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Lokoja.
Kogi State Government says it set to host the National Conference of Directors/Chief Road Traffic Officers of the Federation scheduled to take place between Tuesday 25th – 27th October 2022 in Lokoja, the state capital.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Baron Joseph Okwoli,who disclosed this at a press briefing in Lokoja on Wednesday,said the choice of theme of the conference “Leveraging on Technology as a tool for motor vehicle administration to enhance road safety, security and revenue” is timely in view of the present situation of the country.
The Commissioner noted that the continuous dwindling of revenue generation in the oil sector and the high rate of insecurity on roads in the country, there is every need to improve on the safety of motorists and commuters on Nigerian roads.
He added that the 3-day programme would feature keynote speaking session, panel session, breakout sessions, where technology providers, road infrastructure providers, stakeholders in the road transportation sector, as well as over 500 Directors/Chief Road Traffic Officers all over the federation and the FCT would deliberate on the topical issues affecting the road transport sector of the economy.
The Commissioner added that other activities lined up to wrap up the programme include: excursion to different tourist sites in Kogi State and gala/award night, where new Grand Mayors and Special Road Traffic Mayors would be inducted into the command.
Okwoli added that deliberation would center on using technology as a tool in the enforcement of road traffic and vehicle inspection regulations among all the state road traffic/vehicle agencies in the federation, with the aim of achieving security, safety and revenue generation in the sector.
He praised the Directors/Chief Road Traffic Officers of the Federation for finding Kogi State worthy of hosting this conference.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
