FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,

Transcript:FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,:
FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA FRSC STATISTICAL DIGEST FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA FRSC STATISTICAL DIGEST 1st Quarter 2022 1st Quarter 2022 FRSC Statistical Digest 2 Publisher Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, MFR, mni, NPoM Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief DCM Victor C Nwokolo, fdc Editor(s) CC BM Tunau (CC Statistics) DCC AH Ibrahim (DCC Ops. Statistics) Asst. Editor/Graphics RC M Umar (PRS) Secretary RC SO Egbujiobi (CS) Members CC A Oki (MVA) ACC SO Olasupo (AHR) CRC O Olivia (CLA) SRC DO Ayeni (OPS) SRC OB Adeyemi (CMRS) SRC IA Alkali (F&A) RC S Ogiri (CPEO) RC IO Hassan(SERVICOM) RC MB Zaki(TRG) RC C Agbo(COSEN) RC E Ogbole (CTSO) RC M Ndifon (PRS) RC IO Adesegun (CP) FRSC Statistical Digest 3 Editor’s Suite THE 2022 WEST AFRICA ROAD SAFETY ORGANIZATION (WARSO) The West Africa Road Safety Organization (WARSO) was established on the 8th day of May 2008 in Abuja at the ECOWAS Secretariat with the sole aim of harmonizing and integrating best road safety practice in the West African region. The WARSO Day marked is in accordance with the resolution reached at West Africa Road Safety Organization (WARSO) Executive Committee meeting held in Cotonou Republic of Benin in April 2013 where 8th of May was adopted as “WARSO Day” annually. It was resolved that certain periods of every year will be set aside for road safety activities to sensitise the populace within the sub-region, hence this auspicious gathering today. The theme for this year’s edition is tagged; ‘’Towards a Zero Bleeding on our Roads’’ and we hereby implore you to join in this advocacy by ensuring total devotion to all road safety rules and regulations. Drivers should demonstrate high sense of responsibility while driving, knowing that their lives and that of the commuters are of essence. Many have been killed, maimed and rendered handicapped due to crashes and most dreams have been dashed as bread winners, productive youths and so many brilliant individuals have been cut short in their journeys. It is extremely important to state here that the West African Sub-region and Nigeria inclusive is worst hit in the growing statistics of road crash fatalities. Most countries in West Africa and particularly, Sub-Sahara Africa falls within the “World Health Organization (WHO), Region Categorization” with troubling road traffic death rating that requires urgent action. More than half of these numbers are accounted for by vulnerable road users such as