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| His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa during the inauguration of DESTMA |
On the 14th of
this month, His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa inaugurated the Delta State
Traffic Management Agency (DESTMA) with a charge to improve traffic compliance,
safe and incident free transportation on our roads. All over the world, the
growth of urbanization has created overcrowded cities leading to increasing
traffic congestion and other anti-social behavior on the roads, most countries
in the world have also put in place traffic management measures to improve
compliance with traffic rules and regulations, ensure free flow of traffic and
promote safe mobility
The objectives
of DESTMA include;
- Traffic control
- Incident management
- Efficient control and management of heavy duty vehicles
- Driver support and monitoring
- Dissemination of safety related materials
The pioneer
DESTMA staff just complete a 8 day induction course, and they are to commence
operations in three stations - Asaba, Warri/Effurun, and Ughelli.
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