The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporationn, Fidet Okhiria, says despite the fears over the coronavirus outbreak, work is ongoing on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge.
He also assured that the track laying in the Lagos axis would reach Ebute-Metta by the end of March.
Okhiria, spoke at the commissioning of the Press Centre of the Transport Correspondents Association of Nigeria in Lagos donated by the NRC.
The managing director, who was recognised with the Award of Excellence in Rail Development, said that though the COVID-19 had affected virtually every sector, the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC), the contractor handling the project, had not stopped work.
He said: “The work is going on, they (CCECC) are working. Work is ongoing in major stations now. Everything is taking shape.
“Nigerians should expect that by the end of this month, the track is going to get to Ebute-Metta Junction.
“All things equal by the end of March the track will get to Ebute-Matta Junction and we will be able to move the trial running to Ebute-Metta Junction instead of Iju Station.
Chairman, Board of Directors of NRC, Alhaji Alhassan Musa, who was recognized as the Pillar of Railway Development in Nigeria, assured of the Federal Government’s commitment to deliver railway modernization for Nigeria.
He said the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was determined to ease the pressure of the road through the promotion of inter intermodal transportation.
