FRSC decries incessant violation of traffic rules in FCT

Mr Sunday Oghenekaro, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday, decried the incessant violation of traffic rules in Abuja.

Oghenekaro, who spoke to our reporter in Abuja on Wednesday, said that residents of the territory were hiding under the present economic hardship to violate traffic rules.

For instance, he frowned at the use of private vehicles for commercial purposes, which he said, was unlawful.

“The man using the private car for commercial purpose will tell you, “I have lost my job; how else do you want me to feed?

“But the question is, have you done the right thing? The fact that you have lost your job does not mean you should do wrong things.

“Of course, we know that times are hard but that should not make us to indulge in doing things that are at variance with public safety and security.

“When people continue to use their private cars for commercial purpose, it gives room for criminal elements to pretend to be those, who are also operating ‘kabu-kabu’ to transport commuters,’’ he said.

Oghenekaro, who also condemned the non usage of pedestrian bridges by commuters, faulted the habit of boarding or alighting from vehicles at non designated bus-stops.

The commander added that the sector was already expanding its sensitisation campaign to churches and mosques.