revealed that four states and the Federal Capital
Territory, FCT, has the highest number of road
traffic crashes and fatalities in the country.
Disclosing this during the inspection of an
ongoing Trauma Centre at the hospital, Abuja,
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Mr.
Osita Chidoka, said the rating was based on
positing of highways reports as at the end of
2012 and the first quarter of 2013.
Chidoka who named Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna, Delta
states and the FCT, as states with highest
records of road accidents, said the Corps was
currently working on an engagement plan with
the governors of affected states and the FCT
Minister to ensure improved road safety
practices in their areas of jurisdiction.
Chidoka reiterated the corps' commitment to
ensuring a zero per cent record on road crashes
in any part of the country.
On the Trauma Centre which has a landing space
for air ambulances, the Corps Marshal
commended the management of the National
Hospital, describing it as "a pride of place to the
nation's health architecture."
When commissioned, the centre, Chidoka said,
would add value to the corps' drive towards
prompt medical care for road crash victims and
qualitative advantage to emergency and rescue
services in Nigeria.
According to him, the FRSC has through its
numerous initiatives, acquired 3,000 Closed
User Group, CUG, telephone lines which were
distributed among its management team,
operatives in the Field Commands and all
Federal Medical Centres nationwide, to ensure
seamless interface and prompt attention for road
crash victims especially those with trauma cases.
He also said that the FRSC has acquired 57
ambulances and established 84 functional road
side clinics as part of measures to address road
crash-related issues and stated that the Corps
will partner with the National Hospital on the
training of FRSC medical personnel on
contemporary global best practices on trauma
care. He further said that plans are in the works
to get Insurance companies to dedicate part of
funds generated from third party insurance
holders to complement efforts by government to
alleviate the plight of road crash victims.
Chidoka also disclosed that the FRSC will
integrate the proposed partnership with the
National Hospital on training into the on-going
World Bank programme on capacity building
adding that 40 officers are presently in France
on a Safe-To-Load scheme under the
sponsorship of the World Bank and Total Nigeria
partnership as part of measures to ensure the
safety of Tankers in Nigeria.
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