The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi says that the agency is poised to arrest Masquerades that cause road accidents during yuletide.
Mr. Oyeyemi disclosed this during the 2019 Ember Months Safety Campaign, organized by the Anambra State Sector Command of the agency in Onitsha.
The Corps Marshal who was represented by the Assistant Zonal Commander, Zone Five Benin, Mr. Keyinde Adeleye said that investigations over the years has revealed that masquerades in the state have caused many road crashes during the yuletide and said that the command can no longer tolerate such.
Mr Oyeyemi who noted that the Federal Road Safety Corps respects the customs and tradition of Ndi Anambra made it clear that they will not allow masquerades to cut short the lives of Ndi Anambra during the festive period, and revealed that they have resolved to use the media and all public enlightenment platforms to proffer solutions to reducing and possibly eliminating road traffic crashes.
The Anambra State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Mr.
Charles Nworji said that over the years, the ember months safety campaign have been a timely reminder to all road users of the need for deep reflections on road use behaviour, which demands that extra caution must be exercised in the manner motorists conduct themselves while operating automobiles, especially during the yuletide.
One of the drivers that attended the event, Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma described it as life saving campaign and assured that he will adhere strictly to all the traffic rules and regulations during the festive period.
The theme for the 2019 Ember Months Safety campaign is “Road safety is a state of mind, road traffic crash is an absence of mind, stay alert, stay alive”.
Cultural Dance, drama and song from the members of the National Youths Service Corps were part of the highpoints of the event which attracted transporters, drivers, military and para-military officials, the Nigeria Red Cross Society, Anambra State Traffic Management Authority and Media Executives among others.
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