The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Musa Bello recently commissioned a fleet of 22 operational and utility vehicles and 60 high capacity motorcycles for the use of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services to enhance the efficiency of transportation in the capital.
According to the Minister, the vehicles, made up of Ford Ranger and Nissan Pickup trucks, Peugeot Salon cars, as well as Innoson, manufactured motorcycles were purchased in order to strengthen the capacity of the DRTS and reposition it for better service delivery.
The Minister reminded officers and men of the DRTS that with the provision of this equipment, the FCT Administration, as well as residents of the FCT, look forward to a safer and better-managed traffic enforcement strategy.
Malam Bello in his address also reminded the officers of the DRTS that all enforcement of road traffic rules and regulations must be done within the ambits of the law. In his words, “All actions must be done knowing that we are here to serve the people. So, as you relate with even traffic violators, you have to deal with them courteously and show respect for the dignity and human rights”.
Malam Bello also decried the situation where some road users still broke traffic rules within the city with impunity either by operating vehicles that are not road worthy or lacking the skills to properly handle their vehicles.
He lamented that statistics indicate that the FCT had the second-highest number of road accidents in the country caused basically by road users who engage in over speeding because of the good road network in the city. He, therefore, admonished road users to always obey all traffic rules.
Malam Bello also disclosed that discussions had reached very advanced stages with private sector entrepreneurs for the provision of vehicles to fill the gaps created by the restriction of the operations of Tricycles and to replace the aged fleet of high capacity vehicles currently plying FCT roads.
