President Muhammadu
Buhari has approved a rail line from Kano to his hometown in Katsina, Jibia
local government areas of Katsina state.
This
was disclosed by Rotimi Ameachi, the minister of transportation, at The Osasu
Show Symposium — which bothers 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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