Yuletide: Stakeholders’ Caution Motorists Against Drinking

As the festive season draws closer, motorists across the country have been advised to desist from Overspeed and alcohol consumption if they have to drive to avoid road crashes.

Speaking at the Best Stars ending-of-the-year party in Abuja, to sensitize drivers and their members against the dangers of drinking and driving, the stakeholders said there was a need to reduce traffic deaths and injuries, and also improve road safety in the country.

World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that around 35,641 lives were lost due to weak road safety laws on risk factors such as speed, drink-driving, seat belts, and child restraints.

Chief Executive Officer of luminous Laboratory Nigeria Limited, the chairman planning committee, Ejike Nwosu,urged motorists to desist from drinking adding that “if you drink, don’t drive, do not over speed most importantly everything you are doing during this ember month should be moderate.

While speaking on the significance of the event, he said we are using every towards ending of the to sensitize our members on the importance of the festive season and how they can manage their lives throughout the season and after.

Deputy Road Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps Abuja Command, Mr. Christopher called on drivers to apply caution while driving saying “that you can you drive when you are fit to and if you found out that you are not strong, you can pass the key to another person who is fit to drive to avoid road crash.”

Christopher also said FRSC has operation zero to checkmate reckless driving and also stop and search, and test drivers on the levels of alcoholic contents and other induced substances such as Indian hemp.

Similarly,Chairman Best Star FC, Mr. Lawrence Adigwe call on Nigerians to be very cautious of its insecurity as we approach the festive season.

According to him, “Our road is going to be busier because people are traveling from one State to another and the drivers who are going doing this work should try as much as they can to abstain from alcoholic drinks and speeding.

“Alcohol should be reduced to the lowest minimum. Do not drink and drive, don’t drink and drive and obey traffic rules in every state you are because all the 36 states including FCt have their own traffic rules and regulations and as a professional driver, you should be cautious of that”, he said