The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has called for synergy among security
agencies to enhance the safety of passengers on the nation’s roads.
Oyeyemi made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
He made the call when he inspected the newly established road
safety facilities along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Wednesday.
The facilities were set up to address anticipated road traffic
challenges following the temporary closure of the Abuja International Airport
and diversion of air traffic to the Kaduna Airport.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Abuja Airport
was closed on Wednesday to pave way for reconstruction of its runway scheduled
to last for six weeks.
According to him, during the period, flights will be diverted to neighboring
Kaduna Airport from where passengers to or from Abuja will travel by rail or
road, aviation authorities said.
Oyeyemi said that the
synergy among relevant agencies was critical to ensuring the security of lives
on the nation’s highways.
He expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness of the
corps to cope with the anticipated traffic upsurge on the route.
Oyeyemi said with the level of sensitisation already given to the
staff and the facilities deployed, he did not envisage any major challenges
within the six weeks that the Abuja airport would remain closed.
The corps marshal disclosed that the eight newly established
outposts had brought the number of FRSC commands along the corridor to 21 with
four ambulance points.
He assured that the personnel who would work at the outposts had
been appropriately deployed with relevant logistics, including patrol vehicles,
towing trucks and ambulances.
The corps marshal further stated that regular patrols would be
intensified along the corridor, while mobile courts would be put in place to
summarily try recalcitrant traffic offenders.
Oyeyemi warned that lawlessness would not be tolerated in the
area, he enjoined the staff to be highly civil and modest in handling their
assignments.
He urged the staff to work harder to prevent cases of overloading,
lane indiscipline and route violation as well as speed violation which were
rampart on the road.
The corps marshal called on those operating the ambulance services
to always remain at alert to respond promptly to distress calls from any part
of the road.
Oyeyemi commended the Federal Government for the provision of
adequate facilities as evidenced by the rehabilitation of the road, urging the road
users to make the best use of the facilities.
He was accompanied by the Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS1
Headquarters Kaduna, Assistant Corps Marshal Bulus Darwang and some senior
officers from the National Headquarters
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