President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of the Itakpe-Warri Railway Complex in Agbor, Delta, after former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The operating center will, from now on, be known as ‘the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station & Complex,’ said the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
In a tweet, posted on his page Saturday, Mr Amaechi wrote, “Today, we continued test-run of our new coaches on the completed Itakpe-Warri standard gauge rail line.”
“We have named the largest station on this route – the Agbor railway facility and station after former President Goodluck Jonathan.”
Today, we continued test-run of our new coaches on the completed Itakpe-Warri standard gauge rail line.
We've named the largest station on this route – the Agbor railway facility and station after former President Goodluck Jonathan. pic.twitter.com/RZ8HtnigLi
— Chibuike R. Amaechi (@ChibuikeAmaechi) July 18, 2020
The rail line has a length of 276 km that links Warri in Delta State to Ajaokuta in Kogi State together.