The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps’, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has appointed Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Nseobong Charles Akpabio as the new Commandant FRSC Academy, UDI, Enugu State.
This was contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem and made available to the Next Edition.
The statement said that Akpabio’s appointment was part of efforts by the Corps Marshal to reposition the FRSC highest Citadel of learning.
Before his appointment, ACM Nseobong Akpabio was the Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS 3, Yola.
He is taking over from Assistant Corps Marshal Edward Zamber who has been redeployed to RS3HQ Zonal Command Yola, Adamawa state as the Zonal Commanding Officer.
Meanwhile, Deputy Corps Commander (DCC) Obed Shekarau, former Deputy Corps Public Education Officer will resume at the academy as Head of Department, Physical and Regimental Studies.
Others are DCC Chorrie Mutaa as Head of School, General Studies, DCC Silas Eze as Head of Studies, Information and Communication Technology and Chief Route Commander Boniface Iyakhemie to resume as Provost of the Academy among others.
Speaking during the induction of the newly posted Officers at the Academy, the Corps Marshal who presented a paper titled, “Ethics, Commitment, Patriotism and Service Delivery” stated that the FRSC as a public organization was committed to eradicating road traffic crashes through well defined strategies.
He said the Corps, therefore, cannot afford to fail in its responsibilities.
Oyeyemi charged them, as members of the Corps, to make optimal contributions to its growth and development which are predicated on public approval of quality of service delivery.
He called on the newly redeployed Commandant and other staff of the academy to work within the armbit of the regulations guiding their performance.
According to him, “Those who have been charged with leadership responsibilities must lead and guide their wards well within the regulations while the followers must also comport themselves well to achieve the desired symmetry of overall accomplishment.
He maintained that anything short of these would result to an aberration capable of tarnishing the hard earned reputation of the Corps “and we cannot allow this to happen”
The Corps Marshal reminded them that road safety is everybody’s business to accomplish, saying “the FRSC Service Compact with all Nigerians is every staff’s business and together we shall deliver.”
