Over
70% per cent of drivers attached to most governors operate with expired
licences and are not well trained, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC),
Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi, said yesterday.
He
spoke when he visited Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in Government
House, Minna in continuation of the commission’s public sensitisation on use of
standard tyres.
The
corps marshal said the Federal Government is working on sensitisation programmes
for drivers in the convoy of chief executives to educate them.
Oyeyemi,
who was represented by Assistant Corps Marshal/ Head Policy, Research and
Statistics Kayode Olagunju, explained that lack of knowledge on the expiration
date of tyres by drivers has led to the loss of lives and other challenges in
traffic management.
He
added that this led the FRSC to begin a nationwide sensitisation on use of
standard tyres.
According
to him, a good percentage of road crash was caused by expired tyres.
He
stressed that people were not taking the issue of tyres seriously as the usage
of expired tyres, over-inflating and under-inflating of tyres were among the
most significant challenges in the country’s traffic management.
Oyeyemi
hailed the governor’s efforts in the massive construction and rehabilitation of
roads network within the state.
He
added that it would help in reducing carnage on highways and save lives of
motorists.
The
governor, who was represented by his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Muhammed Ketso, urged
the commission to create a synergy with other safety officers to ensure that
the sensitisation programme get to the grassroots.
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