Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the
National Road Safety Advisory Council.
Osinbajo said this was as a demonstration of government’s
continued commitment to addressing the challenges of road safety in the
country.
The Advisory Council is a critical aspect of the updated
National Road Safety Strategy adopted by NEC and approved by the Federal
Executive Council late last year.
The Road Safety Advisory Council is chaired by Osinbajo,
with the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye
Oyeyemi as Secretary.
Other members of the 29-member Advisory Council include six
governors representing the six geo-political zones as follows:
Chief Willie Obiano, FCA, Governor of Anambra State,
representing the South-East zone; Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State,
representing the South-South zone; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State,
representing the South-West zone; Alh. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe
State representing the North-East zone; Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of
Kaduna State representing North-West; Mr. Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq, Governor of
Kwara State, representing the North-Central zone.
Members of the Council are: Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Minister of Transport, Minister of Works, Minister of Health,
Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Budget and
National Planning, Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour and Employment,
Minister of Police Affairs, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, National
Security Adviser, President, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON.
Others are, President, Nigeria Association of Chambers of
Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA, President, Nigerian Society
of Engineers, Board Chairman, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC.
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