16th October, 2015
Daniels Ekugo
As part of efforts to promote road safety ideals among Nigerians, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi and the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another four years to enable the personnel of the FRSC continue with the training of the Cadets of the Academy on driving skills.
Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, said that during the ceremony which took place at the academy’s headquarters in Kaduna and witnessed by some principal officers of both the academy and the FRSC, Ibrahim commended the staff of the FRSC for exhibiting a high sense of discipline, comportment and focus in carrying out road safety campaign in the country.
According to him, he decided to renew the existing understanding with the FRSC on the training of the Cadets in driving skills because of his conviction that the programme was both relevant and beneficial to the Cadets and the Academy.
“When I assumed office here as the Commandant, I noticed that the training programme was already in existence and there was an understanding between the FRSC and the Academy. Considering its numerous benefits to the Cadets, I had no hesitation in endorsing the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding in order to sustain it,” he stated.
The Commandant further disclosed that he gave the approval for continuity without even formally meeting with the Corps Marshal, as a demonstration of his confidence in the initiative, saying it has impacted positively on the driving techniques of the Cadets and will enhanced their overall performance while on foreign operations.
While commending his predecessor and the former Corps Marshal for the initiative, he stressed that with the opportunity being given to the Cadets, they would not only be able to drive their personal vehicles safely after graduation, but their foreign assignments which involve driving would be facilitated.
In his remarks, the Corps Marshal congratulated the Commandant on his appointment and expressed gratitude to the Academy for giving the FRSC the opportunity to train the Cadets in driving skills.
He stressed that the training is a demonstration of the corporate social responsibility role of the FRSC to ensure sustained collaboration with the military in matters of road safety, saying that the Corps has had a longstanding relations with members of the Armed Forces.
As part of activities to mark the visit, the Corps Marshal addressed the FRSC personnel selected to handle the training programme where he urged them to sustain the positive image already created by the Corps within the Academy’s environment.