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BREAKING: Buhari names railway complex after an ex president
President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, after former President Goodluck Jonathan.
A presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi quotes Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi’s statement, revealed this on Saturday through micro blogging site, Twitter.
BREAKING | President @MBuhari has approved the naming of the Railway Complex in Agbor – the operational hub of #ItakpeWarriRail Line – after former President @GEJonathan. It will be known as the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station & Complex — Minister of Transport, @ChibuikeAmaechi
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) July 18, 2020
The railway complex in Agbor, Delta is the centre of operation which connects the Itakpe-Warri rail line. It is joined by Benin to Onitsha rail, among other segments of the country.
The rail line is part of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway project, which cuts across most states in the south-east and south-south.
The project implemented by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) was initiated during Jonathan’s administration.
But in 2016, Amaechi signed a new mandate to start construction of the project.
Buhari defeated Jonathan who was president between 2010 and 2015. During the 2015 presidential election, setting a new record as the first candidate to win a sitting president in Nigeria.
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