Easter: FRSC Boss Calls For Sustained Adherence To Lockdown Order

.. Say Emphasis Will Be High On Lagos, Ogun, FCT

Matthew Ogune, Abuja

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has called on all motorists to sustain adherence to the respective lockdown orders and adhere to the maximum safety and health standards in vehicles amidst the rising case of COVID-19 in the country.

Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer who quoted Oyeyemi in a statement yesterday in Abuja, stated this in his Easter message to Christian faithfuls.

According to Oyeyemi emphasis will be high on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where presidential lockdown was imposed.

He disclosed that all personnel have been adequately briefed on the imperatives of sustaining the tempo on the ongoing enforcement on overloading of vehicles and mandatory adherence to the social distance directive by all passengers on board, especially as the country continues to battle the deadly virus.

The Corps Marshal beckoned on Christian faithfuls to manifest love care and obedience to established laws so as to portray the lessons of the Holy Week in positive light.

He noted that the Corps will continue to sustain all arrangement on the lockdown as enforcement  on all forms of overloading of vehicles and social distance order is still on, even during and beyond the celebration period as the country cannot risk unwanted spread of the virus beyond what has been recorded at the moment.

While urging them to stay at home and stay alert, the Corps Marshal further called on Nigerians to cooperate with law enforcement agents and ensure maximum compliance with  all directives on restrictions and social distance.