19/11/2015
FRSC To Begin Enforcement
Of Installation Of Speed
Limiting Device In April 2016
Agency Report
— Nov 13, 2015 11:28 am | Leave a comment
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety
Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, said on
Thursday the commission would commerce
full enforcement of the installation of speed
limiting device in April 2016.
Oyeyemi announced this at a Stakeholders
meeting on Presidential Directive on the
Enforcement of Speed Limiting Device in
Abuja.
He said the essence of the meeting was to
convey presidential directive on the
enforcement of the installation of speed
limiting device.
“ You will recall that we agreed to seek
Presidential approval on the date of full
enforcement of the installation of speed
limiting device.
“ On assumption of duty of President
Muhammadu Buhari, we sent a report and
we briefed him on the level of progress on
the enforcement of speed limiting device.
“ I told Mr President that Nigeria Union of
Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers
(NUPENG) requested for extension which I
said it was beyond.
“ In response to that we got a Presidential
directive two weeks ago that the
enforcement should commence on the 1st
April, 2016, “ Oyeyemi said.
He said that there was no more room for
request for any form of extension, “ hence,
this meeting is to convey presidential
directive.
“This is the last extension, I can’t go back to
Mr President again, you can go on your own
but I will not follow you because I must
obey presidential directive.
Oyeyemi recalled that the full enforcement
for the installation of speed limiting device
ought to have started from the June 1,
which was later shifted September.
According to him, President Buhari has
directed the FRSC to work with the
stakeholders to commerce full enforcement
in 2016.
The corps marshal thanked the stakeholders
for their support to the policies and
programmes of the FRSC in the country.
The FRSC boss said that the commission
would continue to raise the level of public
awareness on the implementation of the
presidential directive from November to
December.
He added that FRSC, with the support of the
National Association of Road Transport
Owners (NARTO), had carried out a
successful campaign rally in Kano.
“ We are going to have targeted rallies to be
hosted by our key stakeholders from
NARTO, NURTW and the rest, “ he said.
He said so far there are 16 vendors which
were certified by the Standard Organisation
of Nigeria (SON) and FRSC.
Responding, the National Chairman of
NARTO, Alhaji Kasim Bataiya, commended
President Buhari and management of the
FRSC for their efforts toward ensuring
safety of lives and properties in the country.
Bataiyi assured of the determination of the
leadership and members of the association
to support full enforcement of the speed
limiting device in the country. (NAN)
