OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos
No fewer than a thousand Christian faithful both at Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Ota, and the Redeemed Christian Church of Christ, Province 10, Elim Parish, Ota, on Sunday expressed delight at the efforts of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, to reduce accidents through 'ember months' enlightenment campaign.
The spiritual heads at both churches who could not hide their excitement showered prayers and words of encouragement on the TRACE team led by Ota Divisional Commander, Olaoke Victoria, to keep the good work of saving humanity through campaign.
While the Lord Bishop, Diocese of Awori, Rt Revd Dr. J. Akin Atere, appealed to TRACE not to limit such campaign to Ember Months, Province Pastor Bolawaye Arawole of RCCG, Ota congratulated TRACE for having brilliant personalities who value human lives and take their job with seriousness it deserves.
Mounting the rostrum at different times on Sunday, in both churches, TRACE Ota Divisional Commander, Olaoke thrilled the over 1,000 congregational members with dramatic explaination of the campaign that nothing is demonic and strange about 'ember months other than other months of the year.
She told the Christian faithful that the Agency's visit to the church, is the continuation of taking campaign to religious Centres to reduce road crashes, under the supervision of the Area Commander, Ogun West, Ajibade Adekunle, in obedience to the directive of TRACE Commander, Dr 'Seni Ogunyemi.
According to Olaoke, TRACE was out to erase bad impression about 'ember months', and quoting from a biblical injunction in Ephesians 5:16, "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil", Olaoke warned that human failure to redeem the time by being careful, do necessary thing at the right time to their vehicles, obey traffic regulations, etc, complicate issues, leading to avoidable crashes on the roads.
Other factors that should be noticed to avoid crashes, she said include avoidance of overloading, over-speed, and driving against the traffic, aka "One-Way".
Cdr Olaoke further admonished adherence to using of fasting belt, while warning that traffic law does not permit pregnant women to drive, adding that nursing mothers shouldn’t sit at the front of vehicle.
She enjoined vehicle owners to ensure proper cross-check of their vehicle before moving them out of parks, while motorcyclists to ensure proper using of crash helmet, warning that safety consciousness is very important during harmattan period.
She advised vehicle owners to avoid fixing their vehicles on the roads when they have issue, to avoid risk against the driver, roadside mechanic, and unsuspecting oncoming vehicles which may take the breakdown vehicle for a moving one before ramming into it.
She said the vehicle owner could call on TRACE telephone lines for help at any time of the day or night.
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