PTD Organizes National Safety Training for Members in Lagos

Leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, at Jibowu in Lagos on Monday, October 22, 2018 commenced a ”National Safety Training for all Tanker Drivers on Steering” to instill discipline, put a check to accidents on highways and save innocent lives.
National Chairman of PTD, Comrade (Otunba) Salimon Akani Oladiti, at the beginning of the National Safety Training Programme, a five-day programme (Monday Oct 22 to Friday Oct. 26 ), said such training of members was a very critical aspect of the union’s goals and objectives.
Oladiti said the Union was aiming at zero tanker accident in the country and urged the drivers to take the advantages of the training, noting that the training would bring changes in their lives and to other road users.
“When you have an opportunity like this training, you have to make use of it. If you can train yourself again, you can achieve more in life. I am happy to see that today, the training and retraining organized by this branch of NUPENG had been able to impact discipline in tanker drivers, and to reduce accident to barest minimum taking into cognizance minimum safety standards”
The National President of NUPENG, Comrade Williams Akporeha on his part commended the leadership of Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG for their proactive and visionary initiatives among its members to ensure safety and orderliness on the roads.
Akporeha further said tanker owners must ensure that their vehicles were in good condition to avoid unnecessary crashes.
“We implore you to maintain safety standards and ensure that you do not cut any corners as you go about your businesses,” he said.
Today, I am really impressed that PTD branch of NUPENG and operators of haulage vehicles are conducting regular and relevant training such as this for their drivers, and the drivers are also being taught on how to appreciate safety strategies not only to their advantage only but to other road users.
“It is our joy to see tanker drivers ensuring contents in their vehicles are not dropping on the highways. It doesn’t take any effort for the high inflammable product to explode, if adequate care are not taken. I must also appropriate the efforts of the FRSC and other relevant agencies for their collaborations to ensure safety on our roads ” he said.
Others who were present at the venue were, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr. Boboye O Oyeyemi, MFR, Deputy President of NUPENG, Comrade Solomon Kilanko, Chairman NUPENG Lagos Zonal Office, Comrade Tayo Aboyeji, Deputy General Secretary of NUPENG, Comrade Olawale Afolabi, Comrade Tokunbo Korodo (Former Lagos Chairman of NUPENG Lagos Zone) etc.

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