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FRSC Begins 6-day Tyres Monitoring Operation

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered a 6-day nationwide tyres monitoring and surveillance exercise beginning Monday, May 23.

The exercise to be led by nine top FRSC Management Staff and all Zonal Commanding Officers is a follow-up to the just concluded Stakeholders’ forum on tyres held in Abuja and the free vehicle tyre safety check that is ongoing nationwide.

It is also aimed at sustaining the free vehicle safety checks in the field commands.

The Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, while disclosing these in a statement, said the exercise was borne out of the Corps Marshal’s wish to stem the tide of road traffic crashes caused by substandard and expired tyres.

He listed FRSC top management staff to be involved in the exercise to include : Deputy Corps Marshal Adei Abu (Operations) who is billed to cover Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina; Deputy Corps Marshal Chidi Nwanchukwu (Admin and Human Resource) who is to take charge of Edo, Delta, Anambra and Ondo; Deputy Corps Marshal Ojeme Ewhrujakpor (Technical Service and Special Duties). who is to cover Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia and Cross River; Deputy Corps Marshal Theophillus Charles (Motor Vehicle Administration) to cover Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Kwara; Deputy Corps Marshal Ahmad Kogari Hassan (Special Marshal and Partnership) to cover Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe and Nasarawa; and Deputy Corps Marshal Demola Lawal (Training Standard and Certification)who is placed  in charge of Plateau, Bauchi, Borno, and Yobe.

Others are: Assistant Corps Marshal Dr. Kayode Olagunju (Policy Research and Statistics), to oversee FCT, Kogi, Niger, and Ekiti; Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode Fanola (Corps Secretary) to cover Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, and Benue; and Assistant Corps Marshal Godwin Ogagaogeneh (Personnel) to cover Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara.

Kazeem further added that the Management Staff deployed to field commands are expected to participate in direct supervision of the free safety check exercise, ensure interactive session with Vulcanisers’ Associations, perform free safety check on all major routes in the Commands, address tyre dealers, and as well teach other staff on what information to look out for in tyres, and organize motor park rallies.

In view of the foregoing, Kazeem stated that Zonal Commanding Officers are expected to give wide publicity to the exercise, liaise with relevant stakeholders within their jurisdiction, ensure all component commands under their purview organise massive Special Patrol for free vehicle safety checks during the period.

He maintained that the campaign became necessary as a result of most recent road crashes attributable to tyre blowout.

 

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