The Metropolitan Rail Service is described as a major infrastructural project targeted at overhauling urban transportation, reducing traffic congestion and driving the economic growth in the metropolitan area of the state. The new rail service will provide a modern, efficient, and affordable mass transit system connecting key districts across the metropolis. Governor Yusuf described the project as a landmark intervention that will reposition Kano as a leading transportation hub in Northern Nigeria. Kudos to our dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Yusuf Kabir." Ihechukwu Ngumezi said other governors in the opposition are missing:"A metropolitan rail for Kano is long overdue.