The House of Representatives, has resolved to conduct a status of inquiry on Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) with a view to address its inefficiency, as well as the recent Ibadan-Lagos train fuel saga.This was sequel to a motion by the Minority Leader, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, at plenary.
The lawmaker expressed concern over the recent incidence where a train conveying passengers and goods from Lagos to Ibadan came to a halt midway due to insufficient fuel, endangering the lives of travellers on the trip.
He observed that for a train to leave the station with insufficient fuel only to get stuck midway into the journey with traumatized and stranded passengers, there is need to investigate the cause.
Adopting the motion, the House mandated its Committee on Land Transport to conduct a status inquiry of NRC and report back within four weeks for further legislative action.
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