President Muhammadu Buhari may have silenced Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike who has been jeering and taunting at Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, for not linking Rivers with rail, while building one from Kano that goes to Maradi in Niger Republic.
Wike reportedly even threatened to resign if Amaechi can point to any project brought to Rivers since he became a minister five years ago.
Well, Amaechi can point to the Port Harcourt International Airport, abandoned by Wike’s PDP, but which has been completed under Amaechi’s watch.
But today, President Buhari dealt Wike, the ultimate punch during the virtual commissioning of the 326 KM Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.
Buhari directed the Federal Ministry of Transportation to link all the nation’s ports of origin and destination – Apapa, Tin Can, Warri, Onne in Rivers, Calabar Ports- to the nation’s rail network.
The president expressed optimism that the rail network project, when carried out, would significantly improve overall transportation and economic capacities
