By Morris Osumili

The Federal Government has revealed plans to introduce a new policy to the transport sector to ensure full compliance with the use of vehicle safety kits by motorists.

The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, made this known in Abuja during a sensitization programme on road safety and the use of automobile safety kits organized by the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria.

During the programme organised in collaboration with West Africa Automobile Services Limited, a company registered in Egypt to produce safety kits; the minister revealed that countless lives could be saved if drivers abide by simple road etiquette.

The Minister who was represented by the Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration in the ministry, Musa Ibrahim, said, the initiative is a welcome development and also thanked President Bola Tinubu for creating an investment atmosphere to allow investors from West Africa Automobile Services Limited to come to the country to invest.