Indications are that the newly launched Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) by the Nigerian railway Corporation (NRC) may be substandard has the commuters have began lamenting on its poor state coupled with the inefficiency.
The Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) which was recently introduced into the Nigeria rail system was launched by the vice president, Arc. Namadi Sambo early this month moves passengers to and fro Lagos on a daily basis for a whooping N750 has been experiencing numerous problems that it has start disappointing and delaying the commuters.
According to one of the commuters who spoke to Naijalog, kamardeen Agbaje, said the DMU developed fault at Itoki on Thursday on its way to ijoko, Ogun state.
In his words, “On Thursday evening while coming back from office it developed fault and it took many hours before we could get to our destination. The same thing occurred on Friday the DMU could not leave Kajola in Ogun State for Lagos forcing commuters to join the old one,” He said.
Another commuter, Tinuke Olawunmi, who spoke with our correspondent with annoyance said the corporation had wasted her time has she had an appointment to catch but could not anymore due to the delay.
She said, “This new railway that was launched was convenient, no doubt but it is too early to start developing fault because I don’t think there is any explanation for a rail system that is not up to two months to start developing fault.”
She however said the fault may be due to lack of maintenance or the railway management getting fairly used engines for Nigerian to use.
It will be recalled that the Federal Government just recently launched the first set of modern coaches and Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) in Lagos in an elaborate ceremony where the Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo, deputy Governor of Lagos state, Adejoke-Adefulure and members of the National Assembly commissioned the engines amid fanfare.
They include six boarding coaches for long distance and six air-conditioned diesel multiple unit’s mass transit train for short distance.