Enugu To Partner FRSC On IGR

L-R Chief Superintendent of Prisons, Dr Chijioke Onwe; Controller of Prisons, Enugu Command, Mr Ikechukwu Uchenwa and Deputy Controller of Prisons, Mr Fred Akam, at a reception for newly promoted officers of Enugu Prisons Command in Enugu last Sunday.

Governor Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that the state government will partner the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) to shore up its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Speaking in Enugu during a courtesy visit by a delegation led by FRSC Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi, Ugwuanyi said that the move was a credible option to generate money for the state.
He said that the state government would leverage on the population of the state to upgrade its revenue by increasing the number of work stations for the issuance of drivers’ licence.
“My election as the governor of the state is to make life meaningful for our people and I thank you for helping us to realise our electoral promises, particularly employment creation.”
The governor said it was imperative to partner investors who would explore the potential inherent in Enugu to improve the revenue base of the state due to the dwindling fortune of the oil sector.
“We want to invite investors who will add value to our state and since the procurement of drivers’ licence and number plates are part of the process; we will do all we can to assist you in any area.”
The governor said that the state government was concerned about the traffic challenges faced by commuters at 9th Mile Corner and Ngwo.
He said that his administration had taken decisive steps to ameliorate the sufferings of the people at the spot.
Earlier, Oyeyemi commended the state for being a model in the implementation of the uniform drivers’ licence scheme as well as the procurement of the new vehicle number plates.
The corps marshal said that the FRSC needed to increase the number of work stations due to the success of the process across the state.
He requested the state government to assist the commission to secure office accommodation.
Oyeyemi said that the FRSC was concerned about the incessant road crashes involving tankers and other heavy duty vehicles in the country.
Oyeyemi said that the situation at the 9th Mile Corner was another source of concern to the FRSC and commuters.
He appealed to the state government to evolve a short-term measure to address the challenges in the area before December 2015, adding that the corps had produced a technical assessment of the area and what needed to be done.
The highlight of the visit was a hand-over of a document containing a technical assessment of how to address the traffic situation at 9th Mile Corner.