Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the FRSC, was on a
nationwide tour , disclosed this on Saturday in Ibadan during his visit
to Oyo State, in an effort to ensure free flow of traffic nationwide
during the yuletide season.
The Corps Marshal said all his personnel would be
mobilized to ensure motorist obey traffic rules and urged road users to
comply with traffic regulations so as not to spend their Christmas and
New Year in prison custody.
He called for maximum punishment for any motorists
that assault any of his personnel, saying 71 of his officers were
assaulted by motorists from January till date as a result of malicious
behaviour of some road users.
Oyeyemi advised motorists to cooperate with FRSC personnel as we move towards the end of year 2018.
He said the commission has been able to bring down
the number of road traffic crashes to single digit in 2018 compared to
2017, saying this was an indication that an appreciable achievement had
been achieved.
Oyeyemi said the FRSC was embarking on critical
assessment of key federal roads nationwide in which Lagos-Ibadan Express
way tour-gate, Iwo road express way were among in order to ensure free
flow of traffic during yuletide period.
“I am satisfied with the level of operation so
far and we are complying with the directive of President Muhammadu
Buhari to ensure free flow of traffic and reduce road crashes.
`I have set down full enforcements to ensure
removal of obstruction from high ways, proper manning of all diversion
areas so that we don’t experience gridlock and rescue team fully
activated among others,’’ Oyeyemi said.
Oyeyemi urged road users to plan their journey and
not to be in haste to complete the journey of four hours in two hours,
saying most federal roads were now undergoing repair and motorist may
not spend the normal time they spent when traffic was light.
He promised prompt response of the commission
whenever there was traffic obstruction or road crashes and appealed to
motorists to cooperate adequately.
Oyeyemi also urged the FRSC personnel conduct themselves in a professional manner.
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