President Goodluck Jonathan said all state capitals would be linked with rail transportation to boost the nation’s economy.
Jonathan
stated this in London at the 17th meeting of the Honorary International
Investment Council with the theme: Rail Transportation.
He
said that with such nationwide rail coverage, roads and highways would
be better maintained, adding “if we do not
link state capitals by rail,
our roads will not last.’’
On
upgrade and expansion of the nation’s public infrastructure, the
President said, “we cannot mould the economy of the country without good
infrastructure.
“Quite
a number of companies construct roads to their sites. This is not
supposed to be so. We are committed to addressing this, we have been
working hard and we have improved our road networks significantly.’’
He expressed optimism that government will resurface all federal road networks across the country within the next three years.
“We
intend to initiate some new ones that are very critical, especially to
link up Port Harcourt city and Bonny, the major gas exporting terminal
of our country,”Jonathan said.
The
President also informed the HIIC members of government’s commitment to
securing the nation’s air space and improving the quality of airport
terminal buildings.
Jonathan assured that government was determined to end security challenge facing the country.
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