{"id":43678,"date":"2015-11-11T20:52:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=43678"},"modified":"2015-11-11T20:52:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:52:11","slug":"amaechi-promises-to-complete-rail-projects-all-over-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/amaechi-promises-to-complete-rail-projects-all-over-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaechi Promises To Complete Rail Projects All Over Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to<br \/>\ncomplete all ongoing rail projects around the country and extend rail<br \/>\nlines to all parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi made the pledge during his first day in office as minister shortly<br \/>\nafter his inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on<br \/>\nWednesday.<br \/>\nHe said that he would resume work fully on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2029192263\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Nov. 17<\/span><\/span> when the new Permanent<br \/>\nSecretary, Mr Sabiu Zakari, would equally assume duty at the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The minister added that his meeting with the Permanent Secretary and the<br \/>\nDirectors on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2029192264\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Nov. 17<\/span><\/span> would begin by looking at the budget and its level of<br \/>\nimplementation.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the meeting is necessary to chart a new course toward<br \/>\ncompleting all ongoing projects, especially the rail and extending it to<br \/>\ndifferent part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi, however, called for cooperation from all parastatals and agencies<br \/>\nof the ministry and the aviation sector.<\/p>\n<p>He promised to ensure a smooth working relationship with the Minister of<br \/>\nState for Aviation for the development of the sector as well as meeting<br \/>\nthe expectations of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also urged the staff to always play by rule, adding that \u7684<br \/>\nbelief in principles of discharging my duties\u92f3.<br \/>\n\u5c55e are interested in completing all ongoing rail projects around the<br \/>\ncountry because we don\u7a1a want to disappoint Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u7684t is important that we realise that we have a mandate to deliver on our<br \/>\npromises and there is competition among the ministers to deliver and we<br \/>\ndon\u7a1a want to take last.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi also emphasised on the issue of corruption, warning that anybody<br \/>\nthat would work with him must not approach him for money.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, said<br \/>\nthat it was an era of new thinking for the actualisation of the change<br \/>\nagenda of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Sirika added that the era of talking tough without acting was over,<br \/>\nstressing that whatever was said was what would be done.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that Buhari\u75f4 administration would deliver on its promises,<br \/>\nadding that the government was aware of the high hope and expectation of<br \/>\nNigerian.<\/p>\n<p>Sirika, however, pledged to ensure a harmonious working relationship with<br \/>\nthe Minister of Transportation to achieved results in the implementation<br \/>\nof policies and programmes.<br \/>\nAlso, the Permanent Secretary, who was also appointed by the president on<br \/>\nTuesday, expresses optimism that the new ministers would deliver on the<br \/>\nvisions and missions of the change agenda of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Zakari pledged to give maximum cooperation to the new ministers to assist<br \/>\nthem in the discharge of their duties effectively.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to complete all ongoing rail projects around the country and extend rail lines to all parts of the country. 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