Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has encouraged the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to accelerate work on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line project.

Amaechi, who said this on Saturday while assessing Lagos' task, added that the organization had given responsibility towards completing it by the end of April.

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He said: "The greater part of the things remaining are minor, and it can't defer the development of merchandise. They have vowed to wrap up before the month's over. I trust them, yet I need them to repeat that."

He said that the organization had appeared obligation to the undertaking; much actually should have been done to accomplish the deadline of fulfillment.

"At the point when we start the Ibadan-Kano rail, it will be an alternate ball game, and we will guarantee they keep to design.

"For Ibadan to Kano, everyone should go as per work plan both regarding installment, development, assessment, and everything."

The pastor said the current work speed might postpone the introduction of the undertaking, which was scheduled for April.

"On the off chance that you take a gander at the degree of work, we can't request that the president commission this; however, once we give CCECC exact time, I realize they will accelerate.

"There are some minor things they need to set up, yet it's setting aside them effort to do that. A portion of those things ought not to take over a little while to set up, so I am not all that stressed.

On the Ibadan – Kano project, the priest clarified that it was reliant on credit payment by the China EximBank.

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