The Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project which is near completion needs to be completely furnished and safety features put in place, including cleaning up of illegal activities being conducted around the rail corridor before it will be opened to the public.

According to a statement by Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, the Governor undertook a comprehensive inspection of the Red Line infrastructure, traversing the major stations of the rail project on Wednesday alongside the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State cabinet.

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. (Mrs) Abimbola Akinajo; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Seun Osiyemi during an inspection tour of the Red Line Rail infrastructure, on Wednesday, 27 September, 2023. (Photo: Lagos State Government)
He said: “We took the opportunity of holiday to inspect the construction of the Red Line infrastructure, which is at the finishing stage. In all the stops we have made, we could see the state of the stations and their platforms. We noticed there is still some work that still needs to be done, especially around cleaning up of all illegal activities that are being conducted on the rail corridor, which should not have happened. We are also taking final approach around all pedestrian bridges to be completed along the route.