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FG to Approve N498m for Baggage Scanners at Railway Stations
The Federal Authorities has authorized the procurement and set up of bags scanners in all railway stations in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano.
They embrace eight colour-imaging Xray scanners, eight physique scanners and metallic detectors in addition to 50 hand-held scanners.
The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, who briefed State Home correspondents after the week’s Federal Govt Council assembly, stated the procurement would price N498m.
Talking on the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Adegoroye stated the brand new set up was a part of the Federal Authorities ongoing programme to boost railway transport security.
The Buhari regime stated it had aggressively developed railway infrastructure nationwide however the actions of bandits and terrorists have affected rail transportation in current occasions.
On March 28, 2022, terrorist linked to the Boko Haram sect attacked a Kaduna-bound prepare leaving eight passengers lifeless whereas 41 individuals have been kidnapped.
Consequently, the Nigerian Railway Service halted all prepare providers alongside the Abuja-Kaduna route for eight months.
Operations resumed in January 2023 amidst tight safety and extra skepticism amongst passengers.
Adegoroye who spoke on Wednesday stated the units have been crucial because of the must safe lives and property on the rail.
He stated, “So, immediately there was a memo earlier than the Council for the supply of luggage scanners at railway stations and I’m glad to tell you that the Council agreed with us and has authorized that contract for scanners to be put in at railway stations in order that when individuals get there and have items, then they’ll cross by means of the scanners they usually can make certain that there’s nothing that may destroy, that may trigger violence or inflict hazard or deliver lives and property at stake.
“You’ll all agree with me that in view of the method of securing lives and property, such tools needs to be put in at our railway stations.
“Since we’re beginning railway revolution, we try to place in place plenty of issues with the railways. We don’t need individuals to come back and harm all that the federal government has been attempting to place in place in that sector,”
The minister stated the council additionally authorized the contract for towing providers on the Lekki Deep Seaport and Dangote Jetty.
He defined that “You’ll recall that the Lekki Deep Seaport was commissioned by the President a few months again and so as a result of one of many statutory obligations of the NPA is the supply of marine providers, the necessity has arisen for an organization that may perform towing providers that may make issues simpler within the ports, corresponding to ship berthing and discharge of products.
“After all, there was this argument that why would the businesses that present such providers on the Apapa and Tin-Can ports not simply go and do it. One, we predict it could overstretch that firm as a result of they could not have the capability to manage and second, we would like Lekki Deep Seaport and Dangote Jetty to have the ability to carry out maximally.
“So the Federal Govt Council has given a ten yr concession to Messrs Arcuff to hold out two-way providers at Lekki Deep Seaport and Dangote Jetty.”
