Proposal by the National Conference Committee on Transportation that Federal government should revive the defunct Nigerian Airways was rejected by many delegates at plenary on Tuesday.
However, delegates accepted construction of railway lines from Enugu through Ore to Lagos, even as they kicked against scrapping of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA.
The Conference also rejected recommendation that Trunk A roads should be linked to 774 local government areas of the country, just as the installation of CCTV on all the federal highways suffered the same fate.
The committee in other recommendations urged the federal government to make funds available for the execution of some projects, including the dredging of all inland water ways and the need to fast track east west road.
It also agreed that major airports in the country should be linked to railways. In the same vein, the committee also voted that all states must have a mass transit system. It also voted that a naval coastal guard should established.
Other recommendations of the committee which sailed through included the review of Cabotage Act to achieve the desired objective, a provision of incentives to private sector by the federal government to build trailer parks, the construction of Coastal road from Badagry to Cross River state and the dredging of River Niger to keep it navigable always.
The conference also voted that the Cargo Airport in Onitsha, Anambra State should be concluded to enhance commercial activities in the south east.
The Conference will continue debate on the report of the social sector on Wednesday.
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