The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 suspended train services across Nigeria in preparation for the Saturday’s elections scheduled to hold on February 25, 2023.
The corporation revealed that the train services would be suspended from Saturday 25, 2023 to Monday, February 27, 2023.
The NRC added that this was done to ensure that the people of the country perform their civic responsibility during the forthcoming elections.
It announced that its services will re-commence across the federation on Tuesday February 28, 2023.
The statement from the train service reads: “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.”