President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission the first Phase of the Abuja Light Rail Project on Thursday.
He will also be expected to flag-off the railway services signalling the beginning of operations of the long-awaited rail services in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
The Phase, which comprises Lots 1A and 3, is only an integral part of the six Lots, which form the scope of the FCT railway system.
The event will take place in the Abuja Metro Station, in the Central Business District – the flagship of the 12 completed railway stations under this package.
The 45.245km of standard garage rail line running between the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the Abuja Metro Station is the first of its kind in West Africa.
The project, which was completed by the present administration, has been in the works for over 11 years.