Joy as Tinubu commissions 37km Lagos Red Line Rail

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The Lagos State Red Line Rail Mass Transit project has been commissioned by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.

The commissioning of the project, which is a significant milestone in the city’s transportation landscape by President Tinubu was witnessed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his wife, Ibijoke, the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hazmat, state commissioners, and aides.

Indeed, the Red Rail Line is a 37 kilometres long with 13 stations, major bus terminals at Oyingbo, Yaba, Oshodi, Ikeja, Ebute Metta, Iju, and Iddo, directly linking the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport.

It also has a capacity to transport 1.1 million people daily when fully operational, thus easing the chaitic Lagis traffic.

President Tinubu, at the launching, recalled that, “My team and I toiled day and night to craft and implement a developmental vision that will transform Lagos into the economic powerhouse of Africa and a respected mega city on the global stage. We are realising that dream.

“It is not a crime to dream big. Just stay focused and stay on course, particularly, make development the central fulcrum.”

Tinubu, who acknowledging the success of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), commended the agency for its commitment and well-guided initiatives.

According to him, “LAMATA has demonstrated that an agency can succeed and work for the people if guided with a vision and committed to a larger value. The history of Lagos will be written with you in gold.”

Tinubu, while highlighting the digital payment platform, a single unified system for ferry, rapid bus, and rail services, said, “Today, we are gathered for the inauguration of the second of the six rail lines planned as part of that launching, and I thank our political leaders present for believing in us and for lifting our spirits.”

For Governor Sanwo-Olu, the project is not only to enhance transit, but also to reshape the urban landscape and sett a new pace for development.

“The LMRT project is a beacon of progress, illuminating the path to a future where our city moves smoother, faster, and more efficiently.

“Embarking on the Lagos Mass Rail Transit (LMRT) project is more than just enhancing transit; it’s about weaving the fabric of our city into a tighter, more connected community.

“Every track laid, every station built, brings us closer to a Lagos where distance no longer dictates destiny,” he said.

Other eminent guests at the commissioning include Governors Usman Ododo (Kogi), Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, and other dignitaries.