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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Monday, disclosed that the Federal Government had ordered that all commercial vehicles coming into the country from January 1, 2017 must be fitted with speed limiters.
Oyeyemi also disclosed that the Corps would soon meet with owners of vehicle assembly plants in the country to see how they could install the device as part of vehicles-fitted specifications.
Oyeyemi made the disclosures in Kaduna while on an official visit to the FRSC Sector Command in the State.
The Corps Marshal, who was represented by the Deputy Corps Marshal (Operations), Ojeme Ewhrudjakpor, said that the measure was to ensure safety on Nigerian roads.
Disclosing that the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) had written to all importers of vehicles to comply with the order, Oyeyemi said: “This will reduce the pains of buying a vehicle and be forced to spend again to install the device.
“Currently, some vehicles coming into the country are already fitted with the device; all you need do, is to calibrate it.
“But if motor owners insist on buying vehicle without speed limiter, then they will have to fix it or we will impound it.” Maintaining that the ongoing partial enforcement of the device was to give motorists time to comply, he said: “From January 1, 2017, it is an offence not to have it on commercial vehicles.
Some of the vendors have agreed to allow vehicle owners pay for the device over time, but from January 1, it is going to be full enforcement, as we will impound your vehicle if you don’t have it.”
The Corps Marshal added: “There is nowhere in the world where public transport is not regulated.
“If you go the United Kingdom, or the United States, public transport does not go beyond 90 kilometers per hour.”
Welcoming the Corps Marshal to the Command, the Sector Commander, Mr. Francis Udoma, expressed gratitude to him for the visit, saying the interaction would boost the morale of marshals and their commitment to duty.
On compliance level on speed limiters in the state, Udoma said that out of 3,033 vehicles inspected from October 1 to date, only 51 were found to have installed the device.
He however assured that the Command would continue to advise and persuade commercial motorists during the ongoing ember month patrol, to comply and install the device.
