FRSC TASKS TRANSPORTERS ON RETRAINING OF DRIVERS

FRSC TASKS TRANSPORTERS ON RETRAINING OF DRIVERS

The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has urged transport companies to henceforth take issues of retraining their drivers as a matter of priority.

The Corps said accidents involving commercial vehicles had spiral effects and as such needed to be checked.

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Mr. Uga Anthony Okoronkwo, the Enugu Sector Admin, and Human Resources spoke at the headquarters of the Peace Mass Transit during the flag-off of a retraining programme of the company’s drivers.

He said other transporters should emulate the Peace Mass Transit and take issues of safety with utmost seriousness.

He commended the management of the Peace Mass Transit for always taking the lead in retraining their drivers.

In his statement, he said that this is not the first time they are embarking on this retraining scheme, which he said, has been a continuous exercise, which should be emulated by other transport companies; adding that the training is critical because it has to do with life.

“You have to be very careful because what you are doing is not good enough so you have to improve. You should pay attention to every bit of the training you will be given by our men. After the training, there will be a test to see how competent you are,” he said.

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Also speaking at the event, Mr. Maduka Onyishi, the Chairman and Managing Director of Peace Group of companies, represented by the Vice Chairman, Mrs. Emilia Onyishi, said that there was a need for the company to minimize the rate of road accidents involving transport companies as it values the lives of passengers and drivers as well.

She said although the drivers were retrained on daily basis, there was a need to bring in road safety professionals to educate them for better performance.

“Why we came here this afternoon is for retraining our drivers. We do this on a daily basis but we have to invite professionals in the field to give our drivers the safety training they need for the safety of our passengers.

“We want to minimize accidents on the road. It is important for us to know those man-made causes of accidents so that we can reduce the rate of accidents on our roads.

“The FRSC is well qualified for this training. We are friends with the FRSC. I urge the drivers not to be here just to fulfill all righteousness but to abide by the lessons available here”, she said.

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