As part of efforts to link the country through rail, President Muhammadu Buhari will do the ground breaking of the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge by Thursday.
Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement issued by Eric Orjiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, said the event would be at Zawaciki, Dawaki Local Government Area, Kano State at 10am.
She explained that the project would further boost President Buhari’s programme of linking the country through rail in order to enhance economic growth.
She added that major stakeholders in the transport sector have been invited for the occasion.
