The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on its personnel in Kwara State to recommit to professionalism and integrity amid concerns over declining discipline within field commands.
The Kwara Sector Commander, Mufutau Irekeola, made the appeal on Tuesday in Ilorin during a sensitisation programme for staff organised by the Corps Headquarters in Abuja. He urged officers to improve their effectiveness and embrace internal reforms.
“We have started with in-house capacity building of officers, with the support of senior officers who ensure discipline,” Irekeola said. He likened the process to renewal, stressing the need for self-assessment and institutional reform to remain relevant and effective.
Assistant Corps Marshal Ann Oladayo, the Zonal Commanding Officer overseeing Kwara, Ekiti and Kogi states, emphasised a return to the corps’ core values of professionalism and integrity. She urged officers to treat motorists with respect and conduct enforcement duties responsibly to restore public confidence.
“We must showcase our professionalism and let people know that we are officers and men of integrity,” she said, adding that personnel should take the directives seriously and align their conduct with the corps’ standards.
Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, represented by Corps Commander Adetunji Oki, described the meeting as a “deliberate moment for reflection, correction and rededication to duty.” He said the deployment of senior officers to various commands was a strategic intervention in response to troubling operational reports.
Mohammed cited a decline in discipline, professionalism and effective command and control in some field commands, noting incidents of misconduct, unethical practices, extortion and abuse of authority.
“Such behaviour is unacceptable. It violates our regulations, contradicts our core values and erodes public trust in the Corps,” he said.
He warned that every act of unprofessional conduct damages the organisation’s reputation and weakens its mandate to save lives. The sensitisation programme, he added, is intended to reorient personnel and reinforce accountability across the service.
