“Forget Your Cars And Start Jogging – FRSC boss tells Nigerians

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal
Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has called on all
stakeholders in the sector to embrace jogging for
healthy living and reduce spending on ailment.
Oyeyemi said this on Saturday in Abuja during the
Special 27th Anniversary Walking/Jogging Exercise
organise by the commission at the National
Stadium, Abuja.
He said that people could significantly lengthen
their lives with as little as one hour of jogging a
week, adding that the results would increase their
life span.
"Exercise should be embraced by all Nigerians to
have good health and sound minds for effective
performance.
"This is part of the efforts of FRSC to ensure that
officials and stakeholders are physically fit to carry
out their tasks and live a healthy life.
"Nigerians should embrace jogging exercise in
order to be healthy and reduce spending on
ailment.
"Monthly jogging exercise has become a tradition
for us since we started eight years ago as it comes
up 11 times in a year.
"We usually invite different Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as
private organisations during the exercise and they
always attest to its benefits.''
Chief Osita Chidoka, the Minister of Aviation, who
was the special guest of honour, also said that
jogging helped in improving individual health and
professional performance of participants.
He urged the Corps Marshal to continue to sustain
the exercise while encouraging all participants to
embrace the jogging as frequently as possible.