At last, the Abuja -Kaduna rail Ine is to get a visit from the sitting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (POTFERON).
It has been announced that the much awaited rail will be inaugurated on July 26 2016 by Potferon.
JOYFUL FOR MINUTE MERCIES.
Guess we must be grateful for small mercies, that a project was completed and will be launched for use as planned. That is something new.
We have been hearing of railway modernisation by the Chinese since the days of the goggled one. But I am not aware that any project under that Talk was ever inaugurated for use. We heard of figures, and grand plans, but no show on actual projects.
MANY FATHERS
This project was initiated/ conceptualised during the OBJ years, started by Yar Adua, continued by Jonathan and completed by Buhari. Hence the project has many fathers, and the intellectual tug of war as to who has the glory for the project is unwarranted and petty. We have a project on ground, and we should now own it and make it work, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
WE MUST OWN IT
We have to take this project as ours, and insist that it must work as it is meant to work. First, is the Minister himself. This project must be properly super used from the Ministry.
The starting point is the pricing. NOBODY must talk of any subsidy that is likely to bankrupt the railway down the line. There is no need for subsidy of any type. It must be priced economically, for everybody's sake, including the so called poor in whose name many crimes are committed against humanity.
Second is cleanliness.
The trail cabins must remain clean and inviting. Perhaps prices may also be used to discourage overcrowding the business class cabins, so that middle class users will not be forced to abandon it and return to the dangers of the road,
Capture your Revenue
Third, a means must be devised to make sure everyone pays. Anything less than that is a fraud on the Nigerian People, no matter the motivation.
Transfer of Knowledge.
Finally, Nigerians must be trained to take over the system 100% within a short time.
These are the minimum requirements for the Abuja -Kaduna rail line to succeed. We trust the Minister to put things in place for these.
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