FRSC calls for ban of alcohol at motor parks

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Written by Doyin Adebusuyi, Ado-Ekiti Wednesday, 07 December 2011 05:00
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Sector Commander of Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), Ekiti State command, Mr. Francis Udoma has asked local government authorities in the state to outlaw the sale of liquor and other intoxicants in motor parks in the state, and encourage the sale of good food, soft drinks and water instead.

Udoma also advised motorists to always ensure that passengers’ manifests are filled with the name of their next of kin.

Udoma, who spoke yesterday at a sensitization programme tagged, “Safer roads, fuller lives”, at the Akure Motor Park, Ado-Ekiti, lamented that some drivers embark on trips drunk, thereby endangering the lives of their passengers.

While promising that the commission would ensure an accident-free yuletide, the FRSC boss said the target of the commission is to actualize the UN decade of action from 2011-2020 by making Nigeria one of the 20 safest countries in road transportation.

“In December as in other months, drivers should ensure that they drive carefully, and not overload their vehicles. Those who know how to drive are those who drive carefully and get to their destinations safe.

Speaking at the occasion, chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Kolade Ayodele Emanuel said government has given concession to transporters by reducing the cost of obtaining a drivers’ license from N15, 000 to N10, 000.

He said the reduction was based on complaints by drivers that N15, 000 was too much


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