The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the involvement of school children in road safety campaigns had been fruitful.
Kayode Opeifa, Special Adviser on Transportation to the State Governor, made the remark while flagging off a 2010 Ember Month Safety Campaign.
The campaign, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, had the slogan Children Demand Safety on Our Roads.
It was flagged off at the Allen Avenue Junction, Ikeja.
Opeifa said children and the youth were veritable instruments for social change and that the government would continue to use them to effect some changes.
He expressed the hope that the campaign would enlighten Lagos residents more on road safety.
The special adviser said it was important for motorists and motorcyclists to respect the rights of pedestrians, especially children.
He said the campaign would be carried out in some other strategic locations in the state, including the Eko Hotel Roundabout, the National Stadium, Surulere, Mile 2 Junction and Mile 12, as well as on the Victoria Island.
A student of the Ikeja Senior High School, Miss Chimezie Jennifer, condemned the recklessness of some motorists and advised them to drive safely to preserve their lives and others’.
She blamed some road accidents on bad roads, but commended the efforts of the state government on road rehabilitation.
School children in Ikeja area staged a road show from the Government Secretariat, Alausa to Allen Avenue Junction, distributing handbills on road safety.
Some of the handbills read School Children Say No to Riding Okada, Our Safety on the road is in Our Hands and Obey All Traffic Rules.
Some other handbills read Avoid One Way, It Exposes Life to Danger, Obey Zebra Crossing’’ and ``Pedestrians Have Right on the Roads’’.
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