Obiano set to establish articulated vehicles park, as FRSC trains 500 Tanker drivers in Anambra

www.odogwublog.com reports that the Anambra state Government and the Federal Road Safety Corps
(FRSC) have trained about 500 tanker drivers in Anambra state. The over 500 articulated vehicle drivers also received free blood pressure, sugar and eye test from the FRSC.
This is coming as the Anambra government has revealed that it would establish an articulated vehicle parks to check indiscriminate parking of trucks, Lorries and trailers along roads in the state.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Transport, Mr Vincent Obimma stated this during a sensitization workshop on road safety rules and regulation for Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) under NUPENG and trailer drivers of Intafact Beverages Ltd in Onitsha, Anambra on Monday.

,``It would also be a place for articulate vehicle drivers to have a rest after driving for many hours to get to the state,’’ the said.

He noted that it had been discovered that lack of rest and stress was one of the leading cause of accidents involving articulated vehicles drivers.


``The government has taken note of this demand from the drivers and I would assure you that it will not be long, a park would be for that purpose,’’ he said.


Obimma said that the government would deal with the issue of touting especially in Onitsha; adding that government was fine-tuning ideas on the best and permanent way to deal with touts.


He, however, commended articulated drivers unions for organising the workshop as well as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for facilitating the lectures on road safety rules and regulations as well as drivers’ health.


In a speech, Anambra Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Sunday Ajayi, appealed to the unions to assist the FRSC check and remove all rackety articulated vehicles still used by their members.


``Please, anybody driving your articulated vehicle must have valid driving license and the person must be sane; we do not want deaths on Anambra roads any longer.


``Check your members on overloading as well as those who take hard drugs and other stimulants,’’ Ajayi appealed.


He noted that workshop would be regular one in order to increase the interface between articulated vehicle drivers, the FRSC and the government.


In a welcome address, the Chairman of PTD (NUPENG) in Onitsha, Comrade Godwin Anyim, thanked the government and FRSC for partnering with articulated drivers’ unions to keep the road safe for all.