Senators blast Amaechi, protest against proposed standard gauge for Kano-Maradi rail line
Senators blast Amaechi, protest against proposed standard gauge for Kano-Maradi rail line The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on Land and Marine Transport on Thursday protested against the proposal of the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Ameachi, to construct a standard gauge for the Kano-Maradi rail line while an old narrow gauge was planned for other parts of Nigeria. The Chairman of Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Danjuma Goje, and House Committee Chairman, Mr. Pat Asadu, kicked against the marginalisation of other regions of the country in the rail line construction. Both Chairmen queried the minister why he…