By Bashir Rabe Mani
Sokoto, – Mr Ayobami Omiyale, the Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Sokoto State, has warned personnel of the commission to steer clear of extortion or be ready to face the consequences.
Omiyale gave the warning on Thursday in Sokoto at the opening of a retreat on the executive order on the Ease of Doing Business, signed recently by acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the retreat has as its theme,“Actualisation of Presidential Order, 001 On Transparency in Doing Business: FRSC Perspective.”
Omiyale said: “you should not receive or demand for bribe; on no occasion should any officer extort money from the motoring public.
“No officer should delay any offender, hoping that he or she will negotiate. You should be contented at all times.
“We must all buckle up to fully mitigate the major causes of road traffic crashes in the zone, comprising of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
“They include over loading, speed violations, dangerous driving, wrong overtaking, seat belts and fire safety violations, among others.”
Omiyale said that the retreat was organised as part of the vision of the commission to implement the order in the next five to ten years.
The ZCO said that aggrieved offenders had the right to report to the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), for investigation and discipline of the affected officer.
“The headquarters of the commission has domesticated the order and it has documented all its activities on services and products.
“There must be improved service at every facet of our interface with the members of the public, like patrol teams, driver’s license and number plates issuance, among others,” he added.
Omiyale extolled the management of the commission for its sustained commitment to motivate the staffers to be above board.
He however noted that there were some challenges like fuelling that needed to be redressed by the management.
“Fueling is key aspect of our operations, as we need to be mobile always. As at now, most of our patrols are stationary.
“We also need more operational vehicles, communication gadgets and motorcycle fire engines, among others.
“The staffers should be more faithful as the management is not resting on its oars in terms of boosting the morale of the field commanders and staff.”