The rail line is insignificant against the backdrop of the size of the country and the expansive railway transportation demand. But today, with the demise of railway transport, those towns have either disappeared or failed. Without a functional railway transportation, it will be difficult to move military equipment when necessary.We also need a railway to reduce road carnage. Meanwhile, one way of handling these challenges is to decentralise the railway system. It will be a shame on them if we get to 2023 and we can’t discuss more than Abuja-Kaduna railway as a going concern.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2020 04:30 UTC