Pius Anyim,Chidoka Decorates New FRSC Corps Marshal

THE Federal Government, on Thursday, decorated the new Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, with his new rank, urging him to desist from pursuit of personal agenda.  

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, speaking at a brief ceremony in Abuja, also urged Oyeyemi to sustain the enduring legacies of a strong institution left behind by his predecessor, Mr Osita Chidoka, now the Minister of Aviation.

Anyim said the best way to sustain the legacies in any organisation was to build a strong institution.

He expressed delight that the selection and appointment of the new FRSC Corps Marshal was devoid of rancour, describing Oyeyemi as the best man for the job, having performed credibly well in various assignments in the corps.

Stressing on the need to build on the foundation and legacies laid by Chidoka, Anyim noted that enduring institution would be built through continuity.

Anyim further called on the officers and marshals of the FRSC to accord him maximum support, to enable him to succeed in the onerous task of ensuring the reduction of road traffic crashes across the country.

In his own remarks, Oyeyemi assured that he would deploy best practices in the discharge of his duties towards actualisation of road safety goals in tandem with global best practices.

He also said the corps would vigorously pursue the attainment of United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety (2011-2020), as well as ensuring reduction of road traffic crashes and fatalities by 50 per cent in 2015.

As part of the new initiatives he intends to introduce, the FRSC boss disclosed that the corps would mobilise community groups and non-governmental organisations to join in the campaign to reduce carnages on the roads.

“On behalf of the FRSC management, I assure you that we will remain as a team and focused to build on existing legacies by harnessing the abundant strength, skills and intellects within to ensure that the corps opens new frontiers and retain the world class organisation status that it has attained today,” he pledged.