Road safety education will soon be introduced in public primary and secondary schools in Plateau state. This is according to the Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
Mrs
Pat Emeordi, the Sector Commander of FRSC in Plateau state, made this
known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in
Jos.
According the Sector Commander, the initiative is aimed at
inculcating safety education in children with a view to increasing their
level of awareness.
“The idea behind this initiative is to catch
them young and to enable them understand the fundamentals and rudiments
of safety education.
“We are already talking with the State
Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the state Ministry of
Education to ensure the implementation of the initiative.
“So, by the special grace of God, we shall soon start the programme in Plateau,” he said.
Emeordi
explained that the safety education would be infused into core subjects
like English Language, Mathematics, Science and Technical Education,
among others.
“Government doesn’t need to employ new teachers to
teach safety education, but teachers of these core subjects will be the
ones to do it.
“We shall train these teachers who will in turn teach the students in the schools,’’ she added.
The
Sector Commander called on the state government to support the
initiative and the commission in its bid to rid the road of accidents.