NRC shakes up operations, with new district managers, senior officers

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has taken a major step, approving appointment, redeployment and retention of some of its district managers and senior officers.

The move is seen largely as one to address recent issues in the operations of the NRC.

The Managing Director of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos .

Opeifa said the appointments and redeployments took effect from September 1, adding that the management created three new offices –  Business Process and Efficiency and Due Diligence Desk, Customer Service Desk, and Corporation’s Statistician Office.

He said the exercise was part of NRC reforms aimed at strengthening operational efficiency, business processes, accountability and service delivery.

Opeifa said Mrs Nneka Ikwuka, who had served as Railway District Manager (RDM), Western District, Ibadan, was redeployed to NRC Headquarters as Coordinator for Freight Services, Lagos–Kano (Narrow Gauge).

“Naomi Itajobi, previously Assistant Director of Procurement, has now been appointed as RDM for the Western District, Ibadan.

“Similarly, Mr Suleiman Obafunsho, who was RDM for the North West, Minna, has been redeployed to  the headquarters as Project Coordinator, Lagos–Kano Narrow Gauge Rehabilitation, while Mr Ilesanmi Ayokunle, Assistant Director of Track, takes over as RDM, Minna.

“In the Eastern District, Mr Victor Adanu has been redeployed from his role as RDM, Enugu, to the headquarters as Assistant Director, Train Monitoring and Control, with Mr Agwonye Francis Ejike, Chief Accountant, appointed as the new RDM for the district,” he said.

The NRC boss said at Lagos District, Mr Augustine Arisa had been appointed  the Coordinator, Locomotive Services and Maintenance, while Mr Rasheed Adewale Adedeji, former RDM Northern District, Zaria, had been redeployed to serve as RDM, Lagos District.

He said there were more redeployments and appointments across its districts and corridors.

Opeifa explained that the exercise was part of NRC’s reforms to reposition the corporation for improved service delivery across its standard and narrow-gauge operations.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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