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The Federal Government of Nigeria said it would continue to support the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with necessary logistics and increased personnel for the realisation of its goals in accordance with the extant laws and regulations.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, who gave the assurance, said the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the welfare of the citizenry in areas of road safety and security.
He was speaking while declaring open the FRSC Capacity Building Workshop for its Unit Commanders at the FRSC Academy Udi, Enugu State.
Lawal, who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Policy Development and Analysis, Ibrahim Bapatel Hassan, said with the high premium which the FRSC places on staff training and capacity development, the Corps cannot disappoint the nation as the people look up to it for solutions to the road safety challenges facing it.
He noted that the task of creating safer motoring environment is quite herculean and often fraught with daunting challenges, especially in the Nigerian situation with its peculiarities.
He added that the present administration is worried by the unfortunate incidents in the last few days where lives of several road users who could have continued to live to contribute to the socio-economic development of the nation were lost.
“This certainly, cannot be allowed to go unabated by any serious government, hence it has become imperative that the FRSC as the lead agency for road safety management in Nigeria must rise to the challenges,” he stated.
The SGF noted that in rising up to the challenges, therefore, modern techniques and approaches are desired, and these cannot accrue magically except with painstaking engineering of processes and procedures which can only be accomplished through capacity development of personnel. He pointed out that the programme is the first and purposeful step towards the right direction.
In his remarks at the occasion, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, while welcoming participants to the workshop stated that capacity development initiative has become a principal and explicit priority that the current Management has taken as a tool for successful implementation of all the Corps’ policies and programmes, noting that the Workshop was being undertaken in collaboration with the University of Nigeria Nsukka.
“This programme is strategically targeted at Unit Commanders who are the representatives of the FRSC at their level and considered to be the critical change agents required by the Corps for the success of its general overhaul and injection of new lease of life,” he stated.
Oyeyemi further stated that the aim of the capacity development programme was to build the capacity of the Unit Commanders to deliver on their remit in the effective and efficient manner in the full glare of the FRSC system, values, beliefs, norms and practices. He added that the objectives of the workshop include creating more informed, skilled and engaged Unit Commander that are capable of improving the ethical and professional standards of the FRSC.
Other aims of the workshop according to him include, tackling the obstacles against efficient implementation of the strong corporate goals and exploring the different methods of learning and facilities that could be offered. He urged the participants to brace up to use of strategic alliances to support ethical working and strategise to increase the like hood of success at all times, while striving to tackle the obstacles against full implementation of strong corporate governance measures.
The Corps Marshal further enjoined the participants to understand risks and advantages of pursuing civil remedies and how to identify key issues impacting on FRSC integrity.
“Participants are expected to brace up to the roles and place of Commanding Officers in the scheme of things; understand the process of developing effective policies and framework within the Corps and enhance facilitation, consulting and collaborative skills of the Commanding Officers,” Oyeyemi stated. (FRSC News)
