The Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has on Saturday, issued a statement, saying that the proposal for the $5.9 billion loan, to finance railway projects, captures all parts of the country.
Recall, that the Senate had on Tuesday, resolved to summon Amaechi, after Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, alleged that the Eastern corridor had been excluded from the plan.
This came as President Muhammadu Buhari had in April, sought the approval of the National Assembly for the Federal Government to secure loan from the China EXIM Bank, for the modernization of the Lagos-Kano rail; Lagos-Ibadan segment; Kano-Kaduna segment; and the Lagos-Calabar segment.
Although, Abaribe had included in his prayers that the consideration of the President’s loan request be suspended pending “correction”, the Senate decided to delete that prayer, but upheld the one seeking Amaechi’s summon.
However, Amaechi’s ministry, on Friday, issued a denial, through its spokesperson, Yetunde Sonaike, and explained how the infrastructural objective captured the part of the country said to have been excluded by Abaribe.
The Statement reads in part: “The federal ministry of transportation wishes to state clearly that the south-east geo-political zone has not been excluded from the federal government ongoing rail projects,” read the statement.
“The two major rail projects of the federal government are the Coastal Rail Project from Lagos-Calabar, which traverse Lagos-Shagamu-Ore-Benin City-Sapele-Warri-Yenagoa.
“With siding to Otuoke-Port Harcourt-Aba-Uyo-Calabar and branch line from Benin City-Abudu-Onitsha, including Onitsha Rail Bridge. Lagos-Kano rail project will traverse Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan-Oshogbo-Ilorin-Jebba-Minna-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, with branch line from Minna-Abuja and Abuja-Kaduna.
“The federal ministry of transportation wishes to state categorically that the loan from China Exim Bank will be used to fund the following three segments from the two major rail projects. Lagos-Ibadan, from Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan with extension to Apapa Port Complex with the segment two of Lagos-Kano.
“Kano-Kaduna, segment 3A of Lagos-Kano, Calabar-Port Harcourt, which will pass through Port Harcourt-Aba-Uyo-Calabar with extension to Onne Deep Sea Port,” it added.
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