Assistant Corps Marshal Ann Oladayo has assumed duties in Lagos as the first Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO) of the command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

The command oversees activities of the FRSC in Lagos and Ogun States.

The command has witnessed several commanders, all male, with the last being ACM Adeoye Irelewuyi.

Before assuming duties in her new position, Oladayo had held several positions within the Corps across different areas of responsibility.

She was Corps Commander, National Driver’s License (NDL), overseeing the integrity, administration and coordination of the driver’s licence system in the entire country.

The commanding officer was also the Corps Commander, FRSC Print Farm (Data Centre), managing production and distribution of the National Driver’s Licence across the federation.

ACM Oladayo also headed the National Road Safety Advisory Council (NaRSAC) Secretariat, saddled with the responsibility of coordinating the Technical Working Group of Federal and State MDAs on road safety, mobility, post-crash care and infrastructure.

The NaRSAC Secretariat aligns Nigeria’s road safety strategy with the UN Decade of Action and Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) as well as supervises the production of the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) II 2021 – 2030 document.

With three Master’s degrees, specialising in Geography and Peace and Security Studies while pursuing her Doctorate degree, she was Head of Operations, Ondo State Sector Command, supervising patrol operations, discipline and command control functions.

ZCO Oladayo was also Sector/Unit Head, Information Processing Centre (IPC), Oyo state, overseeing production and authentication of driver’s licences and ensuring integrity of the National Uniform Licencing Scheme (NULS).

With nearly three decades of experience in road safety and security administration, she is a fellow of the Security Institute (fsi), National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) and an associate fellow of the International Strategic Management Institute.