Real reasons Lagos-Abeokuta free train was suspended

The free train service from Iju in Lagos to Abeokuta which was declared by the Federal Government on February 11 after the section was test-run only operated for two weeks before it was suspended.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) suspended the service amidst disappointment by passengers.

However it was learnt that the suspension was at the instance of the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), the contractor handling the 156-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge project.

A source told Daily Trust the CCECC team pushed for the suspension for safety reasons as the project was still ongoing.

Beside the CCECC felt the service was stalling the progress of work at a time the government was pressurizing it to deliver the project on schedule.

Daily Trust, Wednesday 20, March

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