Buhari Names Train Stations After Prominent Nigerians. See Full List
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Jul 27, 2020
President Buhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe/Ajaokuta/ Aladja/Warri corridors after some deserving Nigerian citizens.
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Minister of transportation Rt. Hon. ChibuikeAmaechi disclosed this through a statement by his ministry's Director of Press, Eric Ojiekwe.
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The statement noted that the deserving citizens have contributed to the progress and development of their respective communities and the nation at large.
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According to the statement, for the Lagos-Ibadan with extension to the Lagos Port Complex at Apapa railway station, the beneficiaries are:
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Apapa station)
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Mobolaji Johnson (Ebute Metta Station)
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Babatunde Raji Fashola (Agege station),
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Lateef Jakande (Agbado station)
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and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (Kajola station).
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Others are
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Papalanto station)
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Prof. Wole Soyinka (Abeokuta station),
Aremo Segun Osoba(Olodo station)
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Chief Ladoka Akintola (Omio-Adio station)
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Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Ibadan station)
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and Chief Alex Ekwueme (Operation Control Centre)
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For the Itakpe-Ajaokuta/Aladja-Warri Railway, the names are:
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Alhaji Adamu Attah (Itakpe station)
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Dr. Olushola Saraki (Ajaokuta station)
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Admiral Augustus Aikhomu (Itogbo station)
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Brigadier General George Innih (Agenebode station)
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Anthony Eromosele Enahoro (Uromi station)
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Chief Tom Ikimi (Ekehen station)
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and Brig. Gen. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (rtd) (Igbanke station)
Others according to the statement include:
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Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (Agbor Station Complex)
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Brigadier General David Ejoor (Abraka station)
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Micheal Ibru (Opara station)
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Alfred Rewane (Ujevwu station)
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and Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe (Railway Village, Agbor).
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Signed: Eric Ojiekwe Director, Press and Public Relations Federal Ministry of Transportation July 27, 2020
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