The President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said that the signing into law the Act establishing CIOTA by President Muhammadu Buhari ushers in a new direction for the entire transport sector of Nigeria.

This was made known during a press conference to brief the media about the current status of CIOTA and how the institute intends to carry out the functions vested on it by the Act, adding that the primary aim of the body is to broaden and improve, skills and experience of transport administrators for efficient management of the sector in the country.

According to the CIOTA President “ this institute is the pioneer chartered institute in the entire transport sector in Nigeria and in this light we would continue to set standards of practice in accordance with the law in order to perform functions that are necessary for the advancement of the institute and the transport management profession” he said.

It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed into law theAct establishing the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria. This follows the passage of the bill by both chambers of the 8th  Assembly for Presidential Assent.