Posted on: 01:35 Fri, 19 Feb 2016



Nigeria’s Transportation Minister Rotimi
Amaechi has stated that the current
administration will not abandon the legacies left by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

“What we are doing is implementation of what
we met in office. We are not among those who
will abandon good ideas,” he said while
inspecting a rail project in northern Nigeria.
“If we see an idea that is good, we will adopt
it. The Lagos-Kano project was awarded by
former President Olusegun Obasanjo and we
are flying with it.

“The Lagos-Calabar project was awarded by
former President Goodluck Jonathan and we
are also flying with it. What we are doing is
implementing those projects that have not been
implemented for so many years.”

He said the Abuja-Kaduna Rail project was 100
per cent complete and would be launched in
May. Amaechi explained that before the launch
by President Muhammadu Buhari, there would
be a test-run of the rail in March.

“The essence of my tour is to enable us assess
whether we are ready for commercial activities
and I think we are. I will be travelling from
Abuja to Kaduna tomorrow through the rail,” he
said.

“In March, they should start the test-run of the rail services for free, then the proper
commercial activity will start in May, where we expect the President to flag-off the use of coaches.”