Nigeria: The Need to Review National Road Traffic Act

2 September 2012
opinion

The existing National Road Traffic laws and regulations in Nigeria are an inheritance from the colonial administration. CHIKA OKEKE writes that there is an urgent need to review the act due to incessant cases of accidents and reckless driving on our roads coupled with the contemporary challenges of traffic management.

Sitting inside his bus and waiting anxiously for commuters to board for his next trip to Wuse is Mr. Chris Agbaje, a commercial driver plying the Gwagwalada - Wuse route.

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