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FRSC Praises Special Marshals for Crucial Role in Reducing Road Crashes

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, lauded Special Marshals as key catalysts in enhancing road safety and decreasing accidents and deaths in Nigeria.
  • Special Marshals operate as a critical volunteer arm of the FRSC, significantly contributing to traffic management, public awareness, intelligence gathering, and accident prevention.
  • Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State was invested as Patron and Safety Ambassador, underscoring the importance of collaboration between government, FRSC, and volunteer marshals.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has publicly acknowledged the indispensable role of its Special Marshals in bolstering road safety initiatives throughout Nigeria. Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed emphasized that these volunteers are a primary driver in the ongoing efforts to reduce road crashes and fatalities nationwide.

Mohammed highlighted the invaluable contributions of Special Marshals, particularly in crucial areas such as traffic management, public enlightenment campaigns, intelligence gathering, and proactive accident prevention. He described them as a vital volunteer component of the FRSC, essential for achieving the organization's core mandate.

Their role in traffic management, public enlightenment, and intelligence gathering remains invaluable to achieving our corporate mandate of reducing road traffic crashes and fatalities.

— Shehu MohammedCorps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, highlighting the importance of Special Marshals.

This recognition was underscored during an event in Dutse, Jigawa State, where Governor Umar Namadi was formally invested as the Patron and Safety Ambassador for Special Marshals of Nigeria. The FRSC's Kano Sector Commander, Idris Lawal, represented the Corps Marshal at the ceremony. This investiture signifies a strengthened partnership between the state government and the FRSC, aiming to enhance road safety collaboration.

Governor Namadi, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa Ministry of Works and Transport, Ahmad Sani, affirmed that road safety is a shared responsibility. He stressed the need for discipline and adherence to traffic regulations by all road users, while the government commits to providing and maintaining quality road infrastructure. The governor noted his administration's completion of 26 inherited road projects and the initiation of new ones to improve connectivity and safety across Jigawa State.

While the government will continue to provide and maintain good road infrastructure, all road users must equally demonstrate discipline, caution and respect for traffic regulations.

— Ahmad SaniPermanent Secretary, Jigawa Ministry of Works and Transport, representing Governor Namadi, on the shared responsibility for road safety.
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