Following
the successful mega rally in Abuja, Nigerian Breweries and the Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC), held another mega rally on road safety on Wednesday,
November 8, 2017 at the Ojota New Garage in Lagos.
The Lagos
rally, the second of the three rallies scheduled for the year, is part of
activities for the 10th edition of the Don’t Drink and Drive
Campaign, a road safety awareness campaign organized by Nigerian Breweries and
the FRSC.
Speaking at
the event, the MD/CEO, Nigerian Breweries, Mr. Johan Doyer, said the campaign
is to discourage drink driving and improve safety on our roads. “We commenced
this year’s campaign with a mega rally in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Like previous years, this year’s campaign will focus on the improvement of road
safety awareness for all commercial drivers and draw attention to alcohol
related accidents”, he stated.
Mr. Doyer,
who was represented at the occasion by the Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian
Breweries Plc, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, said that over 16,000 drivers and other road
users in 40 cities and towns across the country have directly been engaged
since the inception of the campaign 10 years ago.
In his
remarks at the occasion, the Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi,
represented by the Corps Education Officer, Corp Commander Bisi Kazeem, said
this year’s ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign comes at a time when the FRSC is
embarking on pre-patrol activities for the ember months’ special patrol.
“The FRSC
is working assiduously to ensure that there is a significant shift in the
attitude of motorists this year, especially during the yuletide where people
have come to believe that drinking on a daily basis as a way of celebrating is
permissible. This campaign is a timely reminder that drinking and driving does
not only pose a threat to the life of the drunk driver, but also to the lives
and property of all road users”, he declared.
Honourable
Omotosho Omotayo, who represented the Chairman, Road Transport Employers
Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Alhaji Musa Isiwele, said the association has
set up committees to enforce the prevention of sale of alcohol in motor parks
across the country. This development according to him, “will contribute towards
the success of the laudable partnership between Nigerian Breweries and the
FRSC.”
While
flagging off the campaign, the acting Commissioner for Transport, Lagos State,
Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, represented by Engineer Akinola Johnson,
said the ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign is a welcome development, especially
at a time when the Lagos State Government is bent on improving the standard of
transportation through its Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) and minimizing
accidents by curtailing the sale of alcohol in motor parks.
The rally
was attended by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Road
Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Tanker Drivers, Luxury Bus Drivers,
Tricycle and motorcycle riders, representatives of non-governmental organisations
in the transport sector, military and para-military organisations in the
country and the public.
In the last
ten years, Nigerian Breweries has partnered with the FRSC to organize the
‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign. The 2017 edition of the campaign will move
next to Enugu for its third and final rally.
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