The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has taken full responsibility for Tuesday’s derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train along the Kaduna corridor.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, he stated that the incident should not have happened and that the NRC would ensure that it does not recur.
Opeifa, who spoke when he appeared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, assured that the ongoing investigation into the incident would not be swept under the carpet.
“Let me say, beyond apologising to Nigeria, I want to say as the managing director and chief executive, I take full responsibility. And in the case of safety, there is no indifference.
“Once it happens, the chief executive must take responsibility. In this case, I am taking responsibility,” said Opeifa.
He said that though the incident should not have happened, the NRC would ensure it does not recur.
“I want to assure Nigerians that an incident like this is not expected, is not prayed for, should not be happening, but where it does, it is to bring out the best in us.
“And I assure Nigerians that just as we are doing currently on the Warri-Itakpe, which he (the analyst) also mentioned, we shut down the Warri-Itakpe (route) three weeks ago.
“I ordered the shutdown for safety reasons, and if you see the level of work the men have been doing on the track, cutting it off and replacing it is to make sure things like this don’t happen,” he added.
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