Can Nigeria help the world cut road deaths in half by 2030? That was the big question on the table in New York.

Nigeria isn’t slowing down on road safety — quite literally.

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has told world leaders that Nigeria is all in for stronger global cooperation to make roads safer, as reported by cbinews.tv.

Mohammed made the call while delivering Nigeria’s national statement at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, currently underway at the UN General Assembly Headquarters in New York. He is leading Nigeria’s delegation on the direct order of President Bola Tinubu.

And it’s a pretty high-powered room. Heads of State, ministers, policymakers and road safety experts from around the world are gathered to figure out how to actually hit the UN’s ambitious target — halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 under the Decade of Action for Road Safety.

Speaking on behalf of President Tinubu during the plenary session themed ‘Scaling Up and Accelerating Implementation of Commitments to Halving Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries by 2030,’ Mohammed reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to getting this done through political will, investment, innovation and international partnerships — all in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

According to the FRSC, he didn’t just talk the talk. He laid out what Nigeria has already been doing — from strategic reforms to strengthen the Corps, to tech-driven enforcement systems, faster emergency response, and more aggressive public enlightenment campaigns.

He also flagged two big moves that put Nigeria in a leadership position on the continent:

First, the recent launch of the Nigeria Road Assessment Programme (NigeriaRAP) with the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) to make our road infrastructure safer using the globally recognised Safe System Approach.

Second, Nigeria’s role as host of the Secretariat of the African Association of Road Safety Lead Agencies (AARSLA), which is basically a continental hub for collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

On sustainability, Mohammed told delegates that Nigeria is aligning its transport future with global green goals through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicles, while also developing tough safety standards for heavy goods vehicles and emerging transport tech.

But he was honest too — Nigeria can’t do it alone. He called for deeper international cooperation, especially around intelligent enforcement tech, road safety audits, capacity building and technology transfer.

His closing message was clear, as noted by cbinews.tv: under President Tinubu, road safety remains a national political priority, and Nigeria will keep working hand-in-hand with global partners to build safer roads, save more lives, and help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.

It’s a crucial conversation, given the WHO estimates road crashes still claim about 1.2 million lives globally every year.

Source: cbinews.tv

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