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OGUN Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has solicited for the cooperation and support of Olota of Ota, Oba Adeyemi Abdulkabir, for the 2022 ember months mega rally, scheduled for Ota.

FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar, sought the traditional ruler’s support during a courtesy visit to his palace on Thursday in Ota.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2022 mega rally, with the theme: “Avoid Speeding, Overloading and Unsafe Tyre to Arrive Alive,” will be held in Ota on Oct.19.

Umar said that the purpose of the courtesy visit was to inform the traditional ruler about the rally and seek for his cooperation and support.

“We are, therefore, soliciting for your cooperation toward the success of the ember months’ mega rally in your domain,” he said.

The sector commander said that FRSC decided to take the rally to Ota because of its social and economic importance to the state.

He added that the large number of industries in Ota, coupled with the huge vehicular and human movements, usually resulting in road crashes, had necessitated holding the rally in the town.

In his response, the Olota commended the corps for effective monitoring of traffic and ensuring compliance with traffic rules and regulations in Ota and its environs.

According to him, Ota is situated in a peculiar location linking so many roads like Ota-Idi-Iroko expressway and Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, among others.

He, however, expressed concern over what he called the deplorable state of most of the roads in Ota and its environs, urging the Federal Government to expedite action toward rehabilitating them.

Abdulkabir also commended Gov. Dapo Abiodun for his quick intervention by providing palliative measures on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway and others within Ota axis.

“If not for quick intervention of the governor, we would have experienced total collapse of the roads,” he said.

The royal father assured FRSC of his cooperation and support toward the ember months’ mega rally. (NAN)

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