BREAKING: Amidst Rumors of Amaechi’s Return as Transport Minister, Gbemi Saraki Storms Lagos, Tours Ports, Facilities
By DAPO OLAWUNI
Even as speculations are rife that immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi might be returned back any moment from now by President Muhammadu Buhari to his former position, Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemi Saraki is currently in Lagos on a week-long working visit.
Amaechi served as Transportation Minister from December 2017 to May 16, 2022. He however resigned to contest the presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he lost to former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to a reliable source in Amaechi’s camp, he told our correspondent that stakeholders are demanding the Minister’s return in order to complete some of the good works he had initiated, especially the rail projects.
Our correspondent gathered that Buhari might bring back Amaechi to ensure delivery of the Lekki Deep Seaport Project scheduled for September 2022, considering the efforts of the Minister on the project.
“Amaechi is always on the move, inspecting projects to make sure they are completed in record time. The fear is that these projects initiated by Amaechi might suffer some setbacks if he is not there”
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemi Saraki has stormed Lagos and is currently touring ports and transport Facilities.
According to the Minister’s itinerary sighted by DAILY TREND, she is expected to tour the Tin Can Island Port and Apapa Ports on Monday 20th of June 2022. Subsequently she is expected at the Nigerian Railways.
On Tuesday, she is expected at Naval Admiralty Event, followed by visit to the Floating Dock and a boat trip to NIMASA office at Kirikiri Lagos.
On Thursday, she is expected to hold a town hall meeting with maritime stakeholders including entrepreneurs, the labour unions and various associations.
On Friday, the Minister is expected to hold consultative meetings with maritime lawyers, the maritime press, as well as various women maritime associations.
Please, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TO TAKE HER ROUND, The person or people should not forget to take her round the FAILED / BAD portions of the access roads into the Ports between Ijora – Costain and From Tincan Port to Mile 2 axis. Chief Remi Ogungbemi, AMATO.
I plead that whosoever that is taking her round should not forget to take her to the two major FAILED and BAD portions of the access roads into the Ports that has becomes a death traps, where trucks are falling with Containers and general Cargoes, even the portions has also becomes a haven to the Traffic Robbers.