New reports have it recorded that President Buhari has recently approved naming some of the new railway stations positioned along the Warri-Aladja/Ajaokuta-Itakpe and Lagos-Ibadan corridors to be named after well-deserving Nigerians. This report was confirmed by the transport minister, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi in his recent press statement through Eric Ojiekwe – the director of press for Nigeria’s transport ministry.
President Buhari has approved naming some of the newly completed railway stations after well-deserving influential citizens
Hon. Amaechi’s press statement noted that all of the well-deserving citizens whose name will be featured, have in many huge ways contributed to the development and progress of their individual communities and Nigeria at large.
1. List of new railway stations in Nigeria that are named after influential citizens
Based on the transport minister’s press statement, we have listed below each of the new railway stations and the reputable Nigerians whose name will be used for “branding each one respectively;
1.1. Lagos-Ibadan stations
- Apapa station - Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Ebute Metta station - Mobolaji Johnson
- Agege station - Babatunde Raji Fashola
- Agbado station - Lateef Jakande
- Kajola station - Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
- Papalanto station - Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
- Abeokuta station - Prof. Wole Soyinka
- Olodo station - Aremo Segun Osoba
- Omio-Adio station - Chief Ladoke Akintola
- Ibadan station - Chief Obafemi Awolowo
- Operation Control centre - Chief Alex Ekwueme
| Station | Named after |
|---|---|
| Apapa station | Bola Ahmed Tinubu |
| Ebute Metta station | Mobolaji Johnson |
| Agege station | Babatunde Raji Fashola |
| Agbado station | Lateef Jakande |
| Kajola station | Prof. Yemi Osinbajo |
| Papalanto station | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti |
| Abeokuta station | Prof. Wole Soyinka |
| Olodo station | Aremo Segun Osoba |
| Omio-Adio station | Chief Ladoke Akintola |
| Ibadan station | Chief Obafemi Awolowo |
| Operation Control centre | Chief Alex Ekwueme |
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1.2. Itakpe-Ajaokuta / Aladja-Warri stations
| Station | Named after |
|---|---|
| Itakpe station | Alhaji Adamu Attah |
| Ajaokuta station | Dr. Olusola Saraki |
| Itogbo station | Admiral Augustus Aikhomu |
| Agenebode station | Brig. Gen. George Innith |
| Uromi station | Anthony Eromosele Enahoro |
| Ekehen station | Chief Tom Ikimi |
| Igbanke station | Rtd Brig. Gen. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia |
| Agbor station (complex) | Goodluck Ebele Jonathan |
| Abraka station | Brig. Gen. David Ejoor |
| Opara station | Micheal Ibru |
| Ujevwu station | Alfred Rewane |
| Agbor railway village | Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe |
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