Transportation Secretariate

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Transportation Secretariate

The FCT Transportation Secretariat was established in 2004 from the amalgamation of Transportation Units in the Department of Engineering, FCDA, the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment of the defunct MFCT, the Department of Road Traffic Services, and Abuja Mass Transit Company (AUMTCO).

Functions:

Over the years, in line with the management strides for improvements, the Department has been reorganized to discharge its functions more efficiently. For effective discharge of these responsibilities, the Department operates under a 3 divisional structure as outlined below:

The Master Plan of Abuja by IPA completed in 1979 now undergoing review by Messrs. Albert Speers Partners in collaboration with four other Nigerian Town Planning Consultants.(Multi-system Consultant, Austin Aike & Partners Fola Konsult and Benna Associate).
The Regional Development Plan by Doxiadis Associates completed in 1983, this document eulogizes the socioeconomic opportunities using human and natural resource potentials to formulate far reaching proposals for the territorial development. The document is equally due for review.
Greater attention to the development of Satellite Towns. The Department embarked upon and concluded the preparation of a Master Plan for six designated satellite towns with a view to decongesting the city of excess population. The Satellite towns are Bwari, Kuje, Kusaki Yanga, Karshi, Kubwa and Dobi.
The conclusion of the Master plan and preparation of Detailed Site Development Plans of some of the districts has created a large number of developable plots numbering tens of thousands in the Satellite towns of the FCT. With the creation of the STDA to provide complementary infrastructural facilities within the Satellite towns, all immigrants and Developers/Investors have greater opportunity in acquiring developable land within the Satellite Towns. The Consultants, mostly indigenous, completed the work on schedule, at the cost of about N180, 000,000.00 last year.
The department has continued the progressive Planning & Design of the rest of Phases II & III within the period under review. It also embarked on and concluded a Detailed Land Use and Site Development Plan/Preliminary Engineering Design of Galadimawa, Wumba, Kafe and Saraji Districts in December, 2004. Most of the plots in these Districts have been dedicated to Mass Housing Development. During this period, approvals for the preparation of Land Use and Detailed Site Development Plan for 5 Districts (Okanje, Pyakassa, Lokogoma, Kabusa and Dakwo) 2 Sector Centers (G&H) and Industrial Area (II) (Abuja Technology Village and Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology) was granted to various consulting firms. (Namely- Catech Consultant, Femi Olomola & Co, Urban Development Consortium, Kadiri Associates, Urban Aesthetics Concept, Edres Consultants, Spectroplan Konsult/Mak-Interplan & Associates, Emmary Konsult/Turnkee Development Partners, NigerPlan Consultants and Excelarc Partners). Subsequently, a detailed Land Use and Site Development Planning/Preliminary Engineering Design of these Districts have already been completed. The project is being handled by nine indigenous Consultants at the cost of about N210, 000,000.00.

Departments:

The Secretariat has a Secretary as the Chief Executive with five Departments and five Special Units under office of the Secretary. These are:

The Department of Administration and Finance
The Department of Transportation

iii. The Department of Public Transportation

The Department of Bus Rapid Transit & Transport Regulation
The Department of Road Traffic Service
Legal Unit

vii. Public Relation Unit

viii. & Audit Unit

Procurement Unit

x Logistics & Design Unit