FRSC deploys 19,000 personnel nationwide
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it plans to deploy 19,000 personnel for election duty across the country during the Presidential and National Assembly election.
FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this at a capacity building workshop organised in Abuja for corps personnel participating in election duties with the theme: “2019 elections: FRSC, roles and responsibilities.”
The corps marshal warned officers and men to guard against partisanship, stressing that nothing inimical should be done that could tarnish the image of the corps Oyeyemi said the training was aimed at developing the corps’ capacity to deliver better service during Saturday’s election.
He said the event was being held simultaneously in all FRSC commands nationwide to prepare the personnel on what was expected of them during the poll.
“All the personnel at the headquarters have been moved to the field commands already. We must cooperate with other agencies; the police is the lead agency, our personnel will be deployed on election days; we are working in tandem with police commissioners in the states to ensure credible election,” Oyeyemi said.
He urged the personnel to put in their best for the success of the elections, saying the corps cannot afford to fail the nation.
Oyeyemi said the FRSC performed its assigned responsibilities diligently during the 2015 elections and it was prepared for the success of the coming elections.
“With the call by President Muhammadu Buhari for credible elections, the corps has no choice than to make it happen,” the corps marshal noted, saying that elections provide opportunities to advance democratisation and encourage political liberalisation.
He said a free and fair election must minimally satisfy certain requirements, including transparency, integrity and accessibility, even as he said that FRSC officers were not immune to electoral offences and warned them to watch out for “banana peels,” so that there would be no unsavoury incidents recorded.
