FRSC to get new Corps Marshal as Biu retires

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

Unless for any last minute changes, the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) will soon have a new Corps Marshal as the current Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu will be 35years in the service by October 2023.

Biu has however been directed to proceed on compulsory leave in preparatory to his retirement.

Circulars from two critical offices of the federal government have also indicated that a new corps marshal of the FRSC would soon emerge.

The circulars are from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Office of the Head of Service of Federation (OHSoF).

A memo also from the FRSC has issued similar directive on retirement leave.

Information trickling down from the OSGF indicated that Biu is expected to retire from the service on October 11, 2023.

Though the name not yet mentioned, one of the senior deputy corps marshals has reportedly been penciled down to succeed Biu when he leaves.

In a memo from the corp secretary, Assistant Corps Marshal Susan Ajonge, Mr Biu ought to have commenced his retirement leave on July 11 this year.

The retirement notice addressed to the corps marshal stated this: “your retirement from the service takes effect from October 11, 2023 after 35 years of service. Your terminal leave would commence from July 11, 2023.”

The memo which was titled: “Pre-notice of retirement from service of FRSC, dated February 22, 2023 advised the corps marshal to liaise with the Corps Pension Office, Administration and Human Resources department RSHQ immediately for appropriate documentation.

The certainty of Biu’s exit is based on the new circular from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, which directed that any director, more than eight years on the seat should put in his retirement letter.

The revised PSR 020909 stipulates that, “A director or its equivalent by whatever nomenclature it is described in MDAs shall compulsorily retire upon serving eight years on tenure policy on the post; and a permanent secretary shall hold office for a term of four years and renewable for a further term of four years, subject to satisfactory performance and no more.”

Going by the circular, over 500 directors are affected and are already abiding with the directive.
Efforts are on to get confirmation of the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to this report.

Ex- Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi and current Dauda Biu at handover in 2022

Biu was appointed acting Corps Marshall in July 2022 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and was made substantive Corps Marshall in December 2022. He succeeded Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi.