Minister of Transportation Calls For Stiffer Penalties On Traffic Offenders
Oru Leonard
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on agencies involved in road safety to exert stiffer penalties on traffic offenders as a deterrent to other road users.
The Hon. Minister made the call while receiving the Focal Person / Country Director, United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety and Traffic Injury Prevention, Dr. Sydney Ibeanusi who led a delegation of stakeholders on a courtesy visit to him in Abuja.
He urged for effective collaboration between the tiers of Government, Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and the Security Agencies adding that the parliament should enact stringent traffic laws, with the judiciary prosecuting offenders and the police enforcing the outcomes of such judgements promptly.
Speaking earlier, Dr. Ibeanusi, said the focus of the organisation is to coordinate and ensure that all the agencies involved in road safety collaborate to bring about safer road usage.
While commending the Federal Government for establishing the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dr. Ibeanusi said, the value the United Nations has on road safety led it to include it under Fundamental Human Right – ‘the right to live’.
Furthermore, he said that their modus operandi which is advocacy is geared towards awakening the consciousness of all to the need for safety on the roads and bringing to their knowledge the consequences of inaction in view of traffic offences.
He further informed that the weeklong event scheduled for 12th – 18th November, 2018 with the theme: ‘Road has Stories’ will feature: Road shows, talks, essay competition among others.
