Amid general outcry over extortion by several traffic managers in the state , Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello has officially flagged off the Niger State Traffic Management Agency (NISTMA) and has commissioned 21 vehicles for a harmonised operation.
The governor said the move has become imperative in order to build a traffic Database that would help identify traffic offenders and keep adequate data of road users for revenue profiling and planning in the state.
The governor observed at the ceremony that took place at the Idris Legbo Kutigi international conference centre in Minna, that all modes of transportation system are present in the state hence the need to develop the intra-transport management system in the state by creating the NISTMA.
He said the agency would facilitate traffic law enforcement, curb the growing security challenges using technology and to expand the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state among others.
“This new agency will be responsible for the administration, control and management of traffic matters with a system of operation that is efficient and responsive to the demand of traffic with the target of providing for safe, orderly movement of persons and goods on our roads”, the governor said.
The governor tasked the agency to build and develop a culture of law abiding road users through sensitization and enforcing regulations that would help reduce road accidents among others and in line with decent practices.
He said his administration had added 63 buses to the fleet of the state transport system and is committed to continue to support the sector in the state.
