President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Kayode Opeifa. Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC),
Dr Opeifa, former Lagos State Commissioner for Transport was on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, appointed the MD of NRC by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The appointment of Opeifa has been seen as a great honour from President Tinubu not only for Agege people but also for Lagos State in general.
“We are very grateful to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is a great honour for us, not only in Agege but also to the entire state, Dr Oluyinka Ogundimu, one of the leaders in the Agege area stated.
“With his vast experience and knowledge, there is no gain saying that the appointment of Opeifa confirms the President’s commitment to always putting round pegs in round holes in his bid to move the country to greater heights,” Ogundimu said.
He also expressed confidence in the ability and capacity of Opeifa to deliver at the highest level. “He has excel in this sector before. He was Commissioner for Transport in Lagos, he didn’t disappoint and has held other high profile assignments in the transport excelling in all of them. I have implicit confidence in him that he won’t disappoint on this one also,” Ogundimu said.