Kayode Opeifa, managing director of the Nigeria Railway
Corporation (NRC), says the federal government will soon announce a major
railway expansion plan, with new lines connecting multiple cities across the
country.
Speaking on Saturday during ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on
Channels Television, Opeifa said the new railway lines will come up in more
cities “than we have ever seen”.
“States are even getting grants from the national government
to develop their rail line and Lagos state is using track access on red line,
he said.
“Kaduna is coming out very soon, Niger is supporting us on the narrow gauge, except for this last Mokwa flooding that disrupted. The plan was to take rail, this festival, three days ago to Minna and Ilorin and Offa so they are supporting on that.”
The NRC MD noted Ogun state’s rail link and highlighted new
projects, including the Jos-Bukuru line in Plateau state.
“That is because this government supported the removal of
rail from exclusive list to concurrent list. So state government not only now
can develop rail on their own, they are also being supported by grants,” he
said.
“In this current budget, 400 billion was allocated to
support states. I know some states have benefited.
“What this government is doing is to make sure that the
burden is no longer on the national government. However, the national
government owes a duty to every Nigerian to connect the cities.”
He added that the government is developing rail
infrastructure across regions, with plans almost ready for south-west and
progress in south-east and north-east.
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