Lagos moves against road crashes, trains 430,012 drivers
01 September 2021 |
2:08 am
To curtail road crashes, the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI), an agency established in 2009 and domiciled under the ministry of transportation said it is training commercial drivers in the state.
To curtail road crashes, the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI), an agency established in 2009 and domiciled under the ministry of transportation said it is training commercial drivers in the state. Towards this end, the institute has trained over 430,000 drivers from 2012 till July 2021.
According to the figure obtained by The Guardian yesterday, 31,618 drivers were trained from January to July this year. The figures covered 404,050 drivers, who came through mandatory window, 23,705 drivers from rehabilitation and 2,257 drivers, who came as structured programme to upgrade their driving knowledge.
General Manager of LASDRI, Mrs. Tiamiyu Afusat, told The Guardian that the essence of the training was to reduce road crashes because of the huge loss of life and property witnessed during such incidents. She said through the training, there was a kind of positive impact daily as the number of crashes on Lagos roads had reduced.
Mrs. Afusat said the institute was spreading and making its facilities and services close to the doorsteps of the end users by establishing centres in five administrative divisions of Lagos and four annexes to cater for the Lagos huge population.
She gave the areas as Okeafo area of Badagry, Odogunya, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Ojo-oba, Epe, annexes at Ojodu-Berger, Olowu-Sura licencing office, Ikotun-Igando LCDA, Agric Ikorodu and Ajah.
According to her, the majority of drivers being trained lacked basic driving knowledge about traffic signs and the agency has the statutory responsibility of training drivers, driver education and driver certification yearly towards crash reduction in Lagos roads.
She said: “The institute has, in the past years, taken drivers into different areas where they can be better drivers and the majority of our drivers do not have any knowledge in driving.”
On the complaint of double taxation after obtaining national driver’s licence, she said though those being trained by the institute are licenced drivers, “The majority of the drivers do not have the skills to drive.
“The law that established LADRIS,” she said, “says the training is restricted to those that earn their living by driving, both professional and commercial vehicle drivers.
“In as much as you are using vehicles to carry goods and passengers and your means of sustenance depends on it, the law says you should be trained. The law ensures that we have skilled drivers on Lagos roads. The training institute is not about the card because it is only evidence that the recipient has complied with what the law says in that year.
“You need the driver’s licence before coming for training in the institute. It is not about issuing a driver’s licence. You will not be enrolled in the training without the driver’s licence. We are not issuing licences. We train drivers and the evidence of such training is issuance of the cards.”
She explained that drivers who came in compliance with the law are trained under the mandatory window, while those arrested for contravening traffic offences that attract LASTMA or VIO fines are sent for rehabilitation training for two days, but the structured training programme are done by request for advanced drivers’ training.
Related
35 mins ago
More South-West leaders have disowned the Yoruba Nation agitators that forcefully invaded the Oyo State Secretariat on Saturday, as the Oyo State's Police Command, yesterday, paraded no fewer than 21 of the suspects at its Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
36 mins ago
Following the recent attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged federal appointees of Northern extraction to either support the President or relinquish their positions.
36 mins ago
Vice President and Chairperson, Trade Promotion Board of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Abimbola Olashore, has said this year’s edition of Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), would unlock new trade and better business opportunities for local businesses in the country.
37 mins ago
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed that the Federal Government now pays more for fuel subsidy.
37 mins ago
Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, has given soldiers 48 hours to withdraw from Bokkos Local Council, Plateau State, as their presence cannot guarantee safety any longer.
38 mins ago
Federal Government has expressed its readiness to ensure that Nigeria has a voice in the development and regulations of Artificial Intelligence on the global stage.
39 mins ago
All Progressives Congress (APC), Kaduna State chapter, has suspended Lawal Buba, an associate of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai for disrespecting Governor Uba Sani.
41 mins ago
Two years after the commencement of a coroner inquest into the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, the coroner magistrate has attributed his death to his parents and doctor's negligence.
42 mins ago
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans for the conduct of the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to hold between Friday, April 19 and April 29 in over 700 CBT centres nationwide.
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.