On Friday,
March 8, 2013, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) inducted some Nigerian
stars as its Celebrity Marshals. The event was held in Lagos with some top
celebrities in attendance. Among those inducted were Mr. Raw, formerly known as
Nigga Raw. He spoke with First Weekly Magazine on being a celebrity marshal and
how he won't misuse the honour bestowed on him by FRSC.
What does it
take to be a Celebrity Marshal
It takes my
time and money to serve my fatherland. It is a great job they are doing using
celebrities to enlighten and caution people in terms of driving safely because
people listen more to celebrities. They are just trying to use us to reduce the
recklessness being experienced on our roads every day.
Do you see
this as a big pressure on you
It's not a
big pressure because we get stuck in traffic only to see that drivers'
impatience has caused traffic logjam on the road. To me, anything that will
make me use my position to enlighten people is a welcome development. It may be
difficult now, but I know that on the long run, it will work.
Would this
be an opportunity for you to go against traffic when there is traffic jam
Not at all.
Even sometimes when I get late for an appointment and I am held up in traffic,
I am usually tempted to pick up my phone to make calls even when it is now against
the traffic rules. What I do now is to put it on silent mode and I don't use my
phone, while driving. But being a celebrity marshal has taught me to realize
that I am not the only road user and that there are many other people on the
road as well. I now think safety first. It has really helped me.
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