JJonathan re-appoints Osita Chidoka as head of Federal Road Safety Corps

Osita Chidoka President Goodluck Jonathan has re-appointed  Mr Osita Chidoka as Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of the agency for another 4-year term.
A statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, citing an approval letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the re-appointment is in line with Section 7 (1) of the Federal Road Safety Commission Establishment Act 2007.
It said the Corps Marshal’s re-appointment will enable the FRSC to consolidate on its drive towards safer road use in Nigeria, as it is the lead agency in the nation’s road traffic administration and safety management.
Early reactions to the re-appointment of Mr Chidoka’s re-appointment have been very strongly favourable. Several observers point to the fact that the present dispensation of the Corps has, within the last four years, made tremendous impact on the nation’s highways, achieving a 35 per cent reduction in road traffic accidents across the country.
Others draw attention to the fact that Chidoka’s team has been able to raise the stakes in road safety management by developing the FRSC into a more effective road safety organisation.
Also significant is its success in attracting global partnership towards improving road safety in Nigeria, particularly through the recent launch of the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety in the country. As one observer said: “In road safety management, as indeed in everything else in life, you don’t change a winning team”.