Motorists and other road users have been advised to always adhere strictly to Safety Standards to minimize accidents on the highways.
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps Dr Boboye Oyeyemi gave the advice at the Anglican Church of the Pentecost Awka, during a church service to mark the 2018 African Road Safety Day and World Day
of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims.
Dr Oyeyemi who spoke through the State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Sunday Ajayi regretted that over Seventy-five percent of road traffic crashes were caused by human factors and called on every road user to be safety conscious.
The Corps Marshal while commending the church for its support to the Corps, noted that Road Safety is a collective responsibility, urging the priests to continue the good work by incorporating teachings on safety consciousness in their sermons.
In a remark, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Road Infrastructure, Furniture and Maintenance Mr Emeka Ohuoha while sympathizing with people lost their relations to road traffic crashes, reassured of State Governments commitment to ensuring adequate road network which he said will play a vital role in the fight against road traffic crashes.
Contributing the Commandant of Anambra State Traffic Management Agency Mr. Umezinwa Chidi, called for total compliance of road users to road safety measures to help reduce the road traffic crashes within the State, assuring that the Agency will do its best in ensuring safety of the road users.
Earlier in a sermon, the Curate of the Anglican Church of the Pentecost Awka, Reverend Echezona Obioha called on Christians to be law abiding , obey traffic rules and prayed for the repose of the
souls of those who lost their lives as a result of road accidents.
According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics no fewer than Two thousand Five Hundred and Ninety-eight Nigerians died in road traffic
crashes between October 2017 and March 2018 signalling a reduction in the number of deaths by road accidents.
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