Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, has called on motorists not to violate traffic rules in the spirit of Sallah celebration.
Oyeyemi made the appeal in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Superintendent Route Commander Sani Abdullahi, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
He enjoined the general public, especially Muslims, to observe the Eid el-Fitri with strict adherence to road traffic rules and regulations.
He said: “Ramadan is a period of sober reflection when Muslims show increased devotion to the service of God and seek for His forgiveness, even as they show greater compassion to less privileged members of the society.
“These are virtues that should be sustained beyond the period of celebration as they align fully with the spirit of the ongoing campaign for safer road environment by the FRSC.
“Avoid dangerous driving, overloading, speed violation and making call or texting while driving, because FRSC has deployed sufficient number of personnel and logistics along crash and congestion-prone areas across the country to ensure smooth celebration.”
However, Oyeyemi assured members of the public that all FRSC road-side clinics, ambulance points and help areas would remain open throughout the period of the celebration to attend to travellers in need of road safety related assistance.
He also urged the public to call FRSC’s toll-free number, 122, to report any emergency situation for prompt response by the FRSC patrol and rescue teams deployed across the country.
NAN recalls that FRSC said it has deployed 300 patrol vehicles, 50 ambulances, 75 motor bikes, 10 tow trucks and over 20,000 personnel, including special marshals, along designated routes to ensure sanity on the nation’s highways, during the celebration.
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— Corps Marshal urges motorists to avoid road traffic violations during Sallah
Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, has called on motorists not to violate traffic rules in the spirit of Sallah celebration.
Oyeyemi made the appeal in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Superintendent Route Commander Sani Abdullahi, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
He enjoined the general public, especially Muslims, to observe the Eid el-Fitri with strict adherence to road traffic rules and regulations.
He said: “Ramadan is a period of sober reflection when Muslims show increased devotion to the service of God and seek for His forgiveness, even as they show greater compassion to less privileged members of the society.
“These are virtues that should be sustained beyond the period of celebration as they align fully with the spirit of the ongoing campaign for safer road environment by the FRSC.
“Avoid dangerous driving, overloading, speed violation and making call or texting while driving, because FRSC has deployed sufficient number of personnel and logistics along crash and congestion-prone areas across the country to ensure smooth celebration.”
However, Oyeyemi assured members of the public that all FRSC road-side clinics, ambulance points and help areas would remain open throughout the period of the celebration to attend to travellers in need of road safety related assistance.
He also urged the public to call FRSC’s toll-free number, 122, to report any emergency situation for prompt response by the FRSC patrol and rescue teams deployed across the country.
NAN recalls that FRSC said it has deployed 300 patrol vehicles, 50 ambulances, 75 motor bikes, 10 tow trucks and over 20,000 personnel, including special marshals, along designated routes to ensure sanity on the nation’s highways, during the celebration.
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