POLITICS AND MASS TRANSIT SCHEME IN NIGERIA'S TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY

The history of transport and public transport concept are as old as the history of man, creation, civilization and

the attendant human transformation of cities and settlements from time immemorial. This is because, nothing

moves without the “grace” and “process” of transport (which is mobility). Therefore, to achieve meaningful

interaction (which is the essence of movement) within a particular area, various modes of transport were 

evolved. Nevertheless; irrespective of the transport need of man, certain specific, physical, economic and

demographic determinants or attributes must be present or available for the development of a viable public

transport system meeting that need. It is against this background and the continuous search for transport

efficiency, functionality, operationality and responsiveness to socioeconomic needs of man, that public transport