Okooo we are waiting....hehehe....The
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello
has disclosed that his administration is putting everything in place to
make the Abuja rail system operational in the last quarter of 2017 so as
to reduce the traffic snarl experienced at peak periods within the
territory.
The minister disclosed this while receiving the
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe
Kachikwu who paid him a working visit in his office.
Noting that
the last quarter of 2017 has been set as the new target date envisaged
by the FCT Administration for the Abuja rail to come on board, Bello
assured that the system would revolutionize the transportation system as
motorists will be attracted to board the trains.
He
added that the rail transportation would also go a long way to create
employment for some residents of the Federal Capital Territory.
The
FCT minister also requested the NNPC to build Mega Filling Stations in
the six area councils of the FCT, instead of only one earmarked for each
Senatorial districts in the 36 states of the federation, stressing that
a large population of the territory resides in the area councils and
satellite towns.
“Citing mega filling stations in the area
councils will definitely reduce pressure on the stations in the Federal
Capital City,” he stated.
In his remarks, Kachikwu stated that the
corporation was planning to construct additional Mega Filling Stations
in all the Senatorial Districts of the country in partnership with the
states of the federation which is three per state.
While
disclosing that 15 state governors had already indicated interest by
providing plots of land for the programme, the Kachikwu called on the
FCT Minister to key into the scheme by making plot of land available in
Abuja for the purpose.
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