Minister of Transportation: Replace Managers, Porters, and Ticket officials of Abuja-Kaduna rail station

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, was inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna rail stations on Friday in Abuja. And gave the directive that the station managers, porters, and ticket officials at Idu and Rigasa rail stations be removed for alleged ticket racketeering at the stations.

According to the minister, the directive has become imperative following complaints of passengers over racketeering of VIP tickets at the stations.

He was not happy over the poor maintenance of the facilities, as well as the untidy surroundings of the stations. This action will resolve the complaint of passengers using the rail.

He Said “I believe that if any system fails, it is because the leaders allow it to fail and I will not allow that.”

He said that replacing all these officials would put a stop to workers nonchalant attitude toward work and stop ticket racketeering in the stations.The money was spending monthly, for general maintenance of all the stations and the environment,

Total of 11 ticket officials will be replace at the two rail stations are to while the minister also scrapped the use of porter’s boys for carrying luggage.