Lagos light rail project dragging too long – PDP

The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried what it described as the “frequent delays” in the delivery of the state light rail project.
Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani, expressed the concern in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday.
Apparently, the party was reacting to a statement by the state government that the first phase of the project (Blue Line), which commenced in 2008, could only be delivered in 2022.
The state government had initially promised 2011 and then 2018 as delivery dates for the 27km light rail project running between Marina, Mile 2 and Okokomaiko.
Kolawole Ojelabi, Director of the Lagos Area Metropolitan Authority (LAMATA) had on Sunday said the shift in date followed a comprehensive review of all the aspects of the project by the state government.
He explained that the foreign consultants engaged to do the technical and due diligence on the project said detailed work would not finish on it before 2022.
The PDP, however, said the project had almost become a drain pipe consuming the state’s resources endlessly.
According to Mr. Gani, the amount of money spent did not reflect the level of work done so far