The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has concluded plans to introduce a Bus Rapid Transportation System to ease transportation challenges in the federal capital, Abuja.
The Director of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Dr Abdulateef Bello, made this known yesterday during an engagement with stakeholders in Abuja.
Bello added that the administration had equally concluded plans to bring in buses that use Compressed Natural Gas, to solve the problems of mass transit in Abuja.
He urged the stakeholders to key into the policy that would make a difference in the Abuja transportation ecosystem.
According to him, the buses when acquired and deployed to different routes, will take care of the rickety vehicles and taxis that have been constituting nuisances on Abuja roads.
The director also disclosed that plans have been concluded to reclaim the 46 taxi racks in the territory to re-organise the ranks for licensed operators.
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“Abuja cannot be left without an organised transportation system that will meet the needs of all citizens,” he stressed.
One of the stakeholders and Chairman of RTEAN Mass Transit, Dr Abubakar Sadiq, who applauded the development, urged the Administration to consider critical players in the transportation sector.
Sadiq said the new policies by the administration were a welcome development, but critical players in the transportation sector must be given adequate consideration.
Also, the Chairman of Self Employed Commercial Drivers Association, SECDAN, Victor Okorie, urged the administration to embark on aggressive sensitisation to ensure that all stakeholders properly understand the evolving policies of the administration in the transportation sector.
