The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has condemned the use of worn out tyre on FRSC vehicle by the Ondo State Sector Command.
Consequently, the Corps Marshal ordered immediate sanction of the state Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, for operational infraction.
Mohammed in a statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, on Sunday, said the act was a complete negation of the core values of the Corps.
The statement read: “The Federal Road Safety Corps has been inundated with a very disturbing video that has gone viral in the information environment, particularly the social media; regarding one of its patrol vehicles under the Ondo State Sector Command, captured operating with a worn out tyre.
“While we commend the public for their watch dog role over the services we provide, it is important to state without any delay that this very 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.
“As such, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed condemns in totality, the very use of the worn out tyre on FRSC vehicle and has ordered immediate sanctions on the Sector Commander under whose operational jurisdiction, the contravention of safety standards was registered.
“He 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.
“In addition to the sanctions, Corps Marshal also ordered that the vehicle be booked for the infraction and the Sector Commander 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.
“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.”
