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Buhari names newly constructed Delta railway station after Jonathan

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of a railway station in Agbor, Delta State, after ex-president Goodluck Jonathan.

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this while inspecting the Warri-Itakpe Rail Line on Saturday, said the station would now be called Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station and Complex.

The minister added that railway fares would increase as a result of measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 when services begin on rail lines, especially on the Abuja-Kaduna line.

READ ALSO: Warri rail station to be named after Goodluck Jonathan –Amaechi

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, confirmed the development on his Twitter handle.

He said: “President Buhari has approved the naming of the railway complex in Agbor – the operational hub of the Itakpe-Warri rail line – after former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

“It will be known as the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station and Complex.”

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