The Zonal commanding officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in charge of Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states, Mr. Bulus Darwang has solicited for media support to properly educate Nigerians on road usage with a view to reducing roads accidents to the barest minimum.
Speaking on Monday in Kaduna on a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Kaduna State chapter, he said that the rate of road accidents along Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano and Katsina highways was highly alarming.
To reduce the road accidents to the barest minimum, he noted, “We need to step up efforts alongside public enlightenment and we cannot achieve this without the support of the press.”
He maintained that speed limit violation was a major challenge the commission was facing nationwide, adding that, “It has showed that 50 percent of road accidents across the Country is caused by over speeding.”
Mr. Darwang also pointed out that tyre burst was another monster that has resulted in the death of many people in the country’s highways.
“We lost six Ekiti Doctors who were on their way to Sokoto, Minister of State for Labor, Mr James Ocholi along Kaduna/ Abuja highway and students that died in a motor accident between Ibadan and Lagos.
“It is for this reason that the FRSC in its wisdom declared a one week tyre safety campaign nationwide. We have gone to Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna in order to enlighten Nigerians of what is expected of them towards ensuring safety on our highways.
“We’ll sustain the campaign to the end of the year and beyond.”
He disclosed that the commission had given them a standing order that there should not be any road accident along Abuja/ Kaduna highway for four days, stressing that it has been achieved.
While responding, the Chairman of the NUJ Kaduna state Chapter, Comrade Garba Mohammed commended the FRSC for their partnership with NEMA to reduce the risk of road accidents especially in the ember months.
He assured that the doors of the union are open for any collaboration to ensure public enlightenment in order to minimally reduce the incidence of road crashes across the country.
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