Sierra Leone officials understudy Nigeria’s FRSC

THE Federal Government has assured the government of Sierra Leone that Nigeria will give the necessary support to the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), in accordance with the agreement signed by both countries in 2012.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation,  Engineer Babachir David Lawal, said this when he received a delegation from the SLRSA, led by the Executive Director of the agency, Dr Sarah Bendu.

The delegation was in Nigeria to understudy the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

SGF said the manpower required by the agency would be deployed to Sierra Leone as soon as possible in order to resume the implementation of the agreement.

He asked the agency to forward to Nigeria early, the details of the support that was required, so that the demands could be looked into without delay.

Lawal recalled the friendly disposition of Nigeria to Sierra Leone, which he describes as legendary and noted that indeed, it remained intact.

Dr Sarah Bendu, in her remarks expressed the appreciation of Sierra Leone to Nigeria for the support that has been extended to her country in the education sector, military support and most recently, in the health sector during the ebola epidemic.

She urged the government of Nigeria not to relent but to extend the support to Sierra Leone in road safety matters.

She explained that her delegation had undertaken a tour of the offices, installations and facilities of the Federal Road Safety Corps and was truly impressed by the capacity and operations of the FRSC.

She said her agency was new and eager to learn from the FRSC.

She promised that the SLRSA with the support of FRSC would turn out to be one that the government of Nigeria would be proud of.