Amaechi Commissions completed train service
Minister for Transportation Rotimi Amaechi was spotted
commissioning the train service that was completed by the immediate past government of Goodluck Jonathan.
At the inauguration of Port Harcourt – Aba Mass Transit Train Services in Port Harcourt Amaechi said he never knew that Nigerian had a good railway system.
He said: “In fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere.”
The train service commissioned by Amaechi on December 15, Tuesday.
According to transport minister the Federal government is to create seven more rail corridors of standard gauge railways in the country.
He stated that the initiative was a public-private-partnership which sought to modernise and enlarge railway transportation across Nigeria.
“This initiative is aimed at remodelling and redevelopment of our major railway stations within the country.
Amaechi spotted on Jonathan’s train.
“Under the rail modernisation programme, government will open new railway lines to achieve an efficient rail network.
“The Ministry of Transportation has carried out feasibility studies to create seven additional rail corridors of standard gauge railways under the public-private-partnership initiative,” he stated.
However, it seems to be the same trains that former vice president Namadi Sambo on behalf of Goodliuck Jonathan in Makurdi on January 24 commissioned new train service between Makurdi and Port Harcourt, saying that Jonathan has redefined the railway, aviation, road transport.
Check out the photos below:
The new train service beteeen Makurdi and Port Harcourt commissioned by VP Sambo on behalf of Jonathan in Makurdi on January 24.
The train commissioned by Jonathan’s administration
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