Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety
Corps (FRSC) said 25 officials of the Corps have been relieved of their jobs in
Abuja.
Oyeyemi, who made the disclosure in Ibadan on Thursday, said
a massive self-cleansing to rid the corps of corrupt officials was ongoing He said this was done after various
allegations of corruption were established against them.
The FRSC boss was fielding questions from reporters at the
2017 Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State
Council. He delivered a lecture,
entitled, “Road Safety in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects” at the event. Oyeyemi said his leadership would not
tolerate any form of indiscipline among officers of the Corps. He pleaded for the cooperation of members of
the public in achieving the goal.
“Just on Wednesday, I sacked 25 officers over
corruption-related offences and I will still sack more. No corrupt officer has
any business being in the Corps as the Federal Government has done everything
within its power to make us comfortable. I will plead for the cooperation of
members of the public to give information on corrupt officers and be ready to
establish their allegations when they are called upon to testify against the
erring officials,” he said.
While speaking on efforts to reduce road accidents across the
country, Oyeyemi said he had instructed his men to impound road unworthy
vehicles during the Yuletide. He called
for harmonisation of traffic laws in the federal, state and local government
levels, to provide an effective legal framework in addressing abuses on the
road. On the delay driver’s licence
applicants face in obtaining the document, he said the problem was not from the
Corps.
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