The Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) has called upon Senator Sa’idu Alkali, the new Minister of Transportation, to revolutionize the transportation sector and create enduring impacts similar to those of his predecessors.
Alkali assumed the role of transportation minister after taking the oath of office administered by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, August 21, 2023. In a statement released on Friday and endorsed by its Chairman, Adeyinka Aderibigbe, and Secretary, Fidelis Ugbomeh, the association expressed their contentment with Alkali’s appointment, especially given the present focus of all Nigerians on the Tinubu administration.
On the rail development, TCAN tasked the minister to bring the President Tinubu administration back to the coastal rail line that was designed to link all Nigeria’s southern states’ capitals from Lagos to Calabar, to actualize the federal government’s dream of linking all state capital by rail and catalyse intra state rail development for mass transit.
The transport correspondents urged the minister to ensure the full implementation of all resolutions of the National Council on Transportation (NCT), which is the highest national advisory body, which was composed of all commissioners of transportation, one of which was to ensure that all states of the federation must establish a ministry of transportation.
It assured of the readiness of the transportation media corps to partner with the minister and the ministry, in the task of positioning transportation for greater efficiency.
