The Senate on Tuesday, May 16, asked the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, to appear before it and explain why the eastern corridor of the country’s rail lines was excluded from the proposed loan from the China Exim Bank.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari sent a letter to the National Assembly in April, asking for approval to borrow $5.851 billion for the upgrade of various sections of the country’s railway.
How the Senate’s resolution on Tuesday is coming on the heel of a motion sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Anambra south constituency at the National Assembly.
“The eastern section of the rail segment, which has a link between the south-east to the north-eastern parts of the rail line is completely excluded from the request.
“The loan being a federal government borrowing would be paid for by all sections of the country, therefore every section of the country should be taken into consideration.
“There is a railway master plan developed by the ministry of transport and of which such plans has not been referred to in the current borrowing plan,” Abaribe said.
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