FRSC: 119 officers redeployed, as Lagos Commander moves to h/quaters

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

In an efforts to make the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), effective and efficient especially at this time, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the redeployment of 119 Officers.

The redeployment was coming on the heels of the
recent approval of the promotion of senior Officers by the FRSC Board to the ranks of Assistant Corps Marshals, Corps Commanders, Deputy Corps Commanders and intermediate ranks, who are all expected to report to their new Commands on or before Friday, 12 June, 2020.

ACM Hyginus Omeje

Among those promoted and redeployed was the amiable Lagos State Sector Commander, ACM Hyginus Omeje who is now ACM Federal Operations in the Operations Department at the national headquarters.

In a release by the Chief Route Commander, Media of the Corps Sanni Abdullahi the redeployed senior Officers are; Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Hyginus Fuomsuk, former ACM , (Federal Operations) takes over from ACM Victor Nwokolo who is now Zonal Commanding Officer RS8 Ilorin, as ACM Command Administration and Strategy (CAS) at the national headquarters (RSHQ).

Senior officers of FRSC,  with Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi at the centre

ACM AA Nwaka, the outgoing Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), RS8 Ilorin, is now the ACM in charge of Institutions Coordination, RSHQ, even as ACM MK Ismaila formerly the Sector Commander Nasarawa State is now ACM Administration, RSHQ. Others are ACM OF Udoma the outgoing Sector Commander Imo State moves in to take over as Zonal Commanding Officer RS9 Enugu.

The newly promoted Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, still remains in charge of Public Education as ACM Public Education; ACM OC Olalade, former Sector Commander Ogun State is to take over as Commandant, FRSC Academy, Udi from ACM Jonas Awgu who has been redeployed as Zonal Commanding Officer, RS4 Jos Zonal Command; ACM SU Iliyasu, the Corps Procurement Officer retains his position as ACM Procurement while ACM BD Anafa earstwhile Head of Section, Monitoring and Evaluation, RSHQ.is now ACM Monitoring and Evaluation .

The release went further to state that apart from Enugu, Ilorin, Benin, Port Harcourt, Jos, Bauchi and Abuja Zonal Commands, all other Zonal Commanding Officers remain in their respective areas of authority.

Of the 37 Sector Commanders of the federation, 17 retained their positions while the remaining 20 State Sector commands were affected. Those posted to the affected Sector Commands include; Corps Commander AT Hassan ,Ondo, CC YD Dio ,Yobe, CC Y Abdullahi , Bauchi, CC EF ,Akinlade Ekiti, CC OI Akporowho, Plateau, CC AO Ogungbemide, Lagos, CC R Ogom, Bayelsa and CC OS Ochi, Akwa Ibom, among others.

FRSC officials on duty

Deputy Corps Commanders that were also redeployed include the Deputy Corps Public Education Officer who is now made the Deputy Corps Commander in charge of Logistics, FCT Sector Command and the Acting Corps Provost who is now the Deputy Corps Commander in charge of Operations in the FCT.

Oyeyemi therefore charged the Officers to remain steadfast in their commitment and dedication to duties and to share in the FRSC vision of making Nigerian roads safer for all motorists.

The FRSC boss stressed the need for his men to rise up and hold on to that important role of which they are known with, contribute their quota to enhance the safety of lives and properties of all road users, as the nation and the global community are struggling so hard to flatten the curve of the menacing novel coronavirus.