David Williams
Authorities of the Ekiti State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, have expressed their resolve to partner with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure improved safety on Nigerian roads.
The Acting Provost of the College, Iyabo Oladapo, indicated this while playing host to the 17th Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ekiti State, CC Sanya Adeoye, in the College Conference Room.
Oladapo, who received the Sector Commander and his team alongside other Principal Officers of the College, including the Registrar, Mrs. Caroline Ogunsakin; the Bursar, Dr. (Mrs.) Funmilayo Alonge; and the Librarian, Mr. Folorunso Olayinka, noted that the institution would be pleased to have a special unit of the Corps within the College.
The College Registrar, Caroline Ogunsakin, assured the FRSC of the institution’s readiness to partner with the Corps, particularly in the area of ambulance services.
She added that the College’s Paramedicine program had already initiated moves to collaborate with relevant agencies in the state.
Earlier, the Sector Commander, CC Sanya Adeoye, had emphasized that road safety is everyone’s business.
He highlighted the importance of training road users and the motoring public on proper road usage, describing the FRSC as a “friend of the people.”
The Sector Commander was accompanied to the College by other officers of the Corps, including CRC Babajide Oduebu, SRC Tajudeen Babalola, and DRC Tanimola Adeosun.
