The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA) has drawn map for its development and growth.
This followed the recent enactment of the act establishing the institute by the Federal Government.
Its National President, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, at a briefing said the institute would build a reputation as a world-class institute of transport administration.
This, he said, would be achieved by advancing top-notch study, training, certification and practice of transport management and administration in the country.
According to him, the institute would expand the transportation practice footprint across the country by becoming a reputable institute nationwide based on the mandate of the act establishing it.
He added that the six geo-graphical zones will be duly covered to lead specific transportation-related initiatives from the roads in the East, North-Central where a lot of mining is ongoing while Lagos would be focused on pipelines, cable transportation and aviation.
The institute also intend to establish partnerships and alliances with stakeholders on roads, rails, maritime, pipelines, transport, labour.
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The president said they would continue to train professionals and also advise government and all stakeholders to adopt and implement global best practices in transport administration.
Jamoh also appreciated the 8th National Assembly for passing the bill and President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the bill in a bid to make it an act.
Jamoh had during his investiture as President of the institute, promised that his administration would prioritise the attainment of a charter status for the institute to make it a voice in the scheme of things in Nigeria’s transport sector.
He said the attainment of charter status had been a long struggle and a lot of hard work, which involved building on the legacy of his predecessors because institutional building is a continuum.
CIOTA, he said, is a professional body dedicated to broadening and improving the knowledge, skills and experience of its members in the practice of efficient transport management or an intermodal mode basis covering road, rail, air and pipeline/petroleum.
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