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FRSC Ahoada Begins Ember Months Carnival The Ahoada Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has embarked on a road carnival to mobilize against road accidents in the traditional ember months. Major roads in the ancient town of Ahoada were agog as the commission staff joined by the Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, High Chief Cassidy Ikegbidi, taxi drivers, Okada riders and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers marched through with songs. The procession, which was led by the Unit Commander, Anthony Kalu Okore (ACC), later emptied into the Ahoada main motor park where speeches, drama and demonstrations were carried out against road accidents. The theme of the 2008 ember month safety campaign, "Say No to Overloading,'' was explained to the drivers and okada riders with a plea that they should avoid anything that will cause accidents during the period. Kalu told them that FRSC high command was taking the campaign seriously and would therefore not hesitate to sanction erring drivers. He advised motorists and okada riders to always be alert and avoid overloading as well as be safety conscious at all times. In his speech, the Executive Chairman of Ahoada East council, who also was the special guest at the occasion, particularly advised motorists to take it easy as they had caused a lot of problems to many homes. The zonal chairman of the NURTW in Rivers State, Chief Monday Eleazar, appealed to individuals to assist the Federal Government by providing a heavy duty tow truck to Ahoada Unit Command for a more effective operation especially along the busy East-West road. The representative of the Sector Commander, Commander J.N Enwerem (ACC) advised the **okada** people to acquire their crash helmets now as the enforcement starts by January 2009.
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