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LG boss commends ODSG on roads safety

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has contributed in no small way in reducing road traffic accidents within the state and beyond, the Chairman, Interim Caretaker Committee of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, Mr Joseph Ikumawoyi has asserted.



Represented by his Head of Personnel Management (PM), Mrs Omowumi Alade, Ikumawoyi gave kudos to the governor during a chat with The Hope at the flag-off ceremony of the year 2015 “Ember months” enlightenment campaign of the Federal Road Safety Commission, RS11.21, Ore unit at Ore.



Ikumawoyi who said that the government of Dr Olusegun Mimiko has assisted transporters by empowering them through new vehicles in place of the rickety ones they were using which often cause accidents, has in turn added to safety on the highways.



As the host local government to the unit, Ikumawoyi promised to continue to assist the FRSC in terms of materials and logistics based on the availability of fund.



Earlier in his address, the Unit Commander, Kehinde Dahunsi (DDC) observed that in the ember months, road crash has always been on the high side.



He attributed this to poor infrastructure such as bad road, absence of road furniture (road signs) and disobedience to traffic rules and regulations by motorists and other road users.



“It is as a result of these factors and others that caused death, injuries and wanton destructions to goods and properties on the roads,” he stressed.



He implored petroleum tanker drivers, perceived as causing major accidents on the highways, to be safety conscious and comply with traffic rules and regulations, adding that erring drivers shall be death with accordingly.



Dahusin used the forum to call on ththe town.e Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, released fund to the construction company handling the Ore-Ijebu Ode route reconstruction to complete it while cautioning those plying the completed Ore-Benin axis of the Expressway to travel only at average speed limits.



In his contribution, the Deputy General Chairman of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), in the area Comrade Olurunmisi Segun, advised motorists, irrespective of class, to abstain from driving while they drink.



The Ore Zonal Chairman of the Special Marshals of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Marshal Marcus Ogunnowo commended the Unit Commander, Dahunsi, for following the good examples of his predecessor, Commander Mike Anizeagu in doing a fine job in the area.

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