In its effort to reduce the rampant cases of auto crashes in the state, the Oyo State Government on Tuesday, inaugurated Road Safety Advisory Council (SoRSAC).
E3NAIJA.COM reports that the Chief of Staff to Gov. Seyi Makinde, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, chairs the 10 – man council.
Other members include Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akintola Ojo; Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Mr Abiodun Oni and
Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof Musibau Babatunde.
Representative of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr Victor Ogunranti and the State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Chukwurah Uche, were also members of the SoRSAC.
Inaugurating the council, at the Executive Chamber of his office, at the State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, Gov. Makinde said the task before it was to work on how to stem the incessant cases of crashes across the state in the bud.
According to the governor, this is the better time to inaugurate the council due to the high rate of crashes been recorded in the state.
“Because our roads are getting better so also the rate at which people are crashing their vehicles is also getting higher.
“In fact, the reason we are constructing world-class roads and infrastructure is because we want people to enjoy driving on those roads.
“Apart from the roads targeting our economy and connecting our zones, we want people to experience real pleasure driving on these roads.
“But what you see is that people start speeding anyhow on the roads.
“Now, we have to put speed bumps, which again will make driving not pleasurable, so, we have real challenges to deal with.
“Apart from educating drivers, the council have to let them and passengers know that if somebody is already drunk there is no need for them to risk their lives,” he said.
Makinde, who called for the replication of the council at the local level, promised that his administration would give necessary support to the committee.
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