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Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page FRSC to escort governors� convoy   By Chukwudi Achife Bureau Chief, Enugu   Worried at the rate of involvement of the convoy of governors and top government officials in accidents, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is to introduce an escort service for them. Corp Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Major-General Haladu Hannaniya (rtd), said during a visit to Enugu State Governor Chimaroke Nnamani that the commission would provide ambulance and motorcycle outriders that would control the speed of the convoys and thereby check avoidable accidents on the highway. He sought the support of governors for the success of the scheme and enjoined them to continue to provide necessary logistic support to the commission, adding that the task of ensuring safety on the nation�s highways should not be left to the commission alone. Hannaniya called attention to the severe traffic obstruction and endangering of road users� lives by trailer drivers along the AMA Brewery road at the Ninth Mile Corner and appealed to Nnamani to help them to acquire a park away from the road. He also called for the relocation of mechanic workshops and markets along the highways in different parts of the state so as to reduce road congestion and accidents. He said the decision of the FRSC to site its zonal headquarters in Enugu was in recognition of the city as a former regional headquarters. Nnamani ordered the relocation of all markets operating along major highways in the state to safer locations, saying that would reduce vehicular accidents and also reduce the danger posed to pedestrians and hawkers. He urged council chairmen and market authorities to ensure a strict compliance with the order and to also cooperate with FRSC officers in the discharge of their duties. The governor praised the invaluable contributions of members of the corps to ensuring sanity on roads, saying Hannaniya is a dedicated officer who has brought a lot of positive changes and innovations to the organisation. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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