Only railway hoax in Nigeria is by the APC –Jonathancampaign organisation

railway hoax in Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign
Organisation (PDPPCO) has described the attack of the All
Progressives Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (AP­
CPCO) on President Goodluck Jonathan’s achievements in
Nigeria’s railway sector as laughable, adding that the only
railway hoax in present-day Nigeria was perpetrated by Rotimi
Amaechi, an APC governor.
In a statement released in Abuja, the PDPPCO said that, “for
the APCPCO to resort to attacking a verifiable achievement
that is on the ground and being enjoyed by millions of Nige­
rians is not only laughable, but also a clear indication that
President Jonathan has completely overwhelmed the APC with
the sheer quantum and quality of his achievements in rail and
other sectors of the economy.”
The Campaign Organisation in a statement signed by the
Director of Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said:
“The charge of the APCPCO is mind-boggling considering the
contradictions therein. In the same statement where they
alleged that the railway sector achievements are a hoax, they
themselves on their own readily admit, and I quote, ‘only
about 2,000km have so far been rehabilitated.” Where then is
the hoax, if by the APC’s own admission ‘only about 2,000km
have so far been rehabilitated?’ Is it not a verifiable fact that
the railways were completely comatose since the 1980s? Is it
also not a fact that it is President Jonathan’s administration
that has resuscitated the railways?
“Even the APC informed Nigerians in their statement that
tickets for the Lagos- Kano service costs N1,930 per
passenger, which is far cheaper than travelling by road or by
air. And concerning the dubious allegation that ‘it costs about
N10, 000 per passenger to produce that Lagos-Kano service,’
the APC may wish to engage the services of more experienced
railway experts who will surely explain that the initial outlay
cost of a rail system always repays itself several times over
due to the exceedingly long period of usage.
“Talking of purported derailments, that is a grievous insult on
the intelligence of Nigerians and, indeed, an evil wish on the
part of the APC as derailments often result in loss of lives. In
this day and age, the derailment of even a cargo coach on a
train line anywhere in the world attracts instant international
attention. So the APC can quit spreading devious lies all in the
name of politics,” Fani-kayoed said.