Nigeria has been adjudged as “one of the best three performers among 23 countries” in accomplishing activities of the African Road Safety Action plan.
This came from a mid-term review report from the Third African Road Safety Conference organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), which took place in Addis Ababa.
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Head, Media Relations and Strategy Bisi Kazeem, while reacting to Nigeria’s ranking and her accomplishment, stated that the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, lauded the Federal Government’s efforts in ensuring the enduring road safety culture is continually imbibed.
He also showered encomium on the resilience of the officers and men of the Corps.
The head of Media Relations and Strategy added that the Corps Marshal assured his audience at the conference that in the spirit of the occasion, the Corps has chosen not to rest on its oars, but will rather continue to device ways to improve on its achievements and never to perform below the standard of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety declaration.
The Corps Marshal had in his company, the Assistant Corps Marshal, Policy, Research and Statistics, Kayode Olagunju, at the conference.
The African Road Safety Action Plan, which owes its roots to the 2011 UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, placed priority on understanding of road safety institutional arrangements, road safety management and related activities, achievements, opportunities, and challenges in African countries.