President Muhammadu Buhari has given the directive that all the 36 state capitals should be connected with rail in the ongoing railway projects accord
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the directive that all the 36 state capitals should be connected with rail in the ongoing railway projects according to the Minister of Transportation, Mr, Chibuike Amaechi. The meeting also attended by the Ministers of Finance; Budget and National Planning; and Power, Works and Housing was in connection with President Buhari’s loan request of 5.5 billion dollars.
Amaechi said that the project connecting several communities of northern and southern Nigeria would be completed in June, next year. According to him, 17 coaches are expected to arrive in November and out of the number, 10 will be deployed to Abuja-Kaduna while the remaining seven will be deployed to the Itakpe-Warri rail line. Amaechi said that part of the money being requested now for approval by the senate was to execute the rail projects covering Kano-Kaduna, and Lagos-Ibadan networks.
