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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has disclosed that train services across the country would be suspended from Saturday, February 25, till Monday, February 27, 2023.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the deputy director, public relations of the NRC, Mahmood Yakub, said the suspension was due to the conduct of the presidential and national assembly elections slated for Saturday
“In view of the forthcoming presidential general election in the country, the board and management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation(NRC), hereby inform the general public, particularly our valued passengers of the temporary suspension of train services from Saturday 25th to Monday 27th February 2023, to enable Nigerians to exercise their civic responsibilities.
“These train services include Abuja – Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), Warri – Itakpe Train Service (WITS), Lagos – Ibadan Train Service (LITS), and Iddo Lagos – Ijoko interstate Mass Transit passengers’ train services.
“However, the management assures the general public of the normal train services recommencement on Tuesday, 28th February 2023,” the statement read.