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Train services from northern Nigerian State, Kano, to Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, have started, twelve years after the Nigerian government launched a revitalisation project of the railway.



The mixed service train will leave Kano to Port Harcourt every Thursday and from Port Harcourt to Kano every Tuesday.

At the commissioning ceremony of the new trains in Kano on Thursday, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Cooperation (NRC), Adesiyi Asijuwade, said train services in Nigeria was back on track.

The first Kano-Port Harcourt mixed train services was in 1914, technically carrying both passenger and goods from the north to southern part of Nigeria.

However, in view of the ongoing efforts by the NRC, train services are now being resuscitated in phases across Nigeria.

Two 68-seater air conditioned modern first class passenger couches had been put in place to traverse a rail distance of 1,139 kilometres, stretching from Kano to Port Harcourt, with stops at some cities across Kano, Kaduna and Benue among other states in the south.

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, represented by the Speaker State House of Assembly, Alhassan Doguwa, assured the corporation of the State government’s continued support and patronage.

At the event, the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sunusi II, urged the management of the NRC to ensure continuity of the train services at an affordable price in order to allow free flow of economic exchange between the south and northern parts of Nigeria.

“We are indeed happy that train services from Kano to Port Harcourt have returned and we pray that Allah will ensure the continuity of the program and may it be a source of our economic strength,” the Emir prayed.

During the British colonial era, train services were regular and one of the best means of transportation in Nigeria, but lack of maintenance of the infrastructure led to a huge setback in that sector, forcing business owners to rely solely on the use of trucks for the movement of goods from one part of the nation to the other.

The dearth in the sector further affected the movement of agricultural produce from farm settlements that were located in towns where the rail line traverse.

The resuscitation of the train services will no doubt bring succour to farmers that may need to move produce from Kano to states along the rail line and in southern Nigeria.

Source:http://www.channelstv.com/2015/07/24/kano-port-harcourt-train-services-begin/

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God bless Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Your legacies live on.
No one can hide a shining light. No one can hide your good work in Nigeria.
Even those that stood against you likes of Emir of Kano cannot wish your achievement away.
They came to witness the good work you left behind.
Dr. Jonathan sir, you remain reference point for all leaders coming after you.

God Bless You.

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Jonah, Udo diri gi.

Nice one..

People that said train transport isn't good shouldn't enter.

Buhari we are still waiting..

God bless GEJ

Cool! One of the results of GEJ'S Transformation.

And more will keep rolling in.

Who ever said Jonathan did not work is a Buhari-cow!

Thanks to Goodluck Jonathan transformation agenda.

Credits goes to GEJ on this, one positive of his tenure

GOD BLESS GEJ

The train security system should be tight ooo.. Make bomb no go bomb u na for inside the train ooo..

Good Development.

If only all senseless criticism of this govt can stop. 4years is a long time to hate o. Wether it is Gejs legacy or Yaradua, the most important thing is for Nigeria to move forward.

God bless GEJ
God bless PMB
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

I hope we don't hear stories that touch soon.

Goodluck jonathan,u are the only reason i'm still proud to be a nigerian.u are the only reason i see humility as not being stupidity.u are the only one the likes of barcanista decided to support the PDP despite the wide faavour they would have garnered from staying with APC.
u came as a leader,saw,though u never shouted at what u saw like some are doing today,yet u conquered.
we love u and we will continue to do so always.

nigerians will someday miss you,but its not yet time.

ur legacies lives on and dwell among us

So sad Namadi Samboribobo is no longer available to flag off the franchise.
Dumbo sambo the VP
GOD BLESS
VPYO

Boring. Next!

Opinedecandid:
God bless GEJ

for this?

Before the liars start chanting PMB,...

God bless GEJ!

Or could the train system have been possibly revitalised in less than two months?

Patience is a rare virtue; and all that glitters isn't gold!

God bless GEJ!

How many days will it take?

Yeah! Really you have to give it to GEJ, BUHARI could not have done that within the short time of his administration

Really, the TRANSFORMATION continues to bear manifest fruits even after the scientifically systematic engineer of our socio-economic revival has been hounded out of office by the LIARS and propaganda crew of APC.
Thank you Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, our hero of democracy who saw tomorrow.





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God bless the past n present governments

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Gej's manhood lives on.

GEJ till OBJ wears ADULT PAMPERS

PLEASE let's join hands here to resist importation of BOMBS and Hijab

All hail my HERO GEJ

Only if Nigerians had being a little bit Patient,Realistic and jettisoned propaganda assimilation, this Great man Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan would have Transformed this country.....


I miss U Sir