Tinubu Reaffirms Nigeria’s Road Safety Drive At UN Meeting, Seeks Stronger Global Cooperation
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria reaffirmed the country's commitment to reducing road traffic fatalities by 50% by 2030 at a UN high-level meeting. The government is focusing on strategic investments, technology-driven enforcement, and international partnerships to improve road safety infrastructure.
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Global road safety initiatives are critical for reducing preventable deaths in developing nations through standardized infrastructure and policy reforms.
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries, with the Federal Government calling for stronger international cooperation to accelerate global road safety efforts.
According to a statement signed by Osondu Ohaeri, Deputy Corps Commander, Corps Public Education Officer, the President, represented by the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, delivered Nigeria’s national statement at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety holding at the UN General Assembly Headquarters in New York.
The meeting, themed “Scaling Up and Accelerating Implementation of Commitments to Halving Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries by 2030,” brings together world leaders, ministers, policymakers and road safety experts to review progress towards the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety target of reducing road traffic deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent before 2030.
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