Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has come out to say that he has done what he can for the transport sector in the country, which has been somewhat successful since he took charge 4 years ago.
He stated that his achievements included enhanced rail sub-sector, Nigeria waterways that are more secure and safe and improvement of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as per regulation.
His words, “I have done my best; there is nothing else I can do, I could not have done better than what I have done, they have been changes in the transport system.
“Now you can go to Kaduna from Abuja regularly and safely by rail; we are almost concluding the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge; and we are also renegotiating with a South African firm under a public private partnership to rehabilitate the narrow gauge lines.
“There is a lot of improvement in the waters. We contracted 495 million dollars to the Israelis to secure our waters for two years.
“That way, the cost of transporting goods into Nigeria will reduce and the delay time of cargoes at the seaport has started reducing.
“We are partnering with the Ministry of Works to work on the Lagos road that leads to the seaport; and that will tackle the traffic gridlock experienced on the axis.
“So far, we are satisfied that we have made our contributions.”
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