FG Approves $5.3bn For Ibadan-Kano Standard Rail Project|ogbomosoinfo.tk

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced this on Thursday stated that a sum of the $5.3bn has been approved for construction of Ibadan to Kano standard gauge rail line project at the third

Amaechi disclosed while speaking at a Maritime Stakeholders Interactive Forum.

He said Just yesterday, we got approval to complete the $5.3bn Ibadan to Kano rail project.

Amaechi in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja, “In my first term as minister, I completely abandoned the maritime sector to the heads of agencies. This time, that won’t be happening again.

“I have instructed that the Minister of State for Transportation should personally supervise the maritime agencies, while I just oversee what is happening.”

Amaechi said he had discussed issues on maritime safety with President Muhammadu Buhari and assured his listeners that by next year, the country will have a single window in the maritime sector.

He said, “There are two things I discussed with Mr. President that I will be focusing on in this second term as minister, and they are maritime security and the single window project.

“I have assured the government that by the end of 2020, we should have the single window at our maritime sector.

“On maritime security, I have told the Israeli firm HSLI that they are too slow. By now, they should have launched. I want to know the situation of things with the aspect of security on our maritime space.

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