They say that an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. In Nigeria, it seems that the blind is leading the blind and they do so willingly and that is more the pity.

They seem to go towards the precipice without questioning the true intentions of the leader. The piped piper plays on and like the mice of Hamlin they follow doggedly leaping from one disaster to the next without a flicker of reflection or conscience.

Governor Babatunde Fashola is attempting to build a train rail in the Badagry to Mile 11 axis of Lagos. The federal government is also attempting to revive the moribund train network in the country. But all these attempts are still works in the pipeline and Nigerians are skeptical that they will come to reality before their administrations run out of their time.

In a densely populated city like Lagos, where traffic snarls can make someone to miss a job appointment or business deal, the importance of train cannot be overstated.

Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) and former President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has dissociated himself from the calls by some ex-militants to sack the Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku.

How do you assess your operations in Nigeria?

We have been operating in Nigeria for the last 20 years and our philosophy is partnership. This has worked very well. In terms of employment, we have a further philosophy of employing local management and staff to get a proper understanding of what happens in the country. It is wrong for us to stand back and assume that the entire continent is the same. This is because each country has its own peculiaritie

The record speak for itself. I can give you copies of the budget. They asked for two BMW armoured cars in their proposal. All members of the Committee rejected it outrightly without amendment. We knew that nobody needs armoured cars as far as NCAA and the law establishing NCAA is concerned