Logistic Management and Transportation Security in Northern Nigeria

Abstract

Working of transportation system depends on characteristics and peculiarities of economy, including security concerns, which is foremost in Africa. The primary objective of the study is to assess accessibility constraints in Nigeria’s Northeast region. Road transport is the most pervasive of all transport modes in Africa and is central for growth of the sub region. Road networks and terrain amongst others estimated showed that terrain have been one of the constraints in achieving the objectives of an efficient transportation. Some gains in road network in some locations had been eroded by increased insurgency and crisis in most locations. This has resulted in shortfalls of supply of goods within countries in the region, thus affecting their economies. We recommend that the root cause for increased insurgency and crisis, which may be due to implementation of various economic policies in Africa and increase inequality, corruption and lack of functional/truncated democracies, should be addressed. The working of African economic cooperation like ECOWAS should be strengthened and implemented.