The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Mentioned Alkali has signed a complete ministerial efficiency bond with the administrators and chief government officers (CEOs) of his ministry and related companies, in a transfer in direction of accountability and reaching the formidable targets set for the transportation sector.
The bond outlines a strategic roadmap geared toward guaranteeing sustainable developments within the transportation sector by the tip of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first tenure in 2027.
The momentous event befell on the conclusion of a two-day Ministerial Retreat on Cascading Signed Efficiency Bond on the weekend in Abuja, February 9, 2024. Addressing journalists, Alkali reiterated his unwavering dedication to fulfilling the ministerial mandates outlined within the efficiency bond.
Encouraging the administrators and company heads underneath the ministry, Alkali emphasised the necessity for dedication in advancing the sector’s objectives. He urged them to contribute to the Nigerian economic system by establishing an environment friendly, fashionable, inexpensive and environmentally pleasant intermodal transport system, in accordance with President Bola Tinubu’s imaginative and prescient.
On the retreat, key efficiency indicators (KPIs) and roles for every division and company of the ministry had been outlined and signed by administrators and heads. The signatories included officers from pivotal companies such because the Nigerian Railway Company (NRC) and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Know-how (NITT).
Amongst those that signed the efficiency bond had been managing director of the NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria; Director-general of NITT, Dr. Bayero Farah; Director of the rail division, Engr. Finbarr Zirra; Director of street mass transit, Mr. Musa Ibrahim and different key figures from the ministry.
The signatories, encompassing numerous departments, dedicated to an annual appraisal system masking the interval 2023-2027, demonstrating a joint dedication to reworking the socio-economic fortunes of the transportation sector.
Okhiria disclosed particular plans for railway growth, together with aligning the slim gauge to the usual gauge from Makarfi to Kano. He highlighted the progress of the monitor lane at 80 per cent completion and ongoing formation work from Makarfi to Kaduna. Okhiria expressed optimism that, by mid-2025, driving from Abuja to Kano can be a actuality.
The DG of NITT, Bayero Saleh Farah outlined commitments to offer the required manpower for the transport business, fostering innovation and conducting analysis. He emphasised the significance of delivering on these commitments to make sure the profitable realisation of the bond between the minister and president.
Everlasting secretary of the ministry, Oloruntola Olufemi assured the minister of the collective dedication of all signatories to collaborate for the progress of the sector. The efficiency bond, with its formidable objectives and complete technique, marks a pivotal second within the journey in direction of a remodeled and environment friendly transportation sector in Nigeria.
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