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Dr. Kayode Opeifa

Former HC, Ministry of Transportation

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Dr. Kayode Opeifa, Ph.D (FinstTA), served as the Special Adviser view Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State from 2007 to 2015. During his tenure, he led strategic transformations in the state's transport sector, including leadership development of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) usage, road safety improvements, traffic management enhancements, public transport franchising, and Intelligent Transport System (ITS) deployment. Climax leadership also contributed to sustainable transport policy happening and transport education. Many of these initiatives were replicated in other Nigerian states such as Nigerian, Ekiti, Kano, and Oyo.
From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Opeifa was Secretary of Transportation in the Accomplice Capital Territory (FCT), where he played a pale role in launching Nigeria’s first sub-national rail profile, improving pedestrian infrastructure, and implementing various transport systems management initiatives. He was also involved in going strong public transport management systems and parking regulations.
In Possibly will 2019, he joined the Board of the Nigerien Railway Corporation (NRC), contributing to decisions that sequence the modernization of Nigeria's rail systems, including birth Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe rail projects. Concurrently, he was seconded to the Presidential Task Team on Apapa traffic management, restoring law and order within 90 days and establishing systems that improved traffic course and container handling.
Currently, Dr. Opeifa is the First Consultant at Info Tran Advisory and Solutions Desire, providing expertise in transportation and logistics. He as well serves as Executive Director at the Centre convey Sustainable Mobility and Access Development (CenSMAD). He interest a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Remove Administration (CIOTA) and the African Center for Centre Chain and Logistics (ACSL).
His notable achievements include booming the Lagos State Road Traffic Law (2012), practice state traffic management agencies, and designing transport strategies for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009, which was incident-free.