Buhari Names Railway Stations After Awolowo, Tinubu, Ransom-Kuti, Soyinka, Others
Some railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Ajaokuta/Aladja-Warri corridors have been named after late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Bola Tinubu, Wole Soyinka, among others.
According to a statement from the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekwe, the Minister, Hon Rotimi Amachi said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the honour.
The statement said that the beneficiaries were deserving Nigerians who contributed to the progress and development of their respective communities and nation building.
According to the statement, Bola Tinubu – Apapa Station; Mobolaji Johnson – Ebute Metta Station; Babatunde Fashola – Agege Station; Lateef Jakande – Agbado Station; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo – Kajola Station; Funmilayo Ransom-Kuti – Papalanto Station; Prof. Wole Soyinka – Abeokuta Station; Segun Osoba – Olodo Station; Ladoka Akintola – Omio-Adio Station; Chief Obafemi Awolowo – Ibadan Station; Chief Alex Ekwueme – Operation Control Centre.
Beneficiaries of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta/Aladja-Warri railway stations include Adamu Attah – Itakpe Station; Dr Olusola Saraki – Ajaokuta Station; Admiral Augustus Aikhomu – Itogbo Station.
According to a statement from the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekwe, the Minister, Hon Rotimi Amachi said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the honour.
The statement said that the beneficiaries were deserving Nigerians who contributed to the progress and development of their respective communities and nation building.
According to the statement, Bola Tinubu – Apapa Station; Mobolaji Johnson – Ebute Metta Station; Babatunde Fashola – Agege Station; Lateef Jakande – Agbado Station; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo – Kajola Station; Funmilayo Ransom-Kuti – Papalanto Station; Prof. Wole Soyinka – Abeokuta Station; Segun Osoba – Olodo Station; Ladoka Akintola – Omio-Adio Station; Chief Obafemi Awolowo – Ibadan Station; Chief Alex Ekwueme – Operation Control Centre.
Beneficiaries of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta/Aladja-Warri railway stations include Adamu Attah – Itakpe Station; Dr Olusola Saraki – Ajaokuta Station; Admiral Augustus Aikhomu – Itogbo Station.
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