LETS PARTNER TO REACTIVATE RAILWAY OPERATIONS FROM NIGER TO KADUNA. GOV SANI BELLO SAID.

Worried by the increasing cases of insecurity in the country particularly in some parts of Niger State, the State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has initiated talks with the Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation on possibilities of reviving the activities of the Corporation in Niger State.  

The Governor who described railway transport as a vital resource to mitigate the challenges of  transporting farm produce across the country caused by the deficit in roads infrastructures in the country, expressed uptimism that the project will improve the socio-economic realities of the people. 

Governor Sani Bello who was in ebute meta, the Lagos office of the Corporation with some officials from the state,explained that his visit was a follow-up to their earlier discussions with the Corporation on how to reactivate their services in the state particularly in areas with immense Agricultural potentials. 

The Governor noted that with the reactivation of some of the locomotives and wagons, the economic activities around the areas would creat job opportunities and thereby improve the internally generated revenue of the state.  

"If we are able to reactivate some of the locomotives and wagons, it will help the market men and women to move within Minna and environs and will also extend the services to Kaduna", he said. 

Governor Sani Bello reiterated his administration's readiness to partner with the Railway Corporation to ensure that some of the coaches and wagons are refurbished, to give them better outlook and make them more convenient which he said will boost the operation of the Corporation as there will be increased patronage.  

In his remarks, the Managing Director of the Railway Corporation Mr Fidet Okhiria expressed delight with the move by the state Governor and assured him of all the necessary support to achieve the desired objectives.