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Buhari Inaugurates Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line After 30 Years On Limbo

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September 29, 2020

President Buhari has finally inaugurated the 326Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.

News Rain reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday inaugurated the 326km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.

Buhari Inaugurates Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line

President Buhari took the decision on the project during the virtual opening of the rail line linking Itakpe to Warri, where he had instructed the Federal Ministry of Transportation to link all the nation’s ports of origin and destination which includes; Apapa, Tin Can, Warri, Onne, Calabar Ports to the rail network in order to significantly improve overall transportation and economic capacities.

President Buhari said ”The Railway Infrastructure that I have the honor to commission today is the rail line from Itakpe via the steel town complex of Ajaokuta to Warri, and is an important link for the country’s economy as the central rail line.

Buhari stressed that his administration recognized the importance of the railway mode of transportation as a vital backbone to support industrialization and economic development.

”This Government has also approved to link this line further from Itakpe to Abuja, thereby, connecting the Northern Zone of the country and also extending southwards to link the Warri Ports,” he said.

The President expressed confidence that the project, which serves 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.

”Accordingly, I have approved the prioritization of viable railway routes for either new rail lines or the reconstruction and rehabilitation of some, to achieve effective and efficient train services supporting the country’s trade and commerce. Buhari said.