President Buhari and other government officials during the event.
The Abuja-Kaduna rail services, has been commissioned today,
Tuesday, July 26th, by President Muhammadu Buhari, for full commercial
operations.
Speaking at the train’s main station at the Idu area in Abuja,
President Buhari said the federal government would link all states and
commercial centres in the country with rail lines, adding that the train
operation would also serve as a major catalyst for industrialisation
and generation of employment.
Buhari said further that the new rail line would significantly
enhance and provide affordable and safe movement of passengers and
freight between the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State.
According to Premium Times, the president later took a train ride from Idu to Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja.
Recall that the commissioned Abuja-Kaduna rail construction, began
under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, and was
implemented to an advanced stage before the end of that government.
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