RMAFC CHAIRMAN LAUDS BUHARI OVER EXTENTION OF RAILWAY ROUTE TO ABAKALIKI.
* Says it will be a major gateway between southeast and Cameroon
By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi
Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission Engr. Elias Mbam, has commend President Muhammadu Buhari for launching and extending route of the Eastern Railway Corridor Rail to Abakaliki.
Engr. Mbam disclosed that the new railway line passing through Abakaliki, will bridge the gap between the southeast and the northern part of the country in areas of agricultural commerce and trade.
He said Abakaliki is strategically located on the corridor between the northern part of the country and the rest of the southeast states.
The Fisical Commission boss stated this in a statement he signed and made available to THE VOICE NEWSPAPER in Abakaliki.
He reiterated that the railway will be a major gateway between the southeastern part of Nigeria and Cameroon.
Mbam, further disclosed that Ebonyi known for their agricultural endowments especially in rice farming will be commercialized, and that this will contribute greatly to improving food security in Nigeria.
He further noted that the state is also known for its rich mineral resources like lead, zinc, iron ore, granites and more which are harnessed in commercial quantity .
“All the minerals in the Ebonyi state have the capacity to not only boost the economy of the state but contribute to the country’s GDP if there is easy means of transportation of these resources from the state to a wider market across the country.
“The transportation of goods especially agricultural products from northern states of Taraba up to Borno to the southeast is possible through the Ogoja-Abakaliki trunk A route.
“Therefore, Your Excellency has once again demonstrated great wisdom by launching this corridor which adds to a number of numerous projects of the federal government in the southeast, projects such as the second Niger Bridge, the Enugu-Port Harcourt and Enugu-Onitsha expressway, the rebuilt Akanu Ibiam International Airport, the numerous ecological projects in all the states of the southeast and more.
“There is no doubt, Your Excellency, that these projects, especially the railway lines will endear you more and more to the people of the southeast. I therefore assure you Mr President of the continuous support of Ndigbo, which will grow in popularity as we approach 2023 and as these projects come to fruition”.
“Bravo Your Excellency for this project which will make Nigeria a more robust economy”.
