Road Safety C’ssion honours Vivo Energy

Vivo Energy Ghana has been honoured by the Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) for its support towards the improvement of road safety in the region.

Presenting the certificate to the company, the Greater Accra Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission, Mrs Catherine Hamilton, said, “Vivo Energy Ghana has been a great partner in collaborating with the commission to help improve road safety in the region.”

Mrs Hamilton said “the National Road Safety Commission is very appreciative of the commitment of Vivo Energy Ghana and we look forward to more collaborations on other programmes to educate people on the importance of road safety”.

In a related development, Vivo Energy Ghana has also sponsored the 2015 Greater Accra Regional Road Safety Awards to reward deserving transport unions which have distinguished themselves in the areas of driver and vehicle management, trip logging, customer and passenger satisfaction, hazard management, general administration and welfare of members – all aimed at reducing accidents on our roads.

The sponsorship package includes road safety educational materials and fuel for the successful organisation of the event.

Commenting on the sponsorship package, the Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana, Mr Ebenezer Faulkner, said road safety remained a major challenge in Ghana and the sponsorship of the road safety awards would further motivate transport operators to make good use of best safety practices.

Mr Faulkner made references to some of the road safety programmes organised in partnership with the NRSC and other road safety NGOs, including outdoor and indoor lessons for more than 6000 pupils from the Greater Accra Region, the construction of speed humps, a health screening exercise for drivers from the Achimota Bus Terminal and the provision of lollipop stands in various schools in Accra, Tema, Takoradi and Tarkwa.