NOA LEADERSHIP, TASKS THE PEOPLE ON PROMOTING GOOD ROAD
USE ETHICS.
The leadership of
the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in the State, has expressed its
preparedness to cooperate with the Federal Road Safety Commission, Anambra
State Command on promoting Good Road use Ethics in the state.
This was made known
by the State Director of the National Orientation Agency in Awka, Barrister
Charles Nwoji, when he led the management team of the Agency on an advocacy
visit to the FRSC Sector Commander in the State, Mr. Sunday Ajayi.
The NOA Director,
who noted that the essence of the visit was to formalize the discussions he had
earlier with the sector commander, maintained that NOA has a lot to do with the
Road Safety Commission in area of public enlightenment campaign towards making
the general public to key into the propagation of Good Road use Ethics in the
State.
While thanking the
leadership of the FRSC command in the state for the warm reception accorded
them, the NOA Director, equally spoke on the old age relationship between the
two sister agencies, assuring that the Agency is ever willing to work with the
Road Safety Corps, adding that there is need for the Federal Agencies in the
State to work together as peers since they champion the same goals in the
society.
Welcoming the new
NOA Director in his office, the FRSC Sector Commander in the State, Mr. Sunday
Ajayi, called on the leadership of the National Orientation Agency and that of
the Command to develop a favourable synergy in surmounting common challenges.
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Mr. Ajayi, who said
that the FRSC is the leading Agency in Road Safety maintenance in the country,
affirmed that NOA and the Command in the State have been working together
through the help of the Anambra State Government.
He stated that the
work of the Commission needed a team spirit in order to achieve better result
in the State, pointing out that the FRSC has developed a driver’s license data
base which he pleaded that NOA should join forces with them in propagating it
in the State as well as its campaigns on speed limit device, fastening of seat
belt and usage of phone while driving, among others.
He said that the
issue of the driver’s license data base is compulsory for all while that of the
use of phone while driving is giving them a serious concern in the society.
For him, the Deputy
Director Programme, Sir. Joseph Uchendu, commended the Sector Commander for
upholding the old relationship between NOA and the Road Safety Corps in the
State and advocated for deepening the relationship, pleading with the Sector
Commander to look into the incessant erection of bumps on roads across the
State.
In a vote of thanks,
the Sector Command’s Administration Officer, Mr. Chukwuka Eya, warned the
people to stop giving money for another person to process driving license for
them, but go to the approved centres to process their license and thanked the
NOA leadership for deeming the visit necessary.
RPT: Obiorah Anthony
PRO NOA
NOA Boss in Anambra Barrister Charles Nwoji on advocacy visit to FRSC Anambra sector command
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