The Corps Marshal of the Federal
Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has assured Nigerians, especially
the Muslim faithful of safe Sallah celebration, saying that adequate logistics
provisions have been made to ensure removal of obstructions and crash-free
celebration.
According to Bisi Kazeem, Head,
Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC in a press release, Oyeyemi stated this in
his Sallah message in which he felicitated with the Muslim Ummah on this year’s
Eid-Kabir celebration, enjoining them to be safety conscious throughout the
period of the festivity. The Corps Marshal stressed the significance of the Sallah
celebration, noting that it is centred around devotion and obedience to the
will of Allah, which Prophet Ibrahim exemplified by his willingness to
sacrifice his son Ismail.
According to him, there are great
lessons for mankind to learn from the obedience shown to God by Prophet Ibrahim
even in the present life. “Eid-El Kabir celebration teaches us how to show
obedience to God in all that we do as human beings,” he stated.
“As the Muslim Ummah observe
the feast, let everyone celebrate with the spirit of obedience to God and
recognise the sanctity of human lives by obeying all traffic rules and
regulations and avoiding acts capable of undermining safety of other road
users. “People should, therefore, avoid overloading, speed limit violation,
dangerous driving and phoning/texting while driving and
also avoid the use of worn-out/expired tyres. As a build up towards
the 1st October comnencement of nationwide enforcement, he also
urged commercial vehicles operators to instal speed limiting device,
because it is only the living that can celebrate,” he further stated.
The Corps Marshal
further called on Nigerians to assist the FRSC and other security agencies
deployed to manage the traffic, by conducting themselves in safe and orderly
manner, pointing out that FRSC patrol and Rescue teams have been put on alert
to assist road travellers, while the Help areas/Road Side Clinics across the
country would remain open to attend to emergencies.
Oyeyemi called on members of the
public to immediately notify FRSC of any emergency situations through its
emergency line: 0700-CALL-FRSC (0700-22553772) or Toll-free line: 122
for prompt response.
The Corps Marshal wishes all
Nigerians happy motoring and safe Eid-El kabir celebration.
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