Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has flagged off the 2021 operation zero tolerance to road traffic crashes campaign in Kano
The event was carried out on Tuesday in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps at the ‘Yankaba central motor park,Kano.
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A statement by Hassan Fagge, the
Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor said Ganduje was represented at the occasion by his Deputy, Dr Nasiru Gawuna.
He said following the approval given by the National Council On Education on the introduction of road safety education in the curriculum of the primary and secondary schools in the country,the State Government is committed towards introducing the road safety education in its schools.
He said that the state is planning to construct weigh bridges in order to prevent over loading by vehicles..adding that the weigh bridges when fully operational will ensure that all vehicles entering the state are weighed so as to find out those that have over loaded.
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The Governor further revealed that his administration is working towards establishing more drivers license centers in the state, so as to ensure that only qualified and licensed persons drive vehicles in an effort to prevent occurrence of crashes on the road.
He urged all road users to ensure they operate within the acceptable speed limit and avoid night travels because of security challenges and poor visibility.
He assured that his administration would ensure sustainable collaboration with the FRSC in its programmes to ensure safety and security of lives and properties of road users in the state.
The Corps Marshal of the FRSC Dr.Boboye Oyeyemi said the operation zero tolerance to road traffic crash campaign which was successfully carried out early in the year at Asaba and Ilorin and now in Kano targets the mass sensitization of road users and collective agenda setting for improved road traffic and crash management during the End of year and New year season.
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He noted that the responsibility of each society is to identify the root causes of road traffic crashes in each environment and work towards eliminating them.
He said the Corps is carrying out “Operation show of readiness and simulation exercises” at 16 locations across 8 states in the country, with the intention of parading the roads to show their readiness for improved traffic management in partnership with other security agencies.
