Telecoms union warns against driving while on the phone

NUPTE, which organized a sensitization campaign for workers and commuters around the Federal Secretariat in Abuja recently, said the “alarming” number of deaths caused by road crashes as a result of drivers using telephones while driving gives serious cause for concern.President of NUPTE Comrade Sunday Alhassan who addressed journalists during his union’s procession said, as […]

NUPTE, which organized a sensitization campaign for workers and commuters around the Federal Secretariat in Abuja recently, said the “alarming” number of deaths caused by road crashes as a result of drivers using telephones while driving gives serious cause for concern.
President of NUPTE Comrade Sunday Alhassan who addressed journalists during his union’s procession said, as workers who are directly involved in providing telephone services to Nigeria, his members decided to contribute their quota in the fight against preventable road crashes.
“Nigerians should not make calls, text or ping while driving. Don’t ping your life away because it is very easy to lose concentration if using the phone and the result is usually irreversible.”
On her part, Assistant Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Ngozi Imoroa who led a team of officers of the commission to join the union’s campaign said the commission will continue to enforce the law against using the phone while driving, while sensitizing Nigerians to avoid the habit.
The Abuja Area Manager of NIPOST who also joined the workers said the unions action was a well thought out demonstration of corporate social responsibility.