Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has assured Nigerians that the incessant breakdown of the trains will be over soon as the Chinese people will supply us with enough spare parts for the Lagos-Ibadan rail and also the Kaduna-Abuja trains.
According to the Minister, the incessant breakdown of the Kaduna-Abuja train is as a result of lack of spare parts from China.
Amaechi, who disclosed this at the post-commissioning inspection tour of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project at the weekend explained that they have written to Mr President on this issue and he has graciously approved the purchase of spare parts for the Lagos-Ibadan trains.
He further explained that the Lagos-Ibadan trains will also be used for the Kaduna-Abuja train locomotives when they arrive to relieve the passenger of the incessant hitch currently experienced by them.
In his words “After the last breakdown of the Kaduna-Abuja train, I instructed the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to rest that particular locomotive. I am surprised that there was a delay related to another breakdown in the early hours of Friday.
He said although directive has been given to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Cooperation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria to scale up from four to eight.
