The presidency has on Thursday, said Nigeria is not going to construct rail line from Kano to Niger Republic but, only to the designated Border point.

President Buhari's Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, malam Garba Shehu, who made the disclosure on Thursday evening, said, it anagreement between Nigeria and Niger in 2015, coordinated by the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation has a plan for “Kano-Katsina-Maradi Corridor Master Plan, (K2M)” as it is called.

Going by this, Shehu said, the two nations would each build a rail track to meet at the border town of Maradi.

According to him, "Nigerian delegates to that meeting comprised officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Boundaries Commission, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Water Resources as well as those of Kano and Katsina states.

"The objective of the rail is the harnessing of raw materials, mineral resources and agricultural produce."

He noted that "When completed, it will serve domestic industries and play the role of a a viable transportation backbone to the West African subregion, starting with the neighboring Niger Republic for their export and import logistic chain."


Source: The presidency has on Thursday, said Nigeria is not going to construct rail line from Kano to Niger Republic but, only to the designated Border point.

President Buhari's Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, malam Garba Shehu, who made the disclosure on Thursday evening, said, it anagreement between Nigeria and Niger in 2015, coordinated by the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation has a plan for “Kano-Katsina-Maradi Corridor Master Plan, (K2M)” as it is called.

Going by this, Shehu said, the two nations would each build a rail track to meet at the border town of Maradi.

According to him, "Nigerian delegates to that meeting comprised officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Boundaries Commission, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Water Resources as well as those of Kano and Katsina states.

"The objective of the rail is the harnessing of raw materials, mineral resources and agricultural produce."

He noted that "When completed, it will serve domestic industries and play the role of a a viable transportation backbone to the West African subregion, starting with the neighboring Niger Republic for their export and import logistic chain."


Source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/nigerias-rail-line-construction-to-niger-republic-is-to-designate-borders-presidency/

No need explaining to idiots. Let idiots go and meet Goatluck and yo build rail to Cameroon and also meet Obasanjo to build rail to Cotonou.