Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that President Buhari personally negotiated the funding of the Lagos-Calabar rail project.
The Acting President also said this while speaking at a town hall meeting with community leaders in Cross Rivers state.
Osinbajo also told the stakeholders that the President’s vision is for the Federal Government to partners with the States to create industrial, commercial and professional opportunities for all citizens.
“He said I am here as an emissary of our President, President Muhammadu Buhari, and I bring you his warm and heartfelt greetings. He asked me to conduct these visits to oil producing communities and he has taken keen interest in all that we have been doing on the visits to the Niger Delta and he took particular note of my visit to Cross Rivers State.
“This is a great State, world famous as Nigeria’s first capital, home of the first international carnival in sub- Saharan Africa, home of Tinapa and the first monorail in Nigeria, and now the first solar-powered Industrial park in Nigeria.
“Besides, this State is Nigeria’s green state, perhaps the most climate friendly state in Nigeria. The governor’s tree planting effort, planting millions of trees in the state is unprecedented in the Federation.
“Today at our MSME clinic, I also saw the great entrepreneurs of this State, especially from young people doing Agro- allied, food processing, to those involved arts, crafts and technology.
“Also, great sons and daughters of this State are doing excellently in the Federal Government. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita is performing very well, and Pastor Usani Ughuru Usani has also done well. I am sure you have heard of the ginat strides of Gen. Moses Bisong Obi (Rtd), as the UN advisor on the Northeast Humanitarian initiative.
“This is no ordinary state; you are rich in history and richer in promise. The young and vibrant Cross Riverians are doing great things at home and abroad. Who has not heard of the exploits Ekpo Mbang in the National football team?…and many others. You are no ordinary people and it is impossible to ignore you.
“The ceding of Bakkasi as a result of the judgement of the ICJ is a development that we all consider a loss. But the President strongly believes that while we ruminate over the legal issues we just not allow Nigerian citizens in Ikang and elsewhere to suffer.”
Osinbajo also said that the Federal Government will do more and engage with the displaced people in the Bakassi area.
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