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Aug 15, 2020, 12 tweets

Another Month, another rail inspection by @ChibuikeAmaechi. This time, the flagship #LagosIbadanRail, the 158km line between Apapa Port and Ibadan. He’s accompanied by Minister of Information Lai Mohammed, and DG NPA @hadizabalausman.

📷: Ministry of Transport

Babatunde Raji Fashola Station, Agege

📷: Ministry of Transport

Lateef Kayode Jakande Station, Agbado

📷: Ministry of Transport #LagosIbadanRail #RailUPng

The Station at Kajola in Ogun State is named after Vice President @ProfOsinbajo. That Rail Complex is also home to the Railway Wagon Assembly plant that is being built by CCECC to service domestic and regional export markets. (Groundbreaking was in November 2019)

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Station, Apapa. It’s one of the biggest Station Complexes on the #LagosIbadanRail line.

🎥: Ministry of Transport

Oluyemi Osinbajo Station, Kajola, Ogun State #LagosIbadanRail @ProfOsinbajo

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Station, Papalanto, Ogun State #LagosIbadanRail

🎥 credit on this Thread: Federal Ministry of Transport @MinTransportNG

https://t.co/110rckZR5t

Sorry, “DG” NPA here should be “MD”. @hadizabalausman

NRC says the plan is for #LagosIbadanRail to start commercial operations between Ebute Meta and Ibadan (very soon) with SIXTEEN trips daily (ie, 8 return trips) (while work continues on the extension to Apapa Port) google.com/amp/s/thenatio…

“Before Covid-19, for every Station we had between 150 to 200 workers (working), but now we have 10 to 20 workers on the sites. We have told them now to increase the number of workers...” — @ChibuikeAmaechi google.com/amp/s/thenatio…

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