Simon Obi

Simon Patrick Obi is a Nigerian road safety advocate and development enthusiast. He is the founder of GreenLight Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing road safety.[1][2] He is a UN Global Road Safety leader.[3]

Education and career

Obi got his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from Anambra State University. He is a graduate member of the Nigeria Institute of Management.[3]

Obi started the Traffic Safety Advocates Training program in 2018 which has empowered 212 road safety advocates to lead awareness campaigns in communities throughout Nigeria. In collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps, he is the host and producer of "Drive to Live" on Nigerian Armed Forces Radio 107.7 FM and the Safer_Roads Safe_Me on Radio Maria 91.3fm.[4][5][6]

He is a fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative[7] and the International Visitor Leadership Program.[8] He has been a panelist at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety at the UN headquarters in New York,[9][10] the 6th European Union–African Union Summit,[11] the Global Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference,[12] the World Youth Assembly on Road Safety in Sweden (representing the Africa Region),[13] the Commonwealth Youth Road Safety Forum[14] and has also attended the annual World Bank's Transforming Transportation Summit.[15] He currently serves on the Nigeria government committee responsible for the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund (UNRSTF) and Safer Street for Road Users in Nigeria.[16]

In 2021, he was appointed as a Youth Leadership Board member of the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety.[17]

Awards
  • 2013 - Overall best-served National Youth Service Corps member in the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.[3]
  • 2022 - Local Action Award - Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety[18]

References
  1. Nigeria, Guardian (2022-11-21). "FRSC, Greenlight, others, seek inclusion of road safety principles in school curriculum". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. Cyril (2023-01-18). "Nigeria not providing enough mobility for older persons- Greenlight Initiative". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. "Road Safety Advocacy Under Funded, Corporate Organisations Need To Increase Support – Obi – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. "GreenLight initiative advocates for government's intervention on safer roads". CSO News. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  5. "FRSC Support New Initiative to Guarantee Fewer Road Crashes in Nigeria - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  6. "FRSC Partners Stakeholders to Boost Youth Involvement in Road Safety Activities - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. "Groups backs safety enforcement campaign on Nigeria roads - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  8. "About - US-Nigeria IVLP". 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  9. Man, Liz (2022-07-26). "Follow up on the High-level Meeting in Nigeria". Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  10. "Group Advocates Global Leaders On Youth Involvement In Road Safety Policies, Implementation – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  11. "Road Safety and Youth in Africa". road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  12. "Speakers | HHL2020 | 12th Annual Conference on Health & Humanitarian Logistics". chhs.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  13. https://thenationonlineng.net/were-not-problematic-road-users/
  14. "The Commonwealth Action Series". Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  15. https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/meetings/external/annualmeeting-1/2020-Participant-List.pdf
  16. "UN Partners FG for Safer Streets - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  17. Cyril (2021-09-23). "Nigerian appointed board member of Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  18. "Advocacy for Road Safety & Youthful Involvement". Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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