The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged all public servants, including Corps personnel, to engage in regular physical activity to ensure efficient service delivery.
Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal, FRSC, stated this at a walking and jogging exercise to commemorate the FRSC’s 35th anniversary on Saturday in Abuja.
Biu stated that the monthly exercise improved the efficiency of officers and men while also lowering the Corps’ medical bills.
He went on to say that exercise was crucial because it kept people fit and healthy for work, especially for public servants who must sit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to carry out their duties effectively.
“As an officer, you need to be healthy and fit for this work. It makes one discharge duty without stress,” he said.
Biu stressed that the commission would continue to improve the welfare of personnel to cope with the new trend of transportation.
According to him, FRSC will continue to come up with initiatives toward achieving the UN Decade of Action on road safety 2021-2030.
“The recent promotion and appointment of officers and men were a way of motivating the staff to enable them to carry out their duty diligently.
“This is also for the organization to also progress and move forward and to deliver on our mandate of reducing crashes to the barest minimum. “35 years is a milestone.
The organization is mature now and this is a great achievement for us. We will continue to strive forward so that we can give our best to the general public,” he said.
The FRSC boss commended the founding fathers of FRSC for their vision which had helped to bring effective traffic management in the country.
He said that the Corps would continue to build on the achievements recorded by the past leaders of the corps in ensuring a reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in Nigeria.
The media reports that FRSC was established in Feb. 1988. Highlights of the event were walking and Jogging exercises with a novelty match between female officers and female marshals which ended in a 2-2 draw with awards presented to them.
