President Buhari To Commission Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line

By Ayodele Oni

Barring any last minute changes, President Mohammadu Buhari is expected to commission the 156km Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail this week.

The project is implemented to facilitate easy transportation between the two major Cities.

The Legacy Awareness and Campaign team of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) disclosed this in a statement  in Abuja.

“This week, the President will commission the 156km Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail, the first double-track Standard Gauge Rail project in West Africa (and the first Standard Gauge Rail project in Nigeria to be started and completed by the same administration).

“This landmark commissioning is taking place nine months after he commissioned the 327km Itakpe-Warri Standard Gauge Rail, completed by his administration 33 years after construction began.

“The 168km Abuja-Kaduna Rail project, and the 42.5km Abuja Light Rail project, both inherited from previous administrations, were completed in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

“The second Niger Bridge, originally conceived decades ago, is now more than 50 percent completed and scheduled for commissioning in 2022, as is the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which has defied every administration since 1999.

“New International Airport Terminals have been completed and commissioned in Abuja and Port Harcourt, while those in Lagos and Kano are being completed.

“In addition, brand new Runways have been constructed in Abuja and Enugu, in 2017 and 2020 respectively”, the team added.

“It noted that from the start, President Buhari had promised to complete as many abandoned projects as possible, and he has worked hard to fulfill this promise.”