Breaking: Buhari visits Lagos to commission largest railway station in West Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 10, paid a visit to Lagos for the commissioning of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project at the Ebutte Meta Terminal for commencement of commercial operations.

The project is the new Mobolaji Johnson Station, the largest rail station in West Africa which has a capacity of 6,000 passengers. Speaking on the project, Ahmad Bashir, a presidential media aide, said: “President Buhari is committed to developing a modern national railway network that will connect every part of Nigeria, and promote trade, travel, tourism."



The president is also expected to proceed to the Apapa port to commission the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, known as the Deep Blue Project.

Also as part of his task, Buhari is to inaugurate the Institute of Maternal and Child Health at Ayinke House, an ultra-modern 170-bed Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist hospital at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and Lagos Theatre at Oregun, Lagos.



He will also commission the Oshodi Interchange terminal for a modern transportation hub; over 800 high capacity mass transit buses, including a 10-lane state-of-the-art international airport expressway.