The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has dismissed several employees who were found to be involved in ticket extortion, while others with lesser crimes have been demoted.
Fidet Okhiria, Director General of the NRC, stated this on Wednesday, November 22, during an interactive session organized by the House of Representatives Finance Committee on the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper for 2024-2026 (MTEF/FSP). ).
He was responding to a question from the chairman of the commission, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, that “Social media clips show how his employees are involved in ticket extortion”.
Okhiria said: “This is true, and the solution to this is e-ticketing, and the government has approved this.
He said the corporation was working with security agencies to stop the menace, adding that many of the employees involved in the dastardly act had been fired and some had been demoted depending on the crime they committed.
However, the office of the Accountant General of the Federation expressed concern that the NRC only remitted N345 million in revenue to government coffers for 2023, adding that the remittances covered January to September.
Faleke, however, expressed concern over the revenue generated, adding that “our concern is that if we expect so much revenue from the NRC and we don’t get it, then there is a problem.
“I think we should make the decision that the railroad should finance itself and take care of its costs and remit the surplus to the government.”
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