Abuja
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has given March 31 as deadline for Dangote Group and other owners of abandoned vehicles across the country to evacuate them.
Speaking during an interactive session with the management of Dangote Group in Abuja on Thursday, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi said that the abandoned vehicles constituted security risks to the society.
"Dangote Group has one of the largest fleets of vehicles in the country and same way it has the highest number of abandoned vehicles on the highways.
"We have been given directive by our supervisor, Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government, to clear the roads of the wrecks before end of March.
"Also, from recent report of the Directorate of State Services (DSS), we have been mandated to clear abandoned vehicles to reduce miscreants on the roads.
"I am highly delighted to have the delegation of Dangote Group here today and I am assuring them of FRSC's assistance so that they can meet the deadline.
"All other owners of abandoned vehicles are thereby expected to evacuate their vehicles before the deadline of March 31 , in order to avoid penalties", he said.
The Corps Marshal advised large fleet operators like Dangote Group to ensure continuous training and retraining of their drivers in order not to compromise safety on the roads.
"Heavy duty vehicle drivers are expected to be professional drivers, who value lives and worth of their vehicles and goods, which should make them to be more careful on the roads.
"Having about 6,000 trucks, tankers and trailers, each costing about N60 million, apart from goods, operators like Dangote are expected to establish their own driving schools for periodic training of drivers.
The company is also expected to have weigh bridges in their plants and other loading points so that they will not engage in Axle load violation," he added.
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