Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to speed up work on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line project. Amaechi, who said this on Saturday while inspecting the project in Lagos, added that the company had given a commitment towards finishing it by end of April.
He said: “Most of the things remaining are minor and it cannot delay the movement of goods. They have promised to finish by the end of the month. I believe them but I want them to reiterate that.”
He stated that although the agency had shown commitment to the project, a lot still needed to be finished to achieve the goal date completion.
“When we start the Ibadan-Kano rail, it will be a different ball game and we will make certain they maintain to plot.
“For Ibadan to Kano, anyone ought to cross according to work plan each in terms of charge, construction, inspection and the whole lot.”
The minister stated the current pace of work may also put off inauguration of the assignment which become slated for April.
“If you observe the level of labor we cannot ask the president to commission this, however ones we deliver CCECC precise time I understand they may accelerate.
“There are some minor things they still want to put in region but it’s taking them time to do that. Some of those things have to now not take extra than an afternoon or two to install vicinity; so am no longer so concerned.
On the Ibadan–Kano venture, the minister defined that it changed into dependent on disbursement of mortgage by means of the China EximBank.
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