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| Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi and Editor In Chief ,CKN News |
As the final days of 2016 Lenten
season approaches, and Nigerians are once again on the road to visit their
homes and loved ones in the spirit of Easter celebration when the death and
resurrection of Christ is marked, the Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed
11,000 Officers, Marshals, and Special Marshals to address the misuse of
road by road users which results in high level of Road Traffic Crashes during
most festive seasons.
The Head Media Relations and
Strategy of the FRSC,Mr Bisi Kazeem, stated that it was based on the
observations of the Corps that the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Boboye
Oyeyemi, approved also the deployment of 795 vehicles, 283 bikes, and 76
ambulances across different parts of the Country
In the words of Commander Kazeem, it
is in a bid to arrive destinations early that most transporters and private
vehicle owners drive recklessly, and overtake wrongfully, thereby undermining
their safe arrival.
He also added that it is in a bid to make more money that
most transporters resort to overloading, and the resultant effect is Crashes
which in turn leads to loss of lives and properties.
The spokesman of the Corps stressed
that the Corps will be out to check all the accident induced factors that is
not limited to wrongful overtaking, overloading, reckless driving, dangerous
driving, etc for this 2016 Easter to commence from 24th – 30th
of March.
According to Commander Kazeem, “the
Corps Marshal’s vision is to increase Traffic Management of the Corps to ensure
smooth travels before, during, and after the festive season to minimise the
occurrence of Road Traffic Crashes on national highways through public
enlightenment, removal of rickety and broken down vehicles, and a full-scale
enforcement on Fake and expired drivers licence, number plate violation, speed
limit violation, overloading violation, lane indiscipline, and wrongful
overtaking”.
Commander Kazeem assured that with
the measures on ground, and with the cooperation of motorists with all staff of
the Corps deployed for the operations, Road Crashes will be reduced minimally,
if not eradicated.
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