The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) yesterday said it had concluded arrangements to ensure safety of the nation’s highways during the Ember Months.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO), FRSC, Mr Bisi Kazeem, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
“Ember Months are here again and we want to disabuse peoples’ mind that the months are months of mystery and myths.
“The months are neither dangerous months nor about sucking of human blood as it is believed in some quarters, but rather, in most of the periods, we witness more upsurge in vehicular traffic.’’ he said.
Kazeem explained that the prevalent upsurge during yuletide compared to other months both in vehicular and human traffic was due to overzealousness of people in order to maximise profits.
“You will find that commercial drivers will want to carry more passengers in order to maximise profit and by so doing, they drive dangerously without consideration for other road users.
“So, having observed this development nationwide, what we did first was to embark on sporadic enlightenment and public education to curb this ugly development by all our formations,’’ he said.
Kazeem said further that the commission had also started rallies and enlightenment campaigns at the motor parks, Mosques, Churches, Companies and other relevant areas to enlighten them on road safety during yuletide. Kazeem said all the efforts were geared toward making the nation’s roads safe for the users.
He explained that the commission had zero tolerance for accidents during yuletide periods, which was the reason why each command normally inaugurated campaign at its various areas without necessarily waiting for the headquarters.
