In order to ensure that users of the road enjoy hitch-free trips during the yuletide season, the Federal Ministry of Works, in conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has mobilsed over 1,500 officers in a road management exercise tagged “operation safe motoring and free flow of traffic on the .”
At the event which was held at the Old Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday, director of the ministry for the South-West, Mr Kabiru Abdullahi, said the exercise was to bring to the barest minimum cases of road accidents during the Christmas.
His words: “The inaugural edition of this exercise was initiated last year by the Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen. During the period of that particular exercise, there was a remarkable decline in incidents of road accidents… This year, however, we even want to do better. That is why relevant agencies, such as FRSC and NSCDC, have been brought into the picture. Starting from today, they would swing into action with their professional expertise to ensure the success of the exercise,” he said.
He revealed that apart from the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, other roads on which a similar exercise was being carried out included Abuja-Abaji and Benin-Shagamu expressways. “These roads are some of the busiest in the country,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, giving more details of what to expect from FRSC, Head of Operations, FRSC Lagos Sector command, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, disclosed that the programme would be carried out in four corridors, which, according to him, include the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Mile 2-Badagry Expressway and Lekki-Epe axis. He also revealed that more than 1,500 officers of FRSC had been mobilsed for the exercise, including 45 patrol vehicles and five motorcycles. He further disclosed that officers of FRSC would be deployed to various locations along the road for a 16-hour surveillance daily throughout the duration of the exercise. Deputy Commandant of the NSCDC, Lagos, Mr Adeyinka Fasiru, also revealed that his agency had made provision for four ambulances. The exercise would be rounded off on January 13, 2013.
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