The senator representing Anambra Central, Senator Dr. Victor Umeh on Thursday expressed concern over the possible omission of Port Harcourt-Enugu-Maiduguri Eastern Railway Line in the President’s budget speech. Senator Umeh, while acknowledging the plans to construct the Sokoto-Badagry and Lagos-Calabar highways, stressed the importance of the Eastern Rail Line, which he had previously championed through a motion co-sponsored by 35 Senators on Wednesday, 15th November, 2023. The motion had called for Federal Government to construct a standard-gauge railway from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri and it was unanimously adopted by the…
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