Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister
of Aviation has reacted to the exclusion of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo
from the naming of train stations in Nigeria.
Recall that on Monday President Muhammadu Buhari named some train stations after his deputy,
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and Bola Tinubu; National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, among others.
The President also named train
stations after Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation; and Babatunde
Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing
Reacting, Fani-Kayode on Tuesday
described the exclusion of former Presidents, Obasanjo and Umar Yar’Adua from
the list of those honoured by having railway stations as malicious and spiteful
by the government.
On his Twitter page, he wrote: “I
believe that the exclusion of OBJ from the list of those honored by having
railway stations etc. named after them was petty, malicious, spiteful and
sacrilegious.
“We must not allow politics to
cloud our thinking and judgement, and we must give honor to whom it is due.
The former minister also
mentioned that Yar’adua, TB Joshua, Okonjo-Iweala should also be honoured by
the government.
“Equally sad is the fact that
Umaru Yar’adua, Ameyo Adadevoh, Shehu Shagari, Tafawa Balewa, TB Joshua, David
Oyedepo, Baba Adebanjo, John Nwodo, Emeka Ojukwu, Ngozie Okonjo-Iweala, Matthew
Hassan Kukah, Baba Kessington Adebutu and others were also left out. Give honor
to whom it is due, ” his tweet added.
Recall that Buhari had also named
the largest train station on the Warri-Itakpe railway route –the Agbor railway
facility and station after his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.
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