“I want to remain focused on my assignment,” Opeifa said.
Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa
Railway MD apologises over allegation of intimidating NTA reporter
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Kayode Opeifa, has apologised to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over a recent altercation with the union.
Opeifa, in an exclusive telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said he had “done the needful” in response to NUJ’s demand for an apology.
NAN recalls that the FCT Council of the NUJ, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Jide Oyekunle, condemned the alleged harassment, intimidation, and verbal abuse meted out to Ladi Bala by Opeifa.
Bala, the Transport Correspondent with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Abuja, is also the immediate past President of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists.
She was reportedly assaulted on Wednesday while covering the aftermath of the Abuja-Kaduna train derailment.
Opeifa, however, told NAN he had apologised for the incident, saying he remained a friend of the media.
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According to him, he has always identified as a unionist, having participated in union and human rights activities both in academia and other spheres of activism.
“My position is not to address the issue because it involves the NUJ, an organisation I was once part of, fought with, fought for, and cherished.
“The FCT Council of the NUJ even gave me an award in the past.
“I am a friend of NUJ and other unions, and I have journalist friends across the country, including a former Minister of Information and Culture, among many others.
“The NUJ demanded an apology from me, and as a friend of the house, I apologise for what happened and take full responsibility,” he said.
“I want to remain focused on my assignment,” Opeifa said.
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