OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos
Cdr. Ajibade Adekunle, Ogun State Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration, CIOTA, led his team of State Executives who were recently inducted to pay a courtesy visit to Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, the Southwest Coordinator of CIOTA in Abeokuta to formally consult on how to fulfil the institute's mission goals in the State.
The State Chairman who briefed select Journalists on the subjects of their discussion, revealed that it is imperative for the newly constituted State Executives to draw from the rich knowledge and experience of the Southwest Coordinator and to share outlined goals for best strategic approach to achieving them.
Cdr. Ajibade said, "We had a meeting with our Southwest Coordinator to basically deliberate on how to achieve our set goals, leaning on his expertise, clout and capacity to direct us on what to do. The first thing we counting on him to do for the State Executives is to assist us in getting to meet top government functionaries directly or indirectly in charge of transportation services in the State.
"Our proposed first point of call is to meet with Engr. Noimot Akindele-Salako, the Deputy Governor of Ogun State who is also the State Chairman of the National Road Safety Advisory Council, NaRSAC, and subsequently plan to meet Hon. Gbenga Dairo who is the State Commissioner for Transportation.
"Others in our proposed list of dignitaries is the Chairman House Committee on Transportation, SSA to the Governor on Transportation and Chairman of the TRACE Board." He stressed.
Ajibade further explained that the Southwest Coordinator also advised the Executives to embark on a project of collating and compiling the list of registered CIOTA members scattered across several institutions, Companies and organisations in the State and follow up with a sustainable drive to recruit new members.
Adding, "the Southwest Coordinator also asked us to collaborate with the relevant government Agency to ensure compliance to a certain clause in the laws of Ogun State which says; every Ogun State Government employee working in a Transport related Ministry or Agency must have a professional qualification from the Institute, else such a person will not get promoted beyond Level 10 cadre.
The Southwest Coordinator according to Cdr. Ajibade, also advised them to push for the honorary induction of individuals and organisations with outstanding achievements and records in the Transportation sector across the State.
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