THE Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has sought the collaboration of the state governments on the establishment of road – side clinics and zebra points across the country.
He said this would go a long way in ensuring prompt rescue operations and first aid treatment.
Oyeyemi made the call when he paid an advocacy visit to the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, while expressing the commitment of the corps towards reduction of road traffic crashes in Nigeria.
He lauded Okorocha for massive road construction, expansion and urbanisation going on within the state’s cities and the hinterlands.
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He noted that as the lead agency in traffic management in Nigeria, FRSC understood the role of good roads in advancing the cause of safety and reducing road traffic crashes on the road.
He thanked the governor for always supporting the corps to achieve its statutory mandate and also commended him for partnering with the corps in areas of safety and security of lives and property on the highways.
He also requested for the establishment of more Driver’s Licence Centres to ease the plight of Imo indigenes and reduce traffic congestion at the licence centre in the state.
Okorocha, in his response, applauded the leadership skills of the corps marshal and also commended the Imo State Sector Commander, Corps Commander JK Aremu for ensuring the safety of the good people of Imo State at all times.
“Imo State under my leadership is ready for partnership with FRSC because the road accounts for the basic means for the movement of goods and services from one point to the other.
“Our state has also established road traffic unit to complement your services, as such, we shall be consulting the FRSC for the training and re-training of the staff and drivers in the state,” he said.
He added that Imo State would partner FRSC in the area of establishing a training school and a state driving school, all geared towards ensuring that only safety-conscious and professional drivers used the Eastern Heartland roads.
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