The Senate, on Wednesday, summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to explain the Federal Government’s plans for the Enugu and Port Harcourt railway lines.
In a discussion on the floor of the Senate, senators decried the state of the development of railways lines in the South Eastern part of the country.
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who started the conversation after citing, Orders 42 and 52, said, For a country to survive there has to be equity, fairness, and justice. He argued that this was not the case because less attention is being given to the Eastern part of Nigeria.
Other senators contributed to the discussion and at the end of the discussionS, the Senate resolved to invite the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to brief the Committee on Land Transport and Local & Foreign Debt on the Federal Government plans for rail development from the Port Harcourt and Enugu railway axis.