Nigerian Engineer to Build Iraqi Railway

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Published: October 5, 2009

 

 Nigerian Engineer to Build Iraqi Railway

 

 

 

 

 

On August 31, 2009. TransGlobim consortium led by a Nigerian born engineer Dr. Jude Igwemezie, who obtained his Ph.D., in Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada scored big in Iraq by securing an MoU to build the first monorail people mover system in Iraq. The monorail will be built in the Muslim holy city of Najaf in Iraq (see attached pictures) and would link the three holy and historic Mosques of Imam Ali, Kufa and Sahle. The MoU was signed by his Excellency, Adnan A. K. Zurfee, Governor of Najaf, Iraq and Dr. Jude Igwemezie, P.Eng, Chairman, TransGlobim International Ltd. Estimated to cost over US$500 million, this project is scheduled to be completed in 3 years. The project will be carried out in two phases; Phase-I will involve the design, construction and operation of the system. Phase-II will expand the system by adding more train sets and stations and, extending the line to the new Najaf airport. It took two months to negotiate and execute this MoU showing an urgent and genuine desire on the part of the Iraq government to rebuild their war torn country. This monorail project would also create over a thousand jobs for the people of Iraq.

Dr. Jude Igwemezie, P.Eng., an indigene of Nigeria and world renowned railway engineering expert resident in Brampton, Ontario, created the TransGlobim International Inc. (Globim) as a Canadian Infrastructure and Management consortium to survey, design, finance, construct, and operate heavy rail and transit people mover systems. We have both technical and managerial partners in North America and Europe. The constituency of our consortium says Dr. Igwemezie, will be controlled by the type of project and the jurisdiction where the project is being implemented. Of course, we push local content and sustainability through technology transfer to enable the end users and actual owners of the systems we build exercise real ownership and maintenance of the finished product. Dr. Igwemezie is also the founder of Applied Rail Research Technologies (ARRT Inc.), a Canada based railway engineering consultancy and research firm; and NorFast Inc, an excellent, Canada based worldwide rail industry supplier of track products. Our products are selling in as far away as Australia. We own the patents on all of our products. This professional achievement by a consortium led by a Nigerian in Diaspora displays one of the capabilities of Nigerians in Diaspora and their contributions to the world development.

While the project is being carried out in Iraq, it is expected to create several hundred jobs here in Canada and another several hundred jobs in Iraq says Sadik Najarali, founding partner at NVS Chartered Accountants Professional Corporation of Markham, Ontario and who also serves as the Director of Finance for the TransGlobim consortium. We have financing available for this project and are excited about the global opportunities it presents.

TransGlobim International Inc. has several other projects that it is currently negotiating in Iraq.

These will be disclosed as they mature. Canada has a great role to play in the rebuilding of Iraq.

Where there is war and destructions of people’s assets, opportunities abound for renewal and rebuilding. Globim’s pledge is to collaborate with the Iraq people to rebuild their transportation and other infrastructure.

TransGlobim over the past 18 months engaged in negotiations to construct and operate several new railway lines in Nigeria. We believe that first, the Nigerian government must genuinely desire to progress its transportation system to 21st century standards. If our efforts bear fruit in my home country, we will create over 6,000+ permanent jobs during the construction and operation of the lines and another 60,000+ jobs will be indirectly affected annually in Nigeria says Dr. Igwemezie,. The Nigerian government will benefit from tax revenue and reduced social pressure to provide employment for its people. The railway lines that were looking to construct would take the pressure off the roads which are currently over utilized with significant human toll, lost goods and lost time. The constant repair of these roads also places a tremendous tax on the Nigerian Federal budget.

 

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