President Muhammadu Buhari has
signed the Instrument of Accession to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of
5th Nov. 1968.
A statement by the Federal Road
Safety Corps’ Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem in Abuja on Friday said
the signing was done recently by the President.
Kazeem said Buhari’s effort was
pursuant to the sustained determination to address the menace of road traffic
crashes by his administration.
According to Kazeem, the Corps
Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, who has been on a working visit to the United
Nations headquarters, New York, made the presentation of the Instrument of
Accession to UN Chief Treaty Section Office of Legal Affairs, Mr Santiago
Villalpando on behalf of Buhari.
“This is unrivalled commitment to
the safety of the Nigerian citizenry as manifested yet in this giant stride”,
he said.
He said that the Convention was
adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Nov. 8, 1968.
The Corps Marshal also revealed
that his visit to the UN was in compliance with the provision of Article 45 (3)
and Article 47 (1) of the Convention.
“These state that Instruments of
Accession shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations
and the Convention shall enter into force, 12 months after the time of deposit
of the 15th Instrument of ratification or accession.”
The corps marshal said that the
Federal Government has by a decision duly reached in accordance with its
constitutional provisions, agreed to accede to the aforesaid convention on Road
Traffic.
According to the document, Buhari
emphasised the readiness of the country, through established relevant
government agencies to comply with the provisions of the Convention and curb
incidents of road traffic crashes in the country.
The list of the five Conventions
and agreements to be acceded to by Nigeria on road safety included 1968
Convention on Road Traffic, 1958 Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform
Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, 1998 Agreement Concerning
Establishment of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment
and Parts which can be fitted and/or used on Wheeled Vehicles.
Others are: the 1997 Agreement
Concerning Uniform Conditions for Periodic Technical Inspections for Wheeled
Vehicles and 1957 Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous
Goods by Road.
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