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By Okechukwu Onuegbu
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Monday, said it was committed towards increasing public awareness campaigns with a view to forestall auto crashes and safeguard lives and properties during the Christmas and New Year eve.
The Sector Commander, FRSC, Anambra State command, Joyce Nnennaya Alexanderr disclosed this while interacting with the executives and stakeholders of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, who paid a courtesy call to her office in Awka.
According to her, the 2024 road safety ember month campaign would go beyond motor-parks because of their resolve to reach out to other stakeholders, including schools, offices, associations and industries through town-hall meetings and media.
"My coming to Anambra State is to make Anambra road users and residents feel the impact and importance of establishment of FRSC. We will work with all the stakeholders to achieve this. We value engagement of all the stakeholders through town hall meetings, media campaign and other strategies. In this ember months, we will go beyond motor-parks campaign.
" The command is also planning to resuscitate road safety clubs in schools, train media practitioners, rejig and induct more people into the special Marshall unit for improved road safety campaigns. We also believe in enforcement of road safety laws. We will enforce them whenever the needs arises. We will also take advisory or precautionary actions when needed. I count on your supports to surpass what my predecessors achieved in road safety in Anambra State," she added.
The Chairman of NUJ, Anambra State Council, Dr Odogwu Emeka Odogwu had during the courtesy call praised the road safety boss for all she had achieved in road safety education, assuring her that the council was ready and willing to partner with the command for safety of our roads within and after the Yuletide.
Also speaking, the NAU Matriarch and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Paul's University Awka, Professor Chinyere Stella Okunna, urged the Sector commander never to underate the power of the media, because according to her, utilising them would contribute immensely towards her success story, while protecting lives and property on the road.