President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to visit Lagos on Thursday, June 10, to inaugiratr expected in Lagos tomorrow (Thursday) the Lagos-Ibadan rail line.
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is already in Lagos for the inauguration.
He undertook a last-minute inspection tour of the terminals and sub-stations on the 156km route preparatory to the big inauguration.
Amaechi was accompanied by key officials of the Ministry including Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation; and Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, among others, kick-started the inspection at the Ebute-Metta-Apapa main complex where work has been completed before heading for the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Complex.
Built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC at a cost of $1.5 billion, the double-track standard gauge has 10 sub-stations between Lagos and Ibadan.
With modern coaches already procured by the federal government, passengers can now afford to breath a sigh of relief as they need only two hours to transit from Lagos to Ibadan.
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