The Federal Government announced that the Apapa Port railway, which is an extension of the Lagos Ibadan rail has been completed.
This was announced by the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi on Friday evening.
“Pleased to announce that the extension of the Lagos Ibadan Rail Line into Apapa Port is “Substantially completed”, according to the NRC. Test-running has started, a locomotive actually went into the Port yesterday,” Ogunlesi said.
Pleased to announce that the extension of #LagosIbadanRail Line into Apapa Port is “Substantially completed”, according to the NRC. Test-running has started, a locomotive actually went into the Port yesterday. #infrastructure https://t.co/2TYSZlHzZs
— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) January 29, 2021
What you should know
Recall Nairametrics reported in December 2020 that the Federal Government announced it charged the APM Terminals in Apapa to allow China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) to ensure the completion of Ebute Meta – Apapa seaports railway extension by January 2021.
That is a great achievement for the nation.May God bless all the members of the current administration!