonnes of freight, these figures dropped to 4,342,000 passengers and 1,098,000 tonnes of freight in 1974. Thereafter passenger traffic gradually grew back to 6.7 million in 1978 and reached a peak of 15.5 million in 1984 with the help of RITES of India brought in by our military administration. This declined again to 3.0 million in 1991 and 1.6 million in 2003. The same dismal performance is also reflected in the freight traffic fluctuation from 3 million tones in the 1960’s and 1970’s to less than 100,000 tonnes in recent times.

The same deplorable performance is reflected in the 6% daily locomotive availability rate and in the fact that only 25% of the over 700 Coaches and 4,000 wagons were available for use in recent times. It was certainly a combination of corruption, poor management, inefficiency, lack of adequate marketing, failure to develop new lines and to plan ahead or introduce new technology and adapt to global best practices that saw the near total collapse of the railway in Nigeria.

Government made several efforts in the last 20 years to address the deterioration. Such efforts included:

(a) Techno-Managerial Services by Rites of India (1979 – 1982);

(b) Romanian Project for the supply of Rolling Stock and
Workshop equipment (1986 – 1996) but inconclusive; and

(c) CCECC Track Rehabilitation and some Rolling Stock (1995 – 2003).

In addition to these efforts, studies were concluded on how to get the railway started including the 25-Year Vision Plan which provided the global framework and benchmark for possible Rail expansion and modernization for over 8,000 kms linking all State Capitals and major population centres and industrial areas in the country to be developed over a period of twenty-five years. The report was prepared in 2002.

As part of the effort to bring in private capital, skills and technology, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is already considering the possibility of concessioning the existing East, West and Central lines (i.e. Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri with link line from Kafanchan to Kaduna; Lagos to Kano; and Itakpe to Ajaokuta to Warri Rail Lines respectively). Even this requires minimal rehabilitation to get value for money from concessionaires.

Today, we have a new vision, a new commitment, and a holistic strategic plan encompassing expansion and modernization of the Railway to be implemented within a 25-year time frame. Various scenarios and options of commencing and progressing with the implementation of the Plan have been presented for consideration at various fora. Following the presentation of Draft Final Proposal to the Federal Executive Council on 19th July, 2006 the Federal Government endorsed an implementation Plan entailing:

(a) 3 Nos. Longitudinal Lines, Lagos – Up North, Warri – Up North and Port Harcourt – Up North

(b) 4 Nos. Latitudinal Lines; and

(c) Branch and Extension Lines.

This covers all the State Capitals and major commercial centers in the country. Within this framework, it is further agreed that the 1st Phase of the Railway Line should entail the Lagos–Kano Standard gauge, double track railway line spanning over 1315 kilometers with a loop from Minna to Abuja and only Abuja to Kaduna being single track due to inadequate anticipated traffic. It was further agreed that the scope of work, segmentation and construction will follow 5 segments:

1. Lagos – Ibadan

2. Ibadan – Ilorin

3. Ilorin – Minna

4. Minna – Kano; and

5. Minna – Abuja – Kaduna.

This new approach will significantly impact on our people and their communities. It will ease movement, reduce reliance on vehicles and the airport, promote tourism, and build on the foundations of integration, unity, cooperation, and social harmony that we have been working so hard to consolidate.

The design criteria or technical features are:

1. A speed of 120 to 150 km/hour for passenger service

2. A speed of 80km/hour for freight service

3. Rail gauge of 1435 mm Standard Gauge

4. Maximum gradient of 12%, and in exceptional situations 15%;

5. Minimum curve radius: ordinary terrain 2000m, difficult terrain 1200m;

6. Traction type: diesel-electric engine (3 phase engine).

7. Axle weight: 23 tons

8. Type of rail: 60kg/m

9. Block type: computer interlocking, inter-station automatic block, subject to being upgradeable.

10. Continuous welded rail shall be applied on all the tracks.

The construction of the rail line will employ tens of thousands of Nigerians immediately. The entire project will promote technology transfer, the building of new skills, and the development of rail allied industries. As much as possible, local materials will be used.
Furthermore, the towns and communities around the railways will experience an improved socio-economic activity that reduces their unemployment rates.

Fellow Nigerians, this is a critical stage of our national economic growth and development. Our much desired national economic growth, development and cohesion can only be achieved with a modern and virile transportation system of which railway is a very critical part. Therefore, all Nigerians should co-operate with the Government, its consultants and contractors to ensure that the project is completed at the scheduled time for the benefit of all.

Phase I is scheduled to be completed in four years at a cost of $8.3 billion of which $2 billion is being obtained as soft loan from the Chinese Government. Phase II, which will be the second spine of the backbone- Port Harcourt to Jos, with the same design criteria, will follow on the heels of Phase I.

In this regard, those who have encroached on railway land should quietly leave such piece of land to save the Government and themselves the effort of using all means to reclaim such right of way. There will also be need to acquire new land for the modernization and expansion to new locations. I appeal to State Governments and land occupiers to co-operate in making land available for this all-important project.

By the grace of God Almighty, contract formalities for the award and commencement of Lagos–Kano 1st Phase Project of the modernization programme will be signed this month; and construction work will commence immediately thereafter.

To start with, the Federal Government is committing the sum of US$2.5 billion dollars – one billion dollars from the Chinese Government concessionary loan and with one and a half billion dollars Federal Government counterpart additions between 2006 and 2007. It is my hope that subsequent Administrations will buy into this vision and that other friendly countries will offer similar concessionary loan assistance to continue the project in the years ahead with the possibility of a West African regional railway system.

I look forward to the successful completion of the first phase of the Project and the realization of our 25-Year Rail Vision for our benefit and those of succeeding generations. Let us collectively welcome the new future of railway service in Nigeria.

May God continue to bless our dear country, Nigeria.

Thank you.

#change
#GMB
#APC

SaTANists have been fraudulently attributing the works of previous presidents to GEJ. No wonder stealing is not corruption:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6101736.stm
Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 10:03 GMT

China is to build a railway line between Nigeria's two main commercial cities, Lagos and Kano.
An $8bn contract was signed by the deputy transport minister and the president of the Chinese firm (CCECC).

CCECC President Lin Rongxin said 50,000 Nigerians would work on the 1,315km line which he said was "a design, construct and maintain project".

Nigeria's leader said the five-year north-south line was the first phase in a 20-year modernisation programme.

President Olusegun Obasanjo, who watched the signing, said the second phase of the railway project would include a link between the southern oil city of Port Harcourt and the central city of Jos.

The existing railway along these routes has fallen into disrepair and new tracks are to be built under the deal with China.

China recently granted Nigeria a loan of $2.5bn and much of this is expected to be used in the railway project.

Earlier this year Nigeria repaid a multi-billion dollar debt it owed to the Paris Club, becoming the first African nation to settle with its official lenders.

Nigeria is one of the world's biggest oil exporters, but it is also one of the world's poorest countries, with the majority of the population living on less than $1 per day.

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lol obj revived railway?op your sw brother is a monumental failure.what he couldnt fix for 8yrs only took ebele 4yrs to revive.


Mainwhile I wish you #Goodluck in March

wahala dey here oh!

Mods, Front page.

Ngwakwe:
President Obasanjo also built second Niger Bridge

We must also not forget how Obasanjo laid the foundation for free and fair elections in Nigeria.

Chai, Satan will be envying some techniques opposition supporters are using in presenting political lies.

How far with the same bridge under 6 years of ying jona? Still, shovel never hit ground.

You are not saying anything with your post.....

[size=13pt]Whats the OP talking about?

Railways contract which Obasanjo signed and was cancelled by Yar Adua?[/size]


http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20080319201221zg/sections/other-peoples-essays/obasanjo-s-8-3b-rail-deal-unsettles-yar-adua/

http://allafrica.com/stories/200811210702.html

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/comments/8949-railway-controversy-and-obasanjos-mischief


Excerpts from the link

"Shamelessly, towards the end of his tenure, realizing that he had no concrete legacy to beat Abacha’s better record, Obasanjo decided to re-award the railway contracts at a more staggering cost. The re-awarded cost of the railway projects was put at 7 billion dollars. Despite that, however, the projects stalled because of the insincerity of the former Obasanjo administration".


"The $8.3 billion (N980 billion) railway contract awarded to a Chinese firm by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was stopped by President Umaru Yar'Adua because it was illegal and due process was not followed".


[size=13pt]Fact is under Jonathan, we got it right and we actually Earmarked and Eyemarked the rebirth of train services in Nigeria. Let's learn to give credit to whom it is due. These projects have been awarded and cancelled so many times and we are finally getting it right. So please OP let's be careful with the useless propaganda we spread.

Don't sell me stone and tell me it is bread please.[/size]

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/fg-to-award-lagos-ibadan-rail-contract-soon-%E2%80%94jonathan/

http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-begins-work-on-10-new-rail-lines/

Stop destroying someones legacy for cheap political score. For the good deeds he has done commend him. Whether you like it or not, he his the president of Nigeria presently.

OBJ initiate the rail revitalization, YAR'ADUA halts it and GEJ completes only 30% of what OBJ started, he didn't commence new projects. The rail project is one of the reason OBJ is angry with GEJ.

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olapluto:
I have been seeing GEJ goons jumping up and down mentioning railway revival as the work of GEJ. This is a lie because the whole revival was done by OBJ.
Jonathan did not start it. Watch Jonathan himself confess to this during his campaign in 2011.
Watch the video for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--nRDUBHUvw
President Jonathan should still be acknowledged and praised for ensuring continuity of the project.

GEJ+GMB+OBJ, all bunch of motherfuckersss eating Nigeria dry...

I pity those shouting change and Gej...

If y'all wants change, act like the Burkina fasos and The Egyptians...

Corrupt people...

It was president jonathan that brought back the train.

Obasanjo spent a lot of money repairing the train tracks but cluelessly refused to bring the trains back. He could not bring back the trains in eight years! Habah! He must be a very useless man.

When the time comes, we will all lay bare the so called achievements in railway by GEJ from 2011 to date. By that time, it will be clear to all that GEJ did absolutely NOTHING in the railway sector. GEJ is very good at taking glory for what he's not done, e.g rebasing economy, ebola, and railway.

Apc trying hard to bring jonathan down

chai, this topic still dey here?

Realdeals:
OBJ initiate the rail revitalization, YAR'ADUA halts it and GEJ completes only 30% of what OBJ started, he didn't commence new projects. The rail project is one of the reason OBJ is angry with GEJ.

It is nice to revisit threads like this and ask all the vuvuzela propagandists and liars:

How far with the incompetent Abacha PTF a-looter associate Thiefnuibu packaged as APC messiah seven years ago?
The irony is that instead of doing restitution as a prelude for the forgiveness of their sins to 200 million Nigerians they are still packaging another Jagabandit Alagbado to continue the looting to extra level Emilokan.
Shey dem swear for us ni

mumumugu:
Apc trying hard to bring jonathan down

The APC propagandists like the one below succeeded, and we are all "enjoying" the result of their hard work to help Thiefnuibu make Buhari president, not so?
How did we fall so easily for the scumbag scammers? How did we? And will we fall again for their lies next year

olapluto:
When the time comes, we will all lay bare the so called achievements in railway by GEJ from 2011 to date. By that time, it will be clear to all that GEJ did absolutely NOTHING in the railway sector. GEJ is very good at taking glory for what he's not done, e.g rebasing economy, ebola, and railway.