To many of the street sweepers in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, Saturday, October 26, 2019 was remarkable.
It was day the street sweepers woke up to a pleasant surprise, as Cycology, a non-profit club of like minds, bonded by common interest in bicycle riding, took to the streets to identify with the sweepers through the donation of items, including cash in recognition of their efforts in keeping the streets of Nigeria’s commercial clean.
Tunde Laoye, captain of the Cycology Club, told Cityfile that in the days ahead, the club intends to collaborate with more corporate bodies to expand its scope of support to the street sweepers, whom he said give so much to the society but with little reward.
According to him, over 100 street sweepers received bags and cash gifts from the club and were very excited to be so appreciated.
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“We are privileged to see the hardworking highway managers as we ride every week. We thought it important to show appreciation to them for their diligence and hard work as they clean our roads and make them safe for us cyclists and other road users,” said Laoye in an interview with Cityfile, in Ikoyi, on Saturday.
The captain also informed of plans to foster alliance with relevant road traffic manager, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority ( LASTMA) to further drive its road safety campaign, tagged “Share the Road,” aimed at encouraging Nigerians to embrace the culture of fair usage of the road as a common asset.
“Our aim is to continually create awareness on the importance of observing basic courtesy and safely sharing the road amongst motorists, tricycles, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians as provided in the highway code, through our ‘ Share the Road’ campaign,” said Laoye, just as he lauded corporate bodies which supported the club to reach out the street sweepers.
“We are grateful to our sponsors because they enable us to take on these philanthropic initiatives.”
Founded in 2011 by 7 passionate cyclists, the Cycology Club has grown to 200 registered members, including expatriates and affiliate members in over eight countries, thus earning its place as the premier cycling club in Nigeria.
