The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has lamented that despite contributing over 90 per cent of movement of goods and passengers in the country, road transport sector remains unregulated.
RTEAN president, Alhaji Musa Shehu Isiwele said the association will partner with the federal government on its plans to introduce toll gates across the country, adding that the association is concerned about how to achieve effective and efficient road transport system in country.
He stated that RTEAN has already partnered with the federal ministry of works established modern workshops in each state of the federation, including FCT Abuja.
Isiwele revealed that the association has established drivers’ academies in each geo-political zones of the federation, to train our drivers, on a continuous basis to improve the capability of the Nigerian drivers with a view to encouraging greater sanity on our roads, as statistics have shown that human errors account for 93 per cent of road accidents in Nigeria.
“the whole idea behind the projects as mentioned above is to economically empower our members to serve Nigerians better and to create jobs for our teaming Nigerian youths in addition to creating opportunities for skills acquisition for them.
