ryloy:
Auto report ...you report is meant to deceive many

The project was flagged off in 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70WoNxyl_fk

AutoReportNG:


If I am to deceive people, have you taken time to go through all the sources I quote? All the dailies can't be wrong at the same time I guess?

AutoReportNG:
Just as the popular saying goes, "The Internet never forgets". At a time when we are a cross-road and when we are in between truth and fallacy, it is expedient we dig out some truth and we separate the wheat from the chaff.

The Lagos-Ibadan Railway project has been a subject among the APC and PDP loyalists. While PDP insists that the project was started, designed and awarded by the PDP government, APC seems to have another side of the story. APC insists that the project was started, executed and designed by the Buhari-led administration and this has been a tussle of discussion in the social media and in the dailies as well.

AutoReportNG has been following the Lagos-Ibadan Railway since its inception and now it has reached its 70% conclusion stage, we can say, we are at liberty to cross-check and have a say on this interesting topic.

To those in the political scene, they will remember that the minister of transportation, Mr. Rotimi Ameachi has been working tirelessly virtually on a regular basis, he will come to inspect the railway and ask the contractors how they are faring and the challenges they encounter. The APC has guided this project as its baby and so they won't want any stain to rubbish it.

A close check into this shows that the project was awarded 28th August 2012 during the former President Jonathan led administration.

We will quote some dailies that reports about this signing for a clear view.

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Vanguard Newspapers

Abuja — FEDERAL Government, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding of $ 1.5billion[b] Lagos - Ibadan rail project [/b]with Messrs CCECC Nigeria Limited.

The Federal Executive Council had on July 2012 approved Lagos - Ibadan Standard Gauge Track on double formation, covering a distance of 156.65km, totaling 313.30km double track in favour of the company, in the sum of US$1, 487, 782, 196.00, all taxes inclusive.

ThisDay

The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that it had signed a $1.49 billion contract with China for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail Double Track.

The rail line with Double Formation under Addendum No. 2 (2nd segment) is for the modernisation of the Lagos-Kano railway project.

It also approved other contracts covering the transport, power and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Briefing journalists in company of his colleagues after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, Transport, Idris Umar, Power, Bart Nnaji, and Urban and Housing Development, Ama Pepple, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said council approved contracts including the implementation of Addendum No. 2 (2nd segment: Lagos-Ibadan to the main contract for the railway modernisation project (Phase 1; Lagos-Kano).

Messrs China Civil Engineering Construction Company Nig Ltd which clinched the job, is expected to complete the project in 36 months.
The variation of the scope of work for the contract for design and construction of Abuja Rail Mass Transit Project (Lots 1&3) from the initial work span of 60.67km to 45.245km (Lots 1A &3) upped the amount payable from $841,645,898.00 to $823,540,545.87 payable at the prevailing exchange rate inclusive of 5 per cent VAT and 5 per cent variation on prices.

“The contract is in favour of Messrs China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC), with a completion period of 36 months”, Maku said.

Leadership

Nigeria: Railway Modernisation - FG Signs Contract Agreement With Chinese Company

As part of the Federal Government commitments to transform the railway sub-sector, it has signed a contract agreement with CCECC Nigeria for the construction of the Lagos to Ibadan double track.

The Minister of Transport Senator Idris Umar hinted that the Addendum No. 2:Lagos to Ibadan Double track is a double formation to the main contact for the modernisation phase 1 project even as he recalled that on the 18th July 2012, the Federal Executive Council approved in favour of Messrs CCECC Nigeria Limited the sum of $1,487,782,196.00.

DailyTrust

Nigeria Signs U.S.$1.49 Billion Railway Deal With China

The Federal Government yesterday said it had signed a $1.49 billion contract with China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) to build a railway between Lagos and Ibadan.

The contract has a completion period of 36 months

For more, you can check on this link AllAfrica News

From all these articles, it can be said that the government of Pres. Jonathan initiated and signed the Lagos-Ibadan Railway Project which was meant to last for 3 years. According to the contract, the project is meant to start in 2012 and end in 2015 but due to how the government works, the APC led government inherited it and started work.

While credit must be given to both PDP and APC for this project: PDP for having the mind to think of connecting 3 states together using railway and thereby making the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway free of traffic and signing the contract with CCECC and APC led government for making sure they finish up what the PDP government started.

We hope this analysis will end the argument of whether the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project was either APC or PDP. No matter which party started it, Nigeria comes first.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


These are some of the constructions across the 3 states

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/02/fact-check-who-started-lagos-ibadan.html

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ryloy:

Why should your report focuses on MOU rather than when the Project started. You know before 2012.. Obasanjo too sign MOU and even did flag off, but nothing was done on the project until 2017. You signed MOU and Project did not start, neither follow through on the funding. You report is one sided. You never provide a link to when the project flag off commenced

AutoReportNG:


If I am to deceive people, have you taken time to go through all the sources I quote? All the dailies can't be wrong at the same time I guess?

Corrinthians:
The sources says SIGNED CONTRACT FOR..... Your title says WHO STARTED?

How is SIGNING equivalent to ACTUAL STARTING?

Haven't seen countless times where projects or contracts are signed and they remain only on paper for generations?

porka:


[s]How do you commence something from the blues? Is that how projects are done?

The major work in a project is not the ground breaking ceremonies. It takes a lot to get to the ceremonial photo-op (propaganda) stage.

Obasanjo's own contract with the Chinese was canceled by Yaradua. You people should learn to read and monitor Nigeria's development at all times.

Yaradua canceled all the major agreements Obasanjo negotiated then. Many of you even applauded him for that. It took a painstaking methodical efforts for the Jonathan's government to renegotiate the contracts.

Government is a continuum, past governments did their own parts and moved on.

If you people had not been trying to smear others with bogus claims about how your messiah is the best things to happen to Nigeria in 100 years, if he had just continued from where he met those projects and do his own bits, if you guys had not tried to demonize someone or people who put Nigeria on the road to prosperity in favour of someone is spreading poverty around and making you love it, no one would have tried to make any clarifications.

But as you can see, there's no single thing he or his government has been able to do which is not shrouded in controversy.[/s]

CityNGR:
APC are liars

porka:


How do you commence something from the blues? Is that how projects are done?

The major work in a project is not the ground breaking ceremonies. It takes a lot to get to the ceremonial photo-op (propaganda) stage.

Obasanjo's own contract with the Chinese was canceled by Yaradua. You people should learn to read and monitor Nigeria's development at all times.

Yaradua canceled all the major agreements Obasanjo negotiated then. Many of you even applauded him for that. It took a painstaking methodical efforts for the Jonathan's government to renegotiate the contracts.

Government is a continuum, past governments did their own parts and moved on.

If you people had not been trying to smear others with bogus claims about how your messiah is the best things to happen to Nigeria in 100 years, if he had just continued from where he met those projects and do his own bits, if you guys had not tried to demonize someone or people who put Nigeria on the road to prosperity in favour of someone is spreading poverty around and making you love it, no one would have tried to make any clarifications.

But as you can see, there's no single thing he or his government has been able to do which is not shrouded in controversy.

wirinet:


You guys can straighten crayfish with your twists to issues.
Buhari commenced a projected on the drawing board for years and you are saying credits should be given to the person that signed the contract but did nothing.

In one breath you say Yar Adua cancelled the contracted signed by Obasanjo (even though it's the same party), and in another you said government is a continuum and it is a must that Buhari must continue with a project signed by Jonathan (even though they are in different parties). What happens if Buhari also cancelled the project?

Nigeria has tons of signed and abandoned projects scattered all over the country, are you insinuating that we should not give credit to future governments that decide to commence or complete abandoned projects?

BuhariLooter:
[s]ANYBODY NOT VOTING ATIKUOBI IS DEMENTED,IDIOTIC PIG.Buhari has no money to buy APC nomination form whereas his son who has never worked anywhere could afford multimillion Naira motorcycle.
What is worse? Buhari daughter who was "let my people go" student of Law School is in a plum job in NNPC, Osinbajo daughter is a bigtime business woman in her teens, APC politician children are CBN employees, while N-Power and BMC of N30k is best for you
... and several other instances
As a child growing up, we were told to be very careful and mindful of those we associate with, this is simply because its impossible to find a good man in the midst of thieves. The fact that Buhari is not only wining and dining with thieves, but also shielding them, proves that Buhari is a greater thief. Like they say show me your friends and i will show you who you are.
If you read this and still vote for Buhari and APC, then look at the mirror, the person you see there is ... AN IDIOT![/s]