Rush Sensitization- publisher Nigeria

Eniola Olayemi

As drivers prepare for the festive period and end of the year travel rush, Aid Lives Trust is collaborating with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos to organize a sensitization program.

According to the Co-ordinator, Aids Lives Trust, Elizabeth Egiaye, the program which is tagged ‘Why Rush Campaign’ is aimed at cautioning drivers on the dangers of over speeding which leads to an accident and permanent disabilities.

The campaign, Egiaye pointed out is also targeted at ‘curbing the menace of accidents on our roads during the festive period and in extension save lives which is our ultimate goal’.

This sensitization will take place at the Ajah NURTW Park in Lagos on Wednesday 12th December at 12 noon.

It will be attended by over ten private inter-State company drivers, members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and representatives from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Red Cross Society, LASEMA Response Unit, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Traffic Police, among others.

Aids Lives Trust is a Non-Governmental Organization committed to providing life –saving and life-affirming resources to create a supportive life for the disabled, vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society.