The Corps Marshal of the Federal
Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has advised all those with clear
vision about life to show determination and be prepared to make sacrifices in
order to realise their dreams. Oyeyemi stated this in response to goodwill
messages and encomiums poured on him by friends and well wishers who held a
reception in his honour in the aftermath of his award of degree of Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration by the University of Nigeria Nsukka
at its 46th Convocation held over the weekend.
According to Oyeyemi, anyone that
desires good things in life must be prepared to bear with difficulties, hurdles
and obstacles that could discourage him from actualising his dream. He
stresses, however, that with conviction about the rightness of one's action and
determination built on self sacrifice, nothing is impossible to achieve in
life. He further informed the gathering that contrary to the belief among some
people that he commenced the programme recently, he had been on it for close to
14 years within which he had gone on different postings and undertaken
challenging assignments in the Corps, adding that his determination to complete
it was sustained till he acquired the certificate.
"Let me thank all of you for
this honour done to me today through the reception. I want to use this
opportunity to clear the air on how long it took me to complete the programme.
For the avoidance of doubt, I started it in 2002, but shortly after my
first seminar presentation, I was posted out of Abuja to Yola. It actually took
me 14 years to finally complete it last year," he stated.
The Corps Marshal thanked all those
that contributed in one way or the other to the realisation of the dream,
assuring that he would willingly share the knowledge with others. He further
noted that his motivation for aggressive pursuit of knowledge was never to
enhance his career in the FRSC; saying he did not need PhD or higher degree to
attain a particular position. Rather he said, his love for knowledge and desire
to share it with others was what kept him focused over the years.
Oyeyemi admonishes all those
desirous of achieving success in life never to succumb to temporal
difficulties, but work harder and be willing to hold firmly unto their dreams,
believing that success would come their way at the end. He particularly urged
staff of the FRSC to sustain their commitment to hard work and drive to serve
humanity with passion as a reflection of the value which the FRSC stands for.
"Every staff must rededicate to the ideals of hard work and improved
service delivery to the people in the collective resolve to reciprocate the
goodwill of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and
Nigerians who have continued to give unprecedented support to the FRSC,"
the Corps Marshal stated.
In their various goodwill messages,
friends and well wishers who came to felicitate with the Corps Marshal, were
unanimous in their description of his hard work, commitment and compassionate
nature as “exemplary.” They enjoined every staff of the FRSC and all aspiring
young men and women to emulate him in their struggles for self
actualisation.
Earlier, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi was
admitted into the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration
of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, at its 46th convocation, by the
Chancellor, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi at the
Convocation Square. In his address at the occasion, the Vice Chancellor,
Professor Benjamin Ozumba congratulated all the graduating students for meeting
the intellectual and moral standards set by the University which have made the
institution a centre of excellence in the rating of Nigerian universities. He
disclosed that of the total of 2,023 graduates admitted to post graduate
degrees, 365 were in the Doctorate of Philosophy classification, 1,419 in
Matters while 239 were in post graduate diploma category.
The Visitor to the University,
President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented at the occasion by the Minister
of State, Education, Professor Anthony Onwuka while congratulating the
graduates, urged them to sustain the good name earned by the University over
the years. He warned them against engaging in work that lacks meaning or one
that produces useless or harmful products or work that merely services the
bureaucratic structure.
Among those that graced the
reception held at the Coal City Estate Enugu, were the former Military
Administrator of Osun state, Col. Anthony Obi, heads of military and
paramilitary formations in Enugu state, Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS9
Enugu, Assistant Corps Marshal Sam Obayemi as well as Commanding Officers
from the component commands, including the Commandant of the FRSC Academy Udi,
Assistant Corps Marshal Kenneth Nwaegbe and host of other friends and well
wishers who were hosted by the President of Road Safety Officers' Wives
Association (ROSOWA), Mrs Yemisi Bolanle Oyeyemi.
Meanwhile, the FRSC have insisted that the enforcement
of the speed limiters of vehicles begins on February 1st 2017.
This was disclosed to CKN News by the Head,Media and Public Relations of the Agency ,Mr Bisi Kazeem during a chat last night.
The enforcement will be carried out on commercial vehicles and Trucks
The Corps Marshal of the Agency recently said there is no going back on the speed limiter after several postponements.
This was disclosed to CKN News by the Head,Media and Public Relations of the Agency ,Mr Bisi Kazeem during a chat last night.
The enforcement will be carried out on commercial vehicles and Trucks
The Corps Marshal of the Agency recently said there is no going back on the speed limiter after several postponements.
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