The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, inaugurated the commercial operations of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos.
Buhari described the feat as another milestone in the drive of his administration to revitalise the railway system and establish it as a choice mode of transportation for both passengers and freight.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president pointed out the benefits of the Lagos-Ibadan corridor as well as other ongoing railway projects across the country.
He pledged to ensure that the railway system is prioritised by his regime as a transport backbone that can transform industrial and economic activity in the country.
