Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has admonished officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to always take their safety seriously as they try to ensure accident-free journeys for commuters.
The governor gave this admonition during parley with the new FRSC State’s Sector Commander, Mrs Elizabeth Akinlade, in Ado Ekiti.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Biodun Omoleye, the governor applauded the FRSC for doing its best to minimise road accidents and hazards, but cautioned them to avoid reckless drivers from crushing them while discharging their duties.
Fayemi said the government was ready to partner the FRSC in enhancing the capacities of drivers on the employ of the state government to curtail accidents and untimely deaths on roads.
The duo agreed to organise joint training and retraining courses to boost the driver’s efficiencies to abate carnage on Ekiti highways.
Fayemi added that the government-FRSC partnership will yield more results in curtailing road mishaps by training of government’s drivers.
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“We are not only interested in the safety of our citizens alone, I charge you as FRSC boss to inform your officers to be mindful of some care-free drivers when they are doing their stop and check on main roads.
“We will continue to support you in every of your endeavours. We will collaborate with you in all your programmes to ensure that we minimize road accidents and hazards in Nigeria and in Ekiti State in particular.”
The new Sector Commander, Mrs Akinlade, appreciated the government for the cordial relationship that has existed between the government and the command.
“I just want to crave your indulgence that we want you to still continue in that line with us and we are ready to cooperate with the government to ensure that anything that has to do with road issues and regarding our responsibilities, we are very ready to oblige in the overall interest of everybody,” she said.
