[FILES] Rotimi Amaechi. Photo; TWITTER/CHIBUIKEAMECHIThe Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that narrow gauge rail lines were not inferior to the standard gauge lines.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the only difference between the two lines was speed. x
Amaechi was reacting to allegations that the narrow gauge lines were inferior, sub-standard and outdated in other parts of the world.
NAN recalls that some stakeholders had accused the minister of recommending the narrow gauge to the federal government instead of the standard gauge to maximise the benefits of modern rail transportation.
Amaechi clarifies narrow/standard gauge lines controversy
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By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja
Against the backdrop of reactions over the recent flag-off of the Eastern railway narrow gauge stretching from Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the narrow gauge is not in anyway inferior to the standard gauge as being speculated in some quarters.
The Minister said the difference was only in the area of speed.
According to him, the Eastern Rail corridor would be made up of both the narrow and standard gauge, adding that government was only starting off the rehabilitation of the narrow gauge owing to paucity of funds.
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