Newly appointed Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, will not resume duty until November 17 as he has proceeded on a one week casual leave following his appointment yesterday.

During a brief meeting with top officials of the ministry, Amaechi said he will be on leave until Sabiu Zakari, the newly appointed permanent secretary assumes duty. Like the ministers, permanent secretaries too have just been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari and several of them have yet to assume office.

The minister added that his meeting with the Permanent Secretary and the Directors on November 17 would begin by looking at the budget and its level of implementation.

According to him, the meeting is necessary to chart a new course toward completing all ongoing projects, especially the rail and extending it to different part of the country.

He has pledged to complete all ongoing rail projects around the country and extend rail lines to all parts of the country.

He called for cooperation from all parastatals and agencies of the ministry and the aviation sector.