By Abiodun Okuboyejo
Nigeria – Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, has assured the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Ogun State Command of continued synergy towards achieving a seamless driving culture, especially at the grassroots level.
Hon. Hamzat, who gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the Federal Road Safety Commission State Sector Corps Commander, Anthony Uga to his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, describing the Commission as a lifesaving entity, noted that training and retaining of drivers, especially at the grassroots, should be intensified at the local government level, just as workshops for all the chairmen in the local government areas of the state was germane.
Speaking, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Rotimiolu Akinlesi, said the visit was apt, as it would further solidify the relationship between the two agencies, to ensure the safety of lives and property.
In his remarks, Sector Commander Uga explained that the FRSC’s mantra was to stem the spate of crashes within the state, revealing that about 760 local government offices had been established across the state, towards entrenching the Commission into the grassroots.
He informed that efforts were in top gear to address over-speeding with capacity building of drivers, not only at the grassroots but across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government in the state, to ensure citizens imbibe a safe driving culture.
Also present at the meeting were Directors in the Ministry, and Ogun State Chief Route Commander, Local Government, Favour Akinsipe, among others.
