Shema and Katsina transport policy

The success of Katsina State Transport Authority, as witnessed, depends largely on a strong political-will that is built on commitment by His Excellency, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema with an annual matching grant of N100 million in supports and on the provisions for an effective managerial environment with full capacity to strategize and fashion out details […]

The success of Katsina State Transport Authority, as witnessed, depends largely on a strong political-will that is built on commitment by His Excellency, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema with an annual matching grant of N100 million in supports and on the provisions for an effective managerial environment with full capacity to strategize and fashion out details of their implementation.
Katsina State Transport Authority contains a number of core values that place service delivery ahead of all things, thus sets all the necessary managerial and technical impetus in place for the realization of its objectives, and today, KTSTA can boast of a modern functional transport system, with enhanced welfare for the common man. The transport authority has over 120 vehicles that are of different brand, size and specifications. They are as follows: 59-seater luxury marc polo, 52-seater MB 1721, 30-seater MB 608, 51 Seater MB 1418, 26-seater IVM Innosom, 18-seater Toyota Hiace and Kia Cerato for car hire services with a chauffeur drive.
The social context, which characterized and supported the functioning of the Authority, has taken cognition of both the rapid expansion in population and the increasing desire in movement of both people and goods, which resulted in the adoption of a framework that emphasized on safety and comfort. KTSTA has the best fleet in terms of Road worthiness and comfort in travel.
As a mark of commitment in this drive and given the fact that the greater percentage of its passengers are low-income earners and mostly from the rural areas, His Excellency, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema approved for the provision of breakfast, to its early morning passengers that are on a long journey.
Katsina State Transport Authority has witnessed an evolution that bought into it, the culture of replenishing its fleet, by adding a brand new bus into the pool on monthly basis as time permits. In practice, what this goes to prove is that, for the Authority to keep with time, it has to ensure it was operating at such a phase that has economic correlate.
Among the major area with far-reaching innovation that is pursued extensively and intensively, is in the upgrade of an elaborate mechanical workshop that provides general maintenance and repair of its fleet. However, to promote understanding and good governance and understanding, as well as to further protect the interest for the people, the workshop is open to the general public on commercial basis. With the facilities available, the public stand to benefit the state of art maintenance and repairs as common benefit and safety of the general populace.
To address some of the society complexities, KTSTA has put in place vibrant strategies that address social relations and security measures.
Another philosophy is also conceptualized and developed into a working framework within which contestation of claims can be channeled.
For active involvement in taking its destiny, KTSTA covers the state and beyond; it also has a reach-out to FCT and Kaduna. Others are Kano, Gombe, Bauchi and Sokoto. A critical element in the concept of a new route entails a lot of feasibility studies that is based on need assessment before taking into consideration, advantages which the passengers stand to benefit. International route covered by the Authority are Maradi and Damagaran in Niger Republic as well as Senegal.
To be accountable to its undertaking KTSTA, has five functional stations/terminals that are in Daura, Dutsinma, Funtua and Katsina, the most recent is in Kano that was purchased by the State Government under the able leadership of His Excellency Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema.
As Katsina State Transport Authority continues to pursue its objectives diligently, it has continued to commit what is available to it, to build a greater future. HAULAGE transportation service is an area that is viewed with greater optimism. It is a popular active participation in the management of resources and discharging to private sector, service that will enhance commercial activities.
Haulage Transport Service is an essential aspect of commerce; the initiative would be popularly admired by Katsina State traders as that would boast economic activities of wholesale. The service will also guarantee distribution of goods from the manufactures/importers to all part of the country. Plotting Haulage Transport would enhance the full utilization of its capacity already provided i.e Depots, Manpower e.t.c.
By all standard of efficiency, KTSTA is building more confidence and waxing stronger for attaining wider objective: Studying carefully, the antecedent leading to the success of KTSTA which, in most area were basically dependants on the commitment of His Excellency, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema in the monumental task of prudent management of resources.
The inventiveness as well as the innards of KTSTA push forward, is largely due to the motivational and inspirational leadership qualities of His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Shehu Shema, CON, FNIM in the effort to consolidate democracy.
The fact that KTSTA is being utilized on daily basis, devoid of all odds, such as high cost of spare-parts, petroleum hike, scarcity e.t.c, transport fares charged by the authority remained the same.
The management is very optimistic on the future, notably with the intention to reinvigorate and uplift the chatter service scheme to a new level, as welfare of the people is the sole concern.
Rimi can be reached at: [email protected]