After series of postponements, President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna commercial train operation.
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.