Nigerians have been assured of a better and faster transport system as the Lagos-Ibadan rail track would soon be available.
This assurance was given by President Goodluck Jonathan at the weekend,  at the ground-finale of the Press Play Empowerment seminar for university students  held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.
He assured Nigerians that the contract for the speed train to connect Ibadan and Lagos had been awarded and the project would soon take off.
The president, who spoke against the position of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), that the 600km electrified rail track was a hoax, noted that the federal government was sincere about the project.
“I believe we are all aware that in the last 30 to 40 years, railway was not working in Nigeria, as I speak to you, Mr President has brought back 3500km of railway in Nigeria. You can travel today by rail from Lagos to Kano; Enugu to Porth-Harcourt to Makurdi, to Jos, to Bauchi and Gombe. In addition to that, we are adding new standard gauge railway lines and I am pleased to inform you that the new rail lines connecting Abuja to Kaduna has been 100 per cent completed,” he said.