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FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by BeeBeeOoh(op): 9:07pm On Apr 30, 2024
https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30210200/train-Aba.jpg

The Federal Government has announced free passenger train ride for four days on the rehabilitated Port Harcourt to Aba railway.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Oloruntola Oluremi, said the free train ride would be from the 1-4 May.

“There will be free train ride between Port-Harcourt and Aba on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th of May 2024.

https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30210143/train-2-768x533.jpg

“The train will be departing Port-Harcourt everyday by 8am for Aba. It will also be departing Aba every day for Port -Harcourt by 3pm. Full commercial operations resume on Tuesday 7th May 2024,” the statement reads.

Details Shortly...
https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-fg-announces-free-ride-on-port-harcourt-aba-railway/

Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Righthussle: 9:09pm On Apr 30, 2024
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Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by LegendHero(m): 9:21pm On Apr 30, 2024
That make sense.
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by jmoore(m): 9:25pm On Apr 30, 2024
I am interested to know how many hours it will take from Aba to PH. And what is the capacity?
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Donaldoni: 9:31pm On Apr 30, 2024
Oh

Nice!
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Paystack(f): 9:44pm On Apr 30, 2024
An eyesore.
Train looks like 10th hand scrap they got from Europe after world war ll
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Biodun556(m): 9:44pm On Apr 30, 2024
But some people said Tinubu abandoned rail projects
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by SoNature(m):
That's commendable but the kinds of refurbished locomotive engines I see here look like they were treated of kwashiorkor. This is not the kinds of trains that cover Lagos to Ibadan.

I hope it doesn't break down in the middle of the forest, thus exposing its passengers to Fulani kidnapers who predominantly live in the forest.

On a serious note, the FG should extend it to Enugu, and possibly Onitsha, and see the crazy amount they will be making from that route. The Easterners are serious travellers and business-minded people.
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by garriAndsugar: 9:45pm On Apr 30, 2024
I'll confirm if its true, seeing is believing
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by OkayDaddy: 9:45pm On Apr 30, 2024
Billionaires Locomotive
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by reiddecuti: 9:45pm On Apr 30, 2024
The rot in the system is so much that whatever progress made will not have an immediate impact. Decades of negligence and failure of constantly investing and reinvesting into the key component infrastructures—road, power, education, health, transportation—to match the constant expansion is why the rot in the system.

What about corruption? Ineptitude? Ignorance?

Whatever stride we make today will never be felt because of the rots which dwaf every little achievement.

But with deliberate and constant investment, we'll get it right one day.

God bless Nigeria...
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by robosky02(m): 9:45pm On Apr 30, 2024
E na ga .... Aba one chance
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by bestbrain88: 9:46pm On Apr 30, 2024
Good
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by APOPTOSIS: 9:46pm On Apr 30, 2024
Are these trains or bunkers?
Looks more like a Museum
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by blamingthedevil: 9:46pm On Apr 30, 2024
God Bless President Bola Tinubu
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Fuel Subsidy Removed
Forex Subsidy Removed
Student Loan in place
Consumer Credit Scheme in place
Grants to NANO Business. ... being disbursed
Third Mainland Bridge - Rehabilitated
Abuja-Keffi-Markurdi Road- Completed
Bodo-Bonny Road - Work resumed
Lagos Ibadan Expressway - Completed
Lagos - Calabar Coastal Highway - commenced
Port Harcourt - Maiduguri -completed to Aba
Port Harcourt Refinery - Completed
Dangote Refinery - operational
Onitsha - Enugu expressway - Almost completed
Port Harcourt - Enugu expressway- work in progress
Abuja-Kano Road - Work in progress
Kaduna - Kano Railway - work in progress
State Police - work in progress ✓
Salary increase for Civil servants done✓

Many many many more

......

Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by jkpbestseries: 9:46pm On Apr 30, 2024
Old train
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by kingsways: 9:47pm On Apr 30, 2024
Rubbish!!

Who is interested in that old and antiquated narrow guage train

I strongly urge all those living in ABA and Port Harcourt to reject this evil arrangement by boycotting those antiquated trains

You cannot be renovating an outdated narrow gauge track that was built by the colonial masters over 100 years ago in the 21st century.

God punish the devil!!
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by flipdat(m): 9:48pm On Apr 30, 2024
Has nigeria become a socialist shithole
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by AskNgige2: 9:48pm On Apr 30, 2024
jmoore:
I am interested to know how many hours it will take from Aba to PH. And what is the capacity?
7hrs
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by AskNgige2: 9:49pm On Apr 30, 2024
Paystack:
An eyesore.
Train looks like 10th hand scrap they got from Europe after world war ll
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by benuejosh: 9:49pm On Apr 30, 2024
He is not our President and APC doesn't mean well for Nigeria whatsapp group members should not enter the train. It will be a big shame to them if they enjoy this free train ride. A very big shame.
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by deyplay: 9:49pm On Apr 30, 2024
Paystack:
An eyesore.
Train looks like 10th hand scrap they got from Europe after world war ll
I dey tell you. Like a condemned iron old train that was painted
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Gbadugbakun(m): 9:49pm On Apr 30, 2024
grin
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by flipdat(m): 9:50pm On Apr 30, 2024
Waterlid:
That's lovely. Kudos to the fed govt
kudos for what exactly?
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Duru009(m): 9:50pm On Apr 30, 2024
With this 1930 Train .....

Don't try it, this is a set up....
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by flipdat(m): 9:51pm On Apr 30, 2024
blamingthedevil:
God Bless President Bola Tinubu
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Infrastructure
100 year old train is your definition of infrastructure lmao
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Akpabio22(m): 9:53pm On Apr 30, 2024
Nonsense... See what this useless politicians has reduced us to. The worst part is that someone idiot will be praising this animals. Can't you guys think Nigeria has enough resources to live better
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by Golan007: 9:54pm On Apr 30, 2024
Duru009:
With this 1930 Train .....

Don't try it, this is a set up....
Well deserved.
Re: FG Announces Free Ride On Port Harcourt-Aba Railway From May 1-4 by chopnaira: 9:55pm On Apr 30, 2024
Paystack:
An eyesore.
Train looks like 10th hand scrap they got from Europe after world war ll
After all the yab of the train, una people will still jump on it. I hope someone (maybe cindypresh 🙄) helps us post picture on the leg from Aba to Port Harcourt. Would like to check somethings.
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