By Abdullahi Yunusa
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Funmibi Olawoye, has expressed worries over the indiscriminate pasting of posters on road signs by some residents, saying, “it is illegal.”
According to him, investigations by officials of the commission have revealed that Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), religious bodies and political parties are the chief perpetrators of the act.
Mr Olawoye, who said the development, has resulted in several avoidable road accidents, called on residents to desist from the act, adding that anyone caught would be prosecuted.
The sector commander, who described the act as disturbing and unacceptable, also called on event organisers to use the mass media and other acceptable means of publicising their activities instead of destroying road signs with posters.
Commenting further, the FRSC boss who reiterated the readiness of his sector to reduce the spate of accidents in the FCT to the barest minimum, stressed the need for residents to give their support to the commission.
He said his men have been stationed at strategic areas where event organisers paste their posters mostly to ensure that the existing road signs were not completely defaced.
On efforts made towards reducing the recurring spate of accidents on the Abuja-Keffi express way, Mr Olawoye said plans had been concluded on how to sensitise motorists who ply the road on the need to reduce their speed limit.
He blamed the development on the sloppy nature of the road, noting that failure on the part of drivers to comply with speed limit each time they approach the area accounts for why accidents on the road are always fatal.
He, however, cautioned commuters to desist from mounting pressure on drivers whenever they are on transit, adding that such act is capable of distracting them.
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