The federal government, through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has approved the promotion of 21 senior officers in the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
To this end, the federal government approved the promotion of 21 Corps Commanders (CC), to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), 11 Deputy Corps Commanders to the rank of Corps Commanders as 17 others got elevated from Assistant Corps Commander to Deputy Corps Commander.
This was even as three of the Assistant Corps Marshals are to proceed on immediate retirement.
The promoted Assistant Corps Marshals are; the Corps Secretary, ACM LD Shehu, Corps Legal Adviser, ACM KD Gonji, Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Olusegun Ogungbemide, Corps Intelligence Officer, ACM G Ntukidem, the Corps Provost, ACM AT Hassan, the Corps Budget Officer, ACM MR Sabiya, and the Corps Transport Standardisation Office, ACM KA Ibrahim.
Others are; Sector Commander Bayelsa, ACM CM Onukwubiri, ACM TA Mohammed, ACM in charge of Command Administration and Strategy, ACM SU Galadanchi, Acting Zonal Commanding Officer RS3HQ Yola, ACM YA Haruna, Acting Zonal Commanding Officer RS1HQ Kaduna, ACM A Umar, ACM in charge of Monitoring and Evaluation, ACM EF Akinlade.
Also included are: Acting Zonal Commanding Officer RS4HQ Jos, ACM AA Irelewuyi, the Head of Session, Personnel, Administration and Human Resources Department, ACM YD Dio, fsi, ACM in charge of Federal Operations, ACM ST Agure, Commandant Road Marshal Assistant Training School, Shendam, ACM M Yakubu, and Acting Zonal Commanding Officer RS11HQ Osogbo, ACM HA Godwin.
However, the three promoted senior officers to proceed on immediate retirement are; ACM DI Okuobeya, ACM AS Ochi and ACM Adekanye.
In the same vein, amongst the 11 promoted Corps Commanders is the Corps Information Technology Officer/ Technical Adviser to the Corps Marshal, Corps Commander Wasiu Adenekan.
While the newly promoted Deputy Corps Commanders include DCC EE Uzoma and 16 others.
Akume expressed delight over the level of transparency and objectivity that heralded the whole process.
He urged the promoted officers to show more commitment and rededicate themselves to achieving the corporate vision of the Corps which is to eradicate road traffic crashes and create a safer motoring environment in the country.