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President Muhammadu Buhari was in Lagos yesterday June 10, 2021, for the commissioning of some projects by the Federal and Lagos State Government.
The president commissioned the 157-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta.
Thereafter, the President proceed to the Energy Nature Light Terminal of the Apapa Port to further commission the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project by NIMASA.
Thereafter, he went to the Nigeria Police, Lagos State command to commission some security vehicles and gadgets donated by the Lagos State government for the Nigeria Police in combating crime in the state.
“The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers.
The 156km Lagos—Ibadan standard gauge railway line in Lagos is the first double-track standard gauge rail in West Africa,
It is also the first Nigerian railway line to be started and finished by the same government, since 1960
