Photo credit: Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line Photo source: Pixabay
After 30 years of delay, finally President Muhammadu Buhari swore in the 326km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation yesterday. The president introduced the ancillary facilities yard at the recently named Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex in Agbor (Owa-Oyibu), Delta State. At the virtual opening of the rail line, President Buhari directed the Federal Ministry of Transportation to link all the nation’s ports of origin and destination – Apapa, Tin Can, Warri, Onne, Calabar Ports- to the rail network in order to improve overall transportation and economic facilities.
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The president said that they have realised the importance of the railway line in the industrialisation and economic development sector as it serves as a backbone for them. The president expressed confidence that this project, which will serve as a vital link of South-South geopolitical zones of the country to the Northern zones, would be completed during the tenure of this administration.
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