The railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Ajaokuta- Warri corridors have been named after some prominent Nigerians by Buhari.
In a statement by the Ministry of Transportation on Monday titled ‘Buhari names Railway stations after prominent Nigerians’.
According to the statement by the Ministry’s Director, Press and Public Relations, Eric Ojiekwe, the Minister stated the Apapa Station has been named after National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; the Abeokuta Station named after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka while the Ajaokuta Station was conferred on Olusola Saraki, the late father of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Also honoured were: Mobolaji Johnson (Ebute Metta Station); Babatunde Fashola (Agege Station); Lateef Jakande (Agbado Station); Yemi Osinbajo (Kajola Station); Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Papalanto Station); Segun Osoba (Olodo Station) and Micheal Ibru (Opara Station).
Others include: Ladoka Akintola (Omio-Adio Station); Obafemi Awolowo (Ibadan Station); Alex Ekwueme (Operation Control Centre); Adamu Attah (Itakpe Station); Augustus Aikhomu (Itogbo Station); George Innih (Agenebode Station); Anthony Enahoro (Uromi Station); Tom Ikimi (Ekehen Station); Samuel Ogbemudia (Igbanke Station); David Ejoor (Abraka Station); Alfred Rewane (Ujevwu Station) and Mike Akhigbe (Railway Village, Agbor).
