The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students Southwest Zone, has charged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command towards ensuring safety of students as academic activities resume in the tertiary institutions.
The students body highlighted the plight of the students on the roads and advised the agency to generate actions that will ensure their safety as they travel back to the various campuses.
This was disclosed when the Deputy Coordinator, Comrade Oladimeji Uthman, led a delegation of Southwest Students Leaders to have a tête-à-tête with the FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, Corps Commander Ahmed Umar.
“With improved road safety regulation and enforcement, we can avoid loss of life that brings heavy toll on families and society as a whole. That is why we are here to engage and to foster relationship between the association and the organization. We want to ensure that our students are safe while plying the roads and our hope is to also facilitate a new partnership to collaborate on road traffic precautionary,” he said.
In his response, the Sector Commander commended NANS leadership on the engagement, and also seek continuous NANS’ support in order to achieve a common goal.
“I really appreciate NANS leadership, thanks for the support, suggestions and advice. I’m glad for the activeness you have instilled in yourselves. I want to ensure you that we would give our best to ensure that our students return to their various campuses safely. I will, however, implore students to only board bus from a government approved park in order to avoid rape and being kidnapped. We will also make sure we continue to educate motorists on the number of passengers to take in order to prevent COVID-19 and students should please make use of face masks. These are in line with our theme this year, which is Drive Safe, Stay Safe,” Ahmed Umar said.
Ahmed Umar advise that students should desist from joining cultism as it has ruined future.
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