Don: policy gaps, poor planning bane of transport system
By Sanusi Opeyemi, YABATECH Prof. Samuel Iyiola Oni of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said inconsistent government policies and poor planning frameworks are the bane of the nation’s transportation
By Sanusi Opeyemi, YABATECH
Prof. Samuel Iyiola Oni of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said inconsistent government policies and poor planning frameworks are the bane of the nation’s transportation system.
He was guest lecturer at the 5th edition of the (Dr) Abubakar Mobolaji Olaseni Annual Lecture Series which held at Yaba College of Technology(YABATECH) Yusuf Grillo Auditorium.
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The don noted that transportation planning in Nigeria was often carried out within overlapping institutional mandates, resulting in duplication of projects, conflicting investments and poor utilisation of limited resources.
Oni said frequent shifts in political priorities and the abandonment of long-term transport master plans have weakened policy continuity and eroded investor confidence in the sector.
He stated that rail, road and inland water transport projects were commonly pursued as stand-alone initiatives rather than as components of an integrated national mobility strategy, thereby limiting their overall impact on economic growth and spatial development.
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According to him, weak enforcement mechanisms, fragmented policy coordination and chronically underfunded planning agencies continue to constrain effective transportation development across the country.
He said the absence of coherent national transport planning frameworks has made synchronised implementation across federal, state and local levels difficult.
He advocated the adoption of coherent and stable transport policies, stronger institutional coordination, multimodal transport development and the deployment of modern planning tools as critical steps towards reforming Nigeria’s transport sector.
