Accident Prevention and Rescue Initiative, a road traffic safety focused group is calling for effective road traffic safety policing particularly by State governors.
The group, in a statement signed by the Executive Director of the Organization, Prince Fidelis Nnadi stressed that; “The level at which road traffic accidents occur and human lives and property consumed in the carnage deserve urgent attention by State governors towards mitigating the carnage.”
Nnadi advised that State governors should strengthen the capacity of their various road traffic/Vehicle Inspection agencies for effective road patrol and implementation of road traffic regulations.
“We cannot fold our hands and watch the brutal killing of innocent vehicle occupants caused by poor and abysmal toad traffic regulations which the government should ensure it’s effective implementation,” Nnadi said.
Speaking further on the conditions of the roas, Prince Fidelis Nnadi wants government to declare state of emergence on road repairs and construction stressing that; “With good road network, road crashes can be reduced maximally” while advocating the officers of State/FCT road traffic agencies deserve to be professionally trained to handle the increasing rate of toad crashes on both Federal and State roads.
While commending the Governors of Anambra, Lagos, Cross River States, including the Hon. Minister of FCT for being alert and responding to capacity building for their road traffic and Vehicle Inspection agencies, Nnadi advised other states to wake up towards equipping their respective agencies for optimum performance.
