Minister, Sanwo-Olu, confirm participation in 2024 Transport Summit

By Seun Ibiyemi

As Nigerians continue to grapple with realities of fuel subsidy removal and its ripple effects, Minister of Transportation Senator Sai’du Ahmed Alkali has confirmed participation in the 2024 Transport Summit, organised by Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria

Other personalities that have indicated willingness to participate in the event scheduled for October 17, 2024 at Radisson Hotel, Lagos are Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Chairman and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi as Keynote Speaker.

According to a statement issued by Chairman, Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN)-Yinka Aderibigbe and Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Rasheed Bisiriyu the event will bring together critical stakeholders in the transport sector to brainstorm on the need for all modes of transport to be deliberately connected in the face of the present realities.

They also said speakers drawn from the transport industry and academia will present papers during the one day event with the theme, “Intermodal Transport: Prospects and Challenges.”

Some of the paper presentations will dissect issues bordering on waterways transportation,  cargo evacuation processes from the ports, amongst other transport related issues.

The Association noted that for the nation to wriggle out of the present economic quagmire, potentials of the transportation sector must be unlocked through intermodalism in line with global best practices.