{"id":7777,"date":"2016-02-18T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=7777"},"modified":"2016-02-18T22:11:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T22:11:07","slug":"amaechi-we-wont-abandon-jonathans-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=7777","title":{"rendered":"Amaechi: We won\u2019t abandon Jonathan\u2019s ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jonathan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6892\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6892\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jonathan.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan\" width=\"258\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the current administration will not \u201cabandon the good ideas\u201d of previous governments, including that of former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Amaechi said this at Idu, Abuja, on Thursday, while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna Rail project along with the contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Company.<\/p>\n<p><code><!-- BEGIN JUMIA --><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsc?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.39350&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsv?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.39350&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" alt=\"NG-[C:G.Mobi,B:Huaw,Wk:0716,Dim:336X280]:Huawei_G_Power\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><!-- END JUMIA --><\/p>\n<p>He said N150 billion would be used to execute the national rail project, with another N60 billion for the Lagos-Kano standard gauge and yet another N60 billion for the Lagos-Calabar project. \u201cWhat we are doing is implementation of what we met in office. We are not among those who will abandon good ideas,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we see an idea that is good, we will adopt it. The Lagos-Kano project was awarded by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and we are flying with it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaymu.com.ng\/babies-kids\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=dcf88e3d&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=dcf88e3d\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/dcf88e3d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=dcf88e3d\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lagos-Calabar project was awarded by former President Goodluck Jonathan and we are also flying with it. What we are doing is implementing those projects that have not been implemented for so many years.\u201d He said the Abuja-Kaduna Rail project was 100 per cent complete and would be launched in May. Amaechi explained that before the launch by President Muhammadu Buhari, there would be a test-run of the rail in March. \u201cThe essence of my tour is to enable us assess whether we are ready for commercial activities and I think we are. I will be travelling from Abuja to Kaduna tomorrow through the rail,\u201d he said. \u201cIn March, they should start the test-run of the rail services for free, then the proper commercial activity will start in May, where we expect the President to flag-off the use of coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>www.thecable.ng<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the current administration will not \u201cabandon the good ideas\u201d of previous governments, including that of former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Amaechi said this at Idu, Abuja, on Thursday, while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna Rail project along with the contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Company. 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