Nobel laureate and the first Chairman, Federal Road Safety Corps, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that the Federal government should not merge the FRSC with the Police.
Soyinka made this statement during the Road Safety advocacy mega rally with the theme: ‘Towards an enduring safe road culture in Nigeria,’ at Asero Motor Park, Abeokuta.
Soyinka who described FRSC as the preventive medicine against accidents on our roads said “I must commend the Corps for their commitment to duty. It must be stressed that they had repositioned the agency for better performance. I want to recommend that the FRSC should remain independent of the police.”
The Corps Marshall, FRSC, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi said “We believe in advocacy, education and enlightenment. This means we will constantly engage the drivers and other stakeholders in this kind of programme.
“This is what we will be doing regularly. But we want the commercial bus drivers to support us.”
The State Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr. Adetunji Adegoke also added that “The corps has over the years partnered with various transport unions, private and public organisations, military and para-military agencies and governments at all levels in its quest to reduce road traffic crashes and ensure a safer motoring environment in the country.”