The Kaduna government says it is collaborating with the House of Assembly to make laws on rickety vehicles and traffic violations in the state.
On Monday, Governor Uba Sani said this at the formal flag-off of the 2023 Ember Months Campaign by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna sector command.
Mr Sani, represented by public works and infrastructure commissioner Hamza Ibrahim, said his government recently inaugurated the State Road Safety Advisory Council in line with the Nigerian Road Safety Strategy II to bring sanity to roads in Kaduna.
The governor said his administration established five computerised vehicle testing centres to ensure vehicles complied with all safety standards in Kaduna.
Mr Sani commended the previous government for doing “exceedingly well in infrastructural development in the state” through the Kaduna State Urban Renewal Project as a deliberate effort to improve the state’s road network.
He said the efforts conformed with global best practices and aligned with the second pillar of the UN Decade of Action Safe System approach of safer mobility.
The governor restated the state government’s commitment to enhancing the operations of FRSC in Kaduna. He urged the people of Kaduna to always adhere to all road safety standards and guidelines.
He also urged the people to take road safety as a personal responsibility and support FRSC in achieving the desired result of reducing road traffic crashes to the barest minimum.
Kabiru Nadabo, the FRSC sector commander, said ember months, which began in September to run through December every year, came with heavy vehicular movement across the country.
He said as a proactive government agency, FRSC, over the years, had come up with ideas and initiatives to scale up its preparedness for patrol and rescue activities.
Mr Nadabo said it also held robust public enlightenment and engagement with its stakeholders as part of measures to arrest ugly trends on the road.
