Railway: Federal Government Says Lack Of Funds Stalls Linking Major Cities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2019
TheMinister of Transportation   RotimiAmaechi has said the federal governmenthas not secured the necessary funds to commence the linking of the major citiesby rail.
TheMinister also said the Government is willing to welcome investors willing tomuster capital to invest in Nigeria’s railways.
Amaechistated this during the 2019 Budget Defence before the Senate Committee on LandTransport at the National Assembly, Abuja.
Accordingto the Minister, these include the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Rail line which wasapproved for construction by the Administration of President Goodluck Jonathan,Kano-Katsina-Jibiya to Maradi in Niger Republic, Port Harcourt-Maiduguripassing through Enugu, Lafia, Makurdi, Gombe, Owerri, Onitsha, Awka, Abakaliki,Yola, Jalingo and Damaturu.
Similarly,others suffering the same fate are: Railway Industrial Park in Port Harcourtand the Deep Seaport in Bonny with railway connections.