By Ibironke Ariyo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will henceforth withdraw the licences and prosecute any driver or fleet operator involved in fatal road crashes.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during the annual Safety Manager Retreat, titled “Driver Management: Enhancing Safety through Technology.”
The annual retreat is designed to routinely sensitise safety managers to issues and developments related to implementing the Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme (RTSSS).
This is also to attain best practices in Fleet Operations and Management, particularly in the Nigerian economy’s dynamic road transport sector.
The FRSC boss said the event was pivotal, aimed at addressing certain critical observations made by the Corps regarding the management of fleet operations in the country so far and its attendant consequences.
Mohammed said that the theme resonated deeply with the Corps’s attachment to the well-being of Drivers as an integral safety standard among the three stipulated minimum safety standards of the RTSSS.
He said that driver management, which was central to this discourse, was a task every fleet operator must undertake with seriousness to enhance safety on our roads.
He said, “We are gathered here today to review performance and advocate for improvement in existing fleet management practices.”
In his remark, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said the FRSC management had introduced new strategies to ensure effective traffic management across the country.
Egbetokun was represented by Mr Benneth Igwe, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) in charge of Zone 7.
The inspector-general said that the police would continue to complement the FRSC in curbing crimes and addressing motorists’ excesses on the roads.
Similarly, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) representative, Mrs Olubunmi Otti, urged fleet operators always to protect passengers’ rights and ensure they receive value for their money.
