By Albert Akota
All is set for the commissioning of the much awaited Lagos, badan standard gauge rail line project by President Muhammadu Buhari today at Ebute- metta in Apapa Lagos State.
The Minister of Transportation Mr Rotimi Amaechi yesterday inspect the project for the final touches being put to the various stations and other facilities by the company, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC).
The President is also expected to commission the Lekki Deep Blue project being supervised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The minister was accompanied by officials of the Ministry including Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani and Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and Fidet Okhiria.
Amaechi who kick-started the inspection at the Ebute-Metta-Apapa main complex where work has been completed before proceeding to the other stations was joined at the Professor Wole Soyinka Station in Abeokuta by the Ogun State Governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun.
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