FRSC warns unrepentant traffic law breakers in FCT

Mr Wobin Gora, the new FCT Sector Commander
of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on
Friday, warned unrepentant traffic law breakers
in the territory to desist from the act or face the
consequences.
FRSC officials
He gave the warning at his maiden news
conference in Abuja, as he decried the attitude of
road users, especially motorists, and vowed a
massive clampdown on offenders.
The sector commander, who assumed duty on
June 12, said he identified overloading, use of
phone while driving and non-use of foot bridges
by pedestrians as common traffic offences in
Abuja.
He said “I am using this medium to tell
motorists in the FCT that if they want to carry
overload, go to another state because FCT will
not contain me and you.
“I will be out personally for a clampdown on
those overloading their vehicles and those who
use phones while driving.
“No matter how well placed, you are expected to
obey the law. I am not trying to intimidate
people but I want everyone to just do the right
thing as far as traffic rules are concerned.”
Gora also expressed the readiness and
determination of the sector command to enforce
the proposed mental examination on traffic law
breakers.
He said that the examination, which would begin
nationwide on July 1, would focus on life-
threatening violations such on use of phone
while driving, route violation, traffic light
violation, dangerous driving and overloading.
He decried the level of lawlessness by road
users in the country and wondered why
Nigerians obey rules and regulations abroad but
find it difficult to do same back home.
On non-use of foot bridges by pedestrians, the
sector commander called for special task force
and mobile courts to prosecute offenders.
He said that “the little days I have stayed in the
FCT as sector commander, I have been able to
notice few things in the motoring public.
“Pedestrians find it difficult to use the bridges
built for them.
“If the FCT Administration can raise a task force
with mobile courts to man those areas where
there are pedestrian bridges, people will think
twice before
crossing roads where there are bridges
purposely built for their safety.”
While noting that the initiative succeeded in
places like Lagos, Gora said the huge resources
invested by government in providing the bridges
should not be wasted.
He reiterated his readiness to reach out to
security agencies for collaboration on the
impending massive clampdown on traffic rule
violators in the FCT, adding that his major
priority was to ensure free flow of traffic.
He said he had accordingly instructed unit
commanders to ensure that their men were out
as early as 6 a.m. daily on routes with heavy
traffic.