The construction of the Ibadan to Kano railway will commence once the Chinese government approves its $5.3bn loan to Nigeria, the Federal Government said on Saturday.

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this at a programme in Abuja, stated that the Federal Government had given approval for the contract.

He was quoted in a statement issued in Abuja by his media aide, Taiye Edeni, as saying, “We are waiting for the Chinese government and bank to approve the $5.3bn to construct the Ibadan-Kano. What was approved a year ago was the contract.


“The moment I announced that the Federal Government had awarded a contract of $5.3bn to CCECC (China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation) to construct the Ibadan-Kano railway, people assumed the money had come in; no.”

The minister added, “We have not got the money, which is a year after we applied for the loan. We have almost finished that of Lagos-Ibadan. If we don’t get the loan now, we can’t commence.”

Amaechi said the Ibadan-Kano rail line would link over six strategic locations in Nigeria, including Kaduna, Kano, Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, Osogbo and Ibadan, adding that cargoes could be moved to Kano from Lagos on the railway.


On concerns about fuel tankers that cause accidents on the roads, the minister stated that currently, cargoes could only move from Lagos to Ibadan.

Amaechi said, “Nigeria should be more patient with the Federal Ministry of Transportation over the issue of wet cargoes.

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“Currently we are trying to construct the rail lines into seaports to enable us to transport either wet or dry cargoes to various destinations. For now, wet cargoes can only go between Lagos and Ibadan.

“But the moment we connect rail lines to seaports we will be able to move wet cargoes all the way to Kano from Lagos. We should also commence the construction of Port Harcourt to Maiduguri and we should be able to move cargoes from Bonny to Maiduguri.” .

https://m.punchng.com/News/$5.3bn-Chinese-loan-delaying-Ibadan-Kano-railway-construction-Amaechi

so dem no give the money again? or dem no rich agreement, or we the masses no gree, or una don loot the money?

Obasenjo (PDP) Paid all debt that Nigeria owe'.

Yaradua (PDP) sustain the growth.

Goodluck (PDP) Sustain And grow the economy, and make Nigeria number one in Africa.

Buhari (APC) borrows trillions from china and only service it once, then pushe' it to the next level.

Now Who will pay all this Debt,?

China should be tired of loan request from Nigeria

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God help our unborn generations

Amen o!

We are........

I weep for this nation

Interesting

Chai this people don finish Nigeria

Dem wan use $5.3 billion do kano to ibadan railway.

Longest bridge in the world cost $1.5 billion, 500 billion naira to build.
2nd niger bridge cost $1 billion, 400 billion naira to build and it's not among top 50 longest bridge in the world.

Like someone said, the same amount Dubai is using to build infrastructures is almost the same with what Nigeria government is using to build infrastructures in Nigeria, but we can't compare both.

Corruption don kill this country.

Borrow borrow government!!!

Giant of Africa........Chai!

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Borrow money for SW and NW but expect SS/SE to repay the loan! Nature does not abhor vacuum, una eyes go clear in the fullness of time

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The country is cursed and the men running it are evil

My God forgive these people

China would check Economic feasibility of that project very very well before dropping any loan


They think Chinese are like World Bank and IMF that gives loans and hand them over to corrupt Politicians


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Be like na to apply for asylum for US sure pass kus 9ja don cast

Because it is the one linking the south it has now encountered delay

The loan should be approved so this projects can be completed...... delay is dangerous

Dem Don dey blame China o

“As at March 31, 2020, the Total Borrowing by Nigeria from China was USD3. 121 billion. This amount represents only 3.94% of Nigeria's Total Public Debt of USD79. 303 billion as at March 31, 2020 click here for more

Ok

To think we once complained of $12bn debt in 2015... we are approaching $45bn in 2021.

Una Go Borrow Enter Grave Las Las

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