Gbenro Adesina
In a bid to get rid of bad eggs from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), its Board on Friday September 4, 2020 approved the punishment of 28 erring officers in accordance with the provisions of its regulation on discipline.
Revealing this through a statement, the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, said that the action was part of the effort to rid the FRSC of undisciplined and corrupt elements.
According to Kazeem, the officers had been found guilty of various offences including desertion, forgery, number plate racketeering, bribery, scandalous behaviour, drivers’ license racketeering and patrol misconduct.
According to him, the sanctions include eight dismissals, 10 terminations of appointments, five reductions in ranks and five loss of seniority adding, “Since the inception of the leadership of Dr Boboye Oyeyemi as the Corps Marshal, FRSC has entrenched discipline among its personnel and continually clamp down on corrupt elements. While a reasonable number of staff have received different punishments for misconducts, many others have equally been commended and appreciated for disciplined and exemplary conducts”.
Speaking, Oyeyemi pointed out that his administration would continue to operate on the tripod of consultation, reward and punishment.
