Reps Give Minister 48 hrs Ultimatum To Appear Over Abuja/Kaduna Train Derailment

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, Uncategorized Tuesday, September 9th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The House Committee connected Land Transport has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, to look earlier it implicit the derailment of an Abuja–Kaduna bid connected Aug. 25.

This followed the inability of the curate to honour an earlier invitation by the committee connected the incidental connected Tuesday.

The Kaduna bound bid was carrying 618 passengers erstwhile it derailed.

The Committee Chairperson, Blessing Onuh, said it was unacceptable for the curate to “turn his backmost connected Nigerians astatine a clip they request him most.

“A toad does not tally successful the daytime for nothing. We are connected recess, but galore of america chopped our breaks and came each the mode from Lagos due to the fact that of this nationalist tragedy.

“Only for the curate to snub the parliament.We instrumentality beardown objection to this. Our brothers and sisters were endangered. This is not a joke.

“We are truthful suspending this gathering and mandating the Minister to look successful idiosyncratic wrong 48 hours,” she said.

The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Rep. Philip Agbese, described the minister’s lack arsenic objection of incompetence and disregard for the Nigerian people.

“This enactment intelligibly shows helium is not competent to grip the occupation entrusted to him by the President.

“It is simply a unsafe awesome that helium does not attraction astir the lives of Nigerians oregon the estimation of this government.

“The President has warned that nary Minister oregon bureau should disregard parliament invitation.

“This curate has chosen contempt. If helium fails to amusement up, Nigerians should cognize determination is efficaciously nary Minister of Transportation successful this country.”

Also speaking, Rep. Cyril Hart, regretted however Alkali, who was a erstwhile parliamentarian, chose to dishonour the House.

“Over 618 Nigerians could person died. This raises superior questions astir the integrity of our obstruction infrastructure.

“For a erstwhile lawmaker to shun this committee erstwhile Nigerians request answers is simply a betrayal.

“Even the Railway MD has a past of trying to articulation this parliament, truthful helium knows the respect owed to it. We cannot let anyone to artifact with the lives of our people,” helium said.

The committee unanimously resolved to suspend its proceeding until the Minister appeared successful person, informing that continued disregard would beryllium reported straight to the President. (NAN)

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