The Group Managing Director of Global Transport Policy (GTP), Dr Segun Musa, on Wednesday, underscored the need for a unified transport policy that will address challenges of the transport sector.

Musa made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, adding that such policy would help the country save a lot of money.

He said that by so doing, all modes of transportation would complement one another, such that the transport system would be seamless and reduce governing cost.

“Whatever one is bringing from anywhere, it can use the mode of transportation that can serve it to the final destination minimally in terms of cost,” he said.

He noted that the country had no National Transport Policy, and described same as unfortunate, adding that having only sectors’ policy would not help the growth.

“The effect of not having a transport policy is that we are operating a litmus test where whoever is superintending as a commissioner or minister is operating based on journals or records that they acquired elsewhere. They will be implementing a ‘trial and error’ system and that is why we have not achieved much results,” he said.

Musa said that stakeholders expect that at the state and national level, they would engage critical actors to come onboard and design a workable policy.

He added that the policy would be appraised regularly and improved upon, with focus on national interest.

“We have to use a blue print that is of national interest and that will help us to build a workable document that will aid the sector. This will enable everyone to know where to participate and also give investors the opportunity to participate very well,” he said.

 (NAN)