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Reps Pass Bill To Allow Road Safety Officers Carry Arms
,,,,,,A bill to create a special armed squad for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been passed for second reading at the House of Representatives.
According to reports, other provisions to make the agency operate better have also been passed.
,,,,The bill sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Derin Adesida and Rep. Olaide Lateef Muhammed seeks to amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, 2007 to provide for the establishment of FRSC Special Armed Squad.
_____It also seeks to make FRSC officers on the rank of Deputy Corp Marshal enjoy benefits attached to the rank including retirement benefits as well as empower the corps with the sole responsibility for road traffic administration and safety management, preventing and minimising road traffic crashes on public roads, supervision of users of such public roads and regulation of traffic.
______The bill also seeks to empower the FRSC with powers of clearing of obstruction on any part of the public roads and for educating drivers, motorists and other members of the public generally on the proper use of public roads.
____The bill was unanimously supported by the members after a voice vote for its passage for second reading.
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