NURTW calls for involvement of FRSC Men into Special Marshalls


By Ibrahim G Ahmad

National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Zamfara State Council, has called on Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) to involved it's officers into special Marshalls to assist in curtailing the menace of overloading.

The NURTW State Secretary, Rabiu Adamu gave the advice during a stakeholders meeting held in Gusau on Tuesday.

Adamu said the involvement of Union's members into roads Marshalls and regularly on the roads with officers and men of the corps would change the attitude of drivers n traffic laws.

He said overloading were usually done outside the motorpacks, we are not disputing our members partaking in the offence but with active participation of the Union in patrol will to checkout the badeggs.

In his remarks at the meeting the Sector Commander FRSC said overloading remain the critical area of concern to road users nationwide.

He noted with concern how a Golf main for six person conveyed 23 passingers and in the event of accident killed 9 persons the said crash happened in Jigawa.

He urged stakeholders to joint command on special patrol to sensitized drivers and other road users on the danger of the menace.

Also called on state government to enact traffic laws that would decisively dealt with violators.

Also speaking  State Chairman of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Catlles Dealars of Nigeria (AUFCON), Aminu Garba said the chapter was ready to joint FRSC on anything capable of curtailing roads crash.

“We can not do with out transport so the of our roads is our concern, and both the overloading and mixed loading are done after leaving the loading points or motor packs, So joint patrol was the only remidy to tackle the menace anywhere”

The meeting was attended by the NURTW, National Association of Roads Transport Owners (NATO), Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Catlles Dealers of Nigeria, and Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Gas (NUPENG).

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