The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sanctioned the Ondo State Sector Commander for operating one of its patrol vehicles with a worn out tyre.
A statement on Sunday, by the Corps’ Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, conveyed the FRSC’s Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed’s condemnation of the infraction.
The Corps, inundated by the disturbing video trending on social media, commended
the public for their watch dog role, and stated emphatically that the act “is a complete negation of the core values, as well as Standard Operating Procedures on Vehicles Maintenance for all operational and administrative vehicles of the Corps”.
The FRSC boss ordered the immediate sanctions on the Sector Commander under whose operational jurisdiction the contravention of safety standards was registered, and further stressed that the Corps has zero tolerance to any form of negation of standards and does not condone any form of compromise against its core values.
Ogungbemide said that in addition to the sanctions, the Corps Marshal has also ordered that the vehicle be booked for the infraction and the Sector Commander be made to pay the fines for negligence.
“It is therefore apt to remind the motoring public that the Federal Road Safety Corps remains a pace-setter amongst agencies in Nigeria, for high level observance of quality standards, especially when it comes to vehicle maintenance, and will continue to enhance on the mileages achieved over the years in that regard”, Ogungbemide stated, adding that the Management of the Corps will continue to play its supervisory role over the field Commands with diligent commitment while the Commanding Officers are expected to uphold the ideals of the Corps accordingly.
