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FRSC raises safety alarm as Lagos-Ibadan road construction resumes

By Kingsley Jeremiah
01 July 2016   |   1:42 am
Inadequate signage, illegal openings and U-turns, deep potholes as well as failed portions at the on-going construction of Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other road construction sites across ...
A portion of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway being reconstructed. PHOTO: NAN

A portion of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway being reconstructed. PHOTO: NAN

•‘Abhors abuse of fundamental human right of road users’

Inadequate signage, illegal openings and U-turns, deep potholes as well as failed portions at the on-going construction of Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other road construction sites across the country may undermine safety of motorists, FRSC has warned.

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at an on-going joint meeting in Lagos with the representatives of the Ministry of Works, Power and Housing and the two construction companies handling the road project, Julius Berger PLC and Reynolds Construction Company (Nigeria) Limited (RCC)

The Corps Marshal has also said that the agency would no longer tolerate abuse of fundamental human right of road users.

Applauding the Federal Government for resumption of work at the road and other major roads across the country, Boboye said that flooding, crocodile cracks, improper and dangerous diversions as well as inadequate lighting around the sites could create hazards for road users.

Represented at the meeting by the Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Policy, Research and Statistics, Kayode Olagunju, FRSC said it would ensure that road users are saved from undue hardships due to omission or commission of the construction companies.

Oyeyemi said in a release that the construction companies must provide standard and appropriate road signs in all the construction sites and ensure those uniform and adequate signages are provided to guide the motorists.
“FRSC will embark on joint field assessment patrol with the Ministry of Works, Power and Housing and representatives of the two construction companies to provide information on the location of the identified illegal openings for immediate filling and closure to traffic”, he said.

At a two-day capacity development programme organised for patrol officers of the corps from across the country, Oyeyemi said the agency would remain committed to the values of civility in the enforcement of traffic rules and regulations.

He said: “We can therefore, not afford to take the huge trust that members of the public and government repose in us through our sustained civility lightly. We therefore need to build on the knowledge of civility among our patrol officers who lead patrol teams at this period when the nation is experiencing change mantra under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.”

FRSC said in a release that the development programme was in furtherance of the Corps’ philosophy of robust consultation with staff and building of consensus among them in the commitment to engender an FRSC that is cohesive.

“That is why we have sustained the practice of improving the capacity of the staff and exposing them to modern challenges of traffic management through capacity development programmes,” he stated,” Oyeyemi noted.

The corps Marshal added that the workshop was another demonstration of his Management’s commitment to improving on the knowledge of the staff especially, those that enforce traffic law and regulations.

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