Join CIOTA For More Knowledge On Transport Administration, TRACE Boss Advises Administrators
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By OLALEKAN AYENI
The Corps Commander/Chief Executive Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) Cdr Abdulfatai Olaseni Ogunyemi has advised transport administrators to join first and ever Chattered Institute of Transport Administration (CIOTA) in Nigeria to boost their knowledge and understanding in their chosen career.
He gave the advise during a one day seminar/workshop and induction of members with the theme: “Innovation and Sustainability In Multi-Modal Transportation: Navigating Career Paths In A Changing Landscape”, held in University of Lagos.
He said CIOTA is a chartered body dedicated to improving the knowledge of transport administrators in the practice of efficient transport management.
“I have been advising all my agency’s personnel to enroll or inducted as members of CIOTA which can broadening and improving their knowledge as transport administrators, of which I can say authoritatively that many of them siting here today are now members.
“Be a strong member of CIOTA, I have been engaging my agency (TRACE) in capacity building to improve on transportation profession both on road, water, air, and rail for us to functioning well not only on road but across the transportation system. Time is coming when nobody would become a transport commissioner or minister without being a member of CIOTA.
“So also, I advised every other transport administrators to enroll in any approved institution, especially the CIOTA for them to acquaint more knowledge and understanding in transportation system,” Cdr Ogunyemi, added.
Former Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, while speaking as guest speaker, lauded Cdr Ogunyemi for his effort in ensuring transportation is given its proper identity as a profession worthy of emulation by others, saying he is the only person that has professionalised transportation in transport agency in Nigeria. Due to this, he deserves a resounding kudos as a worthy CIOTA Member”, he added.
