South West Zonal Chairman of the National association of Road transport Owners, Alhaji Ganiyu Salami, has called for revitalisation of the transport sector of the nation’s economy, even as he described the sector as very important to the economy.
Salami made this known during the recent the inauguration ceremony of the Alaba (Lagos) unit of the association.
He maintained that the inauguration of the new unit is a catalyst to the hitherto plans of reactivating the sector.
He lamented that over the time, the towering roles played by the association is gradually being eroded due to the lacklustre attitude of the owners who surrendered the control of the daily running of their investments to their drivers whom in most cases assumed power of attorney on the business.
“NARTO has three sections which are: wet cargo, commuters and the dry cargo which happen to be the foundation of this our great association. Over the time the much towering and leading roles played by this sector is gradually being eroded due to the lacklustre attitude of the owners who surrendered the control of the daily running of their investments to their drivers whom in most cases assumed power of attorney on the business hence the pitiable condition most of the investors now found themselves”, he noted.
However, he vowed that “NARTO as the father of all the transport operators in the country is determined to reactivate this important sector with the cooperation of every one of us both the investors, officers and members of the association to achieve the lost glory of the sector”.
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