By Nwaorgu Faustinus
Counsels FG to Forestall a Recurrence of Such an Ugly Incident
by Investigating the Rationale Behind the refusal of Request for Funds for the
Procurement of Security Gadgets that would have secured the Rail Lines and
Alert Authorities of Dangers Ahead of Time
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile
National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP),
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to condemn
the horrendous attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday, which left Nigeria and
Nigerians in total turmoil with many dead and several others with varying
degrees of injuries.
In a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt,
Chief Eze described the incident as barbaric and part of a grand plot by some
groups of unconscious and conscienceless mortals to weaken the confidence of
Nigerians in a strong, united and viral country and to destroy one of the major
legacies of this administration - the rail revolution by Amaechi
“The heartless, devious and mindless terrorists' attack against
an Abuja to Kaduna bound train where about eight Nigerians were killed and dozens
injured, kidnapped and hospitalized at this period is very sad and
unfortunate.”
Chief Eze blamed the incident on the bloated bureaucratic
bottlenecks and red-tapes in the Nigerian system which frustrated efforts by
the Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, and his Ministry to
install sophisticated security gadgets along the rail lines to monitor and
report criminal activities around the rail infrastructure for the safety and
security of passengers and the general rail transport system.
“The attack would have been averted if the request for the
procurement of monitoring security machines made by the Minister of
Transportation was acted upon accordingly. In this regard, President Muhammadu
Buhari must set up an investigative panel to ascertain those behind the refusal
of this idea that would have prevented this callous attack and lives that were
lost particularly when the Ministry of Transportation assured that the project
will be funded from the Ministry's Budget.
If this was a ploy to destroy one of the major legacies of this
administration or descridt Amaechi for becoming the light of this
administration then it is most unfortunate and will not be tolerated.
We will no longer tolerate anyone behind the scene and plots to
sabotage the great ideas of this administration to better the lots and secure
this country.
The painful deaths and damages notwithstanding, I plead with the
Federal Government, in line with the directive of President Mohammadu Buhari,
to as a matter of urgency act upon the memo from the Ministry of Transportation
on the purchase and installation of monitoring security machines to avoid this
type of mindless carnage in future", Eze stated, while appealing to
Nigerians to always be at alert and promptly report suspicious moves to
security agencies.
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi, had in the company of the Minister of State for Transportation, Sen.
Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, and the Minister for Police Affairs, Mohammed
Maigari, visited the scene of the attack where he said he was devastated and
heartbroken by what he saw and condoled with those who lost relatives and
others affected by the incident.
However, Mal. Adamu Garba on the other hand took a swipe at
Amaechi for pointing out that the deadly attack would have been avoided, by
stating that the Minister was blackmailing Nigerians for failure to release the
N3bn required to procure the needed security gadgets.
The quick defense of the withheld funds attracted suspicion from
Nigerians who wondered why he jumped into such defense instead of condemning
evil.
Eze counseled Mal. Garba and his likes to always try to have a
better grasp of issues before resorting to attacks, noting that attempts to
ridicule or input erroneous interpretation to the very clear comments of the
Transportation Minister on the issue is unsavory at the moment.
Agreeing with President Buhari that the perpetrators of the
criminal act should be fished and dealt with accordingly, Eze said there is
need for modalities to be put in place to avoid such a callous and unwarranted
attack in future and that cording to him, would mean approving the required
funds for the purchase of the needed security machines.
“We must see this attack as an attack against the security,
progress and future of this country and we should come out seriously against
this senseless menace on innocent Nigerians.”
Condoling with Nigerians particularly the families that lost
their dear ones over the incident, Eze prayed God to grant the souls of the
departed ones eternal rest and called on the Transportation Minister not to be
deterred but be strengthened to do more for the General good of Nigerians as he
has always done.
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