• To Commence Ibadan To Abuja Railway Project Soon
The Federal Government has commenced arrangements to update the National Transport Policy, the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Ahmed Alkali, disclosed this during the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation in Abuja.
He said that the ministry has submitted a draft recommendation for stakeholders to make input for presentation and deliberation by the Federal Executive Council.
Alkali disclosed that the Federal Government would soon commence the railway project from Ibadan to Abuja and Kaduna to Kano, adding that the ministry has started the evacuation of about 90 containers daily at the APMT terminal to Ibadan.
According to him, the ministry would start freighting of goods by the end of the present quarter from the APMT terminal to Kano State.
He said that the ministry is currently in high-level discussions with foreign investors to see how the transportation sector can be fixed.
“In December last year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the vice president to lead a delegation to attend a conference in Beijing.
“The vice president was privileged to hold a bilateral discussion with the Chinese President. Among the issues raised was in respect of our railway modernisation project.
“The project was segmented initially. From Lagos to Ibadan was completed and put into use, and Abuja to Kaduna,Warri to Itakpe. We are looking at the possibility of continuing the project from Ibadan to Abuja and from Kaduna to Kano,” he said.
