ABUJA – The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, says ministry would sustain its support to the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) for effective enforcement of speed limit on Nigerian roads.
Onolememen made the pledge on Thursday when the FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, visited him in Abuja to discuss roads and transportation matters.
He said the ministry was determined to strengthen the existing collaboration with the FRSC through continued improvement of the road infrastructure, to enhance the safety of road users.
“We all have a responsibility to ensure that everything that will improve road safety is enforced.
“It behoves on both of us to really work together to achieve that objective.
“It is my intention to step up collaboration with the FRSC for the safety of Nigerians on our roads,” he said.
The minister said that the ministry would soon embark on the expansion of the Abuja-Keffi expressway as well as the construction of a bye-pass to create more entry points into the city centre.
“The ministry is in the process of expanding the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. We are going to do an arc-like diversion through which we are going to have more entry points into Abuja.
“That particular project will be captured in the 2015 budget.”
He also announced that the ministry would soon resuscitate the FRSC, FERMA and Ministry of Works Standing Committee on Roads Safety for the purpose of roads maintenance.
“This committee will bounce back to life soon, particularly, as we enter the ember months. I assure you of my cooperation at all times on issues of road safety for our people. [eap_ad_1] “I pledge financial and material support because the work of the committee is beneficial to the people as they travel across the country,” Onolememen added.
Earlier, the FRSC Corps Marshal appealed to the ministry to support the corps with the deployment of more rescue ambulances and patrol vehicles.
Oyeyemi said the call for more support from the Ministry of Works became imperative following the remarkable improvement being witnessed in road construction and maintenance.
“We need more intervention in the deployment of patrol vehicles and rescue ambulances.
“We call for more support for the corps in this direction as the ambulances had contributed to effective emergency rescue/response operations.
“As the roads are being improved, the onus is on us to step up patrols effectively, hence, the need for your sustained support.”
The FRSC corps marshal disclosed that the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) had approved the design for the speed limiting devices to be carried by all vehicles in the country.
He said that the FRSC would begin the enforcement of speed limiters in commercial vehicles in the first half of 2015. (NAN)
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