www.odogwublog.com reports that 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.
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.
A statement from Obiorah Anthony , the NOA PRO states
that Mr Ajayi noted 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.
NOA Leadership tasks Anambra citizens on promotion of good road ethics
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