Title:   THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIAN MASS TRANSIT: A STUDY OF ENUGU STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY (ENTRACO) AND PEACE MASS TRANSIT (PMT), 2010-2020

Abstract
In Nigeria, the government aside from formulating policies that regulate the
road transport sub sector is also directly involved alongside private individuals in
operating the transport business under the mass transit programme which has
been in place for many years. The seeming non-performance of the
government-run commercial mass transit has prompted debates over whether
the governments in Nigeria should continue to plunge the tax payer’s resources
into direct running of mass transit agencies or whether the government should
encourage the private sector through financial support to solely drive the sector.
This study will investigate two transport outfits; government owned and
managed Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO) and privately owned
and managed Peace Mass Transit Company (PMT) with a view to assessing the
growth or decline of ENTRACO and PMT. The intent is to appraise the success
of public and private transport businesses and their contributions to State and
National Development. Data for the study, which will cover the period of 2010 –
2020, will be obtained from the statistical units of the two companies.
Keywords: mass transit, private sector, public sector, transport

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Publication Date: 2022-08-06