HONEYWELL Flour Mills Plc, in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ojota Unit, recently organized a road show in Lagos. The show was an avenue to educate motorists on how to avoid all acts that would lead to road accidents, especially during these ember months.
Tagged: “Change We Can Make On Our Road,” the road show took off from Honeywell Flour Mill Company, Ikeja, down to Ojota and Yaba.
Delivering a lecture, the Ojota Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr. Ganiyu Kehinde Hamzat, urged motorists to avoid over- speeding, drunk driving, over-loading, use of handsets while driving, gauge tyres and service their vehicles properly and use their seat belts before embarking on a journey.
“Most of the accidents on the road are not caused by any ember months, but are caused by our own faults. Motorists should drive carefully during these ember months to avoid road mishap. We need to be patient enough while driving, because 60 per cent of road accidents happen because of impatience.”
He said at the federal level many of the FRSC personnel have been mobilised to major routes within the country to prevent accidents and criminal activities during Christmas. “Our men are out with enthusiasm, to discourage criminals and enlighten people.”
He added that the walk show would reduce road accident. “We want to sensitizes road users on the need to play save while using the road, we want to reach to commercial and private drivers, pedestrians and transport unions.
Hamzat urged road-users to obey traffic regulations because traffic offences would attract appropriate penalties. “Penalty for any violation is still the same, anyone caught without a Driver’s Licence, jail sentence is awaiting that person.”
The Managing Director, Honeywell Flour Mill Plc, Mr. Lanre Jaiyeola said the programme was special because it was meant to educate people to drive safely especially the leaders of transport unions and their members in busy areas like Ojota, Yaba amongst others.
“We need to be careful at this time of the year while we celebrate, we don’t pray things to end up in calamity. So all we are doing is to partner with the FRSC to create a level of awareness among road users as they go up and down and be mindful of commuters on the road.”
The Secretary Of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ojota branch, Alhaji Dauda Danjuma appreciated the road show done by Honeywell and the FRSC, urging them to keep on carrying out such enlightenment.
He said. “Accidents do not happen only during ember months, but most of the festive seasons. Such road show should be carried out every month or mostly every festival period.”
Tagged: “Change We Can Make On Our Road,” the road show took off from Honeywell Flour Mill Company, Ikeja, down to Ojota and Yaba.
Delivering a lecture, the Ojota Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr. Ganiyu Kehinde Hamzat, urged motorists to avoid over- speeding, drunk driving, over-loading, use of handsets while driving, gauge tyres and service their vehicles properly and use their seat belts before embarking on a journey.
“Most of the accidents on the road are not caused by any ember months, but are caused by our own faults. Motorists should drive carefully during these ember months to avoid road mishap. We need to be patient enough while driving, because 60 per cent of road accidents happen because of impatience.”
He said at the federal level many of the FRSC personnel have been mobilised to major routes within the country to prevent accidents and criminal activities during Christmas. “Our men are out with enthusiasm, to discourage criminals and enlighten people.”
He added that the walk show would reduce road accident. “We want to sensitizes road users on the need to play save while using the road, we want to reach to commercial and private drivers, pedestrians and transport unions.
Hamzat urged road-users to obey traffic regulations because traffic offences would attract appropriate penalties. “Penalty for any violation is still the same, anyone caught without a Driver’s Licence, jail sentence is awaiting that person.”
The Managing Director, Honeywell Flour Mill Plc, Mr. Lanre Jaiyeola said the programme was special because it was meant to educate people to drive safely especially the leaders of transport unions and their members in busy areas like Ojota, Yaba amongst others.
“We need to be careful at this time of the year while we celebrate, we don’t pray things to end up in calamity. So all we are doing is to partner with the FRSC to create a level of awareness among road users as they go up and down and be mindful of commuters on the road.”
The Secretary Of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ojota branch, Alhaji Dauda Danjuma appreciated the road show done by Honeywell and the FRSC, urging them to keep on carrying out such enlightenment.
He said. “Accidents do not happen only during ember months, but most of the festive seasons. Such road show should be carried out every month or mostly every festival period.”
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
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