September 2011

The President‟s speech 3

Exclusive interview with Off. Apata 9

The fastest bike 12

COMACE speech at NIPSS, Jos 16

Facts about your Liver 25

Many More

Inside this issue:

Insight newsletter– September 2011 Edition

Publisher: Osita Chidoka

Corps Marshal/Chief Executive

Editor–In–Chief:OC Oladele (DCC)

Editor: KD Alegieuno (ARC)

Members:

VO Ogunnupebi (ACC)

AR Obagbemiro (SRC)

CB Nwokolo ARC)

DO Enakireru (ARC)

0I Ikoku (ARC)

EDITORIAL BOARD

Insight

FRSC N iger i a : s t rong l y comm i t ted to the UN Decade of Act i o n

...Knowing a little about everything

Volume 1, Issue 8

1 billion vehicle exist

worldwide

THE VISIT OF DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN, GCFR,

TO THE FRSC HEADQUARTERS DURING THE OFFI-

CIAL LAUNCH OF THE NEW NATIONAL DRIVER’S

LICENSE AND NUMBER PLATES AT FRSC NATIONAL

DODGE

TOMAHAWK;

THE FAST-

EST BIKE IN

THE WORLD

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

WITH APATA TUNDE

KAHINDE (ARC)

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Insight newsletter– September Edition

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH

Today marks another step in our tran-

formation journey. The launch of the

new driver‟s licence and number plates

today is the culmination of three years

of hard work which started with a dis-

cussion I had with the Corps Marshal

in my office then as Vice President on

the need to improve our driver‟s li-

cense for it to meet international

standards.

Today‟s launch has acquired greater

significance following last Friday‟s un-

provoked attack which led to the loss

of lives and has left in its trail gory im-

ages of the threat terrorism now poses

to the peace and security of our nation

and the safety of our citizens.

Since the last bombing episode on Oc-

tober 1, I had directed the hastening

of efforts to build a credible database

of drivers and vehicles in order to

improve public safety. The importance

of this project is reaffirmed by the

consistent use of vehicles in the con-

duct of the recent bombing episodes.

Let me use this occasion to reassure Ni-

gerians and members of the interna-

tional community that we now have

strong leads as to those involved in this

terror war on Nigeria and Nigerians. I

have directed security operatives to go

after them no matter where they may

be hiding.

Also I am using this opportunity to warn

that those who choose to hide under our

new freedoms to perpetuate evil against

our people shall have no hiding place.

This administration is fully determined

and able to deal with all threats and

agents of instability who continue to

test the resolve of our nation and its

democratic institutions and leadership.

As President and Chief Security Offi-

cer of the nation, I will employ every

means and instrument at my disposal to

secure this nation against forces of

evil, which seek to divide and sabotage

our country. There shall be no sacred

cows in our efforts to expose, contain

and defeat this network of terror and

its sponsors.

ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT, DR.

GOODLUCK JONATHAN, GCFR, AT THE OFFICIAL

LAUNCH OF THE NEW NATIONAL DRIVER’S LICENSE

AND NUMBER PLATES AT FRSC NATIONAL HEAD-

QUARTERS ABUJA ON FRIDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2011.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH I have directed a review of our national

security architecture to lay greater em-

phasis on intelligence and citizens‟ partici-

pation in security surveillance.

It is in this regard that government is

pleased that FRSC has delivered on the

promise to introduce a credible driver‟s

license that meets international stan-

dards. This is a positive development,

which demonstrates FRSC‟s commitment

to the government‟s transformation

agenda and a testimony that we can get it

right in this country.

Restoring the integrity of the driver‟s li-

cense aligns fully with the transformation

agenda of this government, it is at the

heart of the efforts to alter a culture of

recklessness, impunity and lack of consid-

eration for other road users and to trans-

form these negative traits to a positive

affirmation of a rule - driven society.

Today, a new era has begun with the in-

troduction of the new driver‟s license and

number plates. The government has in-

vested in technology, people and proc-

esses that will not only restore the integ-

rity of the driver‟s license but also pro-

vide the nation with a credible database

of drivers and vehicles.

This administration, in line with the re-

form agenda, acceded last December to

the Vienna and Geneva Conventions on

road signs and markings. The accession to

these conventions, which have been in ex-

istence since 1949, imposes new re-

sponsibility on Nigeria to ensure that

the driver‟s license is a competency-

based certificate.

Therefore I am happy to announce that

part of what we are launching today is

the immediate implementation of the

Driving Schools Standardization Pro-

gramme (DSSP) that stipulates that

only accredited driving schools must

sponsor all fresh applicants for driver‟s

licence. Also a new regulatory regime

of mandatory test and continuous driv-

ers training has been introduced for

commercial drivers.

Let me assure the FRSC of my total

support in ensuring that enforcement

of road traffic rules does not exempt

or accord any undue respect to posi-

tions, ranks and status of any select

group of road users. I will therefore

like to see greater enforcement on in-

discriminate use of siren by unauthor-

ised persons on our roads and removal

of tankers and trailers that are indis-

criminately parked to obstruct the

roads.

I charge the Corps Marshal to come up

with an immediate action plan in con-

junction with other stakeholders for

ensuring that adequate parks are pro-

vided for trailers and tankers on our

highways nationwide.

In the last five years, government has

increased FRSC‟s budget and has

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH observed appreciable decline in road traffic crashes and fatalities.

Government will continue to support the FRSC in its quest to sustain the decline in

road crashes and attendant injuries in order to achieve the objectives of the Accra

Declaration of reducing road crash fatalities by 50% by 2015 and the UN Decade of

Action on Road Safety (2011 – 2020) which hopefully will make Nigerian roads to rank

among the world‟s 20 safest roads by year 2020.

The international dimension of driver‟s licence and number plates imposes on us as a

country the need to ensure that they are not used as instruments of terrorism. I

want to reassure Nigerians and members of the international community that terror

groups will be defeated in our land. This administration will spare no effort or re-

source in containing this latest threat to the unity and stability of our nation. Ter-

rorism has no conscience and spares no one. We must all stand together against ter-

ror in its destructive manifestations.

We are in touch with all international agencies, involved in the global war against ter-

ror. We will work in tandem with all organizations and partners towards the timely

and eventual containment and defeat of terror and their sponsors in our land. I

therefore appeal to all State governments, law enforcement agencies, transport un-

ions and institutions, non-governmental organisations, the organised private sector

and of course, the general public to be resolute in their support for the FRSC in their

quest to reform motor vehicle administration in Nigeria for our collective good.

I hereby launch the new National Driver‟s Licence and Vehicle Number Plates to the

glory of God and for the safety of all road users and promotion of national security.

Thank you.

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Q: How do I replace my existing

driver’s license with new one?

Ans 1: (For applications submitted in

manual forms)

The license holder will obtain an appli-

cation form from the VIO/BIR repre-

sentative at the Information Process-

ing Centre. The applicant will complete

the form and submit it to one of the

FRSC officers who will capture the in-

formation on the form into the Drivers‟

License application at a bank using an

application ID number which will be is-

sued by the FRSC officer. One pay-

ment has been made, the applicant will

take the acknowledgment slip to the

BIR officer in the Information Proc-

essing Centre for registration. The ap-

plicant will then proceed to the VIO

officer in the Information processing

Centre for screening and approval. Af-

ter this, an FRSC officer at the infor-

mation processing Centre will capture

the applicant‟s biometric information

and issue a temporary driver‟s license

which will be valid for 60 days. The

driver‟s licence will be available for col-

lection within the 60 day period.

Ans 2: (For applications submitted

electronically)

The applicant will access and complete

the online form. The applicant will then

need to make payment for the applica-

tion either at a bank or online. Once

payment has been made, the applicant

will take the acknowledgment slip to

the BIR representative in the Infor-

mation processing Centre for registra-

tion. The applicant will then proceed to

the VIO officer within the Informa-

tion processing Centre for screening

and approval. After this, an FRSC offi-

cer at the Information Processing Cen-

tre will capture the applicant‟s biomet-

ric information and issue a temporary

drivers‟ license which will be valid for

60 days. The driver‟s licence will be

available for collection within the 60

day period.

Q: How much will the new driver’s

license cost me?

Ans: The new driver‟s license costs

N6, 000.00 only

Q: I just renewed my licence re-

cently. Can I continue to use it until

it expires?

Ans: All old licenses must be changed

to the new license on or before July

31, 2012

Q: How long does it take to have my

existing Diver’s License replaced with

the new license?

Ans: A temporary license (valid for 60

days) will be issued to you immediately

you provide your biometric information.


NEW DRIVERS LICENSING SCHEME Frequently Asked Questions

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The Driver‟s License will be ready upon

the expiration of the temporary license.

Q: I am a fresh applicant. What do I

need to do to obtain the new Driver’s

license?

Ans: Request from fresh applicants will

only be processed from August 1, 2011.

In the interim, fresh applicants should

attend accredited driving schools, which

will be required to sponsor all fresh ap-

plicants for the new Driver‟s License.

Q: Where can I find an accredited

driving school?

Ans: A list of the accredited driving

schools is provided on the driver‟s license

website (www.nigeriadriverlicence.org)

and at all information Processing Cen-

tres.

Q: What happens to Driver’s Licenses

that have recently expired, say in

April 2011?

Ans: The validity of all licenses that ex-

pires between February and June 2011

has been extended till July 31, 2011

Q: can I send somebody to an Infor-

mation processing Centre with my

passport photograph and other docu-

ments to process my license application

on my behalf?

Ans: All applicants MUST visit an In-

formation Processing Centre to have

their biometric information captured.

Passport photographs cannot be used

to process the new drivers‟ license.

Q: After I supply my information.

Will I be able to change it later?

Ans: Some information (eg name) can

be changed after it‟s provided for the

first time. However evidence of the

change will need to be provided (e.g.

Marriage certificate). Information

such as date of birth cannot be

changed. This is why all information

provided must be accurate.

Q: How long will the new license be

valid for?

Ans: The license will be valid for three

years. However, license holders be-

tween the ages of 18 and 25 and those

above the age of 65 will have to take

driving and vision tests every year.

Q: How can I shorten the time I

need to spend at an Information

Processing Centre as I am extremely

busy with work?

Ans: Applicants can visit

www.nigeriadriverslicence.org to apply


NEW DRIVERS LICENSING SCHEME

Frequently asked questions

8

licenses. Upon completion of the appli-

cation form, applicants will be issued a

unique Application Number. When an

Applicant visits an Information Proc-

essing Centre, he/she can present the

application number which will be used

in retrieving the information which was

provided online. This reduces the

amount of time which the applicant

needs to spend at an Information Proc-

essing Centre.

Q: I obtained the new drivers’ li-

cense recently but I have since mis-

placed it. How can I obtain a re-

placement?

Ans: To replace a missing drivers‟ li-

cense, visit an Information Processing

Centre and provide your information. A

temporary license will be issued to you

and you will be able to collect your

drivers‟ license on or before expiration

of the temporary license. Applications

for replacement can also be made

online at FRSC‟s website

(www.nigeriadriverslicence.or).

Q: I have been issued the old driv-

ers license but have since misplaced

it. How can I replace it with the new

license?

Ans: To replace a missing legasy li-

cense, visit an Information processing

Centre from June 1 2011 to apply for a

new drivers‟ license. You can also apply

online at www.nigeraidriverslicence.org.

Q: I am a commercial driver and my li-

cense has expired. How can i renew it?

Ans: Applicants wishing to renew leg-

acy commercial drivers‟ licenses can

either apply online or visit an Informa-

tion Processing Centre from August 1,

2011. However, they will need to pass

required medical VIO tests.

Q: I initiated my renewal application on

the internet. I have noticed mistakes

in the information contained in the sys-

tem, but I cannot correct the mis-

takes. How can I rectify the situation?

Ans: Changes to existing information

can only be made from the Information

processing centre. Please visit an In-

formation Processing Centre before

continuing with the application.


NEW DRIVERS LICENSING SCHEME

Frequently asked questions

A publication of the

Corps public Education Office

Federal Road Safety Corps

National Headquarters

Abuja

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH

I.N: May we meet you?

A.K: My name is Apata Tunde Kahinde,

currently with the staff Officer, Admin

in the Safety and Engineering Depart-

ment

I.N: Tell us about your educational

background including your professional

qualification?

A.K: I obtained my HND in Banking and

Finance, PGD in Teachers Education at

the University, Ibadan, Maters in man-

agement Psychology in the University of

Ibadan, masters in Transport manage-

ment at LAUTEC. Professionally, I have

part II Section I of Chartered Insti-

tute of Bankers.

IN: When did you join the Corps?

A.K: In joined the Corps in 2004. Be-

fore joining the Corps, I worked briefly

with the defunct national bank of Nige-

ria Limited. I joined the Corps as a Mar-

shal then I was having my degree. With

the arrival of the blanket conversion for

Marshal, I converted in August, 2006

to the status of an officer.

IN: Tell the various places you have

worked before posted to your present

department

A.K: Between 2004 and 2006, I

worked as a PA to the then Oyo State

Sector Commander, Commander Judge

Chukwu (CC) after which I was posted

to Biu, as the Training Officer that

was between 2006 and 2008. In Janu-

ary, 2010 I worked in RS2.110, Lagos

as Intelligent Officer until I was

posted to Safety and Engineering De-

partment as Staff Officer Admini-

stration.

IN: we understand that you have

written several books, tell us about

these books?

A.K: My first book, the Principle of

Driving Intelligence is all about how a

driver can control his emotion in

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH APATA TUNDE KAHINDE (ARC)

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relation to other motorists and his

environment. It is about Defensive

driving. The second book is titled The

Psychology of Driving. The book is

about the attitude of drivers and

other road users. It is about the role

of the mind in driving. The third book

which will soon be out is about Crisis

Management. The book digress a little

form road Safety issues. My inspira-

tion to writing this book came as a re-

sult of the Port Harcourt crisis. The

book focuses on intelligence and sur-

veillance activities as well as the vari-

ous types of investigations and how

we can use advanced technology such

as close circuit in investigation. I also

discuss the issue of mob attack. The

book will be out soon.

I.N: What motivated into writing?

A.K: I was first inspired by my late

father who was a great writer. As a

road safety officer, I noticed that

most of the literature on driving cen-

tres around the physical aspect of

driving with little or no attention to

the mental aspects of driving. I was

also moved by the high rate of road

traffic crash. I realised that most ac-

cidents are caused as a result of nega-

tive attitude on the road. If we can

change our attitude, we can reduce ac-

cident to its barest minimum.

I.N: What do you think is the attitude

of staff towards reading?

A.K: Is poor. In my experience in writ-

ing and selling of my books, I discov-

ered that staff prefer books that cen-

tres on examination. Most staff who

bought my books did not read them.

IN: How do you think the corps can im-

prove reading culture among staff?

A.K: If there is a way we can advance a

method that will broaden that will go

beyond the scope of the traditional

method of „read and pass‟, I think it

will change the attitude of staff to-

wards knowledge acquisition. Today

people that go to school go for certifi-

cate rather than knowledge.

IN: What policy would you advice the

Corps to adopt in order to encourage

writers like you?

A.K: I will strongly advice the Corps to

encourage writers by exposing them to

further research studies, secondly


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH APATA TUNDE KAHINDE (ARC)

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staff need to encourage writers finan-

cially, if possible a committee should

be set up to look at staff write-ups

and always select viable ones for spon-

sorship. This will go a long way in pro-

jecting the image of the Corps while

encouraging writers to write. I must

add that the Corps Marshal has been

of tremendous help to me.

IN: As the Corps is geared towards

becoming a world class organisation,

what do you think is the roles of writ-

ers like you?

A.K: The roles of writers in projecting

the Corps towards becoming a world

class organisation are enormous. As

COMACE had said earlier, there are

three disposition to road safety; engi-

neering, education and enforcement.

Writing falls into the second category,

which is education.

I.N: What are the challenges you face

in your job?

A.K: One of the greatest challenges is

time. There are so much to do with lit-

tle time and of course sometimes inef-

fective network connectivity.

I.N: Who is your role model?

A.K: My major role model is Jesus

Christ. Among the people I worked

with, my role model is Commander

Olaniran (CC). He has impacted great

values in my life. I also enjoyed my

time working with Commander Judge

Chukwu (CC) and Engineer Babagana

(DCM) who is also a writer.

I.N: How will you want to see the

Corps in the next 100 years from now?

A.K: With the present trend and inno-

vation, I see a Corps that will be an in-

ternational model where others will

come to seek advice and resource

from.

I.N: What advice do you have for

other aspiring writers in the corps?

A.K: My advice is for them to be for-

ward looking. They should be persever-

ance, writing takes times and dedica-

tion. They should abdicate frivolities

and lay little emphasis on money.

I.N: Are you married?

A.K: Yes, I am married with four chil-

dren

I.N: What are your hobbies?

A.K: My hobbies are reading and play-

ing indoor games such as scrabble and

chess.


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DODGE TOMAHAWK; THE FASTEST BIKE IN THE WORLD

The Dodge Tomahawk is reckoned to be the fastest bike in the world with an amazing speed of 480km/hr.

Prior to the launch of Dodge Tomahawk, MTT was known to be the fastest bike with a speed of 370km/h.

The Viper- powered Dodge Tomahawk which is a Dodge concept vehicle introduced at the

2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan is said to have broken all

the barricades of conventional thinking about personal transportation. It had futuristic and extraor-

dinary design, featuring V10 SRT10 engine from the Dodge Viper. The bike has two front

wheels and two rear wheels, making it a kind of motorized quadricycle rather than a typi-

cal motorcycle. Hand-built examples of the Tomahawk were offered for sale through

the Neiman Marcus catalog at a price of US$ 555,000 (N87, 135, 000)

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DODGE TOMAHAWK; THE FASTEST BIKE IN THE WORLD

Dodge Tomahawk specification

Manufacturer Dodge

Parent company Chrysler

Production 9 units total

Model year 2003

Class concept vehicle

Engine 8.3 L (506.5 cu in) 20-valve90° V-10

Top speed (Dodge estimates 300 mph (480 km/h), ignoringdrag)

Power 500 horsepower (370 kW) @ 5600 rpm (45 kW:L

power:displacement ratio)

Torque 525 lb·ft (712 N·m)

Transmission 2-speed manual

Suspension Front: Horizontal double fork.

Brakes Front: 16 piston disc, Rear: 8 piston disc

Tires Front (2): 20×4 Size, Rear (2): 20×5 Size

Wheelbase 76 inches (1,900 mm)

Dimensions

L 102 inches (2,600 mm)

W 27.7 inches (700 mm)

H 36.9 inches (940 mm)

Seat height 29 inches (740 mm)

Weight n/a (dry)

1,500 pounds (680 kg) (wet)

Fuel capacity 3.25 US gallons (12.3 L)

In the next edition we shall be looking at the MTT Turbine y2k power bike.

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YOUR CAB

A lot of driving fatigue is caused by a bad driving position

Adjust your seat to the most comfortable position possible. Have both knees and el-

bows slightly bent and the hands resting naturally on the steering wheel.

Keep the cab cool if possible.

A stuffy atmosphere is dangerous. Keep the windows and vents open as much as possi-

ble

Keep the windscreen and lights clean. Looking through a dirty windscreen at a poorly

lit road can make you feel very tired.

Noises and rattles are also often tiring. Find out where they are coming from and pre-

vent them as best as you can.

REMEMBER: If you do feel sleepy, stop and have a rest


FITNESS TO DRIVE– FATIGUE

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Obey all company rules about routes. If you are responsible for your route, then plan-

ning it carefully in advance can save your time. It also makes your job easier and safer.

If you are unsure of your route, check a map or ask for directions before you start.

Make a careful note of the road names or numbers and any towns and villages along the

way. Keep the details with you so that you can check them during your journey.

ROUTES TO AVOID

Make sure that your route does not contain any suitable roads for your vehicle. In par-

ticular, avoid:

Roads which are likely to be flooded in

the rainy seasons

.Steep hills when carrying heavy loads or

pulling trailers

.Low bridges when carrying a high load

Narrow roads when carrying wide load

. Narrow roads when carrying wide loads

Check any route restrictions on heavy

goods vehicle

Culled from The African Highway Code; A guide for drivers of heavy goods vehicle


ROUTE PLANNING

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INTRODUCTION

As Nigeria celebrates 50 years of

nationhood and great-plans to

consolidate democratic governance, one

is tempted to allude to the fact that

the nation has made giant strides,

considering the circumstances of our

chequared history

Since democracy has been adjudged the

most attractive form of government

world over and Nigeria has witnessed 12

years of uninterrupted democratic rule,

an intellectual discourse of this nature

is most apt now, as it will enable us make

informed decisions that would

ultimately lead us into becoming one of

the 20 largest economies in the world

by the year 2020.

Force as a legitimate instrument for

ensuring civil compliance was introduced

by the colonial rulers, who relied on

same to subjugate the people and

sustained the security of the lands.

Unfortunately, they bequeathed this

culture to those who succeeded them in

the management of state affairs of the

nation after independence.

The fact that most of the liberated

colonies had to lead one form of arms

struggle or the other against the

colonial masters before attaining

independence seemed to have

legitimatized the use of force in the

management of state affairs. This

attitude to civil matters has greatly

undermined the culture of civility among

the populace to the extent that even

during democratic rule; the tendency is

for people to wait until there is a form

of force before laws are obeyed.

One of the consequences of this

situation is the great burden which

maintenance of laws and order has

placed on the country‟s scarce

resources which otherwise would have

been channeled to developmental

activities.

A strong proponent of alternative

security strategy who supported the

notion of development being a security

component was Robert McNamara, the

former secretary of Defence of the

United States of America.

Insight newsletter- September Edition

“THE ROLE OF FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS (FRSC)

IN THE PROMOTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR NA-

TIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA” BEING THE TEXT OF

A PAPER PRESENTED BY THE CORPS MARSHAL AND

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY

CORPS OSITA CHIDOKA AT THE NATIONAL INSTI-

TUTE FOR POLICY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, JOS

HELD ON THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.

COMACE

SPEECH

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In his book, the Essence of Security

(1968), he traced the crises of security

in the third world countries to lack of

development and stated that for the

third world countries to experience real

security, their leaders must emphasize

on development efforts and place human

beings at the centre of any state policy.

According to him, “In a developing

society, security is not military force,

though it may involve it; Security is not

traditional military activities, though it

may encourage it; Security is not

military hardware though it may include

it; Security is development and without

development, there cannot be Security”

The dominance of paramilitary

organization in any state affairs during

democratic rule as agents of the state

for maintenance of law and order,

protection of lives and property surely

would attract discourse of this

magnitude hence; I must express my

appreciation to the National Institute

for Policy and Strategic Studies

(NIPSS) for the choice of topic. “The

Role of the Federal Road Safety Corps

in the promotion of Good Governance

for National Security”.

In this paper, therefore, I would

limit myself to the activities of the

Federal Road Safety Corps, its role and

how this relates to good governance and

national security.

CONCEPTUAL FOCUS

The concept of good governance has been

variously defined by great scholars and

authors, but the definition by World bank

(1993), seems to have encapsulated the

whole essence hence for the purpose of

this papers I have decided to adopt it.

According to it good governance is the

“Manner in which power is exercised in

management of a country‟s economic and

social resources for development”.

It therefore identified five core

elements which include: strong and

participatory civil society, an accountable

executive, a vibrant bureaucracy, open

predictable policy making, and rule of law

as key indicators of good governance.

Good governance describes how public in-

stitutions conduct public affairs and man-

age public resources in order to guarantee

the realization of human rights

Governance describes "the process of de-

cision-making and the process by which

decisions are implemented or not imple-

mented

Hilary Clinton “What Africa needs is not

more strong men, it needs more strong

democratic institutions that will stand the

test of time. Without good governance, no

amount of oil or no amount of aid, no

amount of effort can guarantee Nigeria‟s

success. But with good governance, noth-

ing can stop Nigeria”.

To be continued in the next edition

Insight newsletter- September Edition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance

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1.Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)

Secretariat of National Council on Privatization

2.Code of Conduct Bureau;

3.Federal Character Commission

4. Family Economic Advancement Programme

5.Federal Road Safety Commission

6.Federal Urban Mass Transit Agency (FUMTA)

7.Independent National Electoral

8.National Boundary Commission

9.National Commission for Refugees


NIGERIAN PARASTATALS UNDER THE PRESIDENCY

10.National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)

11.National Emergency Relief Agency

12. National Revenue Mobilization Allocation

13.National Salaries, Income & Wages Commission

14.National War Museum

15.Nigeian Institute of International Affairs

16.Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps FCT Command Headquarters Abuja

17.Office of the Secretary to the government of the Federation

18.Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation

19.Office of the Honorable Minister ;Civil Service Matters

20.Office of the Honourable Minister Inter-Government Affairs

21.Office of the Honourable Minister, Special Projects.

22.Office of the Honorable Minister; Cooperation and Integration in Africa

23. Office of the Honorable Minister; Economic Matters

24.Population Activities Fund Agency (PAFA)

25.Public Accounts Commission

26.Public Complaints Commission

27.Public Service Office (PSO)

28.State & Local Government Affairs Office

29.Science & Technology Complex (Sheda)

30.State Protocol

31.Utility Charges Commission

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"Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he

is moving forward." Maxwell Maltz

"If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to

accomplish your dreams." Les Brown

. What I think about, I bring about. The thought of success will

foster success. The thought of love will foster love. The thought of

security will foster security. What am I thinking about today? Rita

Davenport

"We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but

what we put into it is ours." Dag Hammarskiold

. "Freedom is actually a bigger game than power. Power is about

what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash."

Harriet Rubin

"The easiest success measurement tool is a simple question. What

did you do today to move forward? The easiest project plan on

earth is also a simple question. What will you do tomorrow to move

forward? At the end of each day, document your success and

design your next move."

Rich DiGirolamo

"For imagination sets the goal picture which our automatic

mechanism works on. We act, or fail to act, not because of will, as

is so commonly believed, but because of imagination." Maxwell

Maltz

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds

you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson

"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative

thinking will." Zig Ziglar

BE INSPIRED!

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A S T O R Y : L I S T E N A N D L I V E


Steve Jobs: A story of great inspi-

ration II among the first computer engineers to rec-

ognize the appeal of the mouse and the

graphical interface, which let users operate

computers by clicking on images instead of

writing text.

"When you first start off trying to solve a

problem, the first solutions you come up

with are very complex, and most people stop

there," he told Newsweek in 2006. "But if

you keep going, and live with the problem

and peel more layers of the onion off, you

can often times arrive at some very elegant

and simple solutions."

For Jobs, that solution was Apple's pio-

neering Macintosh computer, which

launched in early 1984 with a now-iconic,

Orwellian-themed Super Bowl ad. Jobs have

long had a reputation as a demanding task-

master, and the mustachioed computer

whiz; a multimillionaire by age 30, drove his

Macintosh engineers hard to produce the

machine he wanted. He was quoted to have

said that, “The only way to be truly satis-

fied is to do what you believe is great

work.”

To be continued in the next edition

While at HP, Jobs was very closed to

Steve Wozniak, who stunned him

with his skill at putting together

electronic components. The two

joined a Silicon Valley computer hob-

byists club, and Jobs soon teamed

with Wozniak and two others which

brought to the birth of Apple Com-

puter Inc.

In 1976 when Microsoft began devel-

oping software, Jobs and Wozniak

built their first apple for commercial

purpose. Jobs was said to have sold

his Volkswagen in order to finance

the van to help finance the project.

The primitive computer which had no

key board was priced at $666.66.

1n 1977, Apple unveiled the Apple II

computer at the inaugural West

Coast Computer Faire. The machine

was a hit, and the personal computing

revolution was under way. Jobs was

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A S T O R Y : L I S T E N A N D L I V E


ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

IPAD AND ANDROID Part 3

Apple began taking pre-orders for the

iPad from U.S. customers on March 12,

2010.[3] The only major change to the

device between its announcement and

being available to pre-order was the

change of the behaviour of the side

switch from sound muting to that of a

screen rotation lock. The Wi-Fi version

of the iPad went on sale in the United

States on April 3, 2010.[3][33] The Wi-

Fi + 3G version was released on April 30.

3G service in the United States is pro-

vided by AT&T and was initially sold

with two prepaid contract-free data

plan options: one for unlimited data and

the other for 250 MB per month at half

the price. On June 2, 2010, AT&T an-

nounced that effective June 7 the

unlimited plan would be replaced for

new customers with a 2 GB plan at

slightly lower cost; existing customers

would have the option to keep the

unlimited plan. The plans are activated

on the iPad itself and can be canceled at

any time.

The iPad was initially only available

online at The Apple Store as well as the

company's retail locations. The iPad has

since been available for purchase

through many retailers including Ama-

zon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Verizon, and

AT&T. The iPad was launched in Austra-

lia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Ja-

pan, Spain, Switzerland and the United

Kingdom on May 28. Online pre-orders

in those countries began on May 10. Ap-

ple released the iPad in Austria, Bel-

gium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg,

Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand

and Singapore on July 23, 2010.[39] Is-

rael briefly prohibited importation of

the iPad because of concerns that its

Wi-Fi might interfere with other de-

vices. On September 17, 2010, the iPad

officially launched in China.

The device was initially popular with

300,000 iPads being sold on their first

day of availability. By May 3, 2010, Ap-

ple had sold a million iPads, this was in

half the time it took Apple to sell the

same number of original iPhones.[44] Dur-

ing the October 18, 2010,

Connectivity

The iPad can use Wi-Fi network trilat-

eration from Skyhook Wireless to pro-

vide location information to applications

such as Google Maps. The 3G model sup-

ports A-GPS to allow its position to be

calculated with GPS or relative to

nearby cellphone towers; it also has a

black strip on the back to aid 3G recep-

tion. CONT ON PG 18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad#cite_note-Apple_PR_2-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad#cite_note-Apple_PR_2-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad#cite_note-32

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(website)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(website)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Buy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

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YOU KD Alegieuno (ARC)

YOU sit in your state of the art living

room and watch your clean favoured son

saunter in. The no cheap cologne he

wears perfumes the room. The next Jor-

dan. No, the next magic Johnson, you

murmur. The cynosure of your ménage

looks at you with a chortle and you

chuckle in return. Underneath your mas-

sive hand is a ticket that will take him

overseas for furthers studies. A sur-

prise package for his birthday.

YOU swing your concentration to the

colossal television stuck to the wall. A

vague wave of fear creeps up your spine

as you read the news scrolled on the

screen; 18 youths feared dead in a

ghastly motor crash. Dream gone too

soon with the wind.

YOU may be the next to grieve; a voice

from within tells you. God forbid, you

groan. Not me! He shall grow to see his

grey hair fall before his aging eyes, you

whisper audibly that your fifteen years

old son thinks you are going insane. Yes,

to a degree, he is right.

YOU haul the car key of the sleek silver

coloured SUV to him as usual. Like legen-

dary Peter Rufai he grabs it mid air. You

almost tell him to drive carefully but your

pride holds the words back. He drives like

you. You drive like James Bond. You have

little or no inkling that he was going for

his customary car racing competition with

his friends and foes.

YOU decry the deplorable state of the

roads. Yet, your credential shows that

tax is a pricey ingredient you cannot af-

ford to pay. It is cheaper to evade tax

payment, you boast to your friends. Sud-

denly, your mind goes down memory lane...

YOU were running at 120km/hr on the

newly constructed road built through the

communal sweat of the subservient in

your community. Cruising on, your eyes

briefly caught the roads furniture:

80km/hr. You quickly cut it off from your

mind by craning your neck the other way,

deluding yourself with RAID; Road Acci-

dent Immunity Delusion Syndrome.

YOU lost yourself in a world of fantasy

as you sped beyond sanity, your high mu-

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YOU

sic blasting to eardrum breaking point.

Accident true to type, paid you and unan-

ticipated visit and you lost control. Your

car skidded off the road. The unwelcome

companion turned it into a scrap. Some-

how you survived, but not without minor

injuries. You came out of your car looking

quite frightened as you came face to face

with your own mortality. When sympathiz-

ers converged, you told them that your

kith and kin were after your precious life.

They gave you a fictitious empathy.

YOU invited few friends to celebrate

your victory over death. You took them to

a tavern. In blissful ignorance, you took

nine bottles of beer into your beer belly.

You were on your tenth when you saw the

road safety advert: don‟t drink and drive,

you called the beer vendor to change the

channel to sports; after all your team was

playing a major match. You drank until you

got tipsy and moved.

YOU drove like a mulish learner on your

way, while enjoying yourself with one

more bottle. The bubble burst when you

came across what you referred to as the

dreaded disease. The Road safety Offi-

cials flagged you down. With great diffi-

culty, you managed to stop. You asked of

your offence. Driving under the influence

of alcohol, seatbelt violation, dangerous

driving ... you told him that it is enough

for they were numerous. The officer

began to scribble on the booking sheet.

You went haywire, as he refused to con-

sider your hard cheese. Indeed, your

madness was a proof that you were a

gentle man from sole to scalp.

YOU were still boiling above 100 degree

Celsius as you scrolled through the

names on your big blackberry phone

when your eyes caught a name in the

menu list- a crème de la crème like you.

You dialled the number and began to

blather into the mouthpiece that some

unformed men were robbing you of your

dignity. The statesman knew that you

have kissed the Blarney stone, he hung

up on you. Of course, he had his own

pocket of problems to handle.

YOU were no doubt emasculated as you

collected the ticket from the officer. At

first, everything in it looked like permu-

tation, no thanks to your poor eyesight.

You fished into your agbada and brought

out your eyeglasses. You could now see

clearly. There were two offences in-

stead of five. You were contented with

the commutation. This man has a fleck of

conscience, you thought. Then your eyes

caught a statement at the upper part of

the ticket; the Offender should attend

a two day lecture. You shouted blue mur-

der.

YOU got home that day looking irate

and infuriated. The yummy prickly pear

was strong enough to still your nerves

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YOU

for the moment. The next day, you ap-

peared at the Road Safety Office with

your ticket handy. You expected a pref-

erential treatment, but to your disap-

pointment, you were asked to sit on the

same row with a bus driver.

YOU breathe a sigh of relief when the

lecture was over. You paid your fine

through the bank and had you car re-

leased to you. Before you left, you did a

little screech with the car and zoomed

off. It would teach them a lesson never

to mess with you anymore. That was quite

a long time ago.

YOU are still seating in you majestic mai-

sonette; a call comes in, taking the wind

out of your sails; your son is involved in a

ghastly motor crash. At the hospital, you

sit on a chair bemoaning your fate as the

doctors work on him. Hours later, the

surgeon who cannot „repair‟ your fine son

beckons on you to see what remains of

him. You open the door to a heart render-

ing sight; another fine candle is blown out.

Who is to blame?

YOU!

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

IPAD AND ANDROID .....CONT FROM

PG 15

The iPad has a headphone jack and a pro-

prietary Apple dock connector, but no

Ethernet or USB port.

Audio and output

The iPad has two internal mono speakers

located on the bottom-right of the unit.

In the original iPad, the speakers push

sound through two small sealed channels

leading to the three audio ports carved

into the device, while the iPad 2 has its

speakers behind a single grill.

A volume switch is on the right side of

the unit. A 3.5-mm TRRS connector au-

dio-out jack on the top-left corner of

the device provides stereo sound for

headphones with or without microphones

and/or volume controls. The iPad also

contains a microphone that can be used

for voice recording.

The built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR inter-

face allows wireless headphones and key-

boards to be used with the iPad. How-

ever, the iOS does not currently support

file transfer via Bluetooth. iPad also fea-

tures 1024 x 768 VGA video output for

limited applications, screen capture, con-

necting an external display or television

through an accessory adapter.

To be continued in the next edi-tion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_connector

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeaker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRRS_connector

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_2.1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_protocols#Object_exchange_.28OBEX.29

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Do you know exactly what the Liver does?

Here Some interesting facts about our Liver


FROM MY MAIL BOX

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Facts about your LIVER


FROM MY MAIL BOX

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What you need to know about your LIVER


FROM MY MAIL BOX

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1.Nigeria Civil War broke out on Thursday 6th July, 1967 and ended on Thursday 15th

January, 1970.

2.Naira and Kobo was introduced in Nigeria on 1st January, 1973.

3.The first indigenisation Decree in Nigeria took effect on Monday, 1st April, 1974.

4. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was formed on

Wednesday 8th May, 1975 in Lagos-Nigeria.

5.The World Black Festival of Arts took place in Nigeria in 1977.

6.Alhaji Shehu Shagari, 6th Head of State and 1st Executive President of Nigeria –

October 1st 1979-December 31st 1983 .

7.Prof. Wole Soyinka won Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday 16th October, 1986.

8.The new Federal Capital of Nigeria (Abuja) was officially pronounced on 1th De-

cember 1991.

9.Nigeria‟s First President Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe died on 11th May 1996 and was buried

on 16th November, 1996.

10.Rtd. Gen Olusegun Obasanjo became 12th Head of State and 14th Civilian President

on 29th May 1999.

11.Bellview plane crash at Lisa Village near Ifo, Ogun State on 22nd October, 2005.

12.Wife of Nigeria‟s President, Mrs. Stella Obasanjo died in an hospital in Spain

shortly after a surgery operation on 22nd October, 2005.

13.Sosoliso Airline plane crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State involving Loyola Jesuit

students on 10th December 2005.

14.Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 25 billion Naira consolidation deadline given to Ni-

gerian banks on 31st December, 2005.

15.4 Expatriate oil workers held hostage by Niger Delta militants were released on

6th March, 2006.

16.Third National Population Census commenced nationwide in Nigeria on 21st March,

2006

18.5th Solar Eclipse of the Sun appeared in Nigeria on 29th March, 2006.


SOME HYSTORICAL EVENTS IN NIGERIA

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All these resulted in ; I

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• 71% increase in number of offenders (from 322,134 in 2007 to 551,845 in 2010)

• 35% decrease in the number of injuries (from 27,980 in 2008 to 18,058 in 2010)

• 30% decrease in number of deaths (from 5764 in 2008 to 4066 in 2010)

• SERVICOM placement from third position in 2007 to first position in 2010

• Intervention sent to FERMA on road maintenance

• 32 road audit conducted on 9,292 kilometers of road

• 12 reports of road audit forwarded to FERMA

• 52 critical intersections located in six states (based six geo-political zones of the

country)

• Budget performance is at 99%

• Consistent improvement in traffic flow over key corridors

• Partnership with the Nigerian Air Force and Police on the use of helicopters for traffic

monitoring

• FRSC identified as a model agency by the Head of Service of the Federation

• INEC using FRSC vehicles for electoral duties

All these resulted in (II)

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• Bringing FRSC into international front burner:

• Country capacity review by World Bank

• World Bank, RSDT, AARSI technical assistance and acquisition of patrol equipments

• Hosted over 1,000 delegates at the Int‟l Conference on road safety management in

Africa

• West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO)

• Member of The International Road Safety Organization (PRI) and the current

President of the African Regional Group of the organization

• Recognition and Awards

• Won the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, 2008

• Recipient of 2009 National Productivity Order of Merit Award

• SERVICOM‟s rating of the Corps progressed from 3rd position in 2007 to 2ND in

2008 and peaked at 1st position in 2009 and 2010

• Won the Government Agency of the Year Award‟ by Newsday Newspaper, 2008

• Recipient of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) 2009 Award for Excellence on

safety matters

Improvements in the Corps processes in the last three years have resulted in RTC trending down: (1960 -2010 )

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Est. of FRSCNo killed-25792Tot RTC- 9077

Where we are nowNo Killed-4066Tot RTC-5411

Projection for 2015No Killed-1731Tot RTC-2976

Source: FRSC Planning Advisory Unit Analysis, 2011

Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) recorded (2007 – 2010)

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Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) recorded (2007 – 2010)

2007 2008 2009 2010

8,141 11,341 10,854 5,330


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Fines generated since 2006 (N)

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Increase in fines generated since 2006 (N)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

524,757,951.24 663,328,957.92 892,111,603.12 1,147,461,027.27 1,426,412,645.76


Key Lessons |

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• Inclusive and charismatic leadership style

• Regular Management meetings

• Effective staff utilization

• Impact of using IT and awareness of the associated challenges in Nigeria

• Continuous engagement and getting the buy-in of critical stakeholders

• Understanding the environment

• Obtaining feedbacks from other parties and converting the lessons to

intelligence for decision making

• Daily/ weekly monitoring of performance for greater productivity

• Ensuring sustainable and stable funding

• Wielding the stick when necessary

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Converting data into intelligence for making evidence

based decision

-Conducting global monitoring and benchmarking

-Conducting surveys and internal consulting for depart-

ments and Corps offices

-Offering technical assistance and coaching to depart-

ments and Corps offices

P L A N N I N G A D V I S O R Y U N I T

Federal Road Safety Corps

RSHQ,

Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja

Phone:

+234 8077201236,

+234 7036136152

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

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