Passengers enraged as Abuja-Kaduna suffers 2-hour delay to carry Nigerian ministers

by SHITTU SHOLA



The Abuja-Kaduna train service taking off from Idu Station, Abuja at 6pm on Friday suffered unusual delay of about hours in order to carry two Nigerian ministers.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the train was delayed on the instruction of Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who planned to travel to Kaduna alongside his Ministry of Youth and Sports counterpart, Sunday Dare.

Credible sources said Mr Amaechi, who planned to board the train from Kubwa Station, about 20 minutes journey from Idu Station, cancelled the journey upon sensing the impending passengers’ ire, leaving Mr Dare and his security detail to continue with the journey.

Passengers who spoke to DAILY NIGERIAN said the officials were initially silent about the cause of the delay but some of them later revealed to them on the condition of anonymity that the delay was on the instruction of the Transport minister.

“We were not informed about the reason for the delay. They checked us in and left us in the coaches waiting endlessly. Some of us came out of the train to observe Magrib and Isha prayers,” one of the angry passengers, Abubakar Sani, told our reporter.

“As we waited for exactly one hour 40 minutes, we noticed movements of some dignitaries and the train superintendents ordered us to quickly go back into the coaches for the journey.

“Some of the passengers then accosted the dignitaries and their security aides.

“Even as we were being calmed down, some of the angry passengers met the Minister of Sports at his seat to express their dismay.”

Spokesman for the Minister of Transport David Iyofor neither responded to our reporter’s call nor replied to a text message seeking the minister’s response.

The Minister of Sports’ mobile number has been switched off since Saturday afternoon.

In May last year, Judith Amaechi, wife of Mr Amaechi caused a stir at the Port Harcourt International Airport when her security aides prevented a flight from taking off.

Mrs Amaechi’s entourage arrived late for boarding an Abuja bound Air Peace Airline flight and thereafter attempted to force it from taking off without them.

According to a Premium Times report, the minister’s wife’s security aides formed a human barricade to prevent the fully boarded aircraft from taking off while her armed security aides beat up two of the airline’s ground staff for not allowing their principal board the flight.

The affected ground staff were Confidence Elechi, an aviation security station Coordinator/Supervisor, and Innocent Ekot, a flight dispatcher.

According a report by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), two officials of its Customer Care Service/SERVICOM unit on duty, Otobo Edward, and the FAAN Marshaller, Promise Nsirim, were also assaulted by the angry aides when they tried to intervene.

The report by the Crime Investigation/Intelligence Unit of FAAN at the Port Harcourt International Airport said Mrs Amaechi supervised the brutalisation of the officials and directed her aides to seize their staff identity cards, telephones and FAAN on-duty-cards.

https://dailynigerian.com/passengers-enraged-as-abuja-kaduna-suffers-2-hour-delay-to-carry-nigerian-ministers/

Is that all OP ?!

dre11:


Passengers enraged as Abuja-Kaduna suffers 2-hour delay to carry Nigerian ministers






https://dailynigerian.com/passengers-enraged-as-abuja-kaduna-suffers-2-hour-delay-to-carry-nigerian-ministers/



Lalasticlala

How can a minister & even his wife(that is not even a govt official) do this-inconvinenting other passengers for God knows what reason? This is how so irresponsible Nigerian leaders have become that the citizens have become worthless in their eyes.

As Amaechi once said, the officials of the govt not only steal but also oppress the citizens because Nigerians don't stone them.Well, we're getting closer. After all he noticed the anger of the frustrated passengers hence later refused to board.

even wife of ministers and commissioners dey get mouth for this country...imagine everyone wants to be above the law....only God go save this country

Well, this is sad, but I'm glad angry passengers accosted the minister to register their displeasure.

Thats how they killed Nigeria Airways

Parts of the reasons that justify the privatization of most government organizations. Political leaders see it as their property and as such, they have a say on it and treat it anyhow. You can't try such with private coys.

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Story....story. who directed the film?

show of power


before election they will acts humble but after that...... they will unleash the beast in them


shameless politicians

lalasticlala

A nation in disarray

Typical ph agbero... See as him and his wife dey terrorize Nigerians. That's what happens when tyrants are in power... Why them no use road abi them dey fear kidnappers for Abj Kaduna express way... Ndi ala

Next one please

Preposterous, are the ministers more important citizens. Are they not supposed to be servant of the nation.

One thing i love about Nigerians is that they are all lions on social media but when they see these politicians irl, they'll start behaving like puppy wey lick lemon.

Absolute garbage

It is because they were afraid of kidnappers along the Abuja-kaduna expressway

I'm sure if they had the opportunity they would have beaten them up a bit but for gun toting security aides that will not allow ordinary Nigerians deal with these demons in office once in a while on Nigerian soil.

theSpark:
Well, this is sad, but I'm glad angry passengers accosted the minister to register their displeasure.

That imagery is hilarious!

PotatoSalad:
One thing i love about Nigerians is that they are all lions on social media but when they see these politicians irl, they'll start behaving like puppy wey lick lemon.

aolawale025:
Thats how they killed Nigeria Airways

So true.

This is what you get when Baba Lifeless is ur Presdo

PotatoSalad:
One thing i love about Nigerians is that they are all lions on social media but when they see these politicians irl, they'll start behaving like puppy wey lick lemon.

as in

So many people delayed and nobody could come out of their car and shout at the useless politicians blocking road, maybe even scatter windscreen join

If it were one random bus driver causing hold up now, five car owners would have hopped out to shout "Do you know who I am?"

It's has started showing the signs of Nigerian Airways ...which led to it's collapse.
Why are we always like this

aolawale025:
Thats how they killed Nigeria Airways

Can they kill or do anything on their own without the approval and/or acquiescence of the people.
Think about it bros.

Finally next level is here...... Some of the people on that plane voted for apc, hope they re enjoying it...

freeze001:
I'm sure if they had the opportunity they would have beaten them up a bit but for gun toting security aides that will not allow ordinary Nigerians deal with these demons in office once in a while on Nigerian soil.

How many gun totting security aides and how many ordinary Nigerians are likely to have been in the place?
Are they even ordinary Nigerians or typical big men Nigerians who also abuse their own authority in similar ways hence they are reluctant to upset the apple cart? Don't we all like to be lawless when we can get away with it
Let us all continue killing ourselves slowly thinking that we are superstars.
May our eyes clear soon enough.

Next level part 2

Sacred cows.. Wonder why they weren't stoned

The minister should thank his stars he didnt receive the new yam treatment, these politicians should learn that people are angry.

you keep people waiting for hours because you want to shower power

Nigerians can so abuse power, in a sane country this alone is enough for the minister to resign, government officials have resigned for things less than this in the past

next level

We can grow like this