Rotimi Amaechi, minister of
transportation, has directed the Chinese Civil Engineering Company (CCECC), the
contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan railway, to ensure that the train becomes
operational before February 2019.
Amaechi said this on Tuesday
during the monthly inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project in Papalando,
Ogun state.
He said the contractors must
ensure that the tracks and bridges were completed and the train must make
transport sense.
“There must be train on the tracks
before February. It doesn’t matter when, but there must be a train on the track
that makes transport sense,” the minister said.
“What I mean by transport sense
is that, it must be able to carry passengers from Abeokuta if not up-to Ibadan,
we have agreed that everybody must work towards it.
“The next inspection is on Dec.
18 and that is two weeks from now.
“Before, we used to have it once
in a month but now it will be twice in a month to ensure that, that is
achieved.
“So, we will be back here to ensure
that what we have agreed to today will be implemented. The work is progressing
rapidly, the weather is no longer an issue, the elements were an issue before
but now it is no longer an issue.
“You should know that on the
18th, we would have started campaign, the president has emphasised that we must
build infrastructure.”
He said out of 10 bridges, only
two was uncompleted, adding that before the next inspection on December 18, one
must be completed.
Amaechi said his role as
director-general of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign won’t affect his
work.
He said the president was
determined to build infrastructure, stating that the monthly inspection would
take place every two weeks to ensure progress on the project.
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