Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of
Transportation, says over 20,000 workers were engaged for the ongoing
construction of Lagos-Ibadan rail project.
Amaechi said in a statement on
Monday that the engagement was in compliance with the local content law
inherent in the 1.6-billion-dollar contract agreement between Nigeria and
China.
He made the clarification in
Abuja at a public hearing while responding to concerns by the House of
Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements that local
content was not observed in the course of the project.
Amaechi said, “There are over
20,000 Nigerian workers employed for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan
railway project, only five-hundred and sixty of the workers on that project are
Chinese.
“Most materials for the project
are also locally sourced, except for those that were manufactured outside
Nigeria.
“We have over one hundred and
fifty Nigerians being trained as Engineers in China.
“The Chinese have also built 2
training institutions for us, one at Idu and the other one is the
Transportation University in Daura, Katsina State.”
Amaechi also reiterated that the
coastal rail project might not sail through if the House committee continues
its investigations on the project before the loan is granted.
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