Honeywell, FRSC enlighten motorists on safety awareness
Honeywell Flour Mills Plc in conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has rolled out safety campaign aimed at ensuring accident-free Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Officials of both organisations, on Thursday, flagged off road safety campaigns at Owena Motor Park, Ojota, Lagos, where drivers were enlightened on safe driving culture especially on the need to drive safely into the new year.
Tagged: Right to Life on the Highway: Not Negotiable, the initiative, according to Managing Director, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, Mr. Lanre Jaiyeola, is to create awareness among road users especially in this festive season, to be very careful and mindful of other commuters on the road.
Jaiyeola, represented by Marketing Director, Mr. Benson Evbuomwan said, we always partner with FRSC to ensure that people are safe at all times especially during the Yuletide, to observe all the safety procedures required at this time. We dont want to lose people so that we dont lose market also”.
Accidents, according to him, are often times caused by negligence on the part of motorists to observe simple safety rules, saying, adherence to such rules will go a long way to minimize loss of lives on our roads.
Addressing a large number of commercial transporters at Owena Motor Park, Ojota, Unit Commander, FRSC, Ojota, Assistant Corps Commandant, Innocent Etuk lamented that despite the Corps and stakeholders efforts to ensure safety on roads during this period, over speeding, overloading, driving under the influence of alcohol and dangerous driving are prevalent offences which rear its ugly head.
He, however, assured that the FRSC, in anticipation of increased vehicular movements during this season, would engage in robust public education and enforcement activities to reduce the rate of crashes on the roads.
Ganiyu Obaaro
