By Stanley Nwanosike
Enugu – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged passengers to report erring and reckless drivers to law enforcement agencies on the roads during the Yuletide.
The South East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, gave the directive while inaugurating “Operation Eagle Eye’’ at Ninth Mile Corner near Enugu on Tuesday.
Anusim said that “Operation Eagle-Eye’’ campaign is aimed at enlightening road users on smooth and safe driving during the Yuletide.
He said that passengers had the role of ensuring that drivers conveying them were disciplined on the road and take them safely to their destination.
He added that NEMA would ensure that all stakeholders play to the rule of obeying traffic regulations.
“We have stationed three operational vehicles strategically in major road corridors and the vehicles will also conduct periodic patrols.
“NEMA has already deployed 25 field staff for the operation in major road corridor in South-East and put its well-equipped intensive care ambulance on alert for any rescue,’’ he said.
The NEMA coordinator explained that the operation was also meant for NEMA to quickly respond to anybody or group in emergency situation on major roads across the zone.
He noted that due to high volume of traffic during the yuletide, it had become necessary that NEMA staff stayed on major roads daily to attend to incidents of emergency during the festive period.
According to him, NEMA is also assisting other first line response agencies involved in road and emergency duties during the yuletide.
Anusim said that NEMA would also beam its searchlight on tanker drivers, who drive recklessly and make the roads unsafe for other vehicles.
“We will ensure that they are disciplined and give due respect to other road users this Yuletide,’’ he said.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of various emergency and road management agencies both at Federal and state levels attended the take off.
(NAN)