The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Gombe State Command, on Friday, inaugurated the 2021 Ember months campaign across the state.
The theme of this year’s campaign is “Maintain Safe Speed, Avoid Night Travels and Enjoy Quality Road Experience.”
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya, who inaugurated the campaign at the New Mile Three Motor Park, Gombe, said there was a need for motorists to be calm during the period.
Yahaya, represented by his deputy, Manassah Jatau, said that the months were viewed as ‘rush hours’ of the year when crashes occurred with serious injuries and high fatalities.
According to him, the state government is investing in the construction and repair of roads to ensure the safety of citizens while plying the roads.
“Safety is everybody’s business and the state government is a critical stakeholder as such, we will continue to partner with FRSC and other stakeholders in ensuring safety on the road.’’
The governor advised road users and the residents to support the FRSC and other stakeholders by abiding by traffic rules and regulations to ensure the safety of road users.
In his remarks, the Sector Commander, Mr. Ishaku Ibrahim, said the essence of the campaign was to create awareness on safe road use to the road users.
Ibrahim added that awareness would be created on the critical offenses embedded in violations of road traffic rules, general tips on rescue and first aid procedures.
He attributed the causes of crashes in the state to overspeeding, tire burst, use of phone while driving and poor visibility at night, or failure of a lighting system.
While urging motorists to avoid night traveling, Ibrahim said that it would scale up 24-hour surveillance with rescue operations.
The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar III, urged motorists to support efforts of the FRSC towards ensuring the safety of drivers and passengers.
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The emir, represented by the District Head of Herwagana, Alhaji Inuwa Lamido, said that strict compliance to the traffic rules would help reduce crashes on the road.
Also, Mr. Moses Nnadi, Coordinator, Gombe State Special Marshal, advised drivers against drinking while driving, adding that such acts led to road accidents.
Nnadi said “when you drink, you no longer see things the way you ought to see them; your sense organs have been affected, this makes it difficult for drivers to make the right decisions while on road.’’
NAN also reports that during the exercise alcohol test were conducted on some drivers in different motors parks in the Gombe
