The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers last week advised the federal government to accord more priority to rail transportation.
The national president of the union Mr. Igwe Achese said that rail was the best means of moving bulk products across the country.
He said that the carnage on the highways and the chaotic traffic jams in the cities were due to lack of effective rail networks.
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers last week advised the federal government to accord more priority to rail transportation.
The national president of the union Mr. Igwe Achese said that rail was the best means of moving bulk products across the country.
He said that the carnage on the highways and the chaotic traffic jams in the cities were due to lack of effective rail networks.
Achese said that road transportation of petroleum products had caused lots of disasters and losses to petroleum products marketers. He said that the country had rail tankers that moved petroleum products from Port Harcourt to Kaduna in 1960s and 70s.
"It is government's responsibility to make sure that there is adequate infrastructure which is constantly maintained and expanded," he said.
Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State had, in December, appealed for more efficient rail system to move petroleum products across the country. Fashola said that most road accidents were caused by petroleum tankers.
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