Minister assures Nigerians of effective and efficient railway services to ease movement of passengers, goods in Nigeria
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, Says his office will ensure an effective and efficient railway service with the view of easing transportation of goods and services across the 6 geopolitical zones in the country.
The Minister made this remark Wednesday while on inspection tour of train stations in Lagos connecting the Southwest.
This is his first working Visit to Lagos since his swearing in as the Minister of Transportation, as he used the opportunity to reiterates the Federal Government’s desire to actualise the ease of doing business in the country.
The tour provided him the opportunity to unveil the first cargo movement on the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor which saw 3 coaches landed into 30 wagons. With this move, the Apapa port will be decongested and zonal trade relations will be enhanced.
An assessment of the situation at the First Wagon Assembly Plant in West Africa and the economic potentials yet to be harnessed was an highlight of the Minister’s Visit, and stakeholders agree that government has investment so much and now is the time to maximise the profit.
