House of Representatives urges police and civil defence to enforce use of pedestrian bridges
The House of Representatives
urged the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps to enforce the use of pedestrian bridges in the country.
A member of the House, Johnson
Oghuma in a sponsored motion which was unanimously adopted said it was
necessitated by failure of many Nigerians to use pedestrian bridges, resulting
to loss of lives on highways.
Oghuma said in spite of the
fact that pedestrian bridges were constructed to stop people from crossing busy
highways, many Nigerians still endanger their lives by refusing to use them.
He said that if drastic
measures were not taken to enforce adherence, the trend would likely continue
with loss of more lives.
The House, therefore, urged
the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to protect the areas around pedestrian
bridges by creating strong barricades.
The House also urged the
ministry to provide street lights and shades on the bridges to encourage usage
and to safe guard pedestrians from the sun and rains.
The House Committees on
Police Affairs, and Interior were mandated to ensure implementation.
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