The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has come under fresh attack for his decision to terminate the Lagos metro line project initiated by the Alhaji Lateef Jakande administration to ease traffic in the metropolis.

The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ms. Jumoke Akinjide, said the former Head of State truncated the opportunity of a free flow of traffic within the metropolis and by extension, the economic growth of the South-west because of his hatred for the region and his determination to see its growth retarded.

She said the countries that were no where near the growth attained by the South-west when the APC presidential candidate stopped its metro line project had since advanced to become world economic powers, insisting that rather than advance the course of the South-west to realise its potential to springboard the nation to a world economic power status, the maximum ruler, she said, however opted to pay a $500 million fine for breaching the agreement guiding the rail project execution to ensure the rail project dream was not realised.

She said the Lagos metro rail project was designed by the Jakande government to facilitate transportation within Lagos and surroundings, but was terminated when Buhari military regime took over in December, I983, thus making the country to forfeit a whopping $60 million, which was part of the loan that had been paid by the Jakande administration before Buhari toppled the civilian government.

The minister who spoke in Abuja on Monday, held Buhari responsible for the unending traffic problems in Lagos, the seat of Nigeria’s economy, submitting that he succeeded in setting the South-west back in terms of judicious time wasted to gridlock and also employment opportunities that the rail project would have provided for the people.

“It could not be imagined the kind of hatred Buhari has for the South-west that could have made him dashed the hope of the government that initiated the rail project which was going on smoothly and on schedule before he forced himself to power,” she lamented.

In her projection, the project would have been completed on time if not for General Buhari’s coup and the transportation nightmare Lagosians face today would not have existed.

“The visionary Jakande administration had concluded all the plans to finance the project, putting everything in place for its successful execution. My father provided the legal framework in his capacity as the Attorney –General at the time, and the state government had deposited $50million after securing a $450 million loan at six per cent fixed interest rate for 25 years.

“At the time the project was cancelled the government had paid part of the loan and therefore had no worry about financing the project. But Buhari stopped the project and went ahead to pay another $500million, which was almost enough to complete the project, as fine to the foreign company handling the project for terminating the contract.”

Describing the APC presidential candidate as a sworn enemy of the South-west, the minister said: “I don’t see the reason some Yorubas would still gang up with this man to further rip us off.

He has never done us any good and he can never do us any good. He had his opportunity to show us love, he never did, instead he humiliated our leaders and detained them for no just cause, yet some people want us to embrace such enemy because of their own selfish interest. Buhari is not new to failure, he will fail again,” she submitted.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/akinjide-attacks-buhari-for-truncating-lagos-metroline-project/197960/

WHO gives a fuiuuck, yorubas deserve it and more for their f00lishness to the ab0kis

ahaika23:
WHO gives a fuiuuck, yorubas deserve it and more for their f00lishness to the ab0kis

you are stupid as your post for insulting Yorubas

Yoruba people come out ooooo! See una lives! Make Tinubu dey deceive una. Was Fashola not qualified to vie for the President under APC?

Drop Buhari this moment, and see me dump Jonathan for BRF.

HONESTLY, IF APC HAD FIELDED A CANDIDATE LIKE FASHOLA, PDP WOULD HAVE FAILED. BUT FOR TINIBU AND COMPANY, HOLDING THE YORUBAS HOSTAGE AT GUN POINT TO VOTE AN ABOKI AND THE PEOPLE ARE CLAPPING FOR HIM.

THE YORUBAS SUPPORTING BUHARI SHOULD THINK AGAIN.

No hard feelings, they say truth is bitter, that's why it's hard to swallow.

justhelp:
you are stupid as your post for insulting Yorubas

This is sentimental rubbish and a load of falsehood. Jakande who started metroline did not have money to fund even his free education. He built poultry sheds for classrooms and was going to take an excessively high amount of foreign loan to finance the metroline. A courageous government said NO. Jakande later became almost chief minister during Abacha regime and yet could not convince the FG to revive the project.
The Buhari/Idiagbon regime was a sophisticated one that did not play to the gallery. Can anyone alive tell us any functioning metroline project since independence?. Even the trumpeted ones in Portharcourt and Lagos are still barely 60% completed.
Half educated people can say anything they like about the metrolline project but anybody who knows anything about project management will understand it was badly conceived and poorly financed.

masterpower:
HONESTLY, IF APC HAD FIELDED A CANDIDATE LIKE FASHOLA, PDP WOULD HAVE FAILED. BUT FOR TINIBU AND COMPANY, HOLDING THE YORUBAS HOSTAGE AT GUN POINT TO VOTE AN ABOKI AND THE PEOPLE ARE CLAPPING FOR HIM.

THE YORUBAS SUPPORTING BUHARI SHOULD THINK AGAIN.

The APC did not field Fashola because the destruction they are planning for the Jonathan government is more serious than you think. Fashola is good and even Amaechi is very good for VP. However a sharp knife has to be driven into the back of Clueless and his corrupt government, that knife also has to be twisted even when embedded in the flesh that is why Buhari is running. It is going to be painful and very disgraceful a re election for Jonathan so it would be better if you guys prepare for it instead of advising APC belatedly about what they should or should not have done. GMB for President 2015 - 2019.

Adminisher:


The APC did not field Fashola because the destruction they are planning for the Jonathan government is more serious than you think. Fashola is good and even Amaechi is very good for VP. However a sharp knife has to be driven into the back of Clueless and his corrupt government, that knife also has to be twisted even when embedded in the flesh that is why Buhari is running. It is going to be painful and very disgraceful a re election for Jonathan so it would be better if you guys prepare for it instead of advising APC belatedly about what they should or should not have done. GMB for President 2015 - 2019.

I can feel your illustration, sharp knife, looks like some boko festivity

Somebody should remind that Akinjide of all the legal summersaults and juggled definitions of the law he unleashed together with one ajibola during the world court ruling just to hasten camerouns acquisition of Bakassi. Slicing off vulnerable parts of nigeria to appease some insatiable super powers just to have the tranquility to loot the remains. The same people that will sarcastically and dismissively overlook other groups pain will wail to high heaven when their immediate communities are somewhat shortchanged. In the same country. Some elder statesmen there. . .