The new Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday pledged to complete all ongoing rail projects across the country.
He made the pledge during his first day in
office as minister, shortly after his inauguration by President Muhammadu
Buhari in Abuja.
He, however, noted that he would resume work
fully on November 17 when the new Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sabiu Zakari, would
equally assume duty at the ministry.
The former Rivers State governor added that his
meeting with the permanent secretary and the directors on November 17 would
begin by looking at the budget and its level of implementation.
Amaechi called for cooperation from all
parastatals and agencies of the ministry and the aviation sector.
He said, “We are interested in completing all
ongoing rail projects around the country because we don’t want to disappoint
Nigerians. It is important that we realise that we have a mandate to deliver on
our promises and there is competition among the ministers to deliver and we
don’t want to take last.”
In his address, the Minister of State for
Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, said it was an era of new thinking for the
actualisation of the change agenda of the Federal Government.
He said the era of talking tough without acting
was over, stressing that whatever was said would be done.
Sirika gave assurance that Buhari’s
administration would deliver on its promises, adding that the government was
aware of the high hope and expectation of Nigerians.
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