A Corps Commander of the Delta State Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr.B.B Millan has called on Nigerians to always consider safety of life first while driving.
Corps Commander Millan who made the call in Asaba at a one day Road Safety Enlightenment Lecture for the Private Sector Participants,PSPs said clean Environment was for everybody's good but safety should be a priority.
He commended the PSPs for their good job saying that there was need for the state Government to assist PSPs in ensuring that they purchase healthy trucks because of their kind of job as safety has to be a major part.
Mr.Millan promised that Road safety will continue to support the good job they are doing because it was for the good of Deltans and Nigerians.
In a lecture presented by Deputy Corps Commander,Ikechukwu Okwo, Chief Rout Commander Humphrey Okeke, Superintendent Rout Commander Ngali Nnankwo and Superintendent Rout Commander, Patrick Obiagbo focused on avoiding road crashes.
They urged road users to always follow the rules and regulations of driving saying that whatever they do depends on safety of life.
The Lecturers said that road crashes are avoidable if the people would go through proper training in driving schools and follow the rules, adding that driving needs full concentration as accident could be caused by distractions of what you see on your way.
They advised drivers to avoid over loading, take vehicle maintenance seriously,to check round their vehicles every morning, check tires, avoid over speed and drinking while driving as they could lead to road crashes.
The Chairman Asaba Branch of the Private Sector Participants, Comrade Samson Osuere expressed gratitude to the Federal Road Safety for giving them the opportunity to pass through the lectures saying that it will go a long way to educate them and save lives.
He called on his members to use the opportunity to spread the knowledge gained to others who were not opportuned to attend.
Comrade Osuere promised that the PSPs will continue to keep the rules and regulations,as well work with the Road Safety Corps to save lives.
