Nigerians react after China shares photos of Nigerian Railway trains

Great news for Nigerians as Nigerian Railway projects received some boost from China.

Nigeria will be getting the delivery of 11 more locomotives for both the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna railways

The news of the engines leaving China was made by the Chinese company, CRRC Corporation Ltd, in charge of the rail construction in Nigeria

According to the tweet shared by the company, the train engines will also be added to the available ones plying the Abuja-Kaduna railway.

The locomotives left Changzhou Port to Shanghai and could be in Nigeria in days. The post gathered mixed reactions from Nigerians who had many things to say about them.

While some praised the government’s efforts in bringing development to the country, others had things to pick holes about.

See tweet below:

The second batch (11 units) of diesel locomotives made by #CRRC Qishuyuan for export to #Nigeria for Abuja-Kaduna Railway and Lagos-Ibadan Railway were shipped from Changzhou Port to Shanghai, starting their journey to Nigeria. #cooperation pic.twitter.com/Z9X8c2tpiC

— CRRC Corporation Ltd. (@CRRC_global) August 24, 2020

See various reactions below:

Future of locomotive train's. Nigeria will disgrace you. Wtf happened to MAGLEV https://t.co/GMlvfbTsOi

— Lucasadeee (@lhurcarsirnau) August 26, 2020

My country will never fail to shame me, at thus age, when other countries of the world( including lesser rich countries) are building advance train transport, Nigeria is building a diesel powered train

— #proximity(parody) (@mcdovastyle) August 24, 2020

So in this jet age your common sense cannot tell u that advanced countries no longer use locomotive trains. How can we celebrate set back as achievements?? Are we still in the stone age?? We are now a country where China are dumping their phased out locomotive trains

— Eddie (@Eddie44350120) August 25, 2020

So it's true what they say about people like you yeah? In today's age, some vehicles(cars) still run on diesel engines in Europe, so a train that runs on diesel Engine is an outdated train to you in Nigeria that has always had a Coal engine type from inception? Na wa o!

— Abu-Ramadhan (@MusaMD81) August 25, 2020

See am the 3rd class train they are sending to Nigeria… Abeg na who we offend

— RomeoRoyce? (@kingRoyce007) August 24, 2020