The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, has put the blame for the heavy traffic motorists face daily in Lagos State at the doorsteps of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
According to her, when Buhari was the Head of State between December 1983 and August 1985, he cancelled the Lagos Metroline project initiated by the Alhaji Lateef Jakande administration to ease traffic in the metropolis.
The minister made the assertion in a statement on Monday.
Akinjide said by so doing, the then military ruler scuttled the opportunity for Lagosians to have a free-flow of traffic within the metropolis and by extension, the economic growth of the South-West.
She said the countries that were nowhere near the growth attained by the South-West when Buhari stopped the Metroline project, had since advanced to become world economic powers.
The minister recalled that the Lagos metro rail line was designed by the Jakande government to facilitate transport within Lagos and its surroundings but was terminated when the military toppled the Shehu Shagari civilian administration in a coup that saw Buhari installed as the Head of State.
She said, “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 frame work in his capacity as the Attorney General at the time, and the state government had deposited $50m after securing a $450m loan at six per cent fixed interest rate for 25 years”.
Madaaaamu, ahaaaa! And you can say this out? Wahala dey o.
Jumoke, it is too late for you to be telling this story but I don’t blame you because think you are doing this in favour of your Oga president JESUS JONATHAN according to that useless OKUPE.
Madam, this show how lowly you guys in power can become in order to hold on to power. You are still making reference to an event that happened over 30 years ago! What has your pdp 16 years old government did to correct this anomaly committed by a government that spend less than two years in power? If you are able to pin point just a singular action your government did to alleviate the situation then we can consider your government for reelection. Note, I’m not saying GMB is the Messiah here.
from her statement it show that pdp has already admit defect b4 d election.I hope they will advise there militant and boko haram people not to react so that there will b Peace.
If the plan still exist, how come subsequent governments in Lagos have not done something about it? Why raise the issue now? Why did the minister or somebody raise the subject years ago? Afterall, after Buhari, there was Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo, Yaradua and now Goodluck! This is cheap propaganda!
Did you hear her well? ‘ My father provided…………’ shows that the same old politicians and their families are still in power. it’s a relay race indeed.
Akinjide, well meaning Nigerians have answered you on this issue.. you and you PDP are really a disappointment to Nigeria. GMB left office since 1985 and you are still blaming him on Lagos issue of holdup. If the project is so important what happens to PDP 15 years rule, abdulsalam, abacha,, then Babangida . Please let you, your and PDP leave us alone una water done pass gari.. period
Akinjide, well meaning Nigerians have answered you on this issue.. you and your PDP are really a disappointment to Nigeria. GMB left office since 1985 and you are still blaming him on Lagos issue of hold-up. If the project is so important what happens to PDP 15 years rule, abdulsalam, abacha,, then Babangida . Please let you, your father and PDP leave us alone una water done pass gari.. period