China Has been helpful to Nigeria, Says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation in Nigeria, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said China has been very helpful to Nigeria.
PM Express quoted the Minister as saying on Friday during a special broadcast which aired on Channels Television to mark the nation’s Democracy Day.
The Minister noted that the People Republic of China and the Chinese people have been very helpful to the Federal Government following the disbursement of cash to fun infrastructure, especially railway.
For instance, Amaechi said the Asian country released $1.6 billion for the Lagos-Ibadan railway and is expected to approve $5.3 billion by October.
“The Chinese government and the Chinese people have been very helpful to Nigeria. They have released $1.6 billion for the Lagos-Ibadan (Rail).
“They have agreed to approve (and) we hope that by October, they should be able to approve the $5.3 billion for the Federal Government of Nigeria so that we can commence and complete the construction of the Ibadan-Kano railway,” he said.
The Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is an under-construction standard gauge railway across Nigeria, from the Atlantic Ocean port of Lagos to Kano, near the Niger border.
