Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said it plans to enlist the support of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, and the Edo State Government in its campaign to reduce the incidences of road crashes in the State.
DAILY POST reports that the state Sector Commander, Paul Okpe, gave the hint while delivering the Corp Marshal's message during a meeting with transport stakeholders in the state. Okpe said the Command would write letters to the Edo State Government, the Oba of Benin , National Union of Road Workers, NURTW and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, to solicit their cooperation in the campaign to reduce accidents in the state.
'We are carrying out sensitization at the various parks cautioning drivers against drinking alcohol while driving because it makes you not to imbibe safety culture and the resultant effect is accident. 'So, we invited the chairman of parks and their members for this meeting, they will go back to their various parks and sensitize their members and ensure that they imbibe driving safety culture by avoiding alcohol and others things that hindered good driving,' he said.
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