President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, commissioned the Lagos Red Line Rail Mass Transit project, to further ease transportation in the metropolitan city.

The 37 Km Red Line Rail project, which runs from Agbado in Ogun State to the Oyingbo axis of Lagos State, has eight stations- Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo, with a direct link to the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. The rail project, which is in its first phase, holds the capacity to transport an impressive 1.1 million people daily when fully operational.

Tinubu, in his address, assured Nigerians that the dark days of economic problems will soon be over, as there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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

Tinubu commended the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA for its commitment and well-guided initiatives. “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,” he said.