Road accidents: LASG seeks partnership with NPA on training of articulated, container truck drivers

Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) has sought a partnership with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on the training of professional drivers of articulated and container bearing trucks in Lagos state.

The partnership is aimed at reducing the rate of accidents involving articulated trucks to the barest minimum, the state government averred.

The General Manager of LASDRI, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu, during a courtesy visit to the Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, stated that the State Government seeks a partnership with NPA to train container truck drivers for better professional practice.

While enumerating some of LASDRI’s processes, the General Manager who was represented by the Institute’s Head of Engineering Department, Engr. Kayode Oladesu, stressed that the Agency had trained many truck drivers over the years.