Penpushing Platform Remains One Of The Best Social Media- FRSC Boss

Omooba Risawe

The Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC, Ogun State Command has lauded penpushing platform,affirming that,it remain the most reliable and authentic social media in news dissemination globally‎.

The Sector Commander,Clement Oladele ‎ made this known during an interview with Journalists at the  official decoration of newly promoted 298 staff of the Ogun State Traffic  Compliance and Enforcement  Corps,(TRACE)held in Abeokuta.

Oladele who is also active participants on the household name whazzap social media  added further that, the array of personalities on the platform,also speaks volume of its credibility, adding that the platform has also added value to the performances of his agency.

‘Well, I can look at it from two perspectives: personal and official. Personally, when I came in on the 17th October, 2016, I met with associations and unions of the media practitioners whose activities I consider as very critical to our operations’.

He recalled that  thereafter he was introduced to the penpushing platform, adding that  as he stayed glued to the platform, he was amazed to be getting free information across the world.

‘After adding me on, I just discovered that I was getting free information. Free information which ordinarily I would not have been able to access on my own!’,Oladele emphasised

‘So, personally, I felt it’s a good thing. There was a period there was an issue and I was curious to know the calibre of people that were following them. Later when I saw the array of personalities that are following the forum, I had a change of mind and became convinced that it is a forum that one should not just take with levity”he stated.

Further assessing performances of the platform, the FRSC boss, confessed that, he was now more addicted to the platform,because he was convinced about its authenticity in getting credible news from it

‘And to me personally, each time I wake up early in the morning after my prayers, the first thing I put on is my WhatsApp and check the messages to get in tune with the happenings around me because personally, I am a news person and so, the forum has never disappointed at feeding me daily with the news’,he declared.

‘Then officially, I think the first time I tested the WhatsApp forum was when we were having our “Ember Months Campaign”. Then, we were having some challenges along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. I just said alright, let me give some information on the Penpushing Forum. I just discovered that almost immediately, either some people called me or they reacted to the information and so, the information just went viral. I then realised that the forum is a very useful tool for me that I could use to do my work’,Oladele said.

He also commended the initiative of the founder, as well as discipline being injected into the platform by the administrators, which he observed has made the platform unique among other social media

‘So, to me personally, it is one thing that has helped me as a person to increase my body knowledge and secondly, to help me do my official duty. My advice to the organisers is that they should not be tire; they should keep on re-jigging it because you never can tell who are listening, reading or following you’.

‘Even among the prominent personalities in the forum; it is not everyone that makes comment on the floor except when it affects them. So, you never can tell who is following you or who is reading your information’,he stressed.

‘And I also appeal because I could see the administrator most times, cautioning the people and telling them that “oh, this is not the rules …..”. And that is why even myself, I make sure that I abide by the rule because I’m a para-military officer and we operate by rules’.

 So, I don’t treat any other thing than official issues on the floor of the forum. I don’t treat any unofficial matter than those that will be beneficial to members of the public and I commend the administrators  and all the members too. I however, look up to a forum that will provide all of us with an opportunity to see one-on-one’,he said.