Jubilation as Tinubu Announces Extension of Free Train Ride, Details Emerge
- President Bola Tinubu has announced that the free train ride on the Abuja Rail Mass will have been extended to six months and will end in December
- Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, earlier announced that the mass rail would be free to users for two months after the commissioning
- Tinubu, at the commissioning, celebrated the happening at his one year in office and also the fruits of collaboration
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has announced the extension of the free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, popularly referred to as the Metro Rail, untill December 2024.
Recall that the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, earlier announced that the train will be free for the first two months of its commissioning to ease the burden of transportation in the Nigeria capital.
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Why Tinubu approved free train ride
Tinubu approved the free ride train while speaking at the commissioning of the train operations at the Abuja metro rail on Wednesday, May 29.
His statement reads in part:
“Our dear Landlord, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), I have heard you say there will be free train rides for two months. I want to appeal to you to make it until the end of the year. Let us give the people reasons to celebrate.’’
President Tinubu made the announcement before embarking on a 40-minute train ride from the metro station to the airport station.
Tinubu commends return of Abuja mass trail
Tinubu said the development was symbolic of the enduring progress of Nigeria and the FCT.
He noted that it was blissful that people had gathered to celebrate his one-year in office and also celebrate the reward of "collaboration, dedication, progress, and foresightedness."
The president recalled how his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, started the project but was abandoned with the advent of COVID-19 and other vices, particularly insecurity.
See his speech here:
Tinubu signs old national anthem into law
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu has signed the bill returning Nigeria to the era of the national anthem composed by its colonial master.
The National Anthem bill passed by the National Assembly a few days ago reinstated the old national anthem first sung in 1960 during independence.
Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, announced Tinubu's signing of the bill during a joint session on Wednesday, May 29.
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