The Global Transport Policy Annual Roundtable is set to unveil pivotal components of the transport industry on the 15th of May, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, GRA in Lagos.
This was made known to newsmen at the pre-event briefing on Monday, 12th of May, 2025, at the BON Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
The theme of the 2nd edition of the conference is tagged “Sustainable Transport Systems, Global Best Practices and Lessons for Nigeria.”
The conference is expected to capture the desires of stakeholders in the industry.
The Chairman and Chief Consultant of Global Transport Policy, Dr Oluwasegun Musa, said the event is a call to action across all levels of industry players.
He stated that he has been working hard to ensure this roundtable conference produced the desired result to move our transport system forward, and also stated that he visited countries to learn and see how they operate to be strong in the industry.
“I just came back from China yesterday to look at what is obtainable there. I was in Europe and I visited about 11 countries within November and December to see what is obtainable there, and these are the kind of things we are trying to bring on board with international best practices.
“We want to make sure we set it right now that the government is looking for a partnership. We will continue to put this forward and encourage the government to participate. It is not enough for the private sector, like us, to be putting our resources in without sponsorships. We are trying to partner with the government and enhance whatever policy the government is trying to bring on board.
“Because if we don’t have a holistic transport policy, we will be joking and we won’t get it right. We must design our transport policy to meet our national interest, and that is how we begin to get it right and bring everybody together so that we can achieve the desired result.”
In the same light, the Director of Global Transport Policy. Olusegun Awe-Obe gave insights on the panel discussion on Thursday.
He noted that there will be three panel sessions and looking at three different topics for the panel sessions the topics for discussion are “Moving people and goods, the business and practices of efficient sustainable transport operations,” “Building for the future, global best practices in sustainable transport infrastructure development,” and “Connecting the dots, global best practices in integrated and ultra-modern systems.”
He noted that the trends and developments in recent times have shown the need for this urgent conversation to foster economic growth in the transport industry.
Dr. Segun also noted that leaders from ECOWAS, LAMATA managing director, and the managing director are coming to further reinforce on sustainable transport system.
One of the panelists for the roundtable conference, Barrister Oritsematosan Emore-Edodo, also elaborated on the topic she will be discussing on Thursday.
“We are going to be discussing the whole value system, such as rail, water, and air transportation. Answering whether all these transport systems are related in any way. Finding solutions to how Nigeria can use this transport system while using instances like Singapore, etc, as case studies. Also, suggesting what we need to do in Nigeria to move our transport system forward.”
Barrister Oritsematosan stated that solutions and communique will be provided at the end of the conference so that the federal government can work on them.
The Editor-in-Chief of the Global Policy Transport, Regina Robinson, provided an insight on the transport magazine: “The idea was conceived by the Chairman, Dr. Oluwasegun Musa, to reinforce the transport system in Nigeria.”
Robinson also talked about what to expect on Thursday during the roundtable conference.
“The conversation on Thursday will bring positive changes to the transport system. Experts are coming to do justice to topics on that day.”
The Director of Strategy and Business Development of Global Transport Policy, Mark Onuche, also noted that the roundtable discussions will be an insight for developed nations.
