The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says the increased
cost of diesel and other logistics will be a significant determinant in the new
price of train services.
In August, NRC reduced the number of trips on the
Lagos-Ibadan route due to a hike in the price of diesel.
Fidet Okhiria, NRC managing director, in an interview with
NAN on Saturday, said the increase in price would be done while considering the
interests of Nigerians.
Okhiria called on passengers to make some sacrifices and
collaborate with the corporation to ensure the continued provision of the
service.
“It is better to have
it operating than not operating. It is the service we are providing but in
order to provide it, everybody has to make some sacrifices,” Okhiria said.
“The major cost should be the cost of diesel. Because we
require diesel to operate the trains.
“The cost of diesel has gone up by more than three times and
it is costing us to mount human and material security that it requires to keep
the trains operating.
“We need to service
the infrastructure we put in place for the additional security we secured and
the additional personnel that will be going up and down to assist; they need
some incentives.
“So everybody should collaborate to ensure the trains are
working because we can’t afford to fold up because we cannot buy diesel.
“So I think that Nigerians should bear with us. We are still
working on the best way out.”
Okhiria assured Nigerians of efforts to ensure the safety of
passengers as the Abuja-Kaduna train service resumes on December 5.
He said the government has deployed technology to ensure
that the March 28 train attack does not reoccur in the country.
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