The Deputy Director, Finance and Administration, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), Mr. Paul Ndibe has urged the Federal Government to look into creating a regulatory framework and enforcement in the nation’s transport sector.
In an exclusive chat with Naijalog, Ndibe said that Nigeria is a developing nation that needs infrastructure in its transport sector.
According to him, “Nigeria is an emerging economy, the transport sector is also emerging, trying to follow best practice and also try to install institutional and legal framework for us to be able to deal with issues related to logistics and transport. More importantly as a developing nation, we need infrastructure base for our transportation system to take off which obviously we don’t have now”.
He stressed that a robust national transport policy be established, “First and foremost in the area of government, is there is a national transport policy in place by government and if there is, how robust the policy is? This is the guide government will use either to invest or to reinvest or seek for partners to develop the country” He said.
He however advised that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari revisit his predecessor’s transportation plan, “My suggestion is that the administration should continue on what was left on ground by the previous administration. Also, they need to do their own evaluation and draw up a pattern of development they need to pursue. There are lot of work to be done both in the maritime, aviation and road. And it is expected that they will do a thorough work, and employ good hands and good professionals”.