“But for the rail transport coming as a viable alternative, we would have all been doomed, or at best, we would completely avoid going back home”, says Hajia Bilikisu Sanusi, a senior female civil servant, who works in Abuja, but comes from Kaduna State. Hajia Sanusi, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard newspaper, at the Idu train station in Abuja, was obviously elated as she heaved a sigh of relief on stepping out of the train station, at the Abuja end of the journey.
Sources in the Ministry of Transport had explained to Sunday Vanguard that the Jonathan administration stopped the rail tracks at Kubwa, in Abuja, because of the Catholic hospital which was on the right of way.It was the present Minister of Transportation, Mr Amaechi who had to negotiate with the Catholic authorities to relocate the church’s hospital before the rail tracks were completed, leading to the rail connection between both points – Abuja and Kaduna.
Amaechi explained that “by the end of the year, the Lagos-Ibadan rail will be up and running. By June, this year the entire tracks would have been laid up to Ibadan. Indeed, work had continued on that corridor, literally, day and night. To ensure that the rail system runs with maximum efficiency, the Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation , Engineer Freeborn Edetanlaen Okhiria explained that “Nigeria is gradually tackling the railway challenge as this government has shown deep commitment to rail development in the country and with the deep devotion of the Minister of Transport, the sky will be our limit in rail development”.
Convinced that the rail transportation is headed for better days ahead, Eng Okhiria also explained that the Itakpe/Warri railway transportation will be further boosted soon as the Railway village and Railway yard are completed in Agbor, Delta State.
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