In a renewed effort to enhance student safety and promote responsible road use, the Lagos State Government has announced it will relaunch its school safety traffic advocacy programme.
Spearheaded by the Ministry of Transportation, the initiative aims to instiltraffic safety awareness among students, teachers, and parents across the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, highlighted the programme’s focus on addressing poor road attitudes and the lack of traffic knowledge as key contributors to road safety challenges and traffic congestion in Lagos.
He described the initiative as a comprehensive traffic safety education program targeted at students in both public and private primary and secondary schools.
“The goal is to catch them young. This program will not only educate students on traffic rules but also equip schools with the knowledge needed to foster a culture of safety”, Giwa said.
He emphasised that early exposure to traffic education is crucial for instilling safety consciousness and promoting responsible road use among young people.
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The relaunch of the advocacy programme, according to Giwa, underscores the state government’s renewed commitment to traffic safety education.
He noted that the initiative represents a significant step toward ensuring safer roads for Lagosians and creating a generation that is traffic-conscious and responsible.
Giwa also pointed out that many commercial and professional drivers in Lagos either graduated only from primary school or had limited secondary education, often without formal traffic safety training.
He stressed that children and young people, who frequently share the road as pedestrians or passengers, require traffic safety education as a priority.
The programme will provide students with essential skills to become responsible drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists, ultimately fostering responsible citizenship.
Giwa called on all stakeholders, including schools, parents, and road users, to embrace and support the initiative to ensure its success.
