The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed the existence of ticket racketeering by members of staff in the corporation.
Okhiria while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday at the 2024–2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) interactive session in Abuja, added those found culpable has been identified and and promptly sacked while those involved in lesser offenses have been demoted.
The chairman of the Committee, James Faleke had probed the NRC MD by saying, “Social media clips show how your staffers are engaging in ticket racketeering”.
Okhiria in his response said:
“This is true, and the solution to that is e-ticketing, and the government has approved that.”
