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TRANSPORT Kasim Sumaina examines the implications of the frequent breakdown of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) locomotives along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor and the need to address the problem once and for all With the surge in passenger traffic and increase in revenue generation on the Abuja-Kaduna axis of the modernised rail transport system, the frequent breakdown of locomotives on the axis has been described as an embarrassment to the nation by the elites who urged the government to as a matter of urgency and priority tackle the lingering problem headlong. It is disheartening that barely six years after the inauguration of the Abuja-Kaduna rail lines constructed with huge loans facilities amounting to $500 million from the Chinese government, the Nigeria Railway Corporation cannot handle mere issues of locomotives’ maintenance thereby having to resort to avoidable apologies as passengers’ lives are being put at risk anytime there is a breakdown.

Ogun stateAbuja federal capital territoryKaduna stateKasim sumainaChibuike rotimi amaechiYemi osinbajoFidet okhiriaMuhammadu buhariNigeria railway corporationKaduna railwayNigeria standard gauge railway serviceNigerian railway corporationMinistry of transportationRigasa stationVice president yemi osinbajoWest african