Thousands of holiday makers traveling to
Osun, Kwara, Kogi states, and other parts of
the country, have besieged the Iddo
Terminus of the Nigerian Railway
Corporation as the free eid-il-kabir festival
free train ride provided by the government of
Osun state entered its second day in Lagos.
The free train initiative of the Osun state
government was to help people travelling
home for the Eid-il Kabir festival. But
indigenes of neighbouring states have also
taken the opportunity to get to various
destinations when they arrive in the state
capital, Osogbo.
A statement signed by the Commissioner of
Commerce, Cooperatives and
Empowerment, Ismail Adekunle Jayeoba-
Alagbada, said the train ride is to facilitate
stress-free travelling for the people, who are
coming home for the festival. The free train
ride, which spans five days, commenced on
Saturday 12, 2013. For the journey to
Osogbo, the train would take off from Iddo
Terminus, Lagos, at 11 o'clock daily on
Saturday 12th, Sunday, and Monday 14th.
The return trip to Lagos, according to the
statement, is fixed for Thursday 17th and
Saturday 19th as the train would depart
Osogbo at 11 o'clock daily. Mr Jayeoba-
Alagbada said the government embarked on
the initiative in the past three years to
reduce the stress people go through during
Easter, Eid -il Fitri, Eid -il Kabir and
Christmas festivals.
"We hope our people, wherever they are
coming from, Oyo, Ogun or Lagos, would
make maximum use of this gesture of the
government and promptly too. This is a sign
that government has the welfare interests of
the people at heart and would not detract
from providing same as and when required,"
Mr Jayeoba-Alagbada said.
A passenger, Idiat Oladosu, who said she
was travelling to Oro, Kwara State, said it
was a good opportunity for her to reduce her
cost of travelling. Ganiyu Alimi, an indigene
of Inisa in Odo Otin Local Government Area
of the state, said he had been enjoying the
free train ride since the inception of the
Aregbesolas' administration.
Awololo Samson, said though he is not a
Muslim coming for any festival, he joined the
train in Lagos to arrive in Osogbo on his
way to Lokoja as he believed that would
reduce his cost of travelling.

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