FRSC, FCCPC recommit to passengers’ rights, safety
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have agreed to step up a mass awareness campaign against the abuse of the safety and rights of commuters.
A statement by FRSC, Jonas Agwu, said the resolution was reached when the executive vice-chairman of FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, paid a courtesy visit to the FRSC corps marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Ali-Biu said the renewed commitment was to enhance the safety and rights of passengers across the country.
He said it was also to ensure strict enforcement of the law on drivers who abuse the rights of road users, especially those who exhibit road rage and bully other road users.
He said that the collaboration between the two agencies dates back to 2019 when the agencies pulled up resources by changing the orientation of passengers towards knowing their rights.
Mr Ali-Biu assured of his agency’s readiness to continue to partner with the FCCPC to tackle the rising cases of overloading vehicles with passengers, goods and animals.
“It is crucial for both agencies to drive the ongoing engagement with stakeholders. This is also a good time to advocate and inculcate safety consciousness and the rights of passengers to be driven under safety conditions,” he said.
Mr Abdullahi assured the corps marshal of the commission’s readiness to engage commuters on the need to know and demand their rights.
He recalled the gains of the past summits and the need to sustain what he called a worthwhile collaboration.
(NAN)
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