In line with its strategic collaboration and partnership drive, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday, renewed ties and collaborated with the Nigerian Army on personnel training, traffic control, other activities aimed at promoting national safety and security, urging Nigerian Army to relaxed all the Check points for the flow of traffic during the yuletide.

The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi and his top senior Officers who paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Faruk Yahaya at Army Headquarters, Abuja explained that during the end of the year Patrol, especially at the peak period traffic is heavy, hence urged Army to relax Check points for travelers to get to their destinations at deadline because of the prevailing situations.

Oyeyemi said, the purpose of the visit is, first to congratulate the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya for his appointment as COAS and second, to thank him for assisting the Corp since he assumed Office.

"Nigerian Army birthed the FRSC about 33 years ago and over the years, we got approval for the trainings of our personnel and drivers at the Nigerian Army Corp of Supply and Transport and the intending receipt of fund for the procurement of vehicles needed to train about 600 FRSC drivers.

The FRSC boss also thanked COAS for maximum care given to personnel and approving a centre at Kontangora for training.

"Two weeks ago, the Armed Forces Staff College in Jaji, guided us to inaugurate course one of the FRSC Cmmmander Staff College with 20 officers of the middle level, who are expected to graduate by 2022.

Oyeyemi emphasized on human capacity development, which is the fundamental core vision of his administration, adding that, without training of its personnel which is the initial blueprint Army guided the Corp, the FRSC would not have better result.

"FRSC is able to build a system now in all the local governments except riverine areas. We expanded with about 1, 361 formations nationwide, 230 drivers license centres ", he said.

He expressed appreciation to the military for its maximum support nationwide from various Amy formations attendance of personnel of Nigerian Army in all FRSC activities. We have enjoyed maximum security with the Nigerian Army.

He therefore called for collaboration with the FRSC in the area of information and communication technology as well as intelligence sharing, pledges FRSC will continue to ensure to play the vital role in security.

He commended the COAS for approving the use of military infrastructures across formations and units of the Nigerian Army for training of FRSC personnel

"FRSC is ready to assist the Nigerian Army intelligence unit with vital information when need arises, training more military personnel, produce free drivers license to Army personnel and Army police drivers, vehicle number plates scheme", he said.

On drivers licence, he employed senior military officers to visit the VIP session of the FRSC Centres between 7am and 8pm for fast issuer of driver licence with ease.

In his remark, the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya said, the Nigerian Army is willing and always ready to support all other agencies particularly on Security.

"All elements to be used to support the FRSC will be make available. All our exercises that is ongoing now is in collaboration with other security agencies, including Road Safety.

Yahaya also appreciate the excess of traffic control by FRSC and knowledge impacted during training of some Army Personnel.

"About Basic Driving Techniques Course at the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin, Edo State and we will continue to support you on training of your personnel".

COAS therefore commended Oyeyemi for his professionalism and called for sustained compliance by members of the Armed Forces to traffic rules and regulations as they have been noted for.

In attendance was the COPP Major Gen AB Omozoje, COT Maj Gen AB Ibrahim, COPs Maj Gen Akinjobi represented by Maj Gen JO Ochai CCMA Maj Gen MG Kangye, COLOG Maj Gen OA Akintade, CAB Maj Gen AA Adesope, Comd Army Headquarters Garrison Maj Gen Dahiru, PM Maj Gen OR Aiyenigba, and Chief of Mil Inst Brig Gen DI Salihu

The highlight of the visit was the exchange of souvenirs between the Chief of Army Staff and the visiting Corp Marsha.

New check points are being mounted as we speak.