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By Ibironke Ariyo
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar III, has thrown his weight behind the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s marketing campaign for a safer highway surroundings.
The Sultan declared his help whereas receiving the FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, and his crew throughout a courtesy go to to the palace in Sokoto.
The royal father counseled the FRSC for its efforts to create public consciousness on highway security and sanction site visitors violators.
He described the state of affairs of site visitors violations similar to overloading, mix-loading, and dashing as “worrisome”, stressing the necessity for stakeholders to return collectively to deal with indiscipline on the roads.
“Everyone should be part of arms with the corps for the success of the marketing campaign. Cases of site visitors violations similar to overloading, mix-loading and dashing have change into rampant amongst drivers.
“There can also be a necessity for stakeholders to return collectively to deal with circumstances of indiscipline on the highway with a view to avert the large human and materials losses.
“This is necessary especially in crashes involving tankers and those that rush to scoop spilled fuel at the scenes of the incident,” he mentioned.
The Sultan additionally known as for diversification of mode of transportation as an antidote to the large lack of lives and properties from crashes rising from excessive dependence on the highway as a substitute of utilizing the railway as a method of transporting some items.
He additional mentioned that growing a railway system might save many lives as many of the items being transported via the highway might have been accomplished utilizing railway strains.
“To this end, the use of railway lines to transport fuel products could significantly reduce cases of tanker crashes and deaths of people from such incidents,” he mentioned.
The conventional ruler congratulated the FRSC corps marshal on his appointment, describing it as effectively deserved.
He emphasised on the varied steps he had taken to date to deal with the challenges going through highway travels within the nation since his assumption of workplace.
The Sultan tasked personnel of the corps to stay loyal and dedicated to their duties.
He mentioned that will allow the nation to realize the calls for of assembly the goal of crash discount as set by the United Nations via the Decade of Action declarations.
He reaffirmed his membership of the Special Marshals and enjoined members to stay devoted to the objectives of reaching success within the highway security marketing campaign via their collective vigilance and sacrifices.
Earlier, the corps marshal disclosed that he was in Sokoto as a part of his familiarisation tour to the state and located it most crucial to pay homage to the palace to hunt the fatherly help and blessings of the royal father.
Mohammed mentioned that his willpower to make the roads safer was in realignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He recalled the strategic significance of Sokoto as one of many main producers of agricultural merchandise and burdened the necessity for roads within the state to stay secure for all customers.
The FRSC boss praised the Sultan for his goodwill and help for the corps through the years, interesting to him to maintain the solidarity.
He additional burdened the significance of making public consciousness on highway security issues and the imperatives of good-spirited people becoming a member of the marketing campaign to make it acquire traction.
He thanked the great individuals of Sokoto for the cordial relationship they preserve with FRSC within the state.
“We appreciate the goodwill and we will continue to consider the state of infrastructural development of the corps to enhance the safety of road travellers in the state,” Mohammed mentioned. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Funmilayo Adeyemi and Yakubu Uba