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  • FRSC to certify vehicles on election duties from February 5

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun said on Wednesday that it would certify all vehicles to be used in conveying sensitive election materials in the state as from Feb. 5.

    FRSC’s Sector Commander, Mr Peter Oke, said in Osogbo that the measure was to avoid any breakdown or delay in the electioneering process.

    Oke said the command would work with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that such vehicles were in good condition.

    He said that the drivers of the vehicles would also be certified to have genuine drivers’ licences.

    “The exercise will commence from Feb. 5 nationwide, to ascertain the condition of the vehicles to be used for the exercise.

    “We will ensure drivers are well-trained and retrained and are with genuine licences. We will also ensure that all the vehicles are in good condition,” he said.

    According to him, the command is working with other sister agencies, to ensure that the elections are conducted peacefully in the state.

    Read Also: Ekiti: FRSC confirms 14 dead, five injured

    “The certified vehicles will be given stickers, which will be pasted on the windscreen together with other means of identification.”

    Oke noted that the command would also collaborate with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), to ensure smooth transportation of election materials.

    The sector commander said that ambulances would also be stationed at strategic locations during and after the exercise, with FRSC officials on patrol throughout the state.

    Oke, however, urged relevant stakeholders to support the command in ensuring peaceful and hitch-free elections.

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  • Nine-year-old girl walks again, 12 months after accident

    The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says  a nine-year old girl, Ajadi Islamiya, incapacitated in a fatal accident in 2017, now walks again, a year after the incident.

    Islamiya, whose mother died in the crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Dec. 31, 2017, walked exactly a year on the crash anniversary .

    Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, announced this on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun.

    A commercial bus with 18 passengers had on December 31, 2017, while heading to Lagos from Ekiti State, rammed into a stationary truck due to speeding along Ogere axis on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    Five people were killed including the mother of the girl, while 13 others sustained various degrees of injury.

    Read Also: 23 injured in Christmas eve accident in Ogun

    According to him, Islamiya sustained multiple fractures from the auto crash and was taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, Ogun, for an intensive treatment by the Ogere FRSC teams led by Mr Maxwell Lede.

    The sector commander commended the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Victor Emmanuel, for treating the girl without being sure of recovering his money for the past one year.

    ” I want to thank and give glory to God because she can now walk on her own without any artificial support.

    “Only God who preserves her from the valley of the shadow of death on the December 31,2017 is worthy to be praised,” he said.

    Maxwell Lede, who is the  Ogere Unit Commander of FRSC, told our reporters that he was excited to see that the command’s efforts in the timely rescue of the accident victims were not in vain.

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  • FRSC decorates 105 newly promoted officers in Ogun

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Friday decorated 105 of its newly promoted officers in the state with their ranks.

    Speaking during the decoration ceremony at the command’s headquarters,  Abeokuta, Mr Clement Oladele,  the Sector Commander, said over 150 officers were promoted in Ogun out of the 4,000 promoted nationwide.

    He explained that 105 officers who were middle cadre officers and marshals were  decorated at the Ogun command, while the promoted senior officers had been decorated at zonal headquarters in Lagos.

    The sector commander urged the officers to dedicate their service to their father land, saying that they should not be carried away with the new ranks.

    He stated that the newly promoted officers should be grateful to God, saying that so many people participated in the promotion exercise but few were successful.

    Oladele said that the promotion was an opportunity to continue to contribute to national development.

    “Over 4,000 people were promoted nationwide and in Ogun State Command we have over 150 promoted officers.

    “One hundred and five officers were decorated today and other senior officers were decorated at our zonal headquarters in Lagos by the zonal commanding officer.

    “It is the other middle cadre officers and the marshals that were decorated today,’’ he said.

    The sector commander, however, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the promotion exercise to take place.

    Mr Olanusi Kolawole, one of the newly promoted officers, said that he would continue to show more dedication to duties.

    “I will try my best to give back to the corps what has been bestowed upon me and what is expected of me by the grace of God,’’ he said.

    Representatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) witnessed the decoration ceremony.

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  • FRSC promotes 4,660 personnel nationwide

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has elevated a total of 4,660 of its personnel nationwide in the 2017 promotion exercise.

    This is sequel to the approval by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha.

    The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement that the promotion was also in line with the approval of the Board of FRSC.

    According to him, 1,310 of those promoted are officers, while 3,350 are marshals.

    “Among them are 73 Deputy Corps Commanders, 51 Assistant Corps Commanders, 70 Chief Route Commanders, 150 Superintendent Route Commanders, 607 Route Commanders and 359 Deputy Route Commanders,” he said.

    Kazeem said that among the 3,350 marshals that benefitted from the exercise were 29 Chief Inspectors, 33 Deputy Chief Inspectors and 48 Assistant Chief Inspectors.

    Read Also: FRSC promotes 58 officers, 117 marshals in Oyo

    “Others were 201 Principal Marshal Inspectors, 467 Senior Marshal Inspectors, 525 Marshal Inspectors, and 2037 Road Marshal Assistants.

    “They comprise 257 Chief Road Marshal Assistant, 45 Deputy Road Marshal Assistant, 768 Senior Road Marshal Assistants, 889 Road Marshal Assistants I and 78 Road Marshal Assistants II.

    “The promotion took effect from Nov. 27, 2018,” the statement said.

    Kazeem said that the Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, had congratulated the promoted staff.

    He urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them through improved productivity.

    Oyeyemi said that the management would continue to reward hard work, excellence and improved productivity by the staff.

    “Indolence and indiscipline will not be condoned,” the corps marshal was quoted as saying in the statement.

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  • Four dead as trailer crushes taxi on Ibadan-Oyo expressway

    Four people were crushed to death on Ibadan-Oyo expressway on Monday when a trailer rammed into a taxi at a failed portion on the expressway.

    Other motorists burst into wailing on sighting corpses of the accident victims which occurred near the overhead bridge in Akinyele area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    The trailer was said to have rammed into the taxi which slowed down to navigate through the failed portion. Eye witnesses said the accident was as a result of the trailer’s brake failure which made it impossible for the driver to avoid hitting the vehicle. Both the corpses and two other occupants, who sustained varying degrees of injury, were taken to State Hospital, Adeoyo.

    The accident, which occurred at about 12:15 pm, led to massive traffic gridlock on the busy road. Several portions of the road have failed near Ibadan, making it dangerous for motorists, especially at night.
    When contacted, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Oyo State, Mr Seun Onijala, confirmed the incident. He said a team of the the corps’ men in Akinyele had been dispatched to the scene as at press time. Onijala assured that normalcy would be returned within hours, urging motorists not to panic about the traffic situation.

  • Yuletide: FRSC activates 201 mobile courts

    …To deploy 21,000 personnel

    …FERMA identifies 353 critical roads for repair

     

    To ensure smooth movement of persons and goods during the yuletide season, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said that it has activated 201 mobile courts and deployed 21,000 personnel across the country.

    The Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi briefed State House correspondents alongside the Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engineer Nurudeen Rafindadi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Read Also:Another yuletide, another looming fuel crisis

    Oyeyemi said the mobile courts would prosecute recalcitrant drivers who violate traffic rules and that the special patrol will last till January 15, next year.

    The Nigerian Air force, he said, has allocated two helicopters for aerial surveillance during the period.

    According to him, over 1,000 patrol vehicles have been deployed while all their offices across the country would be shut down for operation except for drivers’ licence.

    “The issue of alcohol in motor parks is a battle that must be won. It is the responsibility of the area council and local governments to stop it. We work with them.

    “By next week Friday, FRSC offices would be shutdown nationwide except for drivers’ license officers,” he said and identified overloading as their major challenge.” he added

    Rafindadi disclosed that palliative repairs would be carried out on 353 critical roads in 16 major corridors of the country.

  • Make safety tips part of your sermon, FRSC urges clerics

    Convicts 30 over traffic offences in Anambra

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has charged the clergy and other religious leaders to always include road safety tips in their sermons to ensure the message permeated all nooks and crannies of the society.

    The State Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Sunday Ajayi who stated this in Awka, said regular stressing of such messages would further increase safety consciousness among motorists and other road users.

    He disclosed that thirty persons have been convicted by the Mobile Court of the Anambra State Command of for various traffic offences.

    He said the penalties of the convicts depended on the gravity of the offences committed.

    Assuring that the Command would leave no stone un-turned in its effort to ensure sanity on the highways, Ajayi cautioned motorists against acts capable of causing carnage on the roads.

    Read Also: FRSC establishes fire fighting unit in Kaduna

    The Sector commander underscored the need for them to always ensure their vehicles were in good condition before embarking on any journey.

    He said, “The command will deploy its officers and men to all flash points across the State as part of efforts in reducing gridlock on the highways, especially during this yuletide.

    “We will also carry our campaign on road safety measures to all the twenty-one local government areas of the State, in addition to increasing its campaigns on both print and electronic media.”

    Ajayi commended the State government, individuals, groups and co-operate bodies, for their support to the Command, calling for its sustenance.

  • FRSC collaborates with stakeholders to launch zero death on highways

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has partnered with other stakeholders to sensitise the motoring public on safe driving to reduce death on the highways during the festive period.

    Mr John Meheux, the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, in charge of both Ogun and Lagos States, spoke at the safety rally campaign to sensitise commercial drivers at Ikorodu Motor Parks.

    Meheux, also the Assistant Corps Marshal, said that it has become a tradition in FRSC to intensify patrol operations and public enlightenment as the year draws to an end.

    He said that the yearly ember months operations of FRSC was aimed at pre-crashes and traffic gridlocks as there used to be increase in vehicular movements on the roads.

    “FRSC has identified certain negative human elements that are road crash in tendencies such as speeding, dangerous driving, impatience, use of cellphone while driving and use of second hand tyres.

    “Information from the crash investigations disposal have indicated that these negative human factors have continued to dominate the habits of most road users.

    “In fact, speeding, dangerous overtaking, use of cellphone while driving, driving under the influence of alcohol/drug and impatience, have been found to be responsible for high per cent of the causes of road traffic crashes attributable to human factors.

    “Our target this year is to achieve zero fatality on the highways,” he said.

    The FRSC chief said that the zone was paying very close attention to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos-Ijebu-Ode and other corridors, especially the road construction areas at Mowe route.

    According to him, FRSC will be strict with the motorists in route violation on all the identified corridors during the period.

    Commenting, Mr Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander, said that the 2018 ember months patrol focussed on zero fatality on the road.

    Read Also: FRSC warns market women against displaying goods on highway

    “That is why we are partnering other stakeholders to enlighten the motoring public on the effect of disobeying the traffic rules and regulations.

    “Using second hand tyres, drunk driving and other human factors contribute to frequent crashes on the road.

    “We urge the drivers to adhere to these frequent awareness and public sensitisation by the corps and create safer road,” he said.

    Also, the Ayangbunren of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Adewale, urged the drivers to drive safely to avoid untimely deaths during the festivities.

    The monarch, represented by Otunba Ayodele Elesho, appealed to commercial drivers to embark on regular checkup on their vehicles before embarking on a journey.
    “I urge the drivers to drive carefully to rejoice and celebrate peacefully with their families and love ones.

    In his remarks, Mrs Feyisola Adiyelogun, the Sales Manager, Montana Industries Nigeria Ltd., also advised the drivers to purchase original tyres instead of going for fairly used tyres.

    Adeyelogun said that most of the fairly used tyres were not good for Nigeria weather.

    Commenting, Mr Gbeminiyi Animashaun, the Chairman, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Majekodunmi Park, Ikorodu, thanked the organiser of the rally, saying that his members would benefit more on the awareness.

    Animashaun also advised his members to ensure they make use of the opportunity to enhance safer road during the festive period.

    FRSC and Guinness Nig. Plc had also partnered to sensitise and educate the motoring public on drunk and reckless driving to avoid crashes during the yuletide.

    They had on Tuesday organised a public enlightenment and sensitisation rally for the commercial drivers at the Kogi Motor Park Mangoro Agege, Lagos.

     

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  • Yuletide: LASG tasks residents on moderation

    As the Yuletide approaches, the Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to celebrate the season in moderation and avoid drunk driving.

    Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, made the appeal on Friday at the flag-off of the “Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign of the Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1 FM, in Ikeja.

    Bamigbetan expressed worries at the rate at which some Nigerians had come to see the Yuletide as a season to get carried away and engage in excessive alcoholic intake.

    “There is a report that says when you compare the regions of the world in terms of alcohol usage; Nigeria occupies a very prominent space in the consumption of alcohol all over the world.

    “In fact, it is said that with the rate at which Nigerians are consuming alcohol, we expect a five per cent increase in alcohol consumption in Nigeria every year.

    “And all over the world, Nigeria has the highest consumption rate in Africa of 12.30 per cent per average Nigerian. An average Nigerian is taking 12 litres of alcohol more or less per day,” he said.

    Bamigbetan said the rate at which bars spring up in all corners of the state with viewing centres showed that the statistics were true.

    Read Also: Lagos promises free traffic flow at Yuletide

    “Well, while the state government will not stop residents from enjoying themselves, we want to please appeal that when you want to enjoy, do not engage in activities that stretch or have an impact on others.

    “Driving when drunk is a challenge to the next person; you become a problem to everybody once you are not in the right mental state,” Bamigbetan said.

    The Commissioner commended the radio station for executing the campaign, saying it was coming at a crucial time of the year.

    “For me, this is a welcome advocacy, especially at this time of the ember months usually associated with accidents.

    “When you get to the driver’s seat, ensure that you have all it takes to perform the functions of driving.

    “Be free of alcohol and drug influence, and be free from physical tiredness,” he said.

    Earlier, the Acting General Manager of the radio station, Mr Eyitayo Akanle, said the campaign was to create the necessary awareness and sensitise motorists on the dangers of drunk driving.

    Akanle said drunk driving might affect vision and sense of judgement while driving, leading to death through accident.

    He said the radio station, apart from using social media platforms, had also put in place 10 billboards with “Don’t Drink and Drive” banners at 10 strategic locations across the state.

    Akanle said that this and other measures, including television and radio appearances, jingle and advocacy, will remain in their consciousness while driving or about to drive.

    On his part, the Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Hygenius Omeje, said the synergy between Federal and state agencies had gone a long way to helping tackle challenges on the roads.

    He said that though, the number of deaths resulting from road crashes had reduced, the commission had yet to get to its target of zero deaths at the point of crashes.

    Omeje urged all media houses across the state to emulate the gesture of Traffic radio and see it as their Corporate Social Responsibility.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the campaign was taken to Berger, Agege and Ikeja areas of the state.

     

  • ‘1602 people died in ember month accidents in 2017’

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday said 1,602 people perished in road accidents that occurred in September, October, November and December 2017.

    Speaking at the inauguration of the corps’ 2018 ember month campaign tagged, Safe Driving Saves Lives, the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said 2,805 crashes wee recorded in last year’s ember months.

    The campaign, which was inaugurated at the Igbogene axis of the East-West Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, was attended by Governor Seriake Dickson and all security commanders in the state.

    While Dickson was represented by his Special Adviser on Transport, Ebiwari Wariowei, others at the flag off were Commander 16th Brigade, Brig-.Gen. Kelvin Aligbe; state Commander, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and heads of immigration Department of State Security (DSS).

    Others were the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and commercial tricycle union among others.

    Oyeyemi, who was represented by the Zonal Commanding Officer, Kingsley Agomoh, said a total of 20,196 people and 4,503 vehicles were involved in the 2017 ember month accidents.

    Read Also: Two die in Ogun accidents

    He said the corps had resolved to bring down last year’s casualty figures by a huge margin through the 2018 campaign and the cooperation of all the road users.

    He said: “The ember months is a period of festivities and many people erroneously believe that evil forces on the roads are responsible for road crashes and fatalities. 

    “But the struggle on the part of most people to travel to meet their loved ones that causes it and more trips on the part of commercial drivers to make more profit in preparation for the Yuletide without adequate rest are mainly responsible for the road mishap”.

    Oyeyemi said the corps had resolved to use the media and all public enlightenment platforms to dispel the erroneous belief and prefer a way forward for reduction and possible elimination of road traffic crashes.

    Insisting that the corps in its campaign would force safe driving to save life, the FRSC boss said corps officials would be strict in their conduct of vision acuity tests to check defective eyesight of drivers on the road.

    “There is a need for drivers to have their drivers’ license, highway codes, change from old plate numbers to new ones to ensure uniformity in the corps’ licensing scheme, which will be captured in the central database of the corps”, he said.

    In his remarks, the Bayelsa Sector Commander, Ikechukwu Igwe, said the campaign had taken a different dimension from a day’s activities to a three-day programme.

    He sand children were also integrated into the programme to carry the message of safety to the adults adding that the children would be involved in distribution of fliers to road users.

    He added that the children, numbering 150, would also visit the mosques, markets, motor parks and churches to sensitise road users on the need to be careful this period.

    Also speaking, Dickson said the road safety had done very well in the reduction of road accidents but noted that with the campaign, the corps would double its efforts in discharging their roles in the ember months.

    He also appealed to the corps to collaborate with other security agencies especially the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (NDLEA) to check intake of illicit drugs by road users.

    “These are the periods they carry these drugs and other arms and ammunition about. They pass through the roads and road safety should collaborate with other security agencies to tackle crimes and drug abuse”, he said.