- FRSC trains driving schools proprietors on safety
Port Harcourt, June 2, 2025 – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has called for renewed strategies toward tackling road crashes as it trained driving school proprietors across five states.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Shehu Muhammed, made the call on Monday in Port Harcourt at the 2025 National Workshop for Driving School Proprietors and Instructors.
Muhammad, represented by Mr Henry Benemesia, Assistant Corp Marshall (ACM), said that the 2-day training was part of efforts to improve the quality of drivers and riders.
According to him, the training covers participants from Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia and Imo states.
He also lauded the Driving School initiative as a comprehensive framework to improve the quality, uniformity and integrity of driving nationwide.
The FRSC boss, however, expressed worries over significant gaps impeding smooth outcome of the driving schools initiative in the country.
“Despite efforts to improve the driving culture and promote safety on our roads, some driving schools have continued to cut corners, prioritising profit over safety.
“Some of them are still struggling to attain necessary operational standards, regulatory compliance, overcome infrastructure deficiencies and provide professional development for instructors.
“We will nevertheless, continue to ensure an improved compliance with minimum operational standards and a more structured and credible licensing process,” he said.
Earlier, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Rivers Sole Administrator, commended the FRSC for the training and pledged the state’s support for road safety policies.
Represented by Mr Gone Wizo, Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Transportation, Ibas called for behavioral change amongst drivers.
“We are committed to supporting all initiatives that promotes safety on our roads. This we will achieve through legislations, infrastructural investments or policy reforms.
“Considering that transportation safety is not mere technicality but a moral imperative, we urge operators of driving schools to also instill morals on would-be drivers,” Ibas said
Meanwhile, Mr Ahmed Mamuda, State Commander, Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), stressed the need for driving schools and drivers license issuers to collaborate with the agency.
Mamuda, who was represented by Mrs Grace Adeniyi, State Deputy Commander Narcotics, said that the collaboration would further clarify issues bordering on sanity of drivers.
“We must ensure that licenses are not issued to drug dependant drivers, this can be achieved through collaboration with the NDLEA,” she said.