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Corps Marshal Mohammed Reiterates Commitment to Realization of Nigeria Road Safety Strategy

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3 days ago

October 12, 2024

Joel Ajayi

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has Reiterated the dedication and commitment of the Corps under his leadership to achieving the goals outlined in the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) II document, a medium-term sector strategy aimed at developing and applying missing blocks to achieve the mission and vision of road safety in Nigeria.

In a statement Signed on Saturday by the Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer FRSC Headquarters Abuja Olusegun Ogungbemide reveals that Corps Marshal stated this in his response to the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Friday 11 October, 2024 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Corps Marshal said that the Corps now has a greater commitment of persuading all stakeholders to share in the vision that Road Safety as an agenda needs more attention, more care, and more funding.

According to him, FRSC is now absolutely committed to improving her visibility, performance, rescue response time, technology driven operations, and respect for law-abiding road users.

“This is so to the extent that as all stakeholders will be galvanized to come together, sharing responsibilities as key players; and enable the Corps do more, do better and save more lives as well as stop wanton destruction of properties of Nigerian citizens on the roads, for the ultimate economic growth and development of the Nation.

“Part of the commitment on ground to ensure seamless realization of NRSS, include the implemention of several initiatives like; Establishment and utilisation of the National Traffic Radio to expand road safety education and enlightenment, ensure active collaboration with various stakeholders, motorists, and government agencies, ministries, and parastatals, as well as continuous training of personnel on road safety management and deployment of advanced technology.”

The Corps Marshal added that the Corps will strengthen enforcement capacity to reduce road crashes, improve visibility on the road to ensure safer travel and deploy adequate technology in the operational front.

He therefore called on the motoring public to cooperate with FRSC personnel deployed on the highways to maintain safety of lives and properties, noting that the cooperation of the public is key in the realisation of the envisioned safety on our roads.

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Minister of State Petroleum join forces with FRSC on Road Safety Campaign

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1 day ago

October 14, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

In what seems to be another milestone in inter-agency collaboration, the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Oil) have reached a compromise to begin a robust partnership, geared towards intensifying existing efforts embedded in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.

The partnership was birthed during the visit of the Corps Marshal FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, to the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri in his office on Monday 14 October 2024.

In the course of the conversation that ensued, the Honourable Minister assured the Corps Marshal of his ministry’s readiness to partner with the Corps in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.

While congratulating the Corps Marshal on his well deserved appointment, the Minister expressed optimism that with the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council (NRSS), by the Vice President last week, stakeholders would work harmoniously to ensure safety on the nation’s highways. He commended the FRSC for its commitment to road safety as evidenced by the successes recorded in the areas of Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme, Drivers certification and other public enlightenment programs that have led to drastic reduction in the rate of road traffic crashes.

The Minister however, expressed concerns with frequent cases of crashes involving petroleum tankers some of which resulted in fire incidents with great loses to lives and property. He further stressed that even as the Ministry would have preferred that the use of pipelines as veritable means of transporting the petroleum products, the current hazards as well as the cost implications involved in replacing the pipes have made that impracticable at the moment. He therefore solicited the support of the FRSC to properly streamline the activities of drivers at the depots with a view to ensuring that only tankers that meet the minimum safety standards load the petroleum products from such facilities.

The Minister expressed the willingness of the Ministry to support the FRSC with logistics and training to enhance the capacity and efficiency of its personnel in road traffic management.
Earlier in his remarks, the Corps Marshal commended the Minister for the positive reforms being embarked upon in petroleum industry in Nigeria by the current leadership. He noted the existing peace and harmony in the Niger Delta areas and requested for collaboration for sustained peace and development in the oil industry.

The Corps disclosed that as part of the FRSC’s commitment to safety in movement of petroleum products, personnel of the Corps are being deployed to major depots across the country to ensure compliance to safety rules and regulations with particular reference with the policy on safe to load. He requested the Minister to assist the Corps with some logistics including patrol vehicles and ambulance for enhanced road surveillance and prompt response to distress calls.

The meeting which had in attendance some Directors of the Ministry of petroleum also has some principal officers of the FRSC in attendance with both sides agreeing on the need to sustain the partnership for safety on the nation’s highways and stability in the transportation of the petroleum products.

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