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Federal government asks CIOTA to chart direction for transport policy in Nigeria

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government holds the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA) in high regard as a professional body the country can rely on for direction in transport policy, planning, and administration.
The Vice President, who was represented by Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi said the Federal Government would adopt the recommendations of the conference as a critical document for future planning.
Earlier in his address, the National President of CIOTA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, advocated taking inventory of the country’s transport assets to aid economic planning.
The Vice President said given the quality of professionals in CIOTA, the Federal Government trusted the institute as a worthy partner in its economic recovery drive.
“You have a role to produce transport professionals who will drive the economy from the point of view of transport and logistics,” Osinbajo stated while declaring open the three-day summit.
“Therefore, the government would look up to your Institute for guidance in policy formulation and implementation,” he added.
The Vice President told CIOTA, “Your role in the transportation sector of the economy is enormous.

“The impressive attendance at this summit and the quality of attendees show that your Institute is well prepared for this role.”
Jamoh, in his address, stated that the theme of this year’s summit was a renewed call for the country to take stock of its transportation assets to facilitate development planning.
The CIOTA president, who is also the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said, “This theme is a call to a renewed scrutiny, supervision, and stocktaking within the transportation sector.
“Critical regulatory obligations such as transportation safety, quality control, documentation and licensing, information sharing and data mining, professional education and public enlightenment; enforcement of the rules and standardisation of procedures for seamless collaboration amongst statutory institutions with mandates are imperatives for the making of a sustainable and economically viable transport sector in Nigeria.”
He added, “It is also time to take stock nationally of all the transportation assets of Nigeria.
“We believe that proper inventory of our national transportation assets will address the following important concerns: what is our exact national requirement in terms of transportation assets in order to avoid duplication, underproduction or under-investment? We must first ascertain what we need to enable us to fill in the gaps.”
The conference, which continues on Tuesday, was well attended by experts and stakeholders in the transport sector, including heads of state and federal government agencies and parastatals, private sector operators, and academics.
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