President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said if he had not intervened in Lagos-Ibadan transport projects, “people would’ve been trekking from Lagos to Ibadan.”
Buhari prised himself at the presidential villa while addressing a delegation from Kaduna state led by Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balaraba.
The president said by prioritising infrastructure projects, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and rail line, hardship was reduced.
The President said despite dwindling resources, his resolve was to deal with the infrastructure deficit.
“My objective was very clear, despite the dwindling resources; I wanted to deal with infrastructure across the country,” he said.
“We should look at advancement in terms of infrastructure. No country can advance without infrastructure.
“Which country can really advance without road, rail and power? That’s why I wanted to sort out infrastructure, knowing that Nigerians are competitive by nature, and they will face their businesses when there’s road, rail and power.
“Nigerians are competitive by nature, and they will face their businesses when there’s road, rail and power.
“The people from south-west can tell better because between Lagos and Ibadan by now, if we hadn’t done what we did, people would have been trekking because the road was not there, the rail was not there and there was so much insecurity.
“But we thank the international community. We thank China and Chinese investors, who came along to support the Lagos-Ibadan transport projects.”