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Senate orders FCDA to remove speed-breakers in FCT

Clement Idoko, Abuja - 04.11.2009

THE Senate, on Tuesday, expressed disgust over the construction of speed-breakers all over the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and ordered the Federal Capital Territory Administration to remove them.

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekeremadu, speaking while commissioning the three new heavy duty tow trucks and facility tour of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Call Centre, in Abuja, described the speed-breakers in a city like Abuja as not only backward but irresponsible.

He also disclosed that the National Assembly would soon review the FRSC Establishment Act 2007 to enable the commission to perform optimally in the discharge of its duty of ensuring safety on the Nigerian roads.

Of particular concern, according to the senator, would be the need to empower the FRSC to keep back some percentage of its revenue to address some of its financial challenges.

On the speed-breakers, he said: “Those bumps are completely irresponsible. You can’t see this in any city in the world. This is the first time I’m seeing it. If the FCT administration is anxious of the safety of people, they should be able to put speed cameras, deploy people to monitor the movement and speed of drivers and putting those nasty bumps does not look well in cities such as Abuja and they should be removed”.

The Federal House of Representatives had, last week, gave similar order for the FCTA to remove the speed-breaker but that directive was yet to be carried out before this new order by the upper legislative chamber.

Ekeremadu, commending the FRSC management as one of the best managed government agency in the country today, assured that the “National Assembly will continue to render the necessary support that will enhance the capacity of the FRSC and prepare it to render its services as the lead agency in traffic safety in the country most efficiently”.



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. . .that shows U how learned they are.