The Purple Train Project aims to enhance the safety of commuters and bring social and economic relief to Nigerians
Out of a total of 17 stations, 5 would be located in Ogun state territory
The Lagos State Government has approached its Ogun state counterpart for cooperation in its Purple Line Rail Mass Transit project which will overlap to parts of Ogun state.
Making the solicitation at the Ogun state government secretariat, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on behalf of Lagos state government was the management of the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority, LAMATA.
The LAMATA team was led by led by Engr Olasunkanmi Okusaga, Technical Adviser for Public Transportation, Rail, who made a presentation on the scope of the rail service emanating from Lagos, and the land mass that would be required for excellent complement to the people oriented project.
Okusaga revealed that the proposed Purple Train Mass Transit was designed to operate optimally with 17 different stations.
He added that of the 17 stations, 5 would be situated in territories with the Ogun state hence, the compelling reason for collaboration with Ogun state.
Engr Okusaga also enumerated the immense social and economic benefits the rail project would attract to the areas where the stations would be located and the spillover effect to adjoining communities in Ogun state.
Okusaga added that the 57 kilometer rail project would ease commuting between the two states, engenders saving from the erstwhile cost of transportation. And merchants who are daily subjected to stress from high road transport fares, and erratic behavior of motor boys in packing and unpacking their goods from Lagos would experience a deep sigh of relief with the Purple Train Rapid Mass Transit.
Responding on behalf of the Ogun state government, Engr Gbenga Dairo, Commissioner for Transportaton, who himself left LAMATA to assume office as commissioner commended the proposed train service as invaluable.
He assured of Ogun government support but requested more details, such as technical drawings, indication of specific points proposed for the five stations and the financial commitment if ever there would be, that is expected from the state government.
Dairo explained that volunteering those information among others, and in good time ahead of project commencement would allow for adequate preparation by the state government especially if the state government in any way would incur any expenditure which ostensibly, would require appropriation.
Those who joined the commissioner to receive the guests from Lagos were Hon. Olufodun Moibi, Senior Special Adviser, SSA, to the Governor on Transportation, Engr. Akinleye Tosin, Director of Transport Policy & Coordination, Head of Information, Mr. Bashiru Sakirudeen, and Engr. Phillips Olatunde, Director of Public Transport & Commuters Service.
Those that accompanied leader of the LAMATA team, Engr Olasunkanmi Okusaga, included Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, Head of Corporate Communications, Engr. Abidemi Atobatele, Arch. Dipo Osobu, and Dr. Babatunde Osho, Managing Director of Global Impact Environmental Consulting.
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