EHIME ALEX, Lagos
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on extending the eased lockdown for another two weeks, the Federal Road Safety Corps has ordered its officers and men across the country to gear up and align completely with the ongoing enforcement on restrictions and physical distancing amongst vehicle occupants.
The Corps also charged the personnel to carry out the Presidential directives with all vigour so as to contribute immensely in flattening the curve of the pandemic.
Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi gave the directive according to a statement by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer.
In the bid to further contain and control the spread of the disease for another 14 days effective from 1:59 Monday 18 May, 2020, the Presidential Task Force had during the week conveyed Buhari’s directive.
The Corps Marshal who reiterated the commitment of the FRSC towards sustaining existing collaborations with the federal and state governments in the fight against the ravaging coronavirus, ensured further that the order on restrictions are diligently and effectively enforced with all sense of professionalism, civility and resilience.
Charging the Commanding Officers to ensure adequate deployment of personnel on all routes, the Corps Marshal noted inter alia that “as the Corps moves into the first week of the extension of phase one of the eased lockdown regime, personnel must show diligence and ensure total enforcement of all the measures in place. Particularly, the ban on interstate travels, physical distancing amongst commuters, and policy on use of masks/covering”.
He also sustained the initial order that no vehicle should be allowed to violate the directives as contained. He said, “except the vehicles and the occupants are accredited essential workers with proof of identification, Commanding Officers must ensure that the vehicles are impounded and the occupants handed over to the Police for prosecution in the Court of Law for contravening the Presidential Order on restrictions, social distance and stay at home”.
He therefore advised citizens to comply with the restriction order or face the wrath of the law.
Oyeyemi also advised essential workers who might be tempted to compromise with the social distance directives in vehicles to restrain from such as the Virus does not discriminate nor spare anybody irrespective of class or profession.
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