President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a rail line from
Kano to his hometown in Daura, Jibia local government
areas of Katsina state.
This was disclosed by Rotimi Ameachi, the minister of
transportation, at The Osasu Show Symposium — which
borders on the economy and its effects on the less
privileged — in Abuja on Friday.
According to Ameachi, the president also approved rail lines
from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, Kano to Maiduguri,
Makurdi to Jos, Gombe to Yobe to Borno, Jigawa to Niger
Republic.
Amaechi said the transportation infrastructure in Nigeria
has been mismanaged for many years, and so much has to
be done to restore the railway activities, and drive the
economy.
“GE came here and annouced that they would give us 100
locomotives, we did the audit of our; our narrow gauge
can’t carry 17 locomotives, so by October 1st to October
2nd, we would be lauching about six to ten locomotives,
because our narrow gauage cant carry more than that,”
Amaechi said.
“Government said concession this narrow guage, and we
have successfully done that to the extent that we are able
to sign an agreement with GE. By October GE will take over
the narrow guage and begin to run from Port Harcourt to
Maiduguri.
“When they stop at Umuahia, economic activities will be at
Umuahia; the Umuahia station will become an economic
hub. We the Ibos in Umuahia will be able to establish shops
and sell goods we would like sell.
“That station from Port Harcourt to Aba, Aba to Umuahia,
Umuahia to Enugu, Enugu to Makurdi, Makurdi to Jos, Jos
to Bauchi, Bauchi to Gombe, Gombe to Borno.”
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