The Minister of Transportation RotimiAmaechi has said the federal government has not secured the necessary funds to commence the linking of the major cities by rail.
The Minister also said the Government is willing to welcome investors willing to muster capital to invest in Nigeria’s railways.
Amaechi stated this during the 2019 Budget Defence before the Senate Committee on Land Transport at the National Assembly, Abuja.
According to the Minister, these include the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Rail line which was approved for construction by the Administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Kano-Katsina-Jibiya to Maradi in Niger Republic, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri passing 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 Harcourt and the Deep Seaport in Bonny with railway connections.
