The Federal Government has named some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridor after some prominent Nigerians.
This was made known on Monday by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi.
He tweeted: “President @MBuhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after deserving Nigerian citizens.”
The stations and the personalities they are named after are as listed below:
LAGOS
Mobolaji Johnson – Ebute Metta Station
Babatunde Fashola – Agege station
Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Apapa station
Lateef Jakande – Agbado station
OGUN
Yemi Osinbajo – Kajola station
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti – Papalanto station
Wole Soyinka – Abeokuta station
OYO
Segun Osoba – Olodo station
Ladoke Akintola – Omio-Adio station
Obafemi Awolowo – Ibadan station
KOGI
Adamu Attah – Itakpe station
Olushola Saraki – Ajaokuta station
EDO
Augustus Aikhomu – Itogbo station
George Innih – Agenebode station
Anthony Eromosele Enahoro – Uromi station
Tom Ikimi – Ekehen station
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia – Igbanke station
DELTA
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – Agbor Station Complex
David Ejoor – Abraka station
Micheal Ibru – Opara station
Alfred Rewane Ujevwu station
Mike Akhigbe – Railway Village, Agbor
Alex Ekwueme (Operation Control Centre)
