Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Transportation in Southern Kaduna State of Nigeria

Abstract:

This paper examined the impact of Covid-19 on transportation and other livelihood sources that depend on transportation in Southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, with a view to providing information for sustainable level of transportation even in the presence of any pandemic in the world. Data for this study was collected through questionnaire survey, in-depth interview and direct field observation. The result indicates that Covid-19 has led to increase in the cost of transport, restriction on movement, loss of jobs, extortion of money from the masses by the security personnel, and also loss of revenue by the government, loss of income and increase poverty to people, loss of farm produce, increased the cost of managing livestock, increased the level of insecurity and reduction in road traffic crashes in Southern Kaduna. It is recommended that workers salary should be increase to avoid the extortion of money from the masses by the security personnel, provision of nose masks at affordable prices and making it compulsory for all persons to used when travelling, encourage the use of personal vehicles, bicycle and motor cycle to decongest commercial bus stations, and finally, reduction in number of passengers for commercial vehicles to observe social distancing.