From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
Minister of State for Transportation  Ademola Adegoroye has said  that   President Muhammadu Buhari to working tirelessly to address the security challenges in the country, especially the aftermath of the Abuja to Kaduna train incident.
Adegoroye stated this in Abuja, yesterday  at a one day National Transportation and public safety summit which was organized by the Nigerian Youth Congress, NYC, themed; “Urban Transport Endemics: The Social engineering polemic for maintenance safety and security in Nigeria.
The Minister who was spoke through one of his aide  Odukale Oluwafemi said the President value the transportation industry greatly and will keep working with security agencies to make sure that the system is strengthened and secure.
This event is coming timely because we are already in the ember months and the roads are highly used this period.President Mohammadu  Buhari is doing so much as  to the insecurity situation in the country and I tell you he is having sleepless nights just because of the train incident that happened, he said
In his address, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who spoke about the efforts of the Federal Government in tackling insecurity, vowed that there would not be a repeat of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack in the country.
Represented by his Technical Adviser, Deputy Commandant of Corps, Oluyemi Ibiloye, Aregbesola, said: “You would have observed that there is a synergy between the paramilitary and the military agencies in Nigeria. You know, they are tackling the insecurity that is confronting the country presently. We’re taking the fight headlong and I’m sure from the news of what the military and the paramilitary agencies involved in this fight are doing to the terrorists and the bandits.
“The topic of the summit, we’re looking at safety in the area of transportation, one of the major means of transportation from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked and the government of the country and the Minister of Interior has said never will such happen again. Never again will such happen again, all security agencies, are coming together to ensure.
The NYC president, Blessing Akinlosotu on his part, pledged the readiness of  organization  to join hands  with the government to provide a suitable environment for the transportation sector.
The Secretary-General of NYC, Dr. Raymond Edoh, praised the president Mohammadu Buhari’s led administration for its outstanding achievements in the transportation sector, particularly the rail network, but bemoaned the fact that many people are unable to use a portion of it because of insecurity.
According to Edoh, every citizen of any nation should strive for effective, healthy transportation networks that take into account population wellbeing.
His words, “There is need for safety of lives, environment, the economy as we enhance transportation activities and explore other transportation models that the government has not, in order to reduce the over  burden on Road transportation which as a result of that led to lots of loss of lives,” he said.