Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has assured continuous support to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with more investment in road construction and provision of logistics for road safety operations and rescue.
Mbah gave the assurance on Tuesday at the graduation ceremony of 20 Junior Staff Course 2 participants of the FRSC Command and Staff College, Udi in Enugu State.
The governor, represented by the state’s Commissioner for Transport, Dr Obi Ozor, said that the government recently awarded construction of several roads at the tune of N183 billion and before now improved various roads infrastructure especially within and outside Enugu metropolis.
According to him, we have spent millions in purchasing three heavy duty tow trucks and collaborating with our Ministry of Health to procure 10 ambulances; these logistics will definitely enhance road safety operations and rescue in the state.
“The state government is commending the FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, for his strides in supporting training and retraining of the Corps personnel.
“This is a reflection of the visionary leadership of the Corps Marshal, which is meant to further improve the image, capacity, efficiency and effectiveness of the FRSC.
The state government has given approval for the state’s Ministry of Transport partnership with the FRSC on training and very soon we will work out the modalities to train and retrain traffic control officers of the state ministry,” he said.
Mbah urged the graduating students to continue to be good ambassadors of the Corps and ensure all they learnt would be put into practice to further reduce road crashes and improve safety service delivery in Enugu State and the country at large.
