FRSC rules out gridlock, accident on Lokoja-Abuja highway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ruled out the possibility of any gridlock or fatal accident on the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja between now and January 2012.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the FRSC,Sunday Maku, said the optimism stemmed from the new approach being adopted in the management of vehicular movement on the road during the ember months.
Apart from the usual segmentation of the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road for effective surveillance, he said that new sub units had been created at NATACO junction and other knotty spots along Babangida Way and Ganaja Road in Lokoja to ensure a free flow of traffic to other parts of the country.
He said that the new units had commenced operation since Oct. 31, it would work for 24 hours daily and had been provided with operational vehicles and motorbikes and enough personnel for the special operation.
Maku said the commission had decided that no staff would go on holidays between now and January next year, so that the presence of the commission could be felt on all major roads in the state during the period.
He said the FRSC headquarters in Abuja had promised to deploy more staff and equipment to the state, saying that commission’s clinic at Ogori-Magongo and Koton Karfe had been stocked with enough drugs in case of any emergency.
Maku added that the organisation had secured the cooperation of fully mobilised members of Red Cross Society, Civil Defence Corps, Man O ‘War, Special Marshals, Road Safety Clubs, Traffic Wardens and some NGOs for the special operation.
The sector commander said mobile courts had also been deployed along major roads but was quick to explain that the aim was not to collect fines but to discipline recalcitrant drivers.
He said that the commission had at the start of the operation sought the intervention of God to take control of all traffic activities on Lokoja-Abuja road and other major roads in the state by organising Christian/Muslim prayer sessions.
He said a portion of the road had been anointed, saying that with all these efforts, the commission was confident that movement on the roads would be hitch-free from now on.
The commander, however, cautioned motorists to avoid night journey, drive carefully and ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the road.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the FRSC,Sunday Maku, said the optimism stemmed from the new approach being adopted in the management of vehicular movement on the road during the ember months.
Apart from the usual segmentation of the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road for effective surveillance, he said that new sub units had been created at NATACO junction and other knotty spots along Babangida Way and Ganaja Road in Lokoja to ensure a free flow of traffic to other parts of the country.
He said that the new units had commenced operation since Oct. 31, it would work for 24 hours daily and had been provided with operational vehicles and motorbikes and enough personnel for the special operation.
Maku said the commission had decided that no staff would go on holidays between now and January next year, so that the presence of the commission could be felt on all major roads in the state during the period.
He said the FRSC headquarters in Abuja had promised to deploy more staff and equipment to the state, saying that commission’s clinic at Ogori-Magongo and Koton Karfe had been stocked with enough drugs in case of any emergency.
Maku added that the organisation had secured the cooperation of fully mobilised members of Red Cross Society, Civil Defence Corps, Man O ‘War, Special Marshals, Road Safety Clubs, Traffic Wardens and some NGOs for the special operation.
The sector commander said mobile courts had also been deployed along major roads but was quick to explain that the aim was not to collect fines but to discipline recalcitrant drivers.
He said that the commission had at the start of the operation sought the intervention of God to take control of all traffic activities on Lokoja-Abuja road and other major roads in the state by organising Christian/Muslim prayer sessions.
He said a portion of the road had been anointed, saying that with all these efforts, the commission was confident that movement on the roads would be hitch-free from now on.
The commander, however, cautioned motorists to avoid night journey, drive carefully and ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the road.
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