Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended one of its staff members for tarnishing the image of the state-owned enterprise.
The corporation in a statement signed by its deputy director of public relations, Yakub Mahmood, said that the official engaged in gross misconduct by negotiating with a passenger to convert the transport fare to personal use.
He said, ‘’Following a viral video that has been trending on various social media platforms, vividly showing Railway Staff negotiating with our esteemed passengers on-board Lagos – Ibadan Tran Service (LITS) to pay without obtaining official boarding ticket, the General Public is invited to note that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) seriously condemn such act of misconduct which is a flagrant disobedience to laid down rules and utter betrayal of the confidence reposed on such workers, especially at this time that the federal government is making all efforts at revitalising and modernising the corporation.
‘’This misconduct is regrettable and unacceptable as it negates the tenets and norms of the Corporation. The Corporation has therefore placed the identified erring officers on immediate suspension pending the outcome of the in-depth investigation already on-going by the Management Committee set up to look into the issue.
‘’Our esteemed Passengers and the General Public are assured that this unwholesome attitude and image dent to the Corporation by any staff will not be tolerated nor treated with any levity,’’ he said.
