20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project

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20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Amotolongbo(op): 10:05pm On Aug 17, 2020

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that over 20,000 workers were engaged for the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan rail project.

This, he said is in compliance with the local content law inherent in the 1.6B dollar contract agreement between Nigeria and China.

Amaechi made the clarification at a public hearing in Abuja, Monday, while responding to concerns by the House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements that local content was not observed in the course of the project.

He said, “There are over 20,000 Nigerian workers employed for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project, only 560 of the workers on that project are Chinese,” adding that most materials for the project were locally sourced except for those that were manufactured outside Nigeria.

“We have over 150 Nigerians being trained as Engineers in China.

The Chinese has also built two training institutions for us, one at Idu and the other one is the Transportation University in Daura, Katsina state.”

The minister also revealed that only a contract of $1.6 billion was awarded by the present administration in the Ministry of Transportation as against the allegations by the committee chairman, Hon. Nicholas Ossai that there was a $33 billion contract awarded by the present administration.

“Mr. Chairman, there is no $33bn contract in the Ministry of Transportation. What we have is $1.6b awarded by this government for Lagos-Ibadan, for which the Chinese government is providing $1.2b and we are providing the remaining $400m.”

Amaechi restated that the coastal rail project may not sail through if the House committee continues its investigations on the project before the loan is granted.

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by SimplyAJ(m): 10:10pm On Aug 17, 2020*

okay. So far they are paid well...even dou I know the supervisors would be Chinese

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by mamaafrik(m): 10:14pm On Aug 17, 2020*

This man is not serious,is that Labour work with dirty welfare what he calls local content,if it is ,why are the NRC people complaining of not being carried along.....,what are the positions of Nigerians engaged.
Yes they borrowed us cash,Nigeria should learn how to play diplomacy and not rely too much on a country or company for her infrastructural projects,i even thought they said Russia is coming in for the coastal Railway ni
Local content like the type used in building that South Korea build oil rig vessels should be what we are talking about not a slave labour work,this is visible more when you visit their makeshift office,you will weep for our people.

Their trucks,wagons building can have Proforce and innoson engineers being Incorporated,abi what is the essence of building for us if you won't want to share technical know-how on Design,installation , operation and even maintenance of the equipments?
The coastal Railway is very paramount to the whole South.
Amaechi bikonu ,no be when you leave you go kon dey offer silly ideas on how better the country should be ran like Obj ,Gowon,atiku and Ty danjuma are doing now.
Remember home is always home and my Yoruba people will say,"igba o lo bi oreere",make Hay while the sun shines.

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Simplyleo: 10:20pm On Aug 17, 2020*

mamaafrik:
This man is not serious,is that Labour work with dirty welfare what he calls local content,if it is ,why are the NRC people complaining of not being carried along.....,what are the positions of Nigerians engaged.

All the Nigerians engaged are members of the Nigerian Railway Governing Board. angry

Very funny pipu. undecided

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Nobody: 10:29pm On Aug 17, 2020

Amaechi is doing well with the train revolution he's engineering.

But I have reservation for the loans they are taking.

It's drawing us closer to Chinese recolonization because i doubt we can repay those loans without faltering.

The Chinese are coming!

Winter is coming!!

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by cenaman(m): 11:49pm On Aug 17, 2020

IPOB loyalist where thy at?
BUHARI AMAKA, APC AMAKA, AMAECHI AMAKA, TINUBU AMAKA.

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by pricklewane: 11:51pm On Aug 17, 2020

Most if not all the members of the national assembly are foolish. Why would any one lied that a $33B contract was signed when only $1.6B was signed ?

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by SUFFERInSMILIIN(m): 11:55pm On Aug 17, 2020

Amotolongbo:
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/08/17/over-20000-nigerians-rmployed-for-lagos-ibadan-rail-project-amaechi/amp/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Nigeria is an illiterate Republic..

Using it most of this project the money is coming from China so child that can dictate what they want

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by geedot: 11:10am On Aug 18, 2020*

Read somewhere that some ~~people~~ wicked Nigerians, have started vandalising a yet to be completed rail.
Make una just do finish this project ASAP, before train go ready, but there won't be rail to pass through again.

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Birdeyeview: 11:10am On Aug 18, 2020

I hope the 20,000 workers are not Audio workers

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by techmo(m): 11:10am On Aug 18, 2020

Haba 20,000 people

When you loot you have to tell big big lies to cover up flops and loopholes

Ameachi did well with the rail and even if he inflated figures abit, he still tried working day and night to deliver the project

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by DEROX: 11:11am On Aug 18, 2020

GOD BLESS AMAECHI

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Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by money121(m): 11:11am On Aug 18, 2020

Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Abalado(f): 11:11am On Aug 18, 2020

Ori Ameachi to daru danu.....where are d 20k Nigerians? Awon agba Yahoo in government

Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by SILVERLINES: 11:11am On Aug 18, 2020

Rotimi Amaechi of APC an assistant to liar Mohammed

Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Nelly4you(m): 11:11am On Aug 18, 2020

unserious people just full Naija
DM on WhatsApp for flyer and logo design

Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by seunak2016: 11:12am On Aug 18, 2020

abeg you dey among those employ for the job, signify so we know how many nairaland got the job...I don't trust these people

Re: 20,000 Nigerians Employed For Lagos-ibadan Rail Project – Amaechi by Ventura1: 11:12am On Aug 18, 2020

Amaechi is a renowned liar, 70% of the contract sum still return to China, 100% of the rolling stock for the project are imported.

Nigerians only work as labourers, the Chinese run the show and to imagine they will still recoup the investment, they invested in themselves back is sickening.

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