It was glory to Nigeria at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marakech, Morocco as the Kwapda’as Road Safety Demanded (KRSD) won two international awards.
The non-governmental organisation picked the awards having received highest nominations on the film it produced, promoting road safety.
The founder of the NGO, Hon Justice Monica Dongban Mensem who received the awards on half of KRSD expressed gratitude, promising to do more for safer road use in Nigeria and beyond.
According to her, road tragedies are more than anything else so all hands must be on deck to tackle the menace.
“If all of us commit to this, the situation will change,” she beckoned.
She said due to population growth and urbanization, road crisis has become a very big issue.
“We are midway to the end of the Decade of Action on Road Safety, yet we record many terrible incidents on our roads. This should not be,” Honourable Justice Dongban-Mensem who is as well the President of the Court Appeal expressed.
Lamented that there is a huge difference between promises made and the realities on the road, Justice Dongban-Mensem called for involvement of the youth because they are the driving force in advocacy and action that can propel the road safety campaign.
Commitment to actions that can save lives on the road was the key point at the conference.
The Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which takes place in four years seeks to extract commitment from governments across the world in the fight against road crashes.
It was co-hosted by the King of Morocco, His Royal Majesty Mohammmed vi and the United Nations with the theme “Commit to Life”.
The Marrakech conference ended with the adoption of a comprehensive declaration aimed at strengthening international commitment to safer roads.
The event held from Feb. 15-20 brought together over 5,000 participants from more than 100 delegations, including 52 African countries.
In the words of the Transport and Logistics Minister of Morocco, Abdessamad Kayouh at the Thursday closing session, “This declaration is the fruit of a collaborative effort, reflecting the voices and contributions of all stakeholders.
“It’s not merely a declaration of intent, but a call to action, a roadmap for achieving significant progress in road safety worldwide.”
