Similarly, he said the four major railway projects that would cut across every state capital, will also ensure that the transportation of goods and persons by rail will be cheaper than the road system. Aside the attendant health and environment hazard, Nigeria spends billions of dollars importing and powering generators yearly. “When you talk about generator cabal, yes, they may be there. But take Ariaria Market in Aba for example, when everybody gets their electricity from that gas plant that is supplying them, what would the generators then do? In other words, if we give the alternatives, there’s no mafia that can defeat an alternative that is cheaper, once that alternative is on ground,” he insisted.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2019 04:41 UTC