On Thursday, 10th June 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his move to build a railway line from Nigeria to the Niger Republic.
Speaking during an Interview on Arise Television monitored by Anaedoonline.ng, Buhari revealed that he has family members in the small West-African country hence his decision to build railway lines from Kano to Maradi.
“I have cousins, family members, etc., in the Niger Republic. I shouldn’t just cut them off,”, Mr. Buhari said.
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It will be recalled that the Kano-Maradi project has been widely criticized by Nigerians who are wondering why the President will take on such a project when the country is currently facing deep financial problems.
The project which is to cost $1.9 billion has been described as a wasteful investment by a Russian-based financial institution, Renaissance Capital.
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Buhari’s administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mota-Engil construction Group, for the project, which was approved by the Federal Executive Council in September of last year.
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