The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Nigerian Government will begin the construction of the Kano-Kaduna rail line in July.
The Minister stated this when he led a delegation of Nigerian Shippers Council and Nigeria Railway Corporation to pay a courtesy visit on the Kano State Governor.
The Minister said the rail line and the Inland Dry Port would boost the business activities of the state and encourage import and export activities.
“We are here because we want to see how far you have gone with the Dala Inland Dry Port because between now and July, we would start work on the Kano-Kaduna part of the rail”. “We will link the Kano rail to Kaduna and link Ibadan to Abuja, then we would address the problem of cargoes,” Amaechi said.
The Governor of Kano State, Umar Ganduje said the volume of import and export in the state was high because of the population of the State.
“With the international airport in Kano and the businesses happening with other neighbouring countries, the dry port and the rail line will boost the economy of the State,” Governor Ganduje noted.
The Governor stressed that the dry port and the rail line would boost the economy of the State.
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