LAGOS: FRSC, NSCDC To Synergize On Collective Control Of Traffic Management

The  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Lagos State Command and Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC) have renewed synergy between the two agencies  in a bid to foster safety, security, peace and progress in the State .

According to a statement  e-signed by DSC Abolurin Oluwaseun , Lagos State Command , Public Relations Officer,NSCDC on Thursday, the robust relationship between the two services in Lagos was well cemented, , during a courtesy visit, by the new Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos Sector Command, Corps Commander ,  Babatunde Farinloye.

Farinloye, while stating the purpose of his visit, to the NSCDC, State  Command affirmed that Road safety is multisectoral hence the need for everybody to support in fulfilling  government mandates .

He recounted that in the spate of disobedience to traffic rules by motorists in the state , it is imperative for the Corps to join hands in arresting the ugly issues that usually, lead to loss of lives as a result of ghastly motor accidents and other break down of laws and orders on the roads .

Primarily,  he further elucidated, the need for citizens to obtain their licences before they drive on the roads and renew them when expired ,  hinting that the process has been well thought out by the FRSC to make life easy for all citizens of the country.

Farinloye emphatically added also that he has charged his officers and men on assumption of office, to respect all uniform agencies and stakeholders, in the state and embrace cooperation rather than competition in a bid to achieve our collective goals of a safe, secured and peaceful state .

On his part, the State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, Usman Alfadarai, while responding,  commended the Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, for being the first Service Commander, to visit him in office since his assumption in the state .

He also applauded the request of the Sector Commander on collective support of the Corps to effectively  manage and control traffic in Lagos state saying, no individual organization can do it alone .

The State Commandant also agreed with the FRSC on renewal of drivers’ licences and charged all NSCDC personnel to do so, in a bid to foster compliance with national policies and  laws of the land .

The State Commandant, charged all personnel of the Command to renew their drivers’ licences, in a bid to comply with the  national policies and laws .