Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has urged Nigerians to embrace safety ideals, imbibe positive road behaviour and adhere to all traffic rules and regulations.
The commission made the call in order to ensure safety during the celebration of the nation’s Democracy Day on June 12.
The call is contained in a by the Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Bisi Kazeem.
He stressed the need for all road users to drive with caution and avoid any act that might violate established laws during the celebration.
“The Corps is aware of how much the country cherishes civil rule and the series of festivities that form part of the Democracy Day celebration. As such, all operational facilities have been adequately deployed across traffic prone areas and others to ensure a hitch free movement of persons and goods.”
Kazeem further disclosed that the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, had directed Commanding Officers across the country to ensure full deployment of personnel and logistics to ensure prompt removal of obstructions and effective traffic management.
He said to also minimise all variables that could possibly lead to traffic congestion around the venue of the event in Abuja, concerned agencies had identified diversion points around the Eagle Square.
Accordingly, he said, the Corps advised motorists driving within the nation’s capital to take the following diversions:
Diversion ‘A’ – Water Board/ Deeper Life Junction; Diversion ‘B’ – Aso Drive by DSS Headquarters to DPO Mpape; Diversion ‘C’ – FCDA by Finance Headquarters, Diversion ‘E’ – National Assembly and Diversion ‘F’ – Gana-Transcorp Hilton.
Others are Diversion ‘G’ – Nitel Junction by Ahmadu Bello Way; Diversion ‘H’ – Kur Mohammed by Benue House Plaza, Diversion ‘I’ – NNPC Tower; Diversion ‘J’ – Federal Secretariat Phase III under the bridge; Diversion ‘K’ – Behind Foreign Affairs under the bridge; Diversion ‘L’ – FCDA by POWA; Diversion ‘M’ – Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Expressway (Inter Section into 3 arms zone) and Diversion ‘N’ – Fly over by Jaiz Bank.
He called on the public to utilise the FRSC Toll-free numbers 122 and call in case of any crash, obstruction or emergency for prompt response.
