President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said it will be difficult for him to fulfill the promise made by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to construct a railway linking the South-East zone to the Northern part of Nigeria.

Buhari, who made the disclosure during the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu however said he would try his best to convince members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to approve the project.

His words: “Amaechi has made you people a promise and I don’t know how to fulfill it. But I can see how I will fulfill it by getting the Federal Executive Council members to approve it.”

The president disclosed that Amaechi’s promise was not presented to the FEC, adding that it would have been proper for the Minister to have gotten approval from the FEC before making it public.

Buhari thanked the people of the zone for trooping out en masse for his campaign, urging them to always have faith in Nigeria and join hands to make it a stronger one.