The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has expressed worry over the high rate of accidents at road construction sites in the country.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Oyeyemi said that most of the accidents were caused by lack of traffic signs at diversion points in construction areas.
“We have been having problems with the construction companies, and we have taken this up with the Minister (Power, Works and Housing).
“The major problem is at diversions; we lost 22 people on the Lagos-Ibadan road just two days and 25 people recently.
“The crash that happened between Bauchi and Kano on Feb. 13, in which school children died, was also at a diversion point in a construction area.
“I will step up my meeting with the minister to ensure that these construction companies comply with the statutory mandate of…
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