A bill for an Act to amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, 2007 to make the operatives bear arms has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Adesida (APC-Ondo) and Rep. Olaide Muhammed (APC-Oyo) at plenary on Thursday.
The bill seeks to establish Road safety Special Armed Squad and make corps on the rank of Deputy Corp Marshal enjoy benefits attached to that grade including retirement grade.
The bill also seeks to empower the commission with the responsibility for road traffic administration and safety management.
The bill, when passed into law will empower the commission supervise of users of public roads, regulate traffic, clear obstruction on any part of the public roads with the aim of preventing and minimising road traffic crashes on public roads.
The bill seeks to mandate the commission to educate drivers, motorist and other members of the public on the proper use of public roads and other related matters.
In his ruling, the Speaker of the house, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas referred the bill to the committee on FRSC for further legislative actions.
In a related development, the house tasked FRSC to embrace technology-assisted enforcement, which includes Automatic Vehicle Local (AVL) systems, Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) systems, advanced analytics and data platforms among other potential options to manage traffic.
The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Garba Muhammad (. ) at Thursday’s plenary.
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