A Broadcast Journalist, Adetola Kayode has launched third series of a sensitization campaign programme coded name, ‘The Driving and the Nigerian in You’, to stem the tide of road accidents most especially avoidable ones caused by negligence on the part of motorists.
Penpushing reports that the campaign with the theme,’ “Driving and the Nigerian in you, Rights, Roles and Responsibilities’ was held at Graceville Chapel, Allen roundabout, Ikeja in Lagos, which also focus on need to stick to traffic rules and regulations at all times
Thie campaigner initiator and Safe Driving Advocate, while speaking at the sensitisation programme stressed the need for road users to obey traffic signs and regulations, using seatbelts at the front and backseat, as well as having road users respect one another including pedestrians.
‘I want to see our society better. Let us respect one another on the road rather than causing chaotic situations on our roads. When you think of your own safety and other people’s safety, you will not rush out of the house because you are late for an assignment. Don’t rush and cause more chaos because it is ember month,” she advised.
Penpushing further reports that some participants which include Kayode Oduoye, Ogechukwu Nwajagu, and Abayomi Kuyoro commended the programme, saying it was an eye opener, as many people take these safety rules like a pinch of salt.
‘The sensitisation programme is fantastic because it is a way of taking the message directly to the people. And the Church is one of the avenues where family and lives can be better touched. So, for her doing this is a big awareness and a way of mobilising people to the consciousness of living well and living safely as well’, Oduoye said
“As in individuals we should always obey the traffic rules. It is not only the government that has the responsibility of protecting us, we have the responsibility of protecting ourselves and our families’, Nwajagu stated
‘The sensitisation programme was very enlightening and useful considering the times we are in in the country. There are lots of important tips that I am taking away from the programme. We have to make sure that we are safety conscious every day, every month and every time. We should abide by everything we heard at the event and I believe our road will be safer’, Kuyoro said
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