The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has barred its personnel from escorting politicians throughout campaigns for the 2027 normal elections.
Abimbola Owolabi, zonal commanding officer, RS6, gave the directive throughout her maiden go to to the Cross River Command in Calabar on Wednesday.
Ms Owolabi mentioned patrol automobiles and sirens should not be used for political actions or personal engagements, together with weddings and funeral processions.
She directed officers deployed to marketing campaign venues to focus completely on site visitors administration to forestall congestion and highway crashes.
The zonal head warned personnel towards main political convoys or offering escorts for politicians, stressing that official automobiles should not be used for unauthorised functions.
She urged officers to accentuate public schooling on highway security, noting that sustained consciousness campaigns might scale back crashes and assist obtain zero fatalities.
Ms Owolabi additionally warned towards extortion, corruption and different unprofessional conduct, urging personnel to guard the corps’ repute via accountability.
“Misconduct by patrol operators and other personnel undermines public confidence in the corps. Officers must be extremely accountable across operational units,” she mentioned.
She suggested officers to prioritise their security throughout enforcement operations and keep away from pointless confrontations that might result in assaults, accidents or harm to their uniforms.
Ms Owolabi urged personnel to train professionalism and discretion when coping with motorists, notably in risky conditions that might escalate into violence.
She known as for stronger partnerships with personal operators to make sure broken-down automobiles had been promptly eliminated from highways and site visitors obstructions cleared.
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The zonal commander additionally pressured the necessity for immediate emergency response, efficient rescue operations and intensified patrols to cut back highway crashes and fatalities.
“I urge FRSC personnel to maintain high standards of service delivery, process official correspondence carefully and ensure requests for operational support are properly documented,” she mentioned.
She inspired officers to prioritise their well being and utilise the National Health Insurance Scheme, noting that good well being was important for efficient service supply.
Ms Owolabi additionally appealed to the wives of FRSC personnel underneath the Road Safety Officers’ Wives Association to assist their husbands in discharging their duties successfully and safeguarding lives.
(NAN)
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