NURTW Cautions Motorists On Over-Speeding

The Chairman, National
Union of Road  Transport Workers (NURTW), Igwuruta chapter, Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of  Rivers State, Chief Loveday Anele, has cautioned motorists especially commercial drivers not to over-speed or rush to make more  money during the “Ember months”.
Anele gave the advice at the flag-off ceremony of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Isiokpo  unit Command “Ember Months” road Safety Campaign held at Igwuruta motor Park, Port Harcourt recently.
He said commercial  drivers should resist the temptation of being  in a hurry or rush  to make sufficient money for celebration with their families and loved ones during the period, saying that there is no duplicate in live and as directors  of the steering, they should obey all road traffic  rules and regulations to stay alive.
The Igwuruta NURTW boss also  enjoined the drivers to be contempted with what they would have for the day do the right thing and do not be controlled by the passengers as then lives are in  their hands, stressing,  “Do not drive dangerously and obey road traffic laws”.
Anele, a Justice of the Peace who called on drivers to co-operate with officers  of the FRSC, thanked the organisations for  the enlightenment and beat his chest that since he became  chairman, Igwuruta, unit of NURTW, no  driver  had died  through road crash and urged  them to maintain  that spirit.
In his admonition, the Bishop of Anglican Communion, Ikwerre Dioceses Bishop Blessing Enyindah advised motorist to obey road traffic rules and signs to avoid crash on the road, and that the rules were for the good of the people and not to punish them.
Enyindah, who stressed the need to always use seat belt while driving, thanked FRSC for the campaign  and enjoined them not to relent.
While fielding questions from  drivers, the Isiokpo unit Commander of FRSC, Ugochukwu Amaechi warns  against  buying   expired second hand “Tokumbo” tyres, to go  and get their new  drivers licenses direct from the approved centres and without proxy or patronizing  quacks, attend approved driving schools certified by FRSC, to update  their  skills, and called on the authorities to  provide more road signs for safe driving and to avoid carnage on the road.
The care-taker committee-CTC chairman, Ikwerre Local Government Council, Nwabueze Amadi was represented  by Oge Gabriel  while the sector Commader, Rivers FRSC  command, Sunday Oghenekaro was  represented by Rita Moye, a Deputy Corps Commander.

Collins Barasimeye