Nigerian railways to begin e-ticketing Wednesday: Minister
Transportation Minister Said Alkali, says the Nigerian Railways will commence e-ticketing on Wednesday.
Mr Alkali made this known on Monday in Abuja during the flag-off of e-ticketing for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe–Warri routes.
The minister said the e-ticketing system will direct ticket sales revenue to the government’s funds.
He added the e-ticketing platform would significantly reduce the potential for corruption and revenue leakage.
“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,” he said.
Contributing, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Magdalene Ajani, said the federal government had deepened efforts to ensure the dream of having e-ticketing platforms come to reality.
Ms Ajani explained that electronic ticketing for the standard gauge would comfortably curb racketeering capable of negatively affecting the economy.
Speaking, 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.
Mr Okhiria expressed optimism that the e-ticketing platform would increase the revenue generation of the federal government.
According to him, the federal government had concessioned the Warri-Itakpe and Lagos–Ibadan routes to “Ticketing Solutions Limited” and “Global Software and Digital Solutions,” respectively for 10 years.
(NAN)
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