By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The FCTA and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC have jointly agreed to enforce strict road safety laws in the territory.
In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary of FCTA, Anthony Ogunleye made available to Daybreak, the Minister of FCT, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello expressed his expressed desire towards traffic law collaboration when the the new Zone 7 Area Commander, Assistant Corp Marshal, Jonas Agwu led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the FCTA.
Bello who received the delegation congratulated the new commandant stressed the need for the Corps to massively deploy men and equipment to ensure enforcement of road safety laws on the roads.
He said, “Enforcement is key. You have to massively deploy men and equipment on a very, very sustained level. Not just one week or two weeks but a sustained level, even if it takes months.”
He called for particular on the traffic congestion that occurs regularly at the Lugbe axis along the Airport Road especially in the evenings where unauthorized trading takes place usually under the pedestrian bridges.
The Airport Road, the Minister emphasized further, is the gateway into the City and should at all times reflect orderliness.
Bello emphasized that the laws establishing the FRSC were explicit and very strong, and called on the FCT Sector Command of the FRSC to put the laws to good use.
He promised that the FCTA will support and partner with the FRSC with the effective use of the Mobile Court system and urged the FRSC Commandant to leverage on the good working relationship that already exists between the FCT sector of the FRSC and the national Headquarters of the Corps.
Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu had commended the Minister for his openness and support for the FRSC, which he said, had contributed to the successes achieved by the Corps in the nation’s capital.
Agwu appreciated the good working relationship amongst the various relevant agencies in the FCT involved in management of traffic and curbing insecurity in the Territory, attributing it to the hard work and effective leadership of the Honourable Minister of the FCT.l
He promised to build on the existing structures available in the FCT to meet the effective road safety and traffic management objectives of the FCTA, adding that the creation of more designated bus stops and deployment of more high capacity buses will further aid traffic flow in the city.
Present at the meeting were the Chief of staff to the Minister, Malam Bashir Mai Bornu, Director, Department of Human Resource Management, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir, the FCT Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr. Ayuba Gora Wobin, the Director, Directorate of Road Traffic Services, DRTS, Alhaji Wadata Bodinga and other management staff of the FCTA.
