The Minister of
Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, said he has done his best for the transport
sector which has recorded a lot of success since he became minister in 2015.
Amaechi
said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in
Abuja.
He listed the
achievements of the ministry to include; the improved rail sub-sector, safer
Nigeria waterways; as well as the improvement of the Nigerian Maritime
Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the area of regulation.
“I
have done my best; there is nothing else I can do, I could not have done better
than what I have done, they have been changes in the transport system.
“Now you can go to
Kaduna from Abuja regularly and safely by rail; we are almost concluding the
Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge; and we are also renegotiating with a South African
firm under a public private partnership to rehabilitate the narrow gauge lines.
“There
is a lot of improvement in the waters. We contracted 495 million dollars to the
Israelis to secure our waters for two years.
“That
way, the cost of transporting goods into Nigeria will reduce and the delay time
of cargoes at the seaport has started reducing.
“We
are partnering with the Ministry of Works to work on the Lagos road that leads
to the seaport; and that will tackle the traffic gridlock experienced on the
axis.
“So
far, we are satisfied that we have made our contributions,’’ the minister said.
Speaking
on a likely cabinet change, Amaechi said the passion to work had been built
into the system and that anyone could perform optimally in any sector.
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