The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) says the country ‘s transportation sector has weak regulatory policies that need to be reviewed.
Dr Bashir Jamoh, CIoTA’s President, made this known to newsmen on the sidelines of the 3rd Annual National Transport Summit, on Monday in Abuja.
According to Jamoh, the institute will conduct research on the various sub-sector after which it will advise the government on the way forward.
”Part of the mandate of the institute is to conduct research.
” Those weak regulatory issues, the institute will now take it upon itself to study the policies we have and the regulatory functions of each sector in terms of roads, air, sea, pipeline and rail.
”In conducting this research, we will bring out those areas we feel are weak.
We have number of policies that are very long overdue to review.
”From time to time, when you are introducing a policy you have pre-policy formulation, there are cardinal areas you look at and intend to develop.
”By the time you formulate the policy, you call for the implementation of the policy and by the time you start implementing the policy, you will see a number of gaps or issues coming up and by the time you see that, it is your duty to start aligning such gaps with the realities of today.
”Some of the policies that we have, are over 20 years old and there is need for us to look at those areas and the gaps.
”Our duty as an institute; we are not obliged to enforce any policy, we are just going to use our platform on advisory basis and as advocacy to the government, that this is what should be done to improve what we are going to do.”
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The CIoTA president noted that the institute would also develop a curriculum that would entrench professionalism to enable it to attain success in its obligations.
”Our mandate is to make sure we have a firm regulatory body to look after the education training and skill acquisition of the transport sector.
”Our aim is to see how we can assist in developing sound policies to ensure that we have a very firm transport sector to help revive and revamp our own economy.
”It is the duty of each and everyone of us to see how we can contribute our quota to develop the transport sector for the wellbeing of our own economy and citizens, “Jamoh added.
