In a bid to enhance student safety and promote responsible road use, the Lagos State Government is set to revamp its School Safety Traffic Advocacy Programme.
A Tuesday statement noted that the initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Transportation, aims to instill traffic safety awareness among students, teachers, and parents across the state.
Speaking on the initiative, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, emphasised that the programme would not only educate students on traffic rules but also equip schools with the knowledge needed to foster a culture of safety.
He said the government had identified a lack of traffic knowledge and poor road attitudes as key issues contributing to gridlock and road safety concerns, noting that the initiative was a comprehensive traffic safety education programme for students in public and private primary and secondary schools aimed at catching them young.
The Special Adviser reiterated that the programme would also foster safety consciousness and promote responsible road use by these categories of students instilling values in them at an early age.
“He mentioned that the relaunch of the Advocacy Programme underscores the state government’s renewed commitment to traffic safety education, representing a significant step towards ensuring safer roads for Lagosians and creating a traffic-conscious generation.
“Giwa averred that the majority of commercial drivers and professional drivers in the state are either primary school graduates or attempted secondary education without exposure to traffic safety education, saying children and young people share the road as pedestrians, passengers in vehicles or motorbikes, hence the need for Traffic Safety Education as a priority of the state government,” the statement said.
The Special Adviser added that the programme would provide children and young people with the required skills to become responsible drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, and above all, responsible citizens.
He urged all stakeholders to support the programme.