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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, is to flag-off a special National Campaign on tyres which will involve free safety checks on tyres, as well as consultation on safe use of tyres.
The campaign is coming as a Stakeholders’ forum on tyres being organised by the Corps comes up at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on Monday, May 9, 2016.
The initiatives are part of the response of FRSC, as the lead Agency on Road Safety management in the country, to recent road traffic crashes resulting from tyre blow-outs.
FRSC Head of Media Relations and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Wednesday that the summit is aimed at re-educating Nigerians on the general knowledge of tyres, types of tyres, how to care for tyres, and useful tips in case of a blow out or tyre burst.
According to him, issues such as standards, important tyre markings for the different types of tyres, sizes, lifespan from date of manufacture to expiry date, tyre pressure, storage, and other essential safety issues will be addressed such that Nigerians will understand that tyre is a very important component of a vehicle.
The summit will have the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr Babachir David Lawal, as Special Guest of Honour, while the Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Paul Angya, will present the lead paper.
Other special guests expected at the occasion are the Minister of the FCT Administration, Muhammad Musa Bello; Minister of Trade, Investment and Industry, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah; and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola.
The statement also listed notable contributors expected at the forum to include Engr. Aminu Jalal, Director General,Nigerian Automobile Design and Development Council (NADDC); Senator Tijajani Kaura (Chairman, Committee Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs); Senator Shehu Sani (Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts); and Hon. Engr. Yunusa Abubakar (Chairman, Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps).
Others are; Engr. G.A Lawal (Consultant, Tyre/Transport Fleet Operation Support), Nigerian Custom Service, President Nigerian Labour Congress, Engr. Toluhi Ayobami Olusegun (Deputy Director/Head, Monitoring and Strategy, FERMA), President NARTO, President RTEAN, President NURTW, and the National Chairman of NUPENG-PTD.
