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The Federal Road Safety Commission will, on Monday, hold a forum as part of efforts to check road traffic accidents that result from poor understanding of tyres by motorist, the agency announced on Wednesday.
Bisi Kazeem, FRSC’s spokesman, said the summit will further enlighten Nigerians on the general knowledge of tyres, including the different varieties of tyres, how to care for them and other useful tips on blowouts.
Mr. Kazeem said issues such as standards, important tyre markings for the different types of tyres, sizes, lifespan from date of manufacture to expiry date, tyre pressure, storage, and other essential safety issues will be addressed.
The summit, which is scheduled to hold at Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, has the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, as Special Guest of Honour, while the Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) Paul Angya will present the lead paper.
Other special guests expected at the occasion are: Minister of the FCT Administration, Muhammad Musa Bello; Minister of Trade, Investment and Industry, Okechukwu Enelamah; and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
Notable contributors at the forum are Aminu Jalal, DG Nigerian Automobile Design and Development Council (NADDC), Tijajani Kaura (Chairman, Committee Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs), Shehu Sani, (Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts), and Yunusa Abubakar (Chairman, Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps).
Others are; G.A Lawal (Consultant, Tyre/Transport Fleet Operation Support), Nigerian Custom Service, President Nigerian Labour Congress, Toluhi Olusegun (Deputy Director/Head, Monitoring and Strategy, FERMA), President NARTO, President RTEAN, President NURTW, and the National Chairman of NUPENG-PTD.
Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, is expected to kick off a special national campaign on tyres which will involve free safety checks on tyres, as well as consulting on safe use of tyres.
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