He said “1,718 persons were involved in the 252 crashes, 179 died while 608 sustained various degrees of injuries,”
The sector commander attributed the accident to dangerous driving, wrongful overtaking, route violation and driving under the influence of alcohol among others.
He explained that in 2021, the command has stepped up public enlightenment and enforcement, as they discovered that without enforcement, road users would continue to flout traffic rules.
“We have sensitized the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Road Transport Employer’s Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and motor park managers in the state to stop the sale of alcohol in motor parks,”
“We have discovered that most of the accidents happened on the highways and we have increased our visibility on them in order to reduce crashes on the road,”
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Scores of farmers, forest guards and the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ondo State have staged a protest against the incessant abduction of their members allegedly by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
The protesters also said they were in support of the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to eject the herdsmen from all the forest reserves in the state.
They said they threw their weight behind the Akeredolu’s order as it was made in the interest of the security of lives and properties of the people of the state.
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Forest guards, farmers and commercial drivers in Akure have staged a protest on Thursday in support of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s order for Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves in seven days.
The protesting crowd blocked the streets and carried placards telling their governor not to rescind his directive.
Speaking at the protest, chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Comrade Jacob Adejo, said commercial drivers were no longer safe in the state.
It will be recalled that on Tuesday, there was a statement from the Federal Government saying that the governor is not expected to oust Fulani herders from Ondo forests or he will go against the constitution of the country.
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday met with all the five Emirs from Kano, Bichi, Rano, Karaye and the Gaya Emirates seeking ways to fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Ganduje, while assuring of his government’s commitment to fighting the second wave called for support from the traditional rulers and stakeholders.
He said, “Indeed COVID-19 is back and we have to also be back to fight it relentlessly. It is said that, if the going is tough only tough ones keep standing. We shall be tougher at all times, till when we put a halt to it.”
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