Buhari Takes Train Ride After Inaugurating Phase One of Lagos Blue Rail Line •Witnesses signing of contract for construction of second phase •Unveils JK Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Segun J
•Unveils JK Randle Centre for Yoruba CulturePresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Blue Rail Line, and took a ride from the Marina Station to National Theatre Station in Lagos mainland shortly thereafer.
In his remarks, Sanwo-Olu thanked the president for the state visit to inaugurate several landmark projects, noting that since 1999, the state has not enjoyed the level of support from the federal government. ‘‘This iconic Marina Station would be the largest and busiest in Africa. It has the capacity to process about 450 passengers per minute, meaning that in an hour this station can process about 250,000 passengers.”
“One of his greatest legacies was developing a comprehensive roadmap for the future of Lagos State; one that laid out very clearly the pathway to a modern, prosperous, and globally competitive megacity Hamzat traced the pioneering role of the presidential candidate of APC in envisioning and laying the foundation for the project, as governor of Lagos State.
“The Tinubu administration developed the Strategic Transport Master Plan , which laid out the foundation for a network of robust and modern transport infrastructure befitting a 21st century City-State, such as ours.
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