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The Senate on Tuesday granted first reading to a bill seeking to establish a National Road Transport Council which is to be saddled with the responsibility of regulating the road transport industry and the transport profession in Nigeria.

The bill titled National Road Transportion Council (Establishment) Bill 2024 is sponsored by Deputy Senate Leader Senator Oyelola Ashiru and was introduced to the Senate plenary after the Senators resumed from their 30 day recess.

Further details of the bill fronted by the Kwara South Senator reveals that if signed into law a council board will be established which shall consist of a Board chairman and six drafted from each geo-political zone of the country.


More insights of the bill sighted by the Sun also states that the board shall be presided by a representative from Ministries of transport, commerce and industry and aviation and they shall not be below the rank of a Director.

As highlighted in the explanatory memorandum of the bill , [b]the functions of the proposed council include; creating an effective regulatory framework on road transport service operators; determining the standard of knowledge and skills required for road transport service operators; encouraging the advancement of education in road transportation; ensuring accessibility of road transport facilities, [/b]channels, and routes; monitoring the performance of the regulated road transport industry; conducting background check on road transport service operators; ing all road transport service providers and determine the fees for such registration; setting guidelines and general policies for road transport service operators; updating the Federal Government on its activities and progress through annual and audited reports; reviewing progress and suggest improvement within the provisions of this Bill and do such other things as are necessary or incidental to the objects of the Council under this Bill or as may be assigned by the Federal Government.

The bill received the nod of the Senators via voice votes presided by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio shortly after it was introduced to the floor of the Red Chambers by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.

https://sunnewsonline.com/nass-ashirus-national-road-transport-council-bill-scales-first-reading/?amp

Bleep

Another agency to extort commercial drivers at different checkpoint

This is just duplication of duty,
we already have; Police, FRSC, LASTMA, VIO, NURTW, Agbero on the road, no need for this one abeg.

Una no dey ever see better bill ,
Bill for steady light una no

I dedicate this FTC to the Almighty God

This bill is long awaited. How logical is it that the most patronised transport sector(road ) is largely unregulated! The aviation industry has NCAA, maritime has NIMASA and NIWA but road transport has nothing. Commercial road transporters should be certified before they are allowed to haul engers and goods. Tonnage of trailers and tankers should be regulated.

This makes a whole lot of sense. There is every need for the road transport industry to be regulated. If established, the council should ensure that cost of transportation is reduced and FG should also fulfill the promise of reducing petrol prices.

That man dey try o. With his poor English, he is really trying more than those who went to Harvard

New agbero association loading!!!

What is the essence of these bills? Where are the good roads?

Hope it won't be another avenue for wastage because everything in the country na cash and carry operations..

As long as thugs are the major stakeholders then was of time

Funny

The only relevance I noticed for now is FEE

...to be headed by mc olumomi


If you know you know

Hmm...our lawmakers and their inconsequential bills .

what value will this add?

Agberos wan get federal funding

another criminal Enterprise

What has aviation to do with road transport?

Another means of keeping the educated touts ahead of the next election.

The bill is good.
I pray wrong, corrupt human are not chosen in that cabinet

Some people go begin chop from same plates with the likes of MC very soon. Them go chop bribe from NURTW and the like s ehn....another opportunity....

Blackestjunior:
Wahala

Another agency for a section of the country to use as a conduit pipe for sapping funds.

We are talking about how to control cost of governance, this clueless Senators are creating more establishment to loot money.

Why not bring reforms to already existing establishments

MC Oluomo will be the DG

koko Zaria will his deputy

Blackestjunior:
Bleep

Another agency to extort commercial drivers at different checkpoint

This is just duplication of duty,
we already have; Police, FRSC, LASTMA, VIO, NURTW, Agbero on the road, no need for this one abeg.

Actually, it's an opportunity for the so-called leaders to set right a lot of nonsense in the road transport industry.

But from experience... Anyways, I hope they don't fail this time around.

They can't talk about falling naira

If of the opposition in the house of rep is very wise, they should shout down this bill before it's too late.

Very yeye bill, what's their job description again.....
Duplication of rule of engagement





Waiting for bill of death penalty on corrupt officials

vikstandon:
We are talking about how to control cost of governance, this clueless Senators are creating more establishment to loot money.

Why not bring reforms to already existing establishments

You are correct in stating the facts.

Nigeria government is good at creating muchroom ministry to squander public funds and loot from it.

The electricity power sectors is down at the moment.

They should be thinking on how to provide regular electricity.

Provide Partial or Full Scholarship for Nigerian student to study at home.

Develop the Agricultural sector and create massive employment.

What's the essence in creating more bodies.

Why not review the bills creating institutions like FRSC and VIO or some other body so the new responsibilities can be added to them.

This will only lead to a more bloated Government, opposite direction to the never implemented recommendations of the Oronsaye