Commander Charges FRSC On Road Safety Act

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cross River State, Mr. Yakubu Salami, has reiterated that for the mandate of the Road Safety Act of 2007 to be a dream come true, the corps must adopt the application of enlightenment, engineering, evaluation and enforcement.

Mr. Salami made this assertion in his paper titled, “Patrol Strategies and Monitoring”, delivered at a zonal workshop for heads of operations and staff officers operations held at the zonal headquarters, Port Harcourt last Wednesday.

He said to achieve the road safety goals, the basic operational approaches should be noted in order to reduce road traffic crash to the bearest minimum.

The Cross River FRSC Sector Commander said, FRSC patrol strategies and monitoring are clearly outlined in their operational manuals, where the procedures for patrol operations, ethical expectations and the responsibilities of patrol team leaders and men in the conduct of patrol duties were spelt out.

According to him, operational staff are expected to adhere to the guiding rules and regulations while conducting patrol activities and further highlighted the basic tools of operational staff.

He noted that the lecture was timely as it would enhance the knowledge of the participants on patrol strategies and monitoring in the zone, and lauded the organisers for their visionary qualities.

In his paper, “Operations Report Rendition” delivered by his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Mr. Fidelis Osakwe, said there is need to re-establish the importance for validity of reports and timeliness of rendition.

Mr. Osakwe noted that reports are ingredients for evidence based policy formulation as they enable the management of FRSC foresee eminent changes in the operational environment and persuade the engagement of adequate proactive measures.

He reiterated that report rendition are critical for the measurement and delivery of score card of the corps overall function and mandate, adding, “they are components of project implementation assessment, bearing a whopping 20 per cent criteria in command ranking”.

Also, Mr. Odoyor Hamilton in his paper titled, “Evolving Common Enforcement Strategies in the Field Commands”, stated that operational activities is the hub of FRSC activities while enforcement is the heart of operational activities.

He said, without proper enforcement,  operational activities would achieve very little success, adding that it is in that light that they would articulate common enforcement strategies for patrol activities to achieve common goals since there is only one FRSC.

Emmanuel Ebong & Maureen Black