As part of the ongoing consultations by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, towards ensuring safer road environment for haulage operations in the country, the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), Hajia Asabe Ahmed.
The two leaders, resolved after an elaborate discussion on how to avert petroleum tanker crashes in the country to put more strict measures that could guarantee that safety standards put in place are not compromised by tanker operators while transporting petroleum products across the country.
According to Corps Marshal Oyeyemi who addressed members of the the Management of the organisation during the visit, FRSC was concerned with the rate of human and material loses suffered in the various crashes recorded in Onitsha, Anambra state, Idimu and Iyana Ipaja in Lagos as well as Osogbo in Osun state, stressing that the Corps has since been consulting with relevant stakeholders on how to avert reoccurrence.
He pointed out that it was in continuation of such efforts that the National Summit on Haulage operations where stakeholders drew up a plan of action that is being implemented was organised.
“Early this year, we started consultation with the relevant stakeholders in road transport business because we wanted ensure a crash-free year.
“That consultation was ongoing when the first tanker crash was recorded in Onitsha with tremendous loss of lives and property. Unfortunately, as we were stepping up the campaign on how to deal with the challenge, two more crashes were recorded in Lagos with equally devastating effects, which led us to organise a National Summit on safety of haulage operations in the country.
“At the end of the Summit, participants drew up a plan of action which is being implemented in consultation with other relevant stakeholders. We are here today …Read More
Source:: New Mail
