The Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’id Alkali has urged the newly inaugurated governing council of Federal University of Transportation, Daura to come up with policies and principles geared towards institutional sustainability.
To this end, he charged FUTD to incorporate the principles of sustainability into its curriculum, research and operations to foster a culture of sustainability for a sustainable infrastructure and; transportation future of Nigeria.
Alkali, who gave the charge when the Chairman and members of the council paid him a courtesy in Abuja, explained that the only way of ensuring an institution contributes to economic growth and development is by governing it with sustainable policies and principles.
He noted: “You are to come up with sustainability principles and policies that will be your programs and operational guide.
“You can also incorporate staff training programs that are focused on implementing sustainability in areas such as innovation, collaboration, and ethical behavior.”
He maintained that it was imperative for the new council to immediately swing into action by formulating sound policies aimed at ensuring the actualisation of objectives of establishing the pioneer university with emphasis on development of effective transportation policies that would further strengthen the interconnectedness of operations of the existing roads, rail, air and marine infrastructure.
“FUTD has the responsibility of incorporating the principles of sustainability into your curriculum, research, operations, to foster a culture of sustainability for a sustainable infrastructure, and transportation future of Nigeria.”
The Minister while congratulating the chairman and members of the new council for their well deserved appointment by the President, urged them not to relent their oars delivering on their primary assignment in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Council, Dr Muiz Banire (SAN) assured the minister of the council’s commitment to bring to bear their wealth of experience in nurturing the infant tertiary institution to maturity.
Banire, however, said that he has passion in the transportation sector being a former Commissioner of transport in Lagos State for eight years.