Katsina sensitizes VIOs on accident prevention

Katsina state government has organized a workshop for Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO’s) on Road Traffic Management and Prevention, as part of efforts to reduce road accidents in the state.

The commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Mr. Tasiu Dandagoro, disclosed this yesterday in Katsina during the opening of the 2-day workshop for VOI’s in the state.

He said that workshop would assist the VIO’s toward better understanding of Road Traffic Management, road networks in Nigeria and Vehicle Inspection Procedure as well as simple mechanical knowledge in automobile.

Other things they were expected to know were Road Traffic Regulations, Accident Reporting Formats and Road Traffic Act and Highway Code.

The commissioner further said that the Road Traffic Department in the ministry has also published a book on Highway Code that would be useful to road traffic users.

Dandagoro noted that the book would be sold at N1, 000 per copy. In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Hafizu Iliyasu, said that workshop is timely, because it would assist to

reduce accidents on highways.

He urged the participants to pay attention and participate actively in the exercise.

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