The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has reiterated its commitment towards strengthening its synergy with the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ.
The Corps has also applauded the Ondo state government for its developmental strides on road infrastructure.
The Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, Ezekiel SonAllah made this known on Monday , June 5,2023 while playing host to the leadership of NUJ, Ondo State Council who were on a courtesy visit to his office.
Sonallah who expressed the importance of the fourth estate of the realm, also applauded journalists in Ondo state whom he said had been having a good working relationship with the Corps in the state.
The FRSC boss said “our public enlightenment programme too is yielding positive results and we will continue to partner with the media because there is no how people will get to us without listening to your own side of the story.
“Let me specifically commend journalists in the state for giving us the maximum cooperation as regards their reportage.
“So we need you to help us enlighten the people and we will strengthen the relationship with NUJ in order to save lives on the highway.
“Also, we always do talk to our men on the need to always be very serious while on the roads because not all the people they meet on the roads are criminals, everybody should be treated with respect.
While praising Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on road infrastructure, Sonallah described it as the major way of cubing road crashes as he impored other states across the nation to emulate Akeredolu on this gesture.
“Since road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death by injury and the tenth-leading cause of all deaths globally, we need to shift our mindset to upgrading our infrastructure quickly,” he stated.
Earlier, the Ondo State NUJ Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite, assured that the union will continue to support FRSC to ensure safer roads in the state.
Adegbite described services rendered by the FRSC as humanitarian, saying that the union will continue to promote values that will ensure safety on the roads.
He however, expressed the union’s readiness to work with the FRSC in its sensitization programmes for motorists to know the rules guiding usage of roads in order to save lives.
