Amaechi campaign Against Drunk Driving

Israel Ibeleme

As part of efforts to ensure that the rate of road crashes are avoided  especially during the yelutide season, the Minister of Transportation , Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has campaigned against motorists drunk driving as this could endanger their lives.

The Minister who started this during an Enlightenment campaign by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC tagged ‘Don’t Drink and Drive in Abuja also participated in distributing flyers to motorists and educating them on the dangers inherent in drunk driving.

Amaechi, a member of the Board of the United Nations institute of Training and Research., UNITAR while  commending  the Corps for their efforts  also pointed out that such campaigns were  necessary as Nigeria had the highest rate  of road crashes in Africa.

He said,  “We just finished our annual board meeting and decided to participate in what we preach and partner with Road Safety to educate Nigerians on the dangers of drunk driving especially this Christmas period as people get drunk often.”