Stakeholders in the transportation sector convened at the sixth edition of the Lagos Transport Festival to discuss developments within the industry.
They highlighted collaboration, partnership, and innovation as the bedrock for transport development in the country.
According to them, the government needs to create a policy that aligns with transportation, by considering intermodal forms of transportation.
Managing Director, Primero TSL, Fola Tinubu, stressed the need for tech experts to provide solutions to tackle the sector’s challenges.
Tinubu said the government needs to create a policy that aligns with transportation, just like Lagos has done, integrating all modes of transportation.
He said the road network needs to be developed more, even as Lagos needs to use technology to optimize the movement of people.
Country Manager, Nigeria, Uber, Tope Akinwumi, said the transport sector needs a clear and transparent roadmap to thrive, even as Uber has helped meet the mobility needs of Nigerians since its inception in Nigeria.
He said the company is redefining the mobility of logistics for the country with the introduction of over 2,000 bikes, making delivery easy.
According to him, ride-hailing is an economic driver for Nigeria, stating that Uber knows the future of mobility is green.
He noted that the company is collaborating for change in the transportation sector to see to the development of the sector.
Vice President, Transport Ecosystem, Industry Ecosystem, and Platforms, Interswitch Group, Nnenna Ajanwachukwu, said there is a huge disconnect between people in transportation and government, stating that it is a behavioral challenge.
She said the government needs to enable subsidies for transportation for people to drive the new goal towards transport technology.
Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on PPP, Bukola Odoe, said the sector needs more innovative ways to move people from one point to another.
Odoe said the office has partnered with the private sector to put in place infrastructure, stressing the importance of public-private partnership in the development of the transport sector.
Earlier in his remarks, Chief Executive Officer of Eventhive, Jamiu Ijaodola, who was the organizer of the event, said the company is poised to develop the future of mobility even as the transport system is important to the ecosystem.
Ijaodola said the company is planning to expand its scope of events across the world with the intent to establish outlets in Johannesburg and New York in the coming year.
