By Nneka Nwogwugwu
President Muhammadu Buhari will be at the groundbreaking of the Kano-Maradi, Kano-Dutse Railway Projects on Tuesday.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known on Friday via his Twitter handle.
Amaechi wrote, “We are pleased to announce the ground-breaking of the Kano-Maradi, Kano-Dutse Railway Project, slated for Tuesday. Our President, Muhammadu Buhari will do the honours. Work begins.’’
The railway project is expected to connect three Nigerian Northern states namely Kano, Katsina and Jigawa, and then terminate at Maradi, Niger Republic, Naturenews gathered.
The Federal Executive Council last year September approved about $2 billion for the rail lines and the subsequent signing of the contract documents for the commencement of the project last month.
The Federal Government had during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Mota-Engil Group, the contractors to the project last month, stated that the Kano-Maradi railway project would be completed within 36 months.