The Minister of Transportation,
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the support and commitment of President Muhammadu
Buhari to the development of transport infrastructure led to his achievements
in the last four years.
Amaechi disclosed this during his
valedictory news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the interest of the
President was the yardstick for the performance of any minister.
“The president’s commitment to
developing rail infrastructure was the secret behind our success in the
ministry of transportation,’’ he said.
On rail projects, Amaechi said
Abuja-Kaduna Rail line and Lagos-Ibadan line were the biggest achievement of
the government, adding that other rail projects had also achieved appreciable
level of progress.
He also disclosed that the
government achieved milestone in maritime transport especially the
repositioning of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron in Akwa Ibom.
He added that a lot had been
achieved in the inland waterways, adding that the ports were reorganised for
efficiency.
In aviation, the minister
explained that two of the four international terminal buildings in Port
Harcourt and Abuja airports were completed while others in Kano and Lagos were
at various stages of completion.
On national carrier, he said that
the cabinet was divided on the issue of modality, explaining that there were
those who believed government should invest and then sell the equity later.
According to him, there are also
those who believed in getting investors in and giving them the franchise of
Nigeria Airways or Air Nigeria.
“That is where we are and that is
what held it down. But as for whether it is still in our plan, it is and has
not been abandoned,” he said.
Amaechi also stated that the
current administration had achieved a lot in ensuring the safety of the
nation’s airspace.
On road transport, he said the
sector was the most confusing in terms of building and management, saying that
the government was working towards harmonising it.
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