Kaduna railway: Passengers ambush Amaechi

Amaechi, who was joined by the national executive of his assembling, All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie Oyegun, couldn't however submit to the supplication of the voyagers. 


This happened when Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, was on an examination voyage through the train from Idu station to Jere station and back to Idu in status for the hailing off of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line come Tuesday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The explorers who were in their numbers incited the pastor to chop down the train entry from N600 to N500 for economy class with first class going for N900.

Considering their solicitation, he decreased the train ticket from N600 for economy to N500. Talking at the Idu station of the rail line in Abuja, he said: "we are set up to go. From the things we have seen today (yesterday), we are set to go. This test run exercise has been on for over a month. We said it was going to continue running for two weeks yet we allowed it for six weeks with the objective that everybody can use it." Amaechi had earlier proclaimed that the test ride of the rail develop that started in June was powerful, in this way the long awaited Abuja-Kaduna railroad will be presented on July 26 in Idu, Abuja.