Assistant Corps Marshal, ACM, Nseobong Charles Akpabio, has been appointed as the new Commandant, FRSC Academy, UDI, Enugu State, by Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi.
Akpabio was the Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS 3, Yola before his current appointment.
The appointment, according to the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement issued on Monday, was a part of the efforts to reposition the FRSC’s highest citadel of learning.
Kazeem said Nseobong Akpabio took over from Assistant Corps Marshal Edward Zamber who was redeployed to RS3HQ Zonal Command Yola, Adamawa State as the Zonal Commanding Officer.
Kazeem also gave the list of other officers posted to the academy in the reorganisation that was released on Friday as Deputy Corps Commander, DCC, Obed Shekarau, former Deputy Corps Public Education Officer to resume at the academy as Head of Department, Physical and Regimental Studies; DCC Chorrie Mutaa as Head of School, General Studies; DCC Silas Eze as Head of Studies, Information and Communication Technology and Chief Route Commander Boniface Iyakhemie to resume as provost of the academy among others.
Speaking during the induction of the newly posted officers at the academy, the Corps Marshal charged them stressed that the FRSC as a public organisation with commitment to eradicate road traffic crashes through well defined strategies could not afford to fail in its responsibilities.
According to him, “As members of the Corps, we must make optimal contributions to its growth and development which are predicated on public approval of quality of service delivery.”
He called on the newly redeployed commandant and other staff of the academy to work within the ambit of the regulations guiding their performance.
According to him, “Those who have been charged with leadership responsibilities must lead and guide their wards well within the regulations while the followers must also comport themselves well to achieve the desired symmetry of overall accomplishment. Anything short of these would result in an aberration capable of tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of the corps and we cannot allow this to happen.”
