President Muhammadu Buhari has
inaugurated the first phase of the Abuja light rail mass transit, covering 12
stations within the metropolis on Thursday.
Buhari inaugurated on Thursday.
The project has been in the works for more than 10 years, and will be the first
functional metro rail in the FCT.
The president also flagged off
the rail’s railway services signalling the commencement of its operations in
the federal capital territory (FCT).
Cosmas Uzodinma, spokesman to the
FCT minister, had said in a statement that the 45.245 km standard guage rail
line from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the Abuja metro station is
the first of its kind in West Africa.
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of
transportation, Mummadu Bello, FCT minister alongside Nasir el-Rufai, governor
of Kaduna state, were present at the inauguration.
Below are some pictures:
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