ASABA -The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Delta State, says it recorded more than 20 court cases between June 2009 to 2012.
The out going Sector Commander, Mr. Luka Ikpi, disclosed this at a send-off ceremony organised for him and the Head of Operation, Mrs. Patricia Emeordi, by the command.
Ikpi said that the high rate of court cases in the command was as a result of the high number of traffic offenders in the state.
He said that only those who refused to pay the fines were charged to court, while those who complied were freed.
The commander said that in Sokoto State, where he had served before coming to Delta, only four court cases were recorded in four years.
He advised people of the state to be law-abiding and stop the habit of deliberately flouting traffic rules and regulations.
Ikpi noted that a major challenge of the commission in the state was that road users had a habit of deliberately flouting traffic rules.
“Life has no duplicate and I urge all to apply caution in the way and manner of our driving.
“Because one of our major challenges as I serve here is that road users have a habit of deliberately flouting traffic rules,’’ he said.
The commander also appealed to sister organisations to always rally round one another in order to achieve successes in set goals and objectives.
He commended the cordial relationship between the FRSC and other para-military organisations in the state, saying: “without your help, l wouldn’t have been able to do it.’’
Ikpi further advised the staff of the command to be united and diligent; stressing that unity of purpose was a panacea for growth and enhanced productivity.
Also speaking, Emeordi reiterated the need for the staff to protect and preserve their jobs by being diligent.
She explained that the rate of unemployment in the country, and indeed globally, was alarming, and as such, those who already had jobs should safeguard their jobs.
Earlier, the state Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Benson Igbakpa, had urged the staff to imbibe the culture of hard work.
Igbakpa, who was the chairman of the occasion, stressed the need for the marshals to be ready to learn and slow to punish, adding that these were the attributes of the outgoing officers.
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