The Federal Government has launched the Port Harcourt to Aba rail service.
The launch took place in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital earlier today.
Performing the ceremonial launch, the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, assured the people of the region that the trains will work properly to serve them.
He also promised that the expansion will continue until the Eastern Standard Gauge from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri is fully completed.
Following a short ceremony to fag off the train operation, the Minister and other officials present boarded the train for a ride to Aba.
The Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria, was elated that he and his team were able to meet the April deadline set for them.
Speaking earlier in March, Okhiria said there are plans to link the Onne Port to the rails for the movement of goods to Aba, Umuahia, and Enugu.
