Musa Na Allah, Sokoto
Sokoto State Government has introduced an e-ticketing system for all its mass transit fleets to enhance transparency and accountability.
The E-ticketing system currently in use involves all vehicles for interstate, intra-city, and inter-local government mass transit services.
This came to light at a brief demonstration to Gov. Ahmed Aliyu on how the e-ticketing system works and how a passenger can obtain his ticket without stress.
The Governor described the initiative as part of several other measures introduced by his administration to enhance transparency and accountability in the mass transit program.
“This system is good, and it will promote a cashless system and ensure that all transportation fares go directly into the government coffers.
“With this development, we are also making sure that there is value for money spent in the purchase of the 126 vehicles so far released to mass transit for interstate, intra-city, and inter-local government services.
“I’m very optimistic that with this development, cases of pilfering with public funds would reduce to the barest minimum,” he said.
Governor Aliyu further believed that the new initiative would also enable the government to have effective supervision of its vehicles and their roadworthiness.
He assured his administration of support for the new initiative, stressing the need for the consulting firm to improve on the process of acquiring the e-tickets.
The Governor also said the program when fully operational, would create job opportunities and ramp up the revenue of the state.
Other speakers at the demonstrations were the Special Adviser to the Governor on Mass Transit, Mode Yawa Shagari, and the representative of the consulting firm, Mr Mahmud.
They all described the new initiative as a right step in the right direction as it would benefit the passengers and the state government.
The new initiative is coming ahead of the release of additional mass transit vehicles to the mass transit unit by the Ahmed Aliyu-led administration.
