Chairman/Chief Consultant, Global Transport Policy, Dr Segun Musa, has stressed the need for the country to have a national transport policy which will serve as a guide for the transportation sector in Nigeria.

He said the policy will enhance collaboration between stakeholders and operators in the sector, standing as a roadmap for investors to key into.

He stated this on Monday at a press briefing on its second intermodal transport system yearly roundtable held in Lagos on Thursday.

Musa said transport policy is important to meet standards, stating that “If we are not getting transport right, we won’t get the economy right.”

Director, Global Transport Policy, Dr Olusegun Awe-Obe, said the second edition of the summit is tagged: Sustainable Transport System: Global best practices and lessons for Nigeria, and is a follow up to the initial edition held last year.

He said the summit will feature stakeholders in the multimodal transport sector, which includes the managing director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), and Managing Director of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Director General, National Automotive Design And Development Council (NADDC), and DG, Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA), who will speak to issues affecting the growth of the transportation sector.

Director, Strategic and Business Development, Mark Onuche, said the sub-theme for the event is very crucial at this time, stating that as the world evolves, there is a need to adopt disruptive technology to transport infrastructure in Nigeria.

He said the sessions will explore opportunities in the transport sector and how to harness the potential in the country’s natural resources, on how it affects the transportation sector.

He noted that the event will feature intelligent transportation that aligns with technology that drives transportation.

He said infrastructure development is critical in transportation, while urging the government to invest in infrastructure to uphold the transport sector in Nigeria.