The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi on Tuesday has accused the former President, Goodluck Jonathan of showing little interest in the rail transportation system, adding that rail transportation is most especially needed to aid Nigeria’s ailing economy.
The Transport Minister disclosed this at the commissioning of the dual-rail standard of Abuja-Kaduna rail transport system.
Amaechi while speaking at the commissioning noted that the rail project took 10 years to achieve completion based on the negligence of the previous administration led by Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
He said: “Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo started the project, it was partially executed by the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan and completed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The parts that were inspected and commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan, under the directives of President Buhari, the stations, signalling, communication and part of the drags were completed by President Buhari.”
He continued: “The locomotive and coaches arrived in May, and between June and July, we have commenced fire offs. We conveyed over 500 passengers per trip, twice a day for a month”.
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