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University of Nigeria Virtual Library
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Author 1 MBA, Chike H. Author 2
Author 3
Title
National Workshop on Mass Transportation
Keywords
Description National Workshop on Mass Transportation
Category
Environmental Science
Publisher Nigerian Institute of Transport
Technology, (NITT)
Publication Date
1989
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P u b l i s h e d by N i g e r i a n I n s t i t u t e of T r a n s p o r t Technology (NITT) , Z a r i a ,
P. M. B. 1148, Z a r i a , N i g e r i a .
NA'I'1 O N A L LJRRARY OF NIGERIA CATALOGUING I N PURLJCATION DATA NATIONAT, Worksh(~p on Mass T r a n s p b r t a t i o n (1989 : Ower r i )
N a t i o n a l Workshop on Plass T r a n s p o r t a t i o n
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A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . No p a r t o f t h i s work cove red .
by t11e C o p y r i g h t h e r e o n may b e r ep roduced o r u sed i n
any f c rm o r by any means - g r a p h i c , e l e c t r o n i c o r
mechanic , i n c l u d i n g p i - c r ccopy ing , t a p i n g o r i n f o r m a t i o n
s t o r a g e , a r d , r e t r i e v a l s y s t e m s - w i t h o u t t h e permi . ss ion
o f t h e N i g e r i a n I n s t i t u t e o f T r a n s p o r t Technology ( N I T T ) ,
Znr ia .
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WOKKSIIOP PROCEEDINGS
CDNTrNTS i - Preface Foreword Editorial Board
1
Workshop Rapporteurs Tables/Cl~arts/Diagrams/Figures
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9 - LO 10 IOa 1 1 I 12 - 14 I
, 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1 2. OBJECTlVES OF THE WORKSHOP
3. WORKSHOP OPENING ' 3.1 REMARK BY CHAIRHAN. NITT GOVERNIYG COUNCIL
3.2 ADDRESS BY T H E DIRECTOR/CHTEF EXECUTTVE (NC'IT) , MR. A. J. YAXYA 3.3 WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE VlCE CHANCELLOR, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY. OWERR1, PROFESSOR A. NDlKA, I 3.4 OPENING ADDRESS BY THE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE,
CONMANDER A W 1 lKWECHEGH, fss. Psc.
I 4 . FTRST PLENARY SESSTON 4 . 1 LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED 4 . 2 FUNCTIONAL ORGANTSATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR COKTROL, AND MANAG1:MENT
OF TRNYSYORT AUTHORITIES - BY DR. ADEBAYO OGUNBI, Al-IWDU BELL0 LWLVERSTTY, %ARIA
APPRAISAL OF IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS OF MASS TRANSIT PROGRAMi.TES IN RTVERS STATE - RY SQD. 1.EADER MAIDAWA STRATEGIES FOR PIANNING AKD CO-ORDINATING MASS TFLGIUSPORTATION EFFORTS IN NIGERIA - BY JOY U. OGBAZI (MRS) UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU CAMPUS
DISCUSSIONS/QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSIO~
SECOND PLENARY SESSION LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED APPRAISAL OF IMPLITPIENTATION PROBLEMS OF MJ\SS TRANSIT 1'ROGR.WE IN IMO STATE - BY S.C.K. ADIELE, GEN. MANAGER. IMO TRAXSPORT COHI'ANY
FEDERAL. URBAK MASS TRANSIT PROGRAMXE:, AN APPRAISAL OF THE EXPEHIENCP IN ASAYERA STATE - BY DR.CH.C. MBA. UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUG; CANPUS
MASS TKAKSIT AND MAIXTENANCE CULTURE - BY DR. REX U . IlCDR.TT, FIDKI3 MANAG1;MI:NT CC)NSIIL,TANTS AND GODSON ADINDU, IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OKIGWE
DISCUSSIONS/QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSION
6 , THIRD PLENARY SLSSION 6.1 LIST OF PAPERS PKESENTED 6 . 2 FERRY KASS TTUNSIT PROGRAMHE IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND
PROSPECTS - BY DR. A.A. ABUBAKAR 6.3 THE PHYSICAL AND SOCTO-ECONOMIC PROELEMS FACING MASS TRANSIT
DEVELOI'MEKT I N NIC1:IIIA - RY DR. B.U. EKONG, PRESIDENT, CHARTERED INST~TL'TI: OF 'TRANSPORT (cICr) . NIGERIA
6.4 NlTT TRAINING I'KOGRhMKES WITH EMPHASIS ON MASS TRANSPORTATION - BY MR. A..J. YAHYA, DJRECTOR/CHlEF EXECUTIVE, NITT
6.5 A PEl<I.'Ohi\NCE APPKAISAL OF THE RAIL MASS TRANSIT PROGRA?tME IN THE LAGOS ZONE - BY DR. S.O. OGBEMUDlA. SOLE ADMINISTKATOR, NIGERIAX RAILWAY CORPORATION.
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CONTENT C.,:. I " -
.,* r C T c h h ~ 1 r,,,,,;;r;:;':~ 1;: -Tprnr L A n - n A A - I L L ~ ~ ~ . . c , , L L L , , ~ L OF IMPLEMENTATlON AND THE Knl,E O F T R A I N I N G - BY DR. S . K . N N M , DEPUTY D I R E C T O R - N I T T AND E . K . A D E B I S I , N I T T . % A R I A .
TOWARDS A PIASS i L b \ N S I T SUBVENTION POl.,ICY FOR NI.GCKIA - BY PETER B. BIKAM, ~ 'NIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU CAMPUS
'i',,E !?3LE u r COHMUNICATIOK I N MASS T R A N S l T O P E R A T I O N S AND CONTROL - BY P. J. I. AZAGBA, N I T T , Z A R I A
COMMITTEE S E S S I O N S BUS T R A N S I T SYSTEMS COMMITTEE L I S T O F WORKING P A P E R S RECRUITMENT AND T R A I N I N G O F MASS T R A N S I T OPERATORS - BY *
ABBAS A . W A Z I K I , N I T T , Z A R I A LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS/RECOMMENDATIONS
R A I L T R A N S I T SYSTEMS COMMITTKE T.IST 01' t ' O T l !'T!'I' Fl "ltl-.KS 1 1 ST 01' Ur 11; h l :Cc; I'AI'ERS MASS ' IXANSPORTATION - THE NEED FOR AN E F F E C T I V E MAINTENANCE CULTURE - BY ARC, K.O. E F O B I , U N I V E R S I T Y O F N I G E R I A , ENUGU CAMPUS
AN A P P R A I S A L O F MASS T R A N S I T T R A I N S I N THE EASTERN D I V I S I O N O F N.R.C. - BY Ja.O. O S H I N U B I , R .D.M. ( E A S T ) , ENUGU
COMMITTEE KESOLUTIONS/RECOE.lMENDATIONS
FERRY S E R V I C E CONMITTEE L I S T O F COMIYITTEE MEMBERS L I S T O F WORKING P A P E R ( S ) O U T L I N E O F COE.IMITTEE'S GROUP D I S C U S S I O N S - RECOFIMENDATIONS
FOURTH PLENARY S E S S I O N
C L O S I N G CEREHONY WORKSHOP COE.lMl-TNIQUE C L O S I N G S P E E C H O F THE HONOURABLE L T . GEN. A. A K I N R I N A D E (RTD)
M I N I S T E R O F TRANSPORT,
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T H E FEDERAL URBAN MASS T R A N S I T P H U G W 1 E I E :
AN A P P R A I S A L O F THE E X P E R I E N C E ' IN ANI",BKA S T A T E - -- - --. - - --
DR. H. CHTKE MRA,
S E N I O R L E C T U R E R AND AG. HEAD,
DEPARTMENT O F URBAN AND R E G I O N A L P L A N N I N G ,
U N I V E R S I T Y OF N I G E R I A ,
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TIIE FEIIERAL UliRAN MASS TRANSIT PROGRAME:
AN APPRAISAL OF THE EXPERlENCE I N ANAMBRA STATE --
DR. H. CHIKE MBA
The F e d e r a l Urban Mass T r a n s i t Programme announced by t h e P r e s i d e n t ,
General I b r ah im Babangida i n h i s 1988 Rudget speech , i s undisp l l tab ly one of t h e
f i r s t key measures s o f a r t aken by t h e F e d e r a l Government towards a l l e v i a t i n g
the p i n s 01 i h c - + ~ * * r t r r r a l ad jus tment progranme (SAP) . Although t h e s t r u c t u r a l
adjustment programme was i n t roduced f o r t h e s o l e purpose of g e t t i n g t h e N ige r i an
economy o u t of t h e c u r r e n t r e c e s s i o n , by c o r r e c t i n g t h e imbalance w l t h i n h e r
economic sys t em, t h e ha rdsh ip t h a t h a s been caused by t h e measures h a s been q u i t e
s i g n i f i c a n t .
Even before t h e S A P , urban d w e l l e r s who had no t r a n s p o r t f a c i l t i i e s of
t h e i r own used to s u f f e r c o n s i d e r a b l e h a r d s h i p , moving about i r . t h e urban c e n t r e s .
Workers had immense problems g e t t i n g t o t h e i r p l a c e s of work and r e t u r n i n g home
from such p l a c e s of work. School c h i l d r e n from l e s s p r i v i l e d g e d homes had t o
f i nd t h e i r ways t o end from s c h o o l th rough t h e h u s t l e and b u s t l e of c i t y s t r e e t s .
Apart from p r i v a t e c a r s and a few p u b l i c l y o p e r a t e d t r a n s p o r t s e r v i c e s , t h e g r e a t
ma jo r t t y of a v a i l a b l e t r a n s p o r t s e r v t c e s were provided hy p r i v a t e o p c r n t o r s whose
f a c i l i t i e s w e r ~ :I,,! o n l y .crt~!,-standnr~! h r ~ t y v r l i d , v I 4 ' r I , * 1 t v . r 3 , thc'
s i t u a t i o n before the s t r u c t u r a l ad ju s tmen t programme was i n t roduced . I t was
t h e r e f o r e , n o t surprising t h a t f o r many Nige r i an urban d w e l l e r s , movement t o p l a c e s
pf work and t o o t h e r p l a c e s of a c t i v i t y became ext remely d i f f i c u l t and expens ive .
The u rban mass t r a n s i t programme was t h e r e f o r e , a g r e a t r e l i e f t o a l l and
sundry. The programme's broad goa l was t o reduce t h e s u f f e r i n g s of commuters i n
the coun t ry . The s p e c i f i c o h j e c t i v e s of t h e programmes a s s t i p u l a t e d i n t h e 1988
Budget speech were a s fo l l ows : -
"To r educe t h e ha rdsh ip s u f f e r e d by commuters and improve t r a f f i c f l ows ;
To improve and modernise t he urban t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s ;
To l a y t h e founda t ion Lor deve lop ing a comprehensive and i n t e g r a t e d mass
t r a n s i t sys tem i n Niger ia" ,
Although t h e programme was f i r s t i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e n a t i o n i n J a n u a r y , 1988,
i t d i d n o t go i n t o o p e r a t i o n i n many of t h e S t a t e s until October , 1988. S e v e r a l
passenget buses were acqu i r ed by t h e F e d e r a l Governsent and d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e
States, p a r a s t a t a l s and t h e F e d e r a l Capital T e r r i t o r y , Abuja. The acquisit iafl
a roces s h a s s t e a d i l y cont inued t o the e x t e n t t h a t t o d a t e , some 737 b u s e s hp-
so f e r been pu rchased for the programme by t h e F e d e r a l Government.' Tha t was a
commendable ach ievement . I n f a c t , h e r f i n e n c i a l commitment t o the programme s i n c e
its i n c e p t i o n has been e s t i m a t e d a t about H258.8 m i l l i o n .
1 < P P S ~ ~ n d n v Concord of Aupust 27 . 1989,
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The Federal Government has not limited her mass transit promotional
ai:tiviiiis t n C ~ P i ; i n G w d c ;l-:~:. T * 1 1 9 n m l r J o ncfcrts to eocourage both
tilc L. :nd water modes of the mass t~c~nsit system. The services of the Nigerian
Railway Corporation in Lagos area have been expanded to such an extent that: about
1 1 , W c--:.-..uic:-s curre:ltlje trne its rail transit services on a daily basis. In fact,
the target daily commuter population on this mode is expected to reach 40,000
passengers when the proposed major expansion work in the rail services in the area
has been completed. Improvements and expansion activities are also planned for the
rail transit systems in some other cities with existing rail facilities. These
are: Ibadan, Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt.
In addition to the efforts being made in rail transit improvement,
major expansion activities have been planned by the Federal Government for
improvement of the water mode of the mass transit programme. Majot- wn.lt.er transit
equipment and fnrlltticn rruch nR f e r r i e s , J ~ t t i r n ~ n q l t r ~ r n l t t r l r . .rr I I I I I C I I ~ I Y
being improved and expanded in Lagos and Apapa wharfs. Similar improvement and
expansion efforts are being planned for Port Harcourt and Calabar ports.
Nevertheless, the role of the Federal Government is supposed to be only
complementary to the efforts of the State Governments and private entrepreneurs.
?he implementation of the details of the mass transit programme is the responsibility
of the State Governments.
Although the programme has taken off in earnest in all the States of the
Federation including Abuja, the extent of its implementation has varied appreciably
from State to State. For example, Lagos State is at a much advanced stage in * comparison to all the other States with regard to the implementation of the
programme. Whereas Lagos State has recorded considerable progress in three of
[he modes of mass transit, namely, land, rail and water, many other States are
still making efforts to consolidate their achievements in the land mode of the
-ass transit system. Some 500 buses have in fact, been acquired by all the States
p u t together. One of such States is Anambra State. It is in fact, on the status
r f the mass transit programme in this State that this paper is focussed.
The objectives of this study are two-folds, Firstly, it is aimed at
Identifying the prob3.ems and opportunities associated with the mass transit
;:.ograrnme in Anambra State. Secondly, the paper aims at putting forward suggestions
f3r dealing with identified problems and for facilitating efforts towards optimal
$y.ecution of the programme.
5.3.2 The Mass Transit Programme in Anambra State
The mass transit programme in Anambra State has so iar concentrated cn the
land mode of the mass transit system. 1' ;ically being implemented through
rnewly created bus service transit company, known as the Transport Company of Anamabra
i t a t e (TRACAS). This self-supported company was launched on the 12th of September, 1988.
r!3ce then its operations have expanded considerably in personnel, equipment and revenue
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The Company is hcsdcd by n General Manager who controls its operations. A n
Administration Manager takes care of staffing and personnel mltters. Assisting the General Manager in operhLIdnal matters is the Deputy General Manager wnu '
also the head of Engineering and Maintenance unit. Apart from public relations and finance unlls, another important unit of the company includes the planning and
monitoring unit, This unit is responsible for planning the routes to be covered
by the bus service. Moreover, it collates the company's date and prepares the
statistics for the necessary monitoring of the company's activities.
5.3,3. Bur; Facilities
A key determinant of the performance of the company is its stock of buses
for mass transit operations. From very humbly beginnings in September, 1988, it
now has a fleet of buses. These include eighteen 6C8-type buses, ten 0365-type
buses, seven J5-type buses and two Rom-car buses, bringing the total number of
buses to 37. Currently, about 35 of these are in operation.
5 . 3 . 4 Intra-City and Inter-City Services -
The s e r v k c s ~t t h p x?ss L L L I I I , ~ : C I ~ I 5 , j q , ~ ~ y i ~ ~ c i u d e both the intra-city and
inter-city modes. The two modes have so far, been operated with varjing degrees
of success. Evidence from the research showed that there has been more demand for
inter-city than for intra-city bus services. This appears contrary to the
expected need pattern.
The intra-city bus service which first commenced in the State capital,
Enugu in September, 1 9 8 8 , was extended to Onitsha and Awka in December, 1988,
and January, 1989 respectively. The service is yet to be extended to Abakaliki
and Nsukka, which are the remaining major urban centres in the State.
Table 1 shows the commuter figures for the various routes covered by the
intra-city bus service in Enugu from September, 1989 to Decembcr, 1988. It can
be ohfierved t h . i t for !'rntrnc-0pr1l Kond-?1~w Nn!L $ a ( r nut n , t - t r 4 rk \ t ~ r l ~ c ~ l ~ c . r of
commuters in the mass transit system from September to I)eccmber, 1988 was 107,990.
For Cariki - Independence Layout - New Market route, the to ta l number of commuters
was 104,296. Altogether, the total number of commuter passengers of the Enugu
Intra-urban mass transit system was well over one million. This is without regard
to the fact that the number of intra-urban commuters declined due to the multiple
'stop and go' pattern of the mass transit system which was not often convenient
to people in a hurry. The study showed that many commuters are stfll t o get used
t o the usual movement pattern of mass transit buses. Many commuters who are civil
service or company employees, and market women are often impatient with the
multiple stop pattern of service.
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T a b l e 1: ? . r ,Lrn -Cig B r l s S e r v i c e f o r t h e Rontes i n Enugu -- .---
from September t o December, 1988 --
I ROUTE SECTION NO. , ----- - - -- -- -
Emene-Ogui Rd - New Mkt.
Abakpa-Polo F l d . - N e w Mkt
Abekpa-Col l iery Ave.-New Mkt
N/Haven-Ogui Rd .-New Mkt . Abakpa-Ogui Rd.-New Mkt.
Gariki-Vwani-New Mkt,
Gar ik i - Ind . L/Out-New Mkt,
Emene-Palo F1d.-Ncw Mkt.
Gar ik i -Coa l Camp-New Mkt.
1 w I SEPT. I 122,255
24,973
16,220
21,755
22,751
39,141
22,110
3EK OF COMMIJTERS
OCT. 1 NOV. 7.-- 1 >!<C. -l--'
-- 32,949 29,549 23,237
34,732 28,084 17,752
35,953 27,587 15,196
22,281 18,051 7,025
30,803 30,182 18,545
31,499 28,127 21,919
60,418 55,467 43,305
GRAND TOTAL I
T o t a l Number of CmirnL> t ~ r s - -. -- .
107,390
105,521
102,111
63,577
101,285
104,296
201,331
107,266
112,458
SOURCE: PLANNING AND MONITORING UNTT - TRANSPORT COMPANY hF hYhMRKA STATE.
Table 2 shows t l r n t t h e t o t a l com~lirtcr f L ) : ~ ~ r e f o r i n t r n - L ~ L ; ~ I ! . nerviccs I n
Enugu, Onf t sha and Awka was 93,392 i n January , w h i l e t h e f i g u r e was 80,391 i n J u l y .
The d e c l i n e r e c o r d e d i n the r e s p e c t i v e months was a s a r e s u l t o f o c c a s i o n a l
wi thdrawals o f buses from i n t r a - c i t y s e r v i c e s t o i n t e r - c i t y s e r v i c e s where t h e demand
was found t o be more. Commuters i n t h e urban c e n t r e s a p p e a r t o have more o p p o r t u n i t i e s
f o r such a l t e r n a t i v e s means of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a s t a x i c a b s and p r i v a t e s e c t o r o p e r a t e d
bus s e r v i c e s . Moreover , the f a r e , which is 30kobo p e r d r o p , i s o n l y m a r g i n a l l y
less than t h e f a r e p a i d f o r p r i v a t e s e c t o r bus s e r v j c e s .
. Table 2 : I n t r a - C i t y Bus S e r v i c e s i n Enugu, O n t t s h a a n d Awka from
January t o J u l y , 1989.
SOURCE* PL~;NNING AND MONITORTNG UNIT, TRANSPORT COMPANY OF ANAMBRA STATE.
Al though the i n t e r - c i t y bus s e r v i c e commenced a t t h e same t ime as t h e i n t r a - c i t y
bus s e r v i c e , i t a p p e a r s t o have r e c o r d e d more s i g n i f i c a n t p r o g r e s s i n t e rms of
: o ~ n p e t i t i v e n e s s w i t h t h e p r i v a t e - s e c t o r - o p e r a t e d mass t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s . The demand
lo r the b t e r - c i t y b u s services has s t e a d i l y Increased i n e v e r y r e s p e c t . A s can b e
)bserved from Table 3 , t h e month ly passenger volume i n c r e a s e d a l m o s t t e n - f o l d from
MARCH
69,503
7,8C9
8,611
85,923
FEBRUARY
67,468
6,661
8,200
82,329
JANUARY
8 5 , 2 9 9
8,093
- 93,392
S;NO
1.
2 .
3 .
APRIL -
46,737
6,834
3,925
57,396
Enugu
Onitsha
Awka I
TOTAL
MAY
47,209
5,163
3,794 -.
56,166
JUNE
49,146
860
482 ----
50,488
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8,151 i n Scptcmber , 1988 t o 80 ,501 i n December, 1988. The nuinher of p.lsscl .,i.ri c i i .
Enirgu-Onitsha r o u t e i n c r e a s e d from 4 ,860 i n September t o 46,465 i n December 1988. More s i g n i f i c a n t l y , .hp number of p a s s e n g e r s on t h e Enu~u-Nsukka rolT
n rl
f r o m 1 ,288 i n September , 1988 t o 19 ,690 i n December, 1988. A l t o g e t h e r some 153.20 p a s s e n p e r s used the i n t e r - c i t y bus s e r v i c e d u r i n g t h e f ur- . .oLl t ' p c -
T a b l e 3 : I n t e r - C i t y B u s S e r v i c e i n Anambrn S t a t e from September
t o December, 1988
SOURCE: PLANNING AND MONITORING UNIT, TRANSPORT COMPANY OF ANmiRRA STATE.
ROUTE
Enugu-Oni tsha
Enugu-Awka
Enugu-AbakaIiki
Enugu-Nsukka - - TOTAL
The i n c r e a s e i n demand f o r t h e i n t e r - c i t y b u s s e r v i c e h a s n o t r e f l e c t e d o n l ;
i n t h e number of p a s s e n g e r s s e r v e d . I t h a s a l s o r e f l e c t e d i n t h e r o u t e c o v e r a g e .
I n F e b r u a r y , 1989, t h r e e a d d i t i o n a l r o u t e s were added t o t h e sys tem. These i n c l u d c
the O n i t s h a - A h a k u l i k i r o u t e , t h e Onitsha-Nsukka r o u t e and t h e Enugu-Awka r o u t e .
The Awka-Ekwulobia route was added i n A p r i l , 1989 (See Tab le 4 ) . Moreover , t h e
TOTAL
--
8 8 , 4 9 9
16 ,787
12 ,132
3 5 , 7 8 2
153 ,200
- NII??I!I.K ( I' I -wMI 'T~ I;S - _ _ .
monthly demand f o r e a c h r o u t e h a s i n c r e a s e d s t c , s d i l y . For exampl.e, t h e number of
SEPT.
4 ,860
1 ,107
89 6
p a s s e n g e r s on O n i t s h a - A b a k a l i k i r o u t e i n c r e a s e d from 771 i n J a n u a r y t o 3 , 4 9 7 i n
J u l y , 1989. More s i g n i f i c a n t l y , t h e number o f p a s s e n g e r s on Awka-Ekwulobia r o u t e
OCT.
11 ,032
2 ,330
3 , 4 4 3
i n c r e a s e d F r o m 3,652 i n A p r i l t o 15,436 i c J u l y , 1989.
T a b l e 4: I n t e r - C i t y Bus S c r v i c c i n Anambra S t a t e from J a n u a z
t o J u l y , 1989
NOV.
26,142
3 ,258
3.449
1 , 2 8 8 1 3 , 5 0 6
DEC.
46,465
10,092
4 ,344
11,298
44,147 8 , 1 5 1
SO1)RCE: PLANNING AND hur+ iunrNG UNIT, 'TRANSPORT COMPANY OF ANAMBRA STATE,
19,690 - 80 ,591 -
20 ,311
58,768
33.264
29,025
32,869
L1,910
2 ,271
3,700
13,764
7 Enugu - O n i t s h a
Enugu - Awka
Enugu - A b a k a l l k i
Enugu - Nsukka
Enugu - Awgu
Oni tsha - A b a k a l i k i
J A N .
67,337
16.041
11,363
25,017
5 ,147
-
' M Y
58,635
30,212
27,441
31,791
11,119
1 ,158
3,593
3,652
--- FEB - . 61 ,470
22,966
Onitsha - Nsukka - Awka - Ekwulobia
iE7- 46 ,216 $8 ,315
26,946 / 29,704
24,989 / 26 ,878
M K H
66 ,409
29 ,828
26,814
11 ,245
2 ,497
2,655
12 ,441
29 ,665
12,945
3 ,497
2 , 9 4 3
15 ,436
17 ,308 27,840
1 33 ,883 2::2:: 1 0 , 1 1 3
771
113
-
1 ,179
1 , 8 7 0
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i ndeed , t h e performance uf t h e T ranspor t Company of Anambra S t a t e
can be s a i d t o be l audab le . The Company has s e t a pace f o r o t h e r publ- ic owned
companies. However, i t s performance CGi.. '- o b j e c t i v e l y eva lua t ed w i t h o ~
r ega rd t o t h e problems i t has encountered .
Perhaps t h e most s e r i o u s c o n s t r a i n t t o t h e imp1 rmenta t 101~ of t he g o a l s
and o b j e c t i v e s of t h e mass t r a n s i t sys tem i n Anambra S t a t e a s implemented by
i t s T r a n s p o r t Company (TRACAS), i s t h e i:;sue of funding and i n s u f f i c i e n t number
of buses . T h i s problem i s much more e v i d e n t i n t h e a r e a of i n t e r -u rban mass
t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s . A t p r e s e n t , on ly 8 i n t e r - u r b a n r o u t e s a r e being covered.
Even then, the demand on t h e s e 8 r o u t e s i s h a r d l y e v e r met. Long w a i t i n g queues a r e a common f e a t u r e of t he bus t e r m i n a l s i n t h o s e urban c e n t r e s t h a t
have been i n t e r l i n k e d .
5.3.5 ~ . c a m m e n d a t i o n s and Conclusions
There is a g r e a t need f o r s u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e i n t h e number of b u s e s
i n t h e s e r v i c e s of t h e S t a t e Transpor t Company. The demand f o r i t s s e r v i c e s
has i n c r e a s e d immensely.
Moreover, t h e r e is need t o p rov ide t r a n s i t f a c i l i t i e s from t h e S t a t e
c a p i t a l , Enugu, t o many of t h e 29 Loca l Government Headquar te rs of t h e S t a t e .
S ince some 80 pe rcen t of t h e people s t i l l l i v e i n r u r a l a r e a s , i t is e v i d e n t
t h a t t h e impact of t h e moss t r a n s i t svstem s t i l l has t o be f e l t by t h e m a j o r i t y
of t h e peop le .
C l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o t he i s s u e of e f f i c i e n c y of o p e r a t i o n i s t h e i s s u e
of t h e s t a t e of t h e roads w i t h i n t h e r o u t e network of t h e mass t r a n s i t system.
Many of t h e r u r a l r6ads t o be p l i e d by t h e buses i n f u t u r e a r e i n ve ry poor
s t a t e and t h e r e f o r e need t o be improved and expanded. Obviorrsly, t h e b e n e f i t s
t h a t w i l l be d e r i v e d from e x t e n s i o n of mass t r a n s i t system t o t h e remote r u r a l
a r e a s w i l l outweigh t h e c o s t s of the r e q u i r e d improvement. Many nf t h e r u r a l
r o u t e s u s u a l l y t r a v e r s e r i c h a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s , These a r e a s w i l l t h e r e f o r e ,
become e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e to urban d w e l l e r s who need food produc t s from t h e
farms *
I n s p i t e of t h e proEress already r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e S t a t e in t h e a r e a
of mass t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s , t h e r e i s g rea t need t o a l so e x p l o r e t h e p o s s i b l l i t y
of i n t r o d u c i n g rai l and water t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s . For example, t h e mass t r a n s i t
s y s t e m i n Enugu m e t r o p o l i t a n area can he h i g h l y enhanced i f s h u t t l e t r a i n
facilities a r e provided for sub-urban communities l o c a t e d a long t h e r a i l w a y
l i n e . These communities i n c l u d e Emene, Agbani and a h o s t oE o t h e r s .
Moreover, r iver ine communities around the Anambra R ive r can b e n e f i t
l-nmensely from a water t r a n s i t system. Some o f the communities in the a r e a
a r e comple te ly c u t o f f from t h e rest of t h e State. Y e t these a r e some of
the r i c h e s t food producing arras of the S t a t e . The b e n e f i t i n linking them t o
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Finally, there is need for an integrated mass transit system for the whole
country, For this to be possible, various States in the country should endeavour
. ; c~ordinate their inter-urban ..-ss transit services w i L t h similar services in
neighbouring States. The implication of this is that some of the i~ter-urban mass
transit facilities icrluding land, rail and water modes will not only need to be
linked together, but they also need to be extended beyond State boundaries.
This will greatly facilitate efforts towards building up inter-linkages
between land, rail al?d water mode transit system for the country. The air mode
can, by its very nature, fit into the system also. The approach will help to
ensure an eventual integration of the mass transit not only within and between
States but for the whole nation.
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