FRSC APPOINTS OBAYEMI AS NEW CORPS PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICER

Barely eight days after the Federal Road Safety Corps decorated nine senior officers as Assistant Corps Marshals and 21 others as Corps Commanders, it has appointed Samuel Adedoyin Obayemi, Corps Commander as new Corps Public Education Officer with the deployment of other senior officers.

The new Corps Public Education Officer who hails from Kogi State, holds a Masters degree in Transport Management and has served the FRSC in various capacities such as Zonal Commander in Yola, Ilorin, Sokoto and Zonal Public Enlightenment in Sokoto in 2004.

Until his appointment, Commander Obayemi was the Zonal Commanding Officer in Bauchi. He takes over from Ayodele Ajadi, Assistant Corps Commander who has been on acting capacity since January, 2009.

Details of the deployment indicate that Yakubu Attah, Assistant Corps Marshal, has been moved from Sokoto to Benin as Zonal Commanding Officer while Abdullahi Ringim, Corps Commander takes over as Corps Provost Officer from Omiyale Ayabomi, Corps Commander who has been deployed to Anambra State as Sector Commander.

Similarly, Charles Theophilus, Assistant Corps Marshal is to proceed to National Defence College, Abuja while Osawe Efosa Corps Commander takes over from him as Head of Section, National Uniform Licensing Scheme in Lagos.

Another Corps Commander, Kayode Fanola has also moved to Abuja as Corps Secretary while Aborchi Charles, Corps Commander takes over from him as Commandant of the FRSC Academy in Jos.

In the same vein, Oludare Fadogba, Corps Commander has moved from Enugu as Zonal Commanding Officer to the FRSC Training School, Mubi as Commandant while the former Commandant, Shehu Zaki, Corps Commander is the new Corps Intelligence Officer at Abuja Headquarters.

Further details of the recent deployments which takes immediate effect indicate that 4 new Zonal Commanders and 9 Zonal Heads of Operations were appointed alongside 20 new Sector Commanders, 24 Sector Heads of Operation and 65 Unit Commanders among other deployments.

In a related development, the Federal Road Safety Corps has concluded arrangement for a nationwide clamp down on speed violation tagged ‘Operation Rainstorm’

According to FRSC, the Special Operation which will span through the six geopolitical zones of the country will be formally flagged- off on 24 th June, 2009 at Ilorin Kwara State and Ibadan Oyo State.

This Special Exercise which is targeted on speed violation and intensifying safety consciousness among the motoring on appropriate driving conducts during the rainy season, is coming on the heels of spate of road crashes across the country especially between 26 th April and 18 th May, 2009 when about 128 lives were lost with 15 injured persons in 6 separate crashes along some routes on the nation’s highways.

Disturbed by this unpleasant trend, the FRSC Chairman, Col. Lawan Gwadabe rtd. and the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Osita Chidoka will lead Special Patrols during the nationwide flag-off with focus on wipers, tyre voilation, functional brakes and other road vices such as dangerous overtaking, seat belt violation and over loading.

Aside from ensuring prompt clearance of obstructions and broken down vehicles, the exercise will witness robust public awareness campaigns on the inherent dangers on the highways during the rainy season, in addition to traffic control and on-time response to road traffic crash cases.

Further details of the patrol flag-off indicate that motor park rallies will preceed establishment of mobile courts for quick dispensation with road traffic violations even as the Federal Road Safety Corps has identified nine black spots and road crash prone routes for the special patrols: Kaduna – Abuja, Lokoja – Abaji,Benin –Asaba, Damaturu – Potiskum, Lagos – Ibadan, Enugu – Akwa, Kakurdi – Lafia, Bauchi – Jos and Ibadan- Ilorin routes.