The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobri, has urged the Federal Road Safety Corp to certify tanker drivers to reduce petroleum products truck accidents, explosions, and fatalities.
The minister said this when a delegation of the FRSC led by the Corps Marshall, Shehu Mohammed visited his office in Abuja.
A new strict policy is being implemented to ensure Only tankers or trucks that are certified roadworthy, should be allowed to carry petroleum products to different parts of the country.
This will reduce risks involved in the transporting of these highly flammable products.
Minister of Petroleum Resources, oil says drivers must compulsorily get certification.
He says this in the public interest, and hold the drivers responsible for conveying petroleum products from the depots to the market.
The minister said currently the pipelines originally laid to convey petroleum products have outlived their lifespan, and the industry has adapted to virtual conveyance.
The Corps Marshall of the FRSC pointed out the existing partnership with the NMDPRA, which he says enhances the safety of personnel, and trucks, carrying petroleum products by road.
With enforcement of the FRSC road transport safety standardization scheme, driver certification, and other public engagement programs l, there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of road crashes.
