The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the managers of the Indomie Fan Club (IFC) – a child centred initiative of Dufil Prima Foods – have emphasised the need for Nigeria to deepen road safety rules in the schools’ curriculum. IFC was established in 2005 with the aim of creating an environment of learning, fun, excitement and bonding for children between the ages of 5 and 12.
Speaking in Lagos during the 2019 IFC Road Safety Quiz Competition, held at FRSC Sector Command, Ojodu Berger Lagos, representative of the Sector Commander Lagos, FRSC Deputy Corps Commander, A.S Oyegade, stated that such initiatives will ensure that school children learn road safety rules early in life for survival, even as he urged primary school operators (private and government) in the country to establish Federal Road Safety clubs in their schools.
The 2019 IFC Road Safety Quiz Competition was organised by Indomie Fan Club in partnership with the Lagos, Ogun and Abuja Sector Commands of the FRSC.
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The FRSC Deputy Corps Commander appreciated the conscious efforts of DUFIL Prima foods makers of Indomie Noodles, stating that the commitment of the brand to the total wellbeing of its key consumers – the children, has gone a long way in road safety education for the children. He also praised the consistency with which the organization has partnered the FRSC over the years.
Commenting on the modalities for the competition, the Deputy Corps Commander said, the IFC Road Safety Quiz Competition assesses the level of understanding of road safety protocols by the pupils of the various IFC-supported schools, after months of enlightenment on road safety rules by officials of the corps.
The Coordinator of IFC, Faith Joshua in her welcome address, stated that IFC believes in the mental development, safety and nurturing of the special talents of children who will grow to become resource persons in the society.
