Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has commended the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the ongoing Driving School Standardization Programme (DSSP).
The governor who was represented by the Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Dr Akin Fagbemi at the 2021 National Workshop for Proprietors and Trainings for Instructors of Driving Schools organized by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),said the programme was aimed at improving driving school operations in Nigeria.
He also said it meant to develop uniform standards, safety consciousness, professionalism and proficiency in driver education.
The Governor explained that the state government would consolidate on the existing partnership with the Corps to ensure continuous and adequate training of drivers across the state, charging all the drivers to be more careful and vigilante during this last quarter of the year.
He said, “the great successes recorded in monitoring and regulating the driving school industry through driver training education which is evident in the reduction of road traffic crashes over the years as a result of improved driver education in recent times. It is also very important to note here, that training of learner and professional drivers must be carried out in accordance with standards enshrined in the driving schools training manual, with all the required training facilities in place, most importantly trainees must undergo all the sessions required for the type of vehicles they intend to learn how to drive and at the end must pass the Compulsory Computer Base Test (CBT) before the National Drivers Licence is issued to them”.
“Through these efforts put in place by the FRSC, Nigeria has been recognized globally by several organizations including the United Nations and other international road safety organizations. Our National Drivers Licence is now recognized and accepted by counties across the globe. These are very encouraging achievements that would be intensely worked upon to reduce the accident index of Oyo State particularly at this ember months where there are more vehicular movements usually associated with some haste, rush and unacceptable attitude of untrained drivers”, the governor added.
Makinde, while enjoining all participants to contribute greatly during the technical sessions with a view to adding positively to the progress of the driving school industry, encouraged drivers across the state to be more careful during this last quarter of the year as the vigilance of everyone means safety for all while negligence of anyone portends danger to all.
The stakeholders at the workshop includes the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Director DSS Oyo State Command, Representative of the FRSC Corp Marshal, Representatives of the Comptroller General of Customs, NSCDC among several others.
