INVESTIGATIONS have revealed that the Federal Government is seriously considering making Ebute-Metta the take-off point for the standard gauge rail line instead of Apapa ports as earlier planned, due to huge and complicated encumbrances along the Lagos port right of way. Unfailing by January, 2019, Mr. President must ride in the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail, and with those seaport encumbrances, the contractor is already considering shelving linking the seaport to the standard gauge project for now. That might be done at a future date“Due to this national encumbrances, Ebute-Metta is a readily option to Apapa as regards the standard guage rail line. However, the Apapa port will continue to feed on the narrow gauge rail line which is expected to be rehabilitated by the General Electric (GE).”It would be recalled that the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, while inspecting the standard gauge rail project, mentioned Ebute-Metta or Apapa as the take-off point of the rail project. “However, we are having serious challenges of right of way, especially when approaching the Apapa seaports.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 17, 2018 01:07 UTC