FRSC organises free health care for motorists, residents
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No fewer than two hundred motorists and residents have benefited from free health care organised by Lagos State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps as part of ‘ember’ months campaign.
Beneficiaries were given eye screening, sugar level and blood pressure tests.
The event, which is yearly for FRSC, kicked off at More Blessing Motor Park in Ikorodu, with the theme: Avoid Over Speeding, Overlaoding, Unsafe Tyre to Arrive Alive.
Lagos Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, representing RS2 zonal commander, lamented rise in traffic incidents despite high road safety public enlightenment.
Assistant Corp Marshal, Peter Kibo, the zonal commanding officer, represented by Segun Ogungbemide, sector commander, said road safety was everybody’s business, stressing that one of the greatest blessings God gave to Lagos was traffic gridlock.
He said during gridlock and traffic bottlenecks, crashes were low, unlike when roads were free, where drivers over-speed and before long distress calls to evacuate crash victims start coming.
“Many users accuse government of not repairing roads, but we have a high number of crashes on smooth roads.” Kibo said.
He said virtually all religious houses pray for protection, adding both drivers and commuters too had roles to play on safety on the road.
Kibo pleaded with drivers to avoid night driving, saying 50 per cent of deaths recorded in 2022 happened in the night.
Head of Operation, Mr Lucas Oguntade, described ‘ember months’ as months of intensive activities involving much travelling. He said most accidents occurred because of bad sight, and hailed the doctor, who supported them with free medical test, and Vision Spring for providing 250 free glasses.
He said a lot of accident were causes as a result of bad eye sight as he commended the effort of medical expert who support them with free medical test and Vision Spring for providing 250 free glasses to driver with bad sight.
Oguntade advises motorist to ensure of their safety and always check their health status which would help them in reducing accident on the road.
In his goodwill message Lt. Col. Emmanuel Sholotan, Commanding officer, 174 Battalion, Nigeria Army Ikorodu, urged road users to avoid use of drugs and over speeding.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP),CP Abiodun Alabi, Represented by Assist. CP Mr Oludotun Odubona, commended efforts of FRSC for complementing police duties and assisting government to reduced crashed in Nigeria.
Alabi said picking and picking passengers on road contributed high on traffic gridlock and also encouraged robbers to take advantage of the situation at the bus-stops.
He pleaded with road users to desist from consuming alcohol which he said was advert for accidents.
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Mr Bolaji Oreagba urged road users to obey the traffic law of all regulatory agencies to assist Government achieve it aims.
Oreagba, represented by LASTMA Controller, Mr Jubril Oshodi, said that 2020-20230 safety declaration action by the United Nation (UN) amid to achieved crashes to 50 per cent compared to figured of crashes occurs between 2012 and 2020.
He said that the UN had looked forward and expected that Nigeria should understand that road safety was Paramount and essential for all everyone.
He urged drivers to ensure they laid safety foundations before moving their vehicles on the road adding that the safety begins from point of origin to destination.
The Assistant Commandant, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos , Mr Igbeke Austine, said that most accident had something to do with drug abuse.
Austine said advised road users to avoid taken alcohol which he said it intoxication body, made someone to misbehave and also affect health.
The Partnership Manager, Leadway Assurance, Mr Rotimi Olowofela, said accident happened suddenly which no driver had power over it.
Olowofela said that a total of 3,345 accident happened on the first quarter of 2022 in Nigeria adding that 1,834 people were killed as a result of the road accident.
He urged drivers to obey the rules and avid crashes.
The Chairman More Blessing Park, Sobo, Ikorodu, Alhaji Gbeminiyi Animashaun, pleaded with other parks officials to desist from taken alcohol.
He said that if motor drivers leaders takes alcohol that other drivers at the parks would engage in illicit drugs which would endanger passengers.
