Transportation Minister: Nigerian Railways to begin E-Ticketing November 1

The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, on Monday, during the flag-off of e-ticketing for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe–Warri routes, assured that the Nigerian Railways will commence e-ticketing on November 1.

According to him, the e-ticketing system will direct ticket sales revenue to the government’s account, adding that the platform would significantly reduce the potential for corruption and revenue leakage.

He said, “It will also help to ensure the security of our passengers and avoid racketeering. It is the desire of this administration to have zero tolerance for corruption. All these are aimed to benefit our citizens.”

In his remarks, Dr Magdalene Ajani, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, said the Federal Government had deepened efforts to ensure the dream of having an e-ticketing platform come to reality while adding that the electronic ticketing for the standard gauge would comfortably curb racketeering that is capable of negatively affecting the economy.

Also, Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said the e-ticketing system would improve the integrity of operations in the sector.

Okhiria expressed optimism that the e-ticketing platform would increase revenue generation for the Federal Government.

NAN